Prediction: Buying Lucid Group Stock Today Could Set You Up for Life
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If you want to add significant upside potential to your portfolio, check out electric car stocks
In 2021, electric vehicles (EVs) represented just 3. 4% of all vehicle sales in the U
By 2030, however, nearly 30% of all vehicle sales are expected to be electric
As Tesla stock has ven, big gains are possible by early
While plenty of risks remain, Lucid Group (LCID 2. 19%) could very well be the next Tesla, potentially generating huge wealth for your portfolio in the cess
Right now, there are two reasons in particular to believe Lucid s are a compelling "buy it for life" investment
Lucid is ready to tap the mass market One of the biggest drivers of growth in an EV maker's journey is the launch of so-called "mass market" vehicles
These are cars that are affordable to the masses, with price typically under $50,000
Yet again, Tesla vides of of how valuable the launch of mass market vehicles can be
Today, its two most affordable models -- the Model 3 and Model Y -- account for more than 90% of its vehicle sales
Without these two models, Tesla would arguably be just a fraction of its current size
Right now, Lucid is far from achieving Tesla's size and scale
Last year, the company had just one model on the market: The Lucid Air, a sedan that can easily cost more than $100,000 depending on options
In early 2025, Lucid doubled its lineup with the launch of its Gravity SUV platform
Analysts believe that this will help sales grow by 72% this year, with another 97% growth expected in 2026
But the Gravity SUV can also cost upwards of $100,000 depending on options, limiting its appeal to a wide audience
By the end of next year, however, Lucid expects to start duction of two mass market vehicles: a sedan and a crossover, both priced under the critical $50,000 threshold
These vehicles will essentially compete head to head with Tesla's Model 3 and Model Y. "Lucid does not exist to be a niche luxury manufacturer," the company's former CEO, Peter Rawlinson, stressed in February
Critically, Rawlinson departed Lucid abruptly a few weeks after those s were made, putting his optimistic timeline in jeopardy
If the launch timeline is maintained, however, we could see Lucid's growth rise exponentially in 2027, ing what are expected to be banner years in both 2025 and 2026
The impending launch of two new mass market vehicles should get investors excited
But there's another growth opportunity that could arguably be even more lucrative in the long term
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Lucid's biggest growth opportunity won't be making EVs Rawlinson wasn't shy his expectations for the company. "We want Lucid to be huge," he said earlier this year before his departure
He wanted the company to duce more than a million cars every year by the early 2030s
Beyond that, he thought Lucid's future might be to simply sell its nology to other automakers -- an arguably more fitable with greater scaling potential
Lucid's transition toward this future has already begun
In 2023, it announced a partnership with Aston Martin
The deal made it so that Aston Martin could gain access to Lucid's prietary powertrain nology, which will be implemented in upcoming Aston Martin EVs
In December 2024, Lucid teased that it was talking with "a couple" of other manufacturers similar deals. "It would be lovely if we could supply nology to a traditional car company to help them on their way to sustainability," Rawlinson ed. "Perhaps we can leverage economies of scale with their parts bin and other aspects of the. " We haven't received any d ary from new CEO Marc Winterhoff
But long term, Lucid's car manufacturing should simply be a way to showcase its nology
If that's true, we could see Lucid transitioning to this model entirely, since licensing typically generates higher fit margins and greater scaling opportunities
As EV penetration takes off, Lucid could essentially sell its nology to the winners, rather than needing to compete directly itself
While there remains plenty of execution risk, this makes Lucid a mising investment that could generate immense wealth over a multi-decade holding period
Ryan Vanzo has no position in any of the stocks mentioned
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