Lucid News
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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 $80,000The 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 2024Lucid 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 PlaidThe 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 SIs the rivalry between the Tesla Model S and Lucid Air back on with lower Lucid prices?
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Lucid EV tech set to power upcoming electric Aston MartinLucid’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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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 defectLucid 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 AirThis 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 racingIn 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 creditLeasing 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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Review: 2022 Lucid Air Grand Touring keeps getting betterWe 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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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 kingLucid 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 SFurther 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 launchThe $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 hourLucid 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.
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Lucid updates Air software: new look, better range predictionAn over-the-air update to the electric luxury car spans a wide range of improvements, from headlight operation and de-icing to voice settings for rear climate control.
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Bottom line: Lucid claims that its drive units are light, compact, efficient, power-dense, and can be scaled up. And it took going back to the core physics to get there.
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Lucid Air Pure undercuts the Model S in price and efficiency, and it's nearing productionThe most affordable version of the Lucid Air lineup might be arriving soon, Lucid hinted in a holiday-weekend message.
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Three-motor Lucid Air Sapphire bows as the most powerful sedan in the world—and it’s an EVThe tri-motor Air Sapphire could beat the Tesla Model S Plaid in nearly every performance metric. And versus other Airs, it sacrifices no interior or cargo space.
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Lucid Air Stealth Look tones down appearance of electric luxury sedanThe darkened appearance package adds $6,000 to the price of most Lucid Air electric cars, but deliveries won't be made until early 2023.
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Lucid halves 2022 production estimate, citing continued supply-chain issuesThe company did continue to bolster its sales and service network in the quarter, however—something that may put it in a better position once things ramp up.
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Lucid Air recalled over instrument panel wiringThe fault involves a wiring harness that may not be secured properly in the affected cars—although it affects less than 1% of recalled vehicles.
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