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Old Jun 25, 2025 | 05:48 AM
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Watching some videos on the Lucid Gravity, including the one you posted @bitkahuna in that other thread. Seriously impressive. Literally the only thing practical you lose from a minivan is the sliding doors.

We’ve decided we’re probably going to get a full EV family vehicle to replace the Pacifica next September, and my wife is going to be selling real estate now so she needs something a little snazzier. We were thinking Rivian but we will have to look at one of these. Leases will likely be much better on these than the Rivian too.

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Old Jun 29, 2025 | 09:27 PM
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If you live close to a service center then go for it. Hopefully Lucid has fixed a bunch of bugs and missing features last I saw the software was a train wreck.
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Old Jun 30, 2025 | 03:55 AM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Watching some videos on the Lucid Gravity, including the one you posted @bitkahuna in that other thread. Seriously impressive. Literally the only thing practical you lose from a minivan is the sliding doors.
glad you took a good look… i thought of your use cases / preferences when looking at it and thought it’s about perfect, especially with such great range and pretty luxurious. It’s a bit bigger than i need though.

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If you live close to a service center then go for it. Hopefully Lucid has fixed a bunch of bugs and missing features last I saw the software was a train wreck.
The software seems much better. It looked quick and snappy in that video. We have a big Lucid service center right in Tysons Corner, its in the same mall where I go to get my hair cut. We're lucky, we have 3 Tesla service centers and a big Rivian and a big Lucid one.

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glad you took a good look… i thought of your use cases / preferences when looking at it and thought it’s about perfect, especially with such great range and pretty luxurious. It’s a bit bigger than i need though.
Yeah its not really something I would look at for myself probably, I would rather have an Air but for my wife its pretty perfect. She really likes the Rivian but I think she would probably like the form factor and how this drives. The Rivian drives very "big"
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The Gravity is likely to have better road manners too. The Rivian's built to be off-road capable and it rides like it despite the air suspension. It's not bad, but it's not smooth
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Yeah for sure. Have you driven a second gen R1S? The ride is much better. Still not "carlike".
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Not the S but the T. What wheel/tire package did you test drive? I've got the 20in A/Ts so my ride is always a bit harsher
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Not the S but the T. What wheel/tire package did you test drive? I've got the 20in A/Ts so my ride is always a bit harsher
The one I drove was a Tri Motor with the big wheels.
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‘stylish Hyundai EV

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I've been seeing a lot more Silverado EVs roaming around and I think they look really good
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Originally Posted by Allen K
I've been seeing a lot more Silverado EVs roaming around and I think they look really good
I like the Silverado, but the Sierra EV looks even better.


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Website says sierra ev starts at 89,900.
website says silverado ev starts at 52,800

both offer 170 or 205 kWh battery packs which give great range, but will take a really long time to recharge even at very fast chargers.

For comparison my ioniq battery is 77kwh and takes 15-20 minutes to charge from 18-80% at an ea fast charfer. Typically i charge from 30 or 40 to 80 or 90 in about 10-15 minites.

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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
Website says sierra ev starts at 89,900.
website says silverado ev starts at 52,800
Silverado WT (Work Truck) Standard Range--which I believe is fleet-only--starts at $54,895, the difference between figures likely being destination fee. The base model that most consumers would consider is the LT Extended Range, which starts at $69,100
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Old Jul 3, 2025 | 07:28 AM
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Wow, 205 kw battery sounds ridiculous and a terrible use of resources
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