2022 Lucid Air Dream Edition: InsideEVs 70 MPH Range Test

We complete the first official independent range test of the Lucid Air Dream Edition Range.
InsideEVs editor Tom Moloughney travels to Arizona to take the Lucid Air Dream for a drive, and it ends up being quite a long one. In past range tests, we typically fall slightly short of the EPA claim, because the tests are done at highway speed the entire time. For Tom and this test, the goal is to hit 500 miles of highway driving range.
We knew going into the range test that the Air would likely crush the 310-mile range test results we achieved on a 2021 Tesla Model 3 in our 70-mph range test, which was our range test leader until now. The only question that remained was by how much.
We've been trying to schedule this test for the past 2 months but had to cancel once due to bad weather, and another time because I came down with COVID, but Lucid has been very accommodating and told us the vehicle would be ready when we were, and they delivered as promised last week in Arizona.
The Air's range and consumption rate were fairly consistent in each quarter of the range test. The beginning of the test delivered the worst range as 100% to 75% only netted 120 miles.
The following three-quarters of the trip achieved 128, 126, & 126, respectively. The consumption rate remained consistent and was on 4.3 mi per kWh for the vast majority of the drive, and only dropped down to 4.2 mi/kWh on occasion.
When the range test was over, we had used 117+ kWh of the Air's 118 kWh usable battery capacity, so we really ran it down to a completely drained battery. We drove the Air for six miles after the state of charge read zero, and about 3 more miles after the display said we had consumed 117 kWh on the trip. That leads us to believe we had less than .25 kWh left in the battery when we ended the test.
Chapters:
00:00 - 03:05 Introduction
03:05 - 11:03 Drive To 50% Charge
11:03 - 13:06 50% to 0%
13:06 - 15:54 The Results

[@anthonyc8499]

Kudos to Tom for being such a trooper and a true professional! That's a helluva day of driving. Big congratulations to the Lucid team for putting together an amazingly efficient product that is on another level when it comes to going the distance. 500 miles is unreal.

[@Miata822]

Such devotion to duty. Can you imagine sitting in a very special 1,000hp car built for speed driving on long straight desert roads for 7 hours and never once stabbing the accelerator? Such will power! 3:17

[@EVNewsDaily]

Wow! We have a new range king in town. Well done Tom for your dedication to independent, real world tests.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

More than a confirmation of (impressive) ultimate range, this defeats once and for all the "range anxiety" opinion. Any driver trying to Outrange this (and others) is stupid, dangerous, or both. That's even on an extended, day long journey.

[@isserdigan2835]

@@rogerstarkey5390 correct my M340i gets 450 miles in a 15 gal tank. Thats good for 2 weeks worth of 50 mile 5 day a week commute. The range anxiety is now gone. I want the LUCID SUV in the future.

[@brandenflasch]

Incredible. Well done, Tom. Very satisfying that it hit 500 on the dot.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

That's REALLY going to annoy "others", isn't it...... 😁

[@keitha.1888]

Lucid air is officially the king of the road. Congratulations to team lucid for delivering what they have promised.

[@stevenmorgan8223]

Have to be out and on the road to be the king. Are they even shipping any quantity of these?

[@andromeda9340]

@@stevenmorgan8223 yes

[@nicholasnimey4817]

@@stevenmorgan8223 you live inside or under a rock?

[@savedfaves]

@@nicholasnimey4817 A Tesla-shaped rock, no doubt.

[@apacheworrier3776]

@@stevenmorgan8223 There’s more moon rocks on the market, than these things.

[@e-redj]

Impressive!! The first car in the 500 in the 70mph hwy range test, and also only a mere 3.8% behind its 5 cycle EPA range estimate. New long range King, I suppose?

[@savedfaves]

It's all gravy now.

[@gburesh]

Unfortunately it’s not the real world! Ive had one for 3900 miles and the best I have gotten in good weather and conservative driving is 340😳

[@fastanfun]

@@gburesh how is that possible? ev vehicles consumes more on highway driving... in city driving ev vehicles is even more efficient... what type of climate are you living?

[@gburesh]

@@fastanfun Summer conditions

[@neroxx-zt4zs]

That's insanely impressive, I would have ZERO range anxiety in that and I remember being impressed with 300 miles of range. Lucid is just getting started, I can't wait to see what they do next.

[@savedfaves]

Sell your house to achieve zero range anxiety and live (in) the Dream ;-)

[@neroxx-zt4zs]

@@savedfaves Even if I sold my house I couldn't afford a Lucid...lol I do like the tech that goes into the cars.

[@eugeniustheodidactus8890]

Great to see a luxEV get 500 miles of range. I like your no-bs style!

