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I think this would be an interesting trade, give Lucid access to SuperCruise, in trade for Lucid giving GM access to the Wunderbox, and drive unit technology in a non cash, technology trade?
Why it would work for GM, from what I can see GM needs help in EV drive unit and inverter technology, to get weight down, and efficiency up.
Why it would work for Lucid, It seems Lucid needs a lot of help with their dream drive which is currently far less capable than SuperCruise, and maybe GM makes a deal that includes upcoming Ultra Cruise.
GM may think they can just duplicate the engineering of the Lucid system, but I doubt it. GM management thinks cheap cheap cheap, not best in class. Where GM management seems completely lost is if your vehicle is more efficient you need less battery pack to get 300 mile range, so sometimes its better to use some high tech materials and systems to increase efficiency, even if they cost more, as you can then put less battery in each car built. Ford is coming with EV's with engineering led by Doug Field around 2025, let's not forget Doug Field led the engineering on Model 3 and Y, the 2 most efficient, and profitable EV's on the planet. It's going to get harder for GM going forward, not easier.
Why it would work for GM, from what I can see GM needs help in EV drive unit and inverter technology, to get weight down, and efficiency up.
Why it would work for Lucid, It seems Lucid needs a lot of help with their dream drive which is currently far less capable than SuperCruise, and maybe GM makes a deal that includes upcoming Ultra Cruise.
GM may think they can just duplicate the engineering of the Lucid system, but I doubt it. GM management thinks cheap cheap cheap, not best in class. Where GM management seems completely lost is if your vehicle is more efficient you need less battery pack to get 300 mile range, so sometimes its better to use some high tech materials and systems to increase efficiency, even if they cost more, as you can then put less battery in each car built. Ford is coming with EV's with engineering led by Doug Field around 2025, let's not forget Doug Field led the engineering on Model 3 and Y, the 2 most efficient, and profitable EV's on the planet. It's going to get harder for GM going forward, not easier.