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Lucid, Ford, VW Air EV Spots During Elon Musk-Hosted SNL

Tesla Founder Elon Musk’s presence as host of "Saturday Night Live" prompted competing electric vehicle manufacturers to air commercials promoting their own cars, including a spot from Lucid, a manufacturer that has yet to put a car into production but s aiming to become the first EV maker with a 500-mile range. Ford and Volkswagen also ran ads promoting electric vehicles. Musk proclaimed himself to be the first person with Aspberger’s syndrome to host "SNL," "which many folks pointed out as being untrue, considering 'SNL' alum Dan Aykroyd has also been diagnosed with the same condition," according to Jalopnik.

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