@@asdwaetd gotta spend money to make money. Not sure how you start up a manufacturer, perform research and development, hire people, build production lines, etc without spending more than you take in in revenues initially... You literally start with no revenue stream and massive investment costs before you can even roll one sellable unit out of the building.
You know you're the best when you literally show everything that makes your car amazing to the world and tear it down to bits and pieces and explaining it. Amazing work from the Lucid team.
Being an engineer I haven't seen such a beautiful explanation of some basic physics concepts which are unfortunately often misinterpreted by a lot of engineers in industries. Such an amazing teacher Peter could be. For now you being a CEO, I'm glad I work under your leadership!
@@grantguy8933 Rawlinson has brought the right people together and is doing the right thing by prioritizing quality over production volume. Lucid's sales this year and even next matter very little. Establishing a reputation for quality and superior driver experience is the goal. Once the factory is complete and operational, we will be able to judge the results. Tesla has never sold more than 30k Model S in a year. People like SUVs and Lucid's rolls out in '24.
This is wonderful, he genuinely represents the battery pack on every rank of knowledge. A trustworthy engineer, and a trustworthy CEO. My dream car for now on
World class engineering at display, finally we have a real contender to tesla , lucid got the tech they just need to prove they can master the mass production
No, "we" don't "have a real contender to Tesla". We have another company with an engineer in charge, with certain innovation in design, with useful long term experience, and with potential to do well. We have a contender to companies building about 40,000 units in 2024/24..... That'll be Porsche, Mercedes. If Lucid took half that number from Tesla even next year, it would only be 1% (Or less) of their total production. Tesla will be out of sight for some time.
I am now saving up to buy a lucid air. I am an engineer and understood the whole conversation. As it was like my high school physics class. But to stand in front of a camera and explain it in better terms in my high school physics teacher, he's sold me
I absolutely love this. Putting the financial aspect to one side, this is what products and companies should be about - bringing the world forward through innovation and passion. Can't wait for the second tech talk, this first one has been a real pleasure.
I am not an engineer but I think Peter's presentation of Lucia's battery storage technology is not only impressive but amazing. It's indeed a revolutionary technology especially for the EV market.
Thanks for airing this video. As I have something to add here. Electrical issue: 18650 and 21700 share a like architecture in thermally and electrically. Both has a welded tab at the anode-tab junction and not the tab-case junction which opens up a fire hazard issue, should tab-case junction are bumped open circuited by extreme inertial shock, subsequently the release of an internal spark next to heated chemicals. The Panasonic solution? apply a preload on the tap-case junction by an elastomer, it helps passing preload stress from - anode-elastomer-tab-casing. On the other hand 46800 has replaced 1) welded tab and 2) preloaded elastomer by 3) annealed copper flaps and 4) preloaded bristle contacts. Pay attention to the flaps. The annealed anode flaps cannot hold its initial shape and will be deformed under constant inertial shocks, shocks coupled via the bristle contacts, one by one disconnected from the adjacent contact until the last contact left. The next inertial shock will finally bump the cell open circuited, to induce a spark next to heated chemicals. Thermal issue: 18650 and 21700 cells had to dissipate heat laterally because cylinder wall has a lower thermal resistance compare to cylinder base. Yet Lucid chose to pass heat through cylinder base. Lucid chose out of a common misunderstanding share by Tesla. Misunderstanding? True: (A) The thermal resistance in axial direction through metal is less than in an radial direction through laminations chemicals and insulation. False: (B) it is wise to chose cylinder base to pass heat in/out of the cell. Why false? (C) There is a air gap in between (anode roll) and (cylinder base). This gap is practically a thermal insulator. That affect Lucid’s pack architecture. (D) the air gap is bridged by a wafer of bristle contacts for 46800 cells, as stated in (C) above, annealed flaps and open circuit issues. Granted open circuit is non issue but the bristle contact is as good as air gap in thermal conduction. Can lead to overheated chemical and possible fire and explosion. Remedy for 46800 tab less architecture? Employ induction heated soldering to bridge the anode-case junction. Result : open circuit proof with excellent heat transfer axially. Remedy for 18650 and 22700? Slightly extend anode copper beyond the insulation, employ induction heated soldering to bridge the anode-case junction. Result : open circuit proof with excellent heat transfer, actually.