[@savedfaves]

with the fan on 3 and temp set

[@tngermaine1]

Thank you for your dedication and work 500 miles is super awesome. Range anxiety is truly a thing of the past.

[@jorgecintron9674]

Tesla Model 3P owner here and I’ve been looking at Lucid for a long time. I just ordered a Lucid air grand touring (19” wheels) 516 mile range. This video, which looks easy and people take for granted is the #1 reason I ordered this car. I trust Tom and this confirmation of the range is what I needed. Thank you sir! Cheers!

[@Mathingon]

This is incredibly impressive, congratulations to the entire lucid team and thanks to Tom for bringing this content to us!

[@bastion9514]

Wow who would ever have thought an EV could travel for 8hrs at highway speeds incredible job Lucid (& Tom)

[@kens97sto171]

Definitely impressive, although 8 hours at 70 miles per hour is not really going that fast. But it's definitely impressive relative to anything else that's available. The 4.3 miles per kilowatt hour efficiency was very good. I'd like to see the same test done out west rolling it 85 mph just to see what the difference is. Where I live if you're running 70 miles an hour you're going to get run over lol..

[@rogerstarkey5390]

Another perspective. What proportion of drivers wants to even *try* running 8 hours without a break for food, "relief" or even a walk around the car? (Not to mention social media) I would guess at below 1%.

[@kens97sto171]

@@rogerstarkey5390 The advantage of having that much range, is that you could stop and take that break you're talking about but not need to be forced to also make it a charging stop. There's not always chargers at the same place that there's food and refreshments, and vice versa. Always better to have more range if possible. I also suspect that if you could run just to 50% charge and then plug in you probably going to get a much faster charge rate in the lower part of the battery.

[@eltzrothm1]

This is a BIG DEAL. You should be so excited that you're the first that gets to do this.

[@carreviewsgentz8268]

That's a great result, Well done, Tom. You'll need to move to 200 miles loop drives very soon.

[@lifeisfuneh]

Thanks Tom! Looking forward to Warren Redlich rant 🤣

[@oscaritcorner]

I was eagerly looking forward to this video.. I'm glad it's finally up. Thank you for the dedication. This Lucid is a range monster

[@tonys9413]

Awesome results and grueling endurance test. 4.3 miles/kWh is impressive for such a well built and equipped car!

[@dusty-vo8gh]

Tesla S plad got 3.3m/KWh, one of the Taycan got 3.4m/KWh, Tesla M3LR got 4.3m/KWh. Lucid is very efficient for such a large car.

[@AhBeeDoi]

The only thing more impressive is Tom's bladder capacity. One bathroom break in a 500 mile road trip! My new Long Range Hero.

[@rayphelps-bowman3824]

I calculate that as 145 MPGe. Not bad!

[@savedfaves]

@@AhBeeDoi Long range bladder.

[@Matt-Ionman]

Thanks for dedicating the time to do the test, Tom! Fantastic numbers from Lucid!

[@gabrielecomensoli2787]

500 miles of highway range with that efficiency is a milestone for EVs technology. This video deserves a lot more than 70k views.

[@Dub-ry4cs]

It would be if it were real world. People will be using the radio, heat or a/c, windows down, charging their phones, not pre warming the battery, etc… you’re not getting this range in real world.

[@gabrielecomensoli2787]

@@Dub-ry4cs well 70 mph speed is already a demanding test. Suppose to subtract 20/30 miles for the auxiliaries if needed. Still impressive imho.

[@Dub-ry4cs]

@@gabrielecomensoli2787 you can lose up to 17% just from the A/C alone. So you’re talking up to 85 miles off range from just that.

[@AnimationDarkMaster]

@@Dub-ry4cs he had the HVAC on..

[@bobbyfaison1901]

Absolutely fantastic test and result. There's no way on earth we can all wait until next Friday to talk about this.

[@InsideEVsUS]

Midweek bonus podcast?

[@mrdsn189]

Incredible results! Thanks so much for going through all that for us Tom!

[@BillB33525]

Terrific highway performance, what car will duplicate this range? Peter Rawlinson certainly has some serious secrets built into this car. Absolute Cannonball winner!

[@davidmccarthy6061]

Probably a lot of cars over time. Battery tech will advance for more energy density.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

They already indicated what the "secrets" are. Compact, efficient drive units, efficient power management, a slightly larger pack and maybe a slightly reduced front cross section compared to others.

[@Thunderbolt12966]

Secrets? It's just a large battery.

[@rfwillett2424]

@@rogerstarkey5390 I saw an interview some time ago where the CEO said a large componet of the range was due to a lot of wind tunnel time.

[@AndrewSienx]

Yes, there is a secret. Apart of bigger battery, the main reason are narrow tires. Both Tesla S and Porsche Taycan use much wider, staggered setups, especