Lucid to break ground on Arizona EV factory Q1 2017...Hmmmm,
No denying that the timing of Larry Reaugh and David Langtry's Arizona trip is very intriguing. We know that Lucid Motors is building an EV/Battery factory in Arizona, before making their own car they were a manufacturer of advanced batteries and electric drive trains plus they have officially signed deals with 2 Korean battery giants (LG Chem and Samsung SDI) to supply them with battery cells for currently planned and future products. Considering they have hired former top talent directly from Tesla, I wouldn't be surprised one bit if they announce their own plans to actually produce lithium ion cells in house (much like the Tesla/Panasonic Gigafactory) which would cut out the added logistics and import costs of sourcing cells from abroad. With that being said, it would make a lot of sense to incorporate a battery recycling facility into this EV/Battery factory.
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