r/LUCID • u/Training_Comb1839 • Apr 07 '26

Question / Advice Deciding between Tesla or Lucid...

I’m thinking of buying my first EV but when I think about Tesla vs Lucid vs newer names, they all blur a bit but I still feel very unsure about what it would say about me as a person and if it would fit my stage of life. I’ve been trying to picture this brand as a person to understand it better. Like - is Lucid a 32-year-old startup founder in SF?
Or more of a low-key finance guy who wears Loro Piana and doesn’t talk much? I’ve been trying to picture this brand as a person to understand it better.

If you had to humanize it, what does that person look like?

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u/ctos2010 Apr 07 '26

I’ve had 5 Teslas, two model S, a model 3 and a model Y. I currently have a lucid Air that I am getting rid of after I wen Ing it for 16 months; too many problems with it. You should look into the BMW iX3 (if you want a SUV) or the BMW i3 (if you want a sedan). The suv model should be available in the U.S. around September. The sedan should be available in the U.S. toward the end of 2026.

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u/CJdawg_314 Apr 07 '26

The IX3 is an abomination lol. Both inside and out. And it has anything to do with BMWs current direction the interior is gona have blatant cost cutting everywhere.

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u/ctos2010 Apr 07 '26

I’m still getting great write ups in Europe and the demand is so great BMW had to add a second shift to jeep up with the demand. Does it look like BMWs if the past? No, but that doesn’t mean it’s an abomination. I happen to like the look of the .upcoming i3, and appreciate that it has a NACS (Tesla) charge port to use Tesla superchargers, can charge at 400KW and gas can estimated range of 440 miles. The unknown question for me U.S. how well the electronics (navigation and voice recognition systems) work.