Could Buying Lucid Motors Stock Today Set You Up for Life?

Lucid Motors (NASDAQ: LCID) is an exciting business to own a piece of. That, however, may not be a great thing for some investors. In fact, the company's second-quarter results highlighted both the opportunities and the risks of investing in what is, basically, an upstart business. If you are wondering if an investment in Lucid could set you up for life, the answer is maybe -- but only if you can tolerate the risks and uncertainties of owning the shares right now.The big story with Lucid is that it is building an electric vehicle (EV) business from the ground up. It is attempting to use new technologies to break into the mature and competitive automotive sector, much as Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has already done. The problem for Lucid is that when Tesla leveraged its EVs to become a profitable business, there was almost no competition in that niche. Today, most major automakers and a whole lot of upstarts are vying for a piece of the EV space.Image source: Getty Images.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool