Lucid who? This recent startup is currently the most formidable challenge to the reign of Tesla as the top dog in the luxury EV sedan fight.
What of this upstart company Lucid LCID and its Air sedan that threatens the throne of the Tesla Model S? If your response is “What upstart company?” or “What’s an Air sedan?” Or even, “What is a Model S?” Read on.
Unless you’re passionate about all things automotive or at least passionate about electric vehicles, Lucid Motors and its Air sedan may not ring a bell. However, this recent startup is currently the most formidable challenge to the reign of Tesla TSLA as the top dog in the luxury EV sedan fight. 1. What is the 2022 Lucid Air? The 2022 Lucid Air is a fully electric luxury sedan. As of now, the Air is Lucid Motors’ solitary model. Lucid presents the Air in four grades: Pure, Touring, Grand Touring, and Grand Touring Performance. Lucid did offer a fifth limited-run Dream Edition. However, the entire 2022 run sold out.
In the meantime, Atieva became Lucid Motors in a reorganization in October 2016. The automaker unveiled its Air prototype for the first time shortly after that. Rawlinson, now its CTO, would take the reins as CEO in 2019. Soon after the 2016 reorganization, the company set plans to build a car-making facility in Arizona. The company announced the completion of Phase 1 of that factory in late 2020. The first Lucid Air models rolled off the assembly line in October 2021.
5. How quick is the Lucid Air? Before it disappeared from the Air order list, the Dream Edition was the quickest among the grades. With up to 1,111 horsepower, it could go from a stop to 60 miles per hour in as little as 2.5 seconds. Its top speed was 168 miles per hour. Now the quickest honors go to the 1,050-hp Grand Touring Performance. Its 0-60 sprint takes about 2.6 seconds. With 819 hp, the Grand Touring reaches 60 mph from a standstill in 3.0 seconds.
Using a 350-kW DC fast charger, you can get from a 20% charge to 80% in just over 31 minutes. Getting from 0% to 100% requires 83 minutes. Going from 0% to 100% with a 240-volt system will take about 13 hours.
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