Atieva Is Now Lucid Motors — Long-Range & Super-Quick EV Planned For 2018
Atieva, the creator of the electric supervan Edna that we’ve written about quite a lot here at CleanTechnica, has changed its name to Lucid Motors.
Atieva, the creator of the electric supervan Edna that we’ve written about quite a lot here at CleanTechnica, has changed its name to Lucid Motors.
Atieva is an interesting company. We’ve covered its various PR offerings related to its ridiculously fast electric test van Edna quite a lot — there’s just something about seeing a nondescript van smoke fancy sports cars in drag races that gets our attention. That said, it would be nice to see … [continued]
Atieva’s electric super van Edna, used for testing of the company’s various electric vehicle technologies, has demonstrated its abilities a number of times over the past few years. Every upgrade that Atieva has performed has of course improved things notably. The latest was the inclusion of a new inverter design … [continued]
Want to watch a rather clunky-looking white van blow past a BMW i8 and a Dodge Viper in a drag race? Why wouldn’t you? I’m talking of course about Atieva’s electric van “Edna” — which is actually a Mercedes-Benz Vito van featuring one of Atieva’s ridiculous 900-horsepower, all-wheel-drive powertrains. We … [continued]
A recent post on the Tesla Motors Club forum by member “jay-bay” includes pictures showing what seems to be new Atieva workplace electric vehicle charging stations in the North Fremont/Newark area. Here’s the full comment: “Hey all Just wanted to share that Atieva is moving in or opening a location … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Who is Edna, and why is she flaunting her electric bits in front of a Tesla and a Ferrari? To be fair, she’s not exactly showing off all of her bits, as they’re hidden inside the body of an unassuming plain vanilla delivery van, but … [continued]
Could the iconic fruit company be interested in motorsports? Who is Edna, and why is she so fast? Why did CARB reject a VW emissions fix? Will the new BMW 3-series compete with the Muskmobile III? And what’s the deal with big rigs and predictive cruise control? All this and … [continued]
Former US Representative and noted climate change denier Ben Quayle has emerged as a registered lobbyist for a Atieva, a cutting edge California EV company.
Originally published on GAS2. Atieva is one of those shadowy new automobile startups that has been hiding behind a wall of mystery and intrigue. Earlier this month, another enigma — Faraday Future — pulled back the curtain a bit to say it will show off its car at the CES … [continued]
It’s not just Apple that’s been making attempts to lure Tesla engineers + ex-Tesla engineers, based on recent reports. An electric vehicle startup by the name of Atieva has apparently been hiring a fair number of them (as well as other engineers) with the intent of “building an iconic new vehicle … [continued]