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Lucid to expand Arizona production plant in 2023

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Lucid Motors (NASDAQ: LCID) is planning to expand its AMP-1 production facility in Casa Grande, Arizona, with construction starting in 2023, documents show.

Lucid is set to begin construction on the third phase of its AMP-1 production plant sometime in 2023, with the project extending into 2024 and “possibly into 2025,” Teslarati learned.

Lucid’s current construction processes and discussions regarding Phase 3 are generalized in Casa Grande documents:

“Construction of the Phase 2 Lucid building is still underway and will be well into FY23. Additionally, Lucid is discussing starting work on future phases associated with the build-out of their development on Lot 1 of the Lucid Final Plat. This additional construction is likely to start in FY23 and run into FY24 and possibly into FY25.”

The Phase 3 expansion will not only build new buildings but will also increase the size of existing facilities, which will help support the company’s hopes of boosting production to 400,000 units every year. It will also add a Customer Experience Center, increasing foot traffic to Lucid’s production plant.

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Lucid is preparing for an increase in vehicle traffic at the Casa Grande factory. Not only will an increase in vehicle production add more haulers to the local roadways, but the addition of a Customer Experience Center will add visiting vehicles to the property. Due to this, The City of Casa Grande is investing nearly $7 million to expand and improve roadways near the site, including Thornton Rd. from Peters Rd. to Selma Highway:

“The city is financially responsible for all aspects of the project, including payment to the EMW JV in the amount of $6,913,116.56 upon completion of their work. There is also included a project contingency amount of $315,247.44 for unforeseen conditions.  Total Guaranteed Maximum Price Stage 2 (GMP 2) for Thornton Road – Selma Highway to Peters Road is $7,228,364.00.”

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Lucid and the City of Casa Grande will expand roadways near the automaker’s AMP-1 facility. “Roadway construction improvements to Thornton Road are being conducted to increase the capacity of the road to facilitate the development of Lucid Motors and to assist in the safety and mobility of the traveling public in and around the area.” (Credit: Google Maps)

Currently, Lucid’s Phase 2 expansion is still underway. This expansion project, known as Phase 2, started in 2021 and is still being completed. It will not be finished until “well into 2023,” according to the documents seen by Teslarati.

In late 2020, we initially reported on the start of the Phase 2 expansion, which included the construction or modification of several facilities:

  • Body in White Expansion
  • Stamping Plant
  • General Assembly
  • Powertrain Plant
  • General Warehousing
  • Several Supporting and Auxiliary Structures

The Phase 2 expansion of the AMP-1 facility will supplement Lucid’s continuously-growing order bank, while Phase 3 will support new building construction and existing building expansion. The company has struggled to keep production lines rolling due to “extraordinary supply chain and logistics challenges,” it said during its recent Q2 Earnings Call. The automaker also slashed production output projections for the year by 50 percent, only expecting to build between 6,000 and 7,000 units in 2022.

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Elon Musk reveals SpaceX’s target for Starship’s 10th launch

Elon Musk has revealed SpaceX’s target timeline for the next Starship launch, which will be the tenth in program history.

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Elon Musk has revealed SpaceX’s target timeline for the next Starship launch, which will be the tenth in program history.

Musk says SpaceX is aiming for a timeline of roughly three weeks from now, which would come about ten weeks after the previous launch.

Coincidentally, it would bring the two launches 69 days apart, and if you know anything about Elon Musk, that would be an ideal timeline between two launches.

SpaceX is coming off a test flight in which it lost both the Super Heavy Booster and the Upper Stage in the previous launch. The Super Heavy Booster was lost six minutes and sixteen seconds into the flight, while SpaceX lost communication with the Ship at 46 minutes and 48 seconds.

Musk is aiming for the tenth test flight to take place in early August, he revealed on X:

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This will be SpaceX’s fourth test flight of the Starship program in 2025, with each of the previous three flights bringing varying results.

