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In other words, yes, the Lucid Air has some switches and knobs: not every single function is controlled through a central touchscreen.

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The 520 launch Dream Editions, for instance, get “Santa Monica,” which blends perforated Nappa leather, Alcantara, buffed metal and open-pore eucalyptus wood.ĭerek Jenkins, Lucid’s Senior Vice President of Design and Brand, suggested the entire goal was to be “calming,” providing a sublime elegance that relaxes drivers and passengers rather than facing them with new and unfamiliar ways of interacting with the car. Inside, the buyer has a choice of interior themes (“looks,” really), each intended to evoke a different sort of luxurious environment. A deep lustrous maroon metallic, also with silver pillars, is Lucid’s other distinctive color-and it’s stunning. With contrasting silver roof edges, however, Eureka Gold works so well on the Air sedan that it’s the signature color of the Dream Edition launch version. These days, gold is a car color irretrievably associated with the Rad Era (often seen in old-lady Lexus models). Crucially, though, it doesn’t look “weird,” and many buyers may never be able to articulate quite why it looks different. Indeed, the Air’s short nose and tail, minimal overhangs and long wheelbase give it distinctively different proportions than a gasoline luxury sedan. In Mercedes terms, the company says, it has the (mid-size) footprint of an E-Class sedan, but the wheelbase and the cabin space of a (full-size) S-Class. The dimensions of the 2022 Lucid Air are hard to peg from the outside. Lucid execs say making an all-electric competitor for the classic Mercedes S-Class was always the goal-they politely dismiss the idea that the Model S would be any kind of target. In that light, it’s worth noting that Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson was Lead Engineer on the Model S more than a decade ago.Īs one Lucid exec told this reporter several years ago (after a guarantee of anonymity), “We think we can do the same thing Tesla did-but better.” And Lucid’s Dream Edition Range model includes a feature neither can offer: 520 miles of EPA-rated range, the highest among the dozens of EVs on sale for 2022. The new carmaker’s all-electric luxury sedan not only competes directly with the aging Tesla Model S, but also with the brand-new Mercedes-Benz EQS. At present, Lucid Air models occupy the top six positions for overall EPA range ratings among all EVs, as well as the highest miles per gallon of gasoline-equivalent (MPGe) ratings in the large vehicle class.It’s been a long time coming, but the 2022 Lucid Air has been worth the wait. Lucid Group did share EPA ratings of their other cars/models, including the Dream Edition Performance and Grand Touring versions, on the website. The tech also enables it to travel more miles from less battery energy, he added, before concluding by stating that the “next-generation EV has truly arrived”. He drew attention to Lucid Motors’ race-proven 900V battery coupled with ‘BMS technology’, miniaturized drive units, and ‘Wunderbox technology’ providing Lucid Air with ultra-high efficiency. Rawlinson added that such a landmark was achieved by the carmaker’s in-house EV technology by not simply fitting an “oversize battery pack”.

“I’m delighted that our Lucid Air Dream Edition Range has been officially accredited with a range of 520 miles by the EPA, a number I believe to be a new record for any EV,” he said. The company’s CEO and CTO, Peter Rawlinson shared his views on the new achievement in an official statement.

Elon Musk’s Tesla S model has an EPA-rated range of 405 miles (around 651 km).

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It is the longest-range rating the agency has ever awarded, and the new record gives the upcoming EV an additional 100 plus miles range over its closest rival Tesla.

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Lucid Group announced that their first full luxury sedan electric car, the Lucid Air Dream Edition Range, has received an official EPA (the Environmental Protection Agency) rating of 520 (approximately 836 km) miles of range. Lucid Motors’ much-awaited Air Dream Edition Range when launched later this year will become the longest-range electric vehicle on the road.