Mr. Rawlinson's knowledge and passion for the Lucid Air product and battery module is inspiring. And his pedagogical delivery is masterful! As a CEO and CTO of a publicly-traded and innovative company, this series is taking content in the creator economy to a whole new level. What a treat!
Dear Peter, these were the most educative 30 minutes of my EV life! Thank you very much for your time and passion for developing and building a truly exceptional electric vehicle.
@@jcd-k2s Agreed. I did learn some cool Lucid specific tech towards the end (how they step up the voltage in their cell modules and the plastic injection molding for the structural battery pack that also allows for end cooling and cell bondage). At some point the folks at Munro would have torn this apart, so why not do it yourself and share the knowledge firsthand :)
What an absolutely amazing teacher. He would certainly be a pleasure to study under and I’m sure we have all learned more coming out of this than we knew going in. Excellent video!
I am 44 and wish I had studied engineering in university but instead I studied business , learned so much from you Peter fascinating tech. The future is exciting, have my order in for a pure .
Simply stunning! In the 15 years I’ve been in the EV industry this battery pack masterclass has helped my understanding of the principle challenge and opportunity of energy management better than anything I’ve ever seen before….and pleasantly surprised to hear how much Formula E has aided progress of late! Bravo Lucid! Bravo Peter! 👏
Not being funny, but if you've been in the EV industry 15 years, and had even a passing interest in technology, this shouldn't really be news to you........?
It's quite an unique experience watching this video. It's calming, educational, and yet it was really engaging. I wish my all Physics lessons were like that. Peter, you are the real Rockstar of EVs 💪🔥🔥
I very much appreciate the high production value of this video. The 'off-the-cuff' presentation from Mr. Rawlinson was fantastic. Heavy scripting or too much marketing would have ruined it. Great video, definitely keep making more content like this!
Somehow I think it's not only the technology I have learned that amazes me, but the generosity, the genuine, the honesty of the person who shares it matters as well. Thanks Mr. Rawlinson for sharing your knowledge and passion for his Lucid company as I beleive it will succeed in coming days of new EV era....
Peter’s delivery puts me in mind of Johnny Ive when he used to give his presentations at Apple. Real easy to watch, super interesting, looking forward to the next episode.
Professor Rawlinson that was THE best presentation I have ever seen on EV battery packs. I really hope you are able do in depth on the motor tech as well!
@@rogerstarkey5390 That is a good channel for future promising battery technologies for sure. Problem is not all the promisong battery tech has panned out yet. Still waiting on solid state lithium ion batteries and cheap perovskite solar cells.
I started watching thinking I'll turn it off in 5 minutes, but ended up watching the whole thing. He has an excellent way of simplifying and explaining concepts. The engineering that has gone into this is very impressive!
As an engineer it is great to see engineer-leader types do well. I wish the Lucid team the very best of luck in becoming financially successful and to scale well
As an Electronics Engineer I appreciated the highlights but in reality I see this as a car truly design with engineering passion for efficiency first. I have a reservation in place but still trying to justify the use case since I am driving less than 6000 miles a year...... I think working for Peter would be a major pleasure.
Encapsulating, sheer genius. I always loved LUCID motors as an automotive enthusiast but Mr. Rawlinson just increased my respect for engineering a million times. He got me excited about physics even though I hated it in school and me being a pastry Chef. What a presentation. Can’t wait to drive one of these.
Believe it or not, the QUANTITY of so called little batteries is why I will not buy an electric car. All it takes is for one little battery to malfunction for problems to start happening ranging from loss of performance at a minimum to thermal runaway worse case. If you do buy an EV with Li batteries, please please please install some form of an alarm. Do not believe the hype.
@@danwagner4760 isn’t that the equivalent of having corrosion in your fuel from either your fuel tank or your fuel pump? Your engine’s gonna be destroyed if you have those contaminated in your fuel. I think we should let these EVs in the market and see if it works or not. This push for EVs is almost like the push of diesels in the early 2000s. Time will ultimately tell whether they are here to replace ICE entirely, or be a companion like diesel nowadays.
It is already an absolute blast to watch detailed and professional videos on pack design. It is absolutely ridiculous (in a positive way) that it is the company making them doing the actual teardown.
