Lucid Air's actual range is less than 500 miles, but the vehicle covers 459-490 miles / 740-790 km on battery [carrier]

Lucid Motors not only tested the Aira line with the help of a certification company, but also made presentations for journalists. Their trips show that cars pass 720-740 km without problems, and with a discharged battery on a single charge, 790 km.

And these are not calculations, but real results achieved during the trip.

Lucid Air is another harbinger of revolution

Lucid Air was created under the leadership of Peter Rawlinson, a former Jaguar employee, Lotus and chief engineer for the first version of the Tesla Model S. The car will be available in two versions: with maximum range (more on this later) and in the standard version, which should travel 400 miles / 644 kilometers on a single charge.

According to journalists from Car and Driver and MotorTrend, who reported on the trip, the cars covered 740 (CaD) and 790 (MT) kilometers. At high outside temperatures, with the air conditioner running, during normal legal driving. The Porsche Taycan was thrown off the road between Lucid Motors headquarters and the research center, and the Tesla Model S had to be recharged en route.

Lucid Air: Specifications and Everything We Learned

Air is equipped with two 600 hp engines. (about 445 kW) each.and their maximum power is 1 hp, which is approximately 000 kW. Maximum power is limited by the amount of power that the battery can deliver. The weight of the car is felt. and on the test track, it is noticeable that the driver of the Lucida braked earlier before corners, but after completing the turn, Air jumped forward with gigantic acceleration (source).

The tremendous power and excellent range must be the result of the research that led to the creation of our own technology. Meanwhile Many brands assemble vehicles from catalog components and reach a range of 320-480 kilometers.... This also applies to premium European manufacturers, says Rawlinson.

Lucid went his own way, designed his architecture: uses installation operating from 900 volts (today the standard is about 400 V), which allows to reduce the motor power [and use high voltage cables with a smaller cross-section and lighter weight]. This setting also allows charging with a capacity of more than 300 kW.

Today, there are no such capacities in any production car, but they have already been presented in prototypes:

> There is a 450 kW charger and two prototypes: BMW i3 160 Ah (175 kW charging) and a modified Panamera (400+ kW!)

Own architecture, proprietary technologies

The Cx Lucida Air has a drag coefficient of 0,21. (Cx Tesla Model S = 0,24, source), so the car is able to pass energy consumption 15,5 kWh / 100 km (155,4 Wh / km). We are talking about a car of the E segment or even F (S). Thereby battery capacity should be "much lower" more than 2016 kWh is projected in 130.

A quick calculation shows that Lucida Air Batteries should match 115-123 kWh energy. While these are record numbers, optimizing battery capacity is important.

Each additional 10 kWh adds 50 to over 70 kg in weight, depending on the cell technology, cooling and battery design used. Lucida Air Battery Weight should be from 590 to 870 kg... If the manufacturer has managed to place it near the lower limit, it is safe to say that it has technology similar to that of Tesla and is significantly ahead of solutions used in Europe.

The Porsche Taycan has batteries with a total capacity of 93 kWh and a weight of 630 kg.

Lucida Air dinner Probably will be revealed on September 9, 2020 during the premiere of the car. The car will be quite expensive - as the announcement of the 400-mile version suggests - but Rawlinson also gave hope for less money. Well, the proprietary architecture developed by Lucid Motors is used in the Aira and will also be available in "cheaper models to come".

It's really worth reading:

• The Lucid Air EV has a projected range of 517 miles, and we covered 458 miles on a real trip.
• Lucid Air 2021 First Trip Review: 450 Miles Per Charge!

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