IFT-7 in January brought SpaceX its second successful catch of the Super Heavy Booster in the chopstick arms of the launch tower. The ship was lost after exploding during its ascent over the Turks and Caicos Islands.

IFT-8 was on March 6, and SpaceX caught the booster once again, but the Upper Stage was once again lost.

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The most recent flight, IFT-9, took place on May 27 and featured the first reused Super Heavy Booster. However, both the Booster and Upper Stage were lost.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) hit SpaceX with a mishap investigation for Flight 9 on May 30.

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Elon Musk confirms Tesla is already rolling out a new feature for in-car Grok

Tesla is already making in-car Grok more robust with a simple but effective feature that CEO Elon Musk says is “coming.”

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that the company will roll out a new feature for in-car Grok as it is rolling out to vehicles for the first time.

Grok was just recently added as a feature to Tesla vehicles within the past week, but owners are already requesting some small changes to make it more convenient to use.

Tesla debuts hands-free Grok AI with update 2025.26: What you need to know

The first is already on the way, Musk confirmed, as WholeMarsBlog requested a simple, but useful feature for Grok as it is used within Tesla vehicles.

Whole Mars requested that “Hey Grok” be used as a wake word, automatically activating the AI assistant without having to touch any buttons. Musk confirmed it is already in development and on the way to vehicles:

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This feature is incredibly similar to that of “Hey Siri” with iPhones and other iOS devices. The phone will recognize your voice and hear that prompt, automatically activating Siri. Apple’s assistant will then perform whatever task it is asked to perform. It’s a simple but effective performance feature.

Grok is already getting its first reviews from owners as it rolls out to owners for the first time. It is a long time coming, too. Tesla has been hinting that Grok would be enabled in the vehicles for a while now, and it just started its initial rollout last week.

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Grok is available in vehicles with the AMD chip and requires Premium Connectivity or a WiFi connection to use.

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Tesla reveals key detail of Supercharger Diner, but it’s bigger than you think

Tesla has finally released one key detail about the Supercharger Diner, and it is bigger than what it appears at face-value.

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Tesla has revealed a key detail of its Supercharger Diner as its launch date appears to be nearing, based on what we are seeing at the site currently.

The Supercharger Diner is located on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles and was first proposed as an idea by CEO Elon Musk back in 2018. Musk envisioned a drive-in movie-style 1950s-inspired diner that would feature elements such as servers on roller skates, large movie screens, and a menu inspired by classic treats from several decades ago.

A project that first broke ground in 2023, the Supercharger Diner has been in development for over two years, as Tesla performed demolition work at the site back in February of that year.

It has slowly moved forward, and drone footage shot this week seems to show things are nearly up and running. Musk even mentioned that he had eaten at the Diner Supercharger this week.

There are still details that Tesla has yet to announce and confirm. The most important thing is regarding the menu that will be served at the diner.

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Tesla has not hinted at what it will be making for patrons at the restaurant, but Musk commended the food and said the diner would be one of the coolest spots in LA.

However, we now have details on another important thing about the restaurant: the hours.

Images taken by Aaron Cash of ABetterTheater.com show the diner will be open 24/7, as it appears on the front doors of the diner:

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At first thought, it seems this will operate like any other diner, as many are open for 24 hours a day. Diners typically serve large menus with numerous options, catering to the tastes and moods of anyone who walks in.

People of all walks of life eat at diners, as the food is typically affordable, tasty, and available at any hour to serve those who are night owls or those who work non-typical schedules.

However, Tesla is a bit different, and it seems that this new venture into food service could eventually transition from human servers and cooks to robots, most notably the company’s in-house project of Optimus.

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It is something straight out of a Star Wars movie. I can think of Obi-Wan Kenobi visiting Dex in his diner in Attack of the Clones to figure out where a poison dart was sourced from:

Eventually, Optimus will likely be working as an employee in the Tesla Diner, and 24/7 operation will be performed by the humanoid robot that aims to eliminate trivial tasks from humans.

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