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<\/p>\nThe figure blows away Tesla’s 405-mile top range on its Model S and approaches diesel sedan territory. The range is available with the top trim Dream Edition Range\u00a0model and it doesn\u2019t come cheap, with a price starting at $169,000. The Tesla starts at about $90,000.<\/p>\n
\u201cCrucially, this landmark has been achieved by Lucid\u2019s world-leading in-house EV technology, not by simply installing an oversize battery pack,\u201d said Rawlinson. \u201cOur race-proven technology endows Lucid Air with ultra-high efficiency, enabling it to travel more miles from less battery energy.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Dream Edition is maximized for efficiency but still boasts a staggering 933 horsepower to go with its long range and executive-size rear seat. It sits alongside the 1,111-horsepower Lucid Air Dream Edition Performance, which is optimized for speed, but still achieved an impressive 471-mile rating. The Lucid claims a dizzying, quarter-mile acceleration time of 9.9 seconds at 144 mph.<\/p>\n The entry-level, 480-horse Air Pure starts at $77,400 and features a single, rear-drive electric motor. The rest of the model line is all-wheel-drive with dual electric motors. The Grand Touring model generates 800 horsepower and achieved an EPA rating of 517 miles.<\/p>\n Lucid deliveries are expected late this year as the Lucid also chases Tesla on sci-fi features like big screen technology and self-driving features. The Silicon Valley-based company manufactures in Arizona and recetnly opened its first gallery showrrom on the east coast in New York City.<\/p>\n Henry Payne is auto critic for The Detroit News. Find him at hpayne@detroitnews.com or Twitter @HenryEPayne.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Lucid Air has set a new benchmark for EPA-rated EV range with 520 miles. Founded by former Tesla engineer Peter Rawlinson, Lucid has been methodically building a Tesla Model S competitor since debuting to much fanfare at the 2017 New York Auto Show. Its promise: to eclipse Tesla as the electric vehicle standard. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27971"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27971"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27972,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27971\/revisions\/27972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2021\/09\/16\/PDTN\/6ab7bad9-6b24-4701-bc72-a983cd9f1159-LUCIDMOTORS_AIR_PALM_SPRINGS_04.jpg?crop=1579,917,x273,y159&width=660&height=384&format=pjpg&auto=webp\")
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