All over car have 400V batterie, because it's a classic electrical motor voltage. From 400V to 900V, it's like going from 110VAC to 220VAC (around 1946 in France) What next ? 900VAC multi phase motor ? Thank's for sharing François 😁 and thank's to Peter Rawlinson for explaining this new way of thermal transfert, that's way is a much more efficient way.
If only I had a physics teacher like him in high school, I would have most definitely gone for a Master's in Physics instead of Computer Science. This video fed the feeble kid inside me who wanted to get into the automotive industry. Thank you, Peter, I enjoyed every second of it.
I like this guy, he’s obviously very passionate about the technology and he knows his engineering stuff, he’s not a finance or marketing guy. We need more CEO’s like that in manufacturing, it breeds innovation.
An amazing initiative by Lucid. This is going to become a passion and inspiration for young automobile engineers for decades to come. Please continue this!
Yup he’s doing this for the geeks like me! I’m now sold! One condition, in two weeks if there’s a video on dream-drive ill reserve at once! Thanks Peter and team this kind of video is the way!🙏🏾💪🏾🙌🏾⚡️🍎
5 years trying to understand electric cars and your walkthrough is the 1st that really helped me grasp the complexity while understanding the technology. Best of luck with your company Peter, you are the Neil deGrasse Tyson of Engineering. ✨
I really appreciate this presentation, looking forward to the upcoming ones. Love listening to Elon musk also, when he explains the technical stuff. I strongly believe that the head of any company should have core competency in the product or service they sell
@@larrysmith6797 along with chief engineer's job of rocket development, he is also the ceo dealing with business aspects of spacex. Tesla's technology is a piece of cake for him
Just to settle the argument either way, could you link to a video where Elon gives a talk on technical stuff to which a reasonable person would love to listen?
@@neighborhoodtroll Elon isn't t the chief engineer. He's not even an engineer. His degree is in marketing/business. SpaceX is doing well because of Gwynne Shotwell.
Its great to see real enthusiasm from a CEO and rightly levering on racing experience. Hopefully the EV revolution will continue to enthuse early adopters with facts not just lame advertising. This is how to build brands. A great job from the man at the top.
I have total admiration for Peter & Lucid Motors, sure they're out of my price range, but so are most EVs. Congratulations & best wishes to all at lucid Motors. 👍👍🇦🇺
A brilliant and easy to understand Lucid Motors video on battery technology and manufacturability, showcasing genuine enthusiasm and love for his work, by their CEO/CTO Peter Rawlinson. I feel the energy
This is exactly why this company will be a true champion of EV cars in the future. You can sense his passion about EVs. Amazing that he knows this is so much detail for a CEO. Engineer first and businessman second. 😊
This is awesome! You describe/explain things in understandable terms so that anyone can get it which is obv key for many reasons. I really look forward to watching this series even further. Also looking forward to watching the company grow (stock owner)
As I just entered the battery industry as Sales Manager for Sunwoda which is EV battery company from Shenzhen City, China, I must say thanks Peter for this detail training class.😊
I wish my 1st year electrical engineering professor spoke like Peter or else I wouldn't have almost failed it. Such a well spoken individual! Well done!
I greatly appreciate the time Mr. Rawlinson took to explain the intricate working of a complex technology only learned by the field of hard knocks. This is a magnificent display of unselfish insight into the heart of this new electric automobile. What better way to inspire self confidence in a new product, designed for world use? Thank You.
With all this market volatility, this video is a great reminder of what we’re invested in - a revolutionized approach to EVs. You can see and feel the passion of Peter throughout the entire video. The animations, the Lucid studio, the brand ethos; it’s all a long term play. Despite all the noise out there, I’m confident in this company’s success.
This is amazing. Peter knows Lucid literally inside out. Wondering if Lucid is on the brink of new innovations which is why they are revealing their trade secret on their current model.
@@rogerstarkey5390 LUCID is open to licensing deals. They did pour tons of time and money into the development of their tech, so I wouldn't expect them to just give all their competitive advantages / patents away without any return.
Absolutely mind-blowing. From a beginner course of simple energy mathematics to very detailed and informative overview of what is a battery pack and what's inside it, and why they chose the way they do thing at Lucid. I'm sure everyone with responsibility in the Industry has now seen this, but from a regular Joe like me, I'd like to thank Lucid and Mr Rawlinson for making this series. It was very enjoyable!
