Lucid Motors has announced that Samsung SDI will supply the lithium-ion battery cells for its first production vehicle, an executive sedan.
In a statement, the electric carmaker said it had developed breakthrough next-generation cylindrical cells with Samsung “that are able to exceed current performance benchmarks in areas such as energy density, power, calendar life and safety.”
According to Lucid’s director of battery technology, Albert Liu, “I have been very pleased with the results of the collaboration with Samsung SDI in developing a cell chemistry that meets our stringent standards. Samsung SDI combined their in-house chemistry expertise with massive real-world datasets and state-of-the-art battery models provided by Lucid to develop a cell that is both energy dense and resistant to damage associated with fast-charging.”
Lucid recently revealed its first model in prototype guise at the Los Angeles Auto Show, showing a car with exterior dimensions dramatically smaller than the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and BMW 7-Series but with enough interior space to rival the German duo. It intends on building the model at a $700 million factory in Arizona.
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