Peter Rawlinson: Many EVs In America “Frankly Suck”

2024 is proving to be a banner year for electric vehicles all over the globe.But just how good is this crop of EVs that we have access to, really? Lucid Motors' CEO says he's not impressed, and he'll tell you why.

Most EVs Offered In America 'Frankly Suck,' Says Lucid CEO

Lucid Motors' CEO Peter Rawlinson isn't someone who sugarcoats things. Whether it's about rotobaxis or EV pickups, the executive likes to let his perception—or, as he believes, the reality—of the industry rip. Next up on his roast list: electric cars sold in America.

According to Rawlinson, the choices Americans have for EVs suck. His words, not mine. And it all comes down to being offered a plethora of otherwise watered-down battery-powered cars that could have been so much more. We're talking about better range, better quality, better performance. Just plain better. But instead, we got various forms of The Blob.

“It’s not perception. It’s reality,” Rawlinson said during an episode of Cars and Culture, “Many people [in America] have driven EVs that frankly suck. I know because I drive all the competition. So I think the American public has been ill-served by underwhelming EVs.”

The CEO seems to believe that America got sold short on EVs. Almost every automaker compromised in some department in order to deliver to Stateside consumers, and if American car buyers got one taste of what it's like to drive a Lucid they would see exactly what they're missing out on. That would maybe even solve both the existential EV crisis and maybe even Lucid's financial woes.