Peter Rawlinson, CEO of the American electric car manufacturer Lucid Group, recently posted on social media, unabashedly praising his company's technology and its advantages over competitors. In recent months, Rawlinson has emphasized that Lucid is far ahead of competitors such as Tesla, especially in terms of battery efficiency and range.
In a new post on LinkedIn, Rawlinson shared his latest insights into how Lucid can continue to outperform Tesla and other electric vehicle competitors.
He wrote: "Efficiency is crucial to building better, lighter, more spacious, and longer-range cars, and directly affects manufacturing costs. Therefore, efficiency can be said to be the most effective criterion for measuring a company's EV core technology capabilities."
He emphasized that Lucid's AirPure can travel 5 miles per kilowatt hour, which is equivalent to 146MPGe (miles per gallon of gasoline vehicles), making it the most efficient production vehicle to date.
"Lucid has significant electric vehicle technology advantages. If the closest competitors continue at their pace, it will take many years to catch up with Lucid today."
The chart cited by Rawlinson compares several competitors, including Tesla's Model S, and shows that based on the two companies' current progress rates, it would take eight years for Model S to reach Lucid AirPure's current efficiency by 2032.
Rawlinson, a former chief engineer at Tesla, has had many online battles with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and his recent conversations about technology may intensify the battle. Musk has often downplayed Peter Rawlinson's previous role as chief engineer at Tesla, particularly his work on the Tesla Model S.
As Lucid's losses continue to increase, the company faces cash problems. Musk has repeatedly said that the company will face bankruptcy and ridiculed Rawlinson's high salary at Lucid as inconsistent with its performance.
While Lucid's technology is quite impressive in terms of efficiency metrics, the company hasn't sold as many units as it initially predicted when it launched, falling well behind Tesla in this regard.
A Teslarati report also stated that there are several versions of Model 3 that are more efficient than Rawlinson's chart shows, such as the Model 3 RWD standard version with an efficiency of 132MPGe. The report stated that the Model 3 long-range version RWD is also expected to show strong efficiency.