Wonderful information. Huge information dump. The cooling is a win. The molded modules are genius. The bus system is excellent. But what really blew me away was the drive unit cutaway. The differential is _Inside_ the rotor! I am speechless. Still trying to work out how many hollow shafts it has. Amazing next-level engineering. Peter, please give us more! Patiently waiting for my Grand Touring :-)
@@rogerstarkey5390 Tell me where I am negative on "similar". I assume you mean Tesla. I find much of Tesla's engineering and manufacturing to be insultingly shoddy. That company has gotten a free ride. Points for being first and good software but they choose "different" over "better".
Aaaand I got my Air GT, have put 1,200 miles on it. 800 miles of that on a quick weekend trip at Texas highway speeds. It has exceeded every expectation.
What a pleasure to follow along a class with eagerness, Mr. Rawlinson is what education needs. The peacefulness and articulated detailed phases can make anyone an engineer or physicist. Thank you. 🙏🏾
Love your enthusiasm and knowledge. I bought a new 2017 Model X and I also own a Model 3 with Porsche Panamera 4S. I have owned exotics but EV’s are the future. No petrochemical odors and no oil filters in land fills. I fill up at home with solar/battery storage with savings of $400/month on gas and electricity. Your product seems outstanding. Wish you success for a better tomorrow.
im envious you are getting to own one! I dont make that kind of money....yet. I do own some of the stock and am really looking forward to watching the company grow and what they do to implement their tech into lower priced vehicles.
I just wanted to make a comment saying how impressed I was with Peter doing this video. Having a CEO get in front of a camera to go over technical details of his battery pack is just something you don’t see. Respect for making this video.
Redlich is too busy screaming hate toward NIO and Battery Swapping. That NIO's swap stations are a game-changer and brilliantly designed and a massive success in China with hundreds of swap stations is considered heresy. By the congregation of the Church of Lord Elon. Because TESLA failed at it they must condemn it as an attack on their lord. Plus the interior of a NIO is German quality in a way a MODEL S PLAID for double the price is not.
This is just outstanding Peter, slainte! I hope to be taking delivery of my Dream soon. It was great to meet you in Scottsdale. You are a great educator and CTO. You should take a bite out of that apple! We are still with you Peter! Thank you for advancing the narrative on EV’s. How refreshing to have this type of leader at the helm of such a future powerhouse.
This was one of my all-time favorite videos! Thank you so much, Peter! I wonder if we’ll someday see a Lucid Aero urban air vehicle - It would really change the game with traffic and freedom of movement.
Amazing! Thank you Peter for this educational session. The thoughtfulness and brilliance that goes into Lucid truly elevates the car. Lucid is born a giant!!!
Brings memories of my High School Physics Professor. Inspired by the level of knowledge he has about his product and for being transparent. Looks simple, but a World of difference in battery efficiency and efficacy!
Thank goodness there are people whose circuitry is wired like this. Otherwise, we might not ever have innovation. Bravo Mr. Rawlinson. Thank you for the lesson and the innovation.
This is why I love Lucid. They haven't just slapped a battery on a car, but excellently engineered it to be the best possible and most efficient EV on the market.
@@4literv6 I think ultimately for end-user will be.. "What is the range of this car?" I dont think end-users are concern about mpge as it is insiginificant.. it just define "more efficient".. but efficiency is a combination of many factors.. i.e. arrow dynamic, weight, etc
I only wished AMD would have partnered with Lucid imo. Their CEOs have similar expertise and exprience. Lisa Su "pulling a Ryzen", Peter finally delivering cars to consumers. Very sure they would have made a master piece in time to come.
Thanks Peter you answered several questions I could never find the answer to on google - I shouldn't be surprised though. I can see now that you can make EVs safer - one draw back for me was the fact that EVs on fire are difficult to extinguish.
Wow! I'm a student and it's amazing to hear the big boss explain a physics lesson. They usually talk about money and sometime they haven't idea what about battery, electronic and so on! You are a great person. Thank you for this lesson
I love Details of EV Technologie. glad made the reservation 2 Years ago. I go for the Pure. I saw some space in the Module when Peter explain cooling system. What for is that ?