Lucid News
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This means the Air Pure uses less electricity to get from one place to another than any EV currently available.
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Lucid Air recalled for loss of power and coolant heater issues
Lucid issued two recalls that will initially be fixed with an over-the-air software update.
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2024 Lucid Air Grand Touring adds heat pump, charges up to 30% faster
The Grand Touring also preserves its 516-mile range rating despite more stringent testing, Lucid claims.
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2024 Lucid Air prices drop, $71,400 Air Pure undercuts Model S
The 2024 Air gets a price cut of up to $8,000 and a new $1,000 home charging allowance. while base Pure versions now start nearly $5,000 less than the Tesla Model S.
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Lucid teases potential Model Y rival, as it expands for Gravity SUV
A manufacturing expansion touted this week will enable higher production of the Lucid Gravity SUV, and a smaller electric SUV is on the way.
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2024 Lucid Air: Revamped Grand Touring range leader coming soon
The Lucid Air Pure starts at $78,900, while a revamped Air Grand Touring model is arriving in early 2024
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The Lucid Gravity will help the startup automaker break into the heart of the automotive market with a three-row crossover SUV.
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Lucid Air has range to spare—for charging other EVs
Lucid's first application of its bidirectional charging capability will be a cable to charge other EVs, the California automaker has revealed.
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Lucid Air Pure tops Tesla Model S in range: 410 miles, under $80,000
The base Lucid Air arrives soon, and beats the longest-range Tesla Model S in driving range.
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Lucid Gravity SUV set for November reveal, production late 2024
Lucid confirmed production of its electric SUV will begin late in 2024, and it's on track to build 10,000 Air sedans this year.
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Review: 2024 Lucid Air Sapphire sets a high bar, dresses down Plaid
The Air Sapphire checks in at 1,234 hp from three motors, in a big sedan weighing more than 5,000 pounds.
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Lucid lowers price on Air sedan, undercuts Tesla Model S
Is the rivalry between the Tesla Model S and Lucid Air back on with lower Lucid prices?
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Lucid’s “cutting edge powertrain technology” will be paired with Mercedes’ electronic architecture in a near-future family of electrified Aston Martins.
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Lucid and Fisker are both preparing to sell vehicles in China
Both U.S.-based EV firms are reportedly also considering local production in China, but neither company has publicly confirmed plans to do so.
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Lucid Air OTA update helped narrow recall pool for part defect
Lucid has pushed an over-the-air update that identifies a flawed contactor in a limited number of vehicles—but it requires owners accepting them.
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$7,500 “EV credit” provides extra sales thrust for Lucid Air
This temporarily drops the entry prices for Grand Touring and Touring to $132,000 and $101,400, respectively.
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Lucid motors are already helping energize Formula E racing
In Gen 3 cars, Lucid is supplying the front motors that aim for maximum energy recovery—helping to make the race faster and more exciting.
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Luxury EV leases are already tapping into $7,500 EV tax credit
Leasing may become a more popular option for those seeking high-end luxury EVs as an unintended side effect of the Inflation Reduction Act.
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We spent a week with the 2022 Lucid Air Grand Touring to check in with its updated interface, and it makes the whole car more appealing.
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Lucid shifts to Panasonic batteries, some to be US-made
The Panasonic supply headed to Lucid may include cells from Japan and Kansas, and be bound for Lucid's “full vehicle line-up," according to the companies.
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Lucid suggests Gravity will be the electric SUV range king
Lucid says that the three-row Gravity electric SUV will offer more range than any EV except the Lucid Air.
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Lucid Air Touring: 425 miles, smaller battery than Model S
Further development has also reduced the coefficient of drag (Cd) of new Air models to 0.197, putting the Air ahead of the Tesla Model S and Mercedes EQS.
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Lucid Gravity SUV update due Nov. 15 at Air lineup launch
The $88,900 Lucid Air Pure will bow officially with the rest of the lineup—including the top tri-motor Sapphire version.
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Lucid Air's home charger adds up to 80 miles per hour
Lucid said the hardware for bidirectional charging is included as well, and the automaker has said all along that the Air was built with that capability in mind.
Stephen Edelstein