Charged Up

Saudi Arabia invests another $1 billion in EV start-up Lucid

Shares in Lucid jumped 8% after news that a unit of the Public Investment Fund will buy stock in the car maker

A Lucid Sapphire electric model car at the Geneva International Motor Show. (Photo: Getty Images)

Less than a month after Lucid’s CEO said the electric car start-up must not rely on the “bottomless wealth” of Saudi Arabia, its biggest backer, the company is raising capital from an affiliate of the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund...