Tesla fans are divided by the automaker's controversial steering “yoke,”

which swaps out the conventional wheel for a rectangle that’s more akin

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to what you’d find in an airplane’s cockpit or a Formula One race car.

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Some buyers see it as yet another stroke of genius from Elon Musk.

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Others think it makes driving more cumbersome with little upside.

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Up-and-coming Tesla rival Lucid Motors, for its part, isn’t convinced.

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The California-based EV startup considered adding a yoke to its upcoming Gravity SUV

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Derek Jenkins, the firm’s Senior Vice President of Design and Brand, told me at an event

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Unveiled at November’s Los Angeles Auto Show, the Gravity is a futuristic,

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three-row family-hauler with an impressive projected range of 440-plus miles.

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It will start at under $80,000 and go on sale in late 2024.

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Lucid’s second model after the Air sedan, the Gravity will give the fledgling startup

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