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Lucid Air Dream Edition with a range of 520 miles

Did Tesla get serious competition in the driving range? Lucid Group Inc. announced that the first Air Dream Edition cars will arrive to their owners in October. The Air Dream Edition is an electric car with a longer range than Tesla. This could pose a major challenge for a market leader whose sales are not as good.

The Newark-based company, with a focus on innovation, luxury and sustainability, has begun production of its long-range sedan. The car will be offered in two versions, Performance and Range, and will be manufactured in Arizona. According to the company, the intention is to increase vehicle production to 90,000 per year.

Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson, a former chief engineer on Tesla’s Model S, said his company’s cars have an advantage when it comes to battery production technology and cost over the Model S.

“We have freed clients from the fear of anxiety about the range of the car. The next big hurdle is the cost-effectiveness of electric cars. We need to cut costs. ”

The Air Dream Edition (Performance) is powered by two electric motors with 1,111 hp (817 kW) and 1,000 + Nm of torque. It reaches 60 mph in just 2.5 seconds with a top speed of 168 mph (270 km / h). The car is driven on 21-inch wheels with specially developed Pirelli P-Zero 245 / 35R (front) and 265 / 35R (rear) tires.

The Air Dream Edition (Range) has slightly less horsepower (933) but provides a range of 520 miles (837 kilometers), which is significantly more than the current leader Tesla Model S with a range of 412 miles (663 kilometers).

Source: Lucid Group Inc.

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Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 4Matic and S-Class Edition 100

Celebrating a hundred years since the first production car of the German company Maybach, Mercedes has prepared limited editions called Edition 100. Behind the unique hand-painted bodies, the Cirrus Silver and Nautical Blue, are two limited Mercedes-Maybach models, the GLS 600 4Matic and the S-Class Edition 100. The cars are based on the S-Class and GLS models.

Inside, buyers of both models will be able to choose between Crystal White and Silver Gray Pearl interiors. The models offered by Mercedes-Maybach in recent years should satisfy even the most pampered customers who have been looking for their “luxury on wheels” in Rolls-Royce and Bentley models.

The GLS 600 4Matic SUV is powered by AMG’s 4-liter V8 biturbo engine with 558 hp (410 kW) and 538 lb-ft (730 Nm) of torque. That’s enough power to push the car to 62 mph in less than 5 seconds at a top speed of 155 mph (250 km / h).

The S-Class Edition 100 is powered by a twin-turbocharged 6-liter V12 engine with 612 hp (450 kW) and 664 lb-ft (990 Nm) of torque. Power is transmitted to all wheels via a nine-speed automatic transmission. Both models ride on forged 20-inch wheels with a chrome black finish.

Delivery of both models should begin in the first quarter of next year.

Source: Mercedes-Benz

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Ford and SK Innovation will build two new plants to produce cars and batteries

Ford has decided to close the production cycle of its new F series, from making the car itself to producing a battery for this model. Ford and SK Innovations will join forces to build two new complexes in the states of Tennessee and Kentucky to produce cars and batteries. With more than $ 11 billion, it will be the largest investment in the company’s history.

The first complex will be built in Stanton, Tennessee, and will be called the Blue Oval City. They don’t exaggerate when they say it’s a small town – a $ 5.6 billion complex that will employ 6,000 workers. Both complexes will “change the picture of how vehicles and batteries are produced,” the company says.

$ 5.8 billion Ford will spend on building the BlueOvalSK Battery Park, which will employ 5,000 people in two battery factories. This factory will supply batteries to the new generation of Ford and Lincoln models. The annual production capacity is 86 GW batteries.

On this occasion, Ford CEO Jim Farley said: “This is our moment – our biggest investment in history – to help a better future for America.”

Thanks to U.S. government decisions, Ford will collect a maximum of $ 12,500 in incentives for electric vehicles. These include $ 7,500 of the basic incentive for electric vehicles, $ 500 for domestic battery production, and $ 4,500 of the union incentive for vehicle production in America.

Production in both complexes is expected to start in 2025, and the whole process will be carbon neutral.

Source: Ford