Lucid teases its cheaper sub-$50,000 Cosmos EV in new video and images — SkimNews
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- Lucid released a 1-minute-34-second teaser on X that appears to show the Cosmos without naming it; the caption’s “even more people” is the clearest hint of a cheaper model.
- Cosmos appears in the video with illuminated red “LUCID” lettering, thin taillight strips, a rear-glass spoiler and a vertically segmented LED headlight, matching both Lucid’s May EU filing and a camouflaged Highway 101 prototype.
- Lucid unveiled plans for Cosmos and Earth on a new midsize platform, with both starting under $50,000—roughly half the price of Gravity.
- Lucid claims the Cosmos can cover about 300 miles from a 69-kWh pack at up to 4.5 mi/kWh—10% better than its closest competitor—and add 200 miles of range in 14 minutes of charging.
- Lucid says the new Atlas drive unit has 30% fewer parts and costs 37% less than the Zeus unit used in the Gravity.
- Silvio Napoli, Lucid’s CEO, shifted Cosmos production from late 2026 to 2027, “most likely the second half,” putting it on the same schedule as Rivian’s $45,000 base R2.
- Lucid delivered 3,806 vehicles in Q3, down 7% year over year, and built only 2,954 after cutting its Arizona factory’s second shift; cash lasts “well into 2027,” leaving the second-half 2027 Cosmos launch in a tight funding overlap.
Why it matters: Lucid’s Q3 deliveries fell 7% year over year to 3,806, while the Cosmos slipped to the second half of 2027. With cash lasting “well into 2027,” the sub-$50,000 program enters a tight funding overlap just as Lucid must finance production and deliveries.
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