I don't agree that either
I don't agree that either Lucid or Rivian are Tesla wannabees. They would both welcome Tesla's market dominance, and future market potential. But even though people like to put every EV up against Tesla as the next "Tesla killer" that is ignoring the far bigger automotive market. Gas vehicles. Gas/diesel powered vehicles own 95% of the automotive market. And when I spoke with Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson, he specifically said that they designed their Dream Air model to compete in the luxury automotive market. Meaning Mercedes Benz, BMW, Audi, Porsche, Jaguar. Likewise, Rivian is actually targeting the HUGE gas/diesel pickup truck market. Not just Ford's Lightning, but Ford's whole F150 line up, Chevy's Silverado, and Dodge's RAM pickup. Sure, these EV startups will most likely just get a bite out of this market, but that translates to hundreds of millions of dollars, if successful. To answer your question, I think that Lucid has a slightly better chance of making more sales and profits. They are the world's first EV pickup truck maker to hit the market, and they already have reservations for ton's of commercial trucks for Amazon and others. Lucid will offer their lower priced models that should compete well with the Mercedes EQS and E and S-class gas models. And Lucid also has a luxury crossover in the pipeline, and I can see them building less expensive future models. But Rivian's market is just much bigger. Sure, it will take some convincing to move traditional gas/diesel pickup owners to move to an unproven EV truck brand, and the Lightning and EV Silverado will be out soon enough. And the Cybertruck should follow in a year or so. But I do think that Rivian does have the best potential for growth and profit, outside of Tesla. I think that Lucid could best rival Jaguar, and Maserati as successful smaller automakers.