Lucid Motors is ready to start EV production in Saudi Arabia Comments
- SheShu
- mwI
zexel802, 16 Jan 2026Just wondering why there is zero solar on that giant roof. In a country with that much sunshin... moreMaybe because the cost of local energy is pretty low?
So investing in solar isn't worth it unless they're planning on staying at the same spot +30y
- zexel802
- Ui2
Just wondering why there is zero solar on that giant roof. In a country with that much sunshine solar would bring down running costs quite a bit.
Anyway, interesting to see vehicle production in Saudi Arabia.
- Anonymous
- gyg
BTW Its nice that Saudi Arabia doesnt want to rely entirely on oil, but I dont think building a car factory will help much, especially considering how much money they already poured in It and that there are zero % taxes.
- Anonymous
- JE$
Anonymous, 15 Jan 2026That is true. Of course you can scale a factory to that number but first you can't compar... more150,000 cars produced per year is something every big manufacturer can easily do from a single factory not just chinese.
It's weird that Lucid is claiming they have component shortages, especially when USA has many car factories, so there shouldn't be a problem with suppliers, especially when they are making so little cars.
- Anonymous
- AZd
Anonymous, 15 Jan 2026Normally that shouldn't be a problem, just look at XIaomi. A single car factory can eas... moreThat is true. Of course you can scale a factory to that number but first you can't compare Chinese numbers to anything else. Second, Lucid have one factory in Saudi, which you need to ship pretty much every component to, and one in Arizona which still has supply constraints because not a lot of components are produced nearby. None of their decisions make sense. No wonder they burn billions every year and don't improve.
- Anonymous
- JE$
Anonymous, 15 Jan 2026This company is a joke man... Their max output is 8k cars per quarter and they think they can ... moreNormally that shouldn't be a problem, just look at XIaomi.
A single car factory can easily make 150,000 cars per year.
Why Lucid motors only managed a bit over 18,000 cars in 2025 is beyond me and It evokes scepticism about their new goal.
- Anonymous
- AZd
This company is a joke man... Their max output is 8k cars per quarter and they think they can quadruple in 3 years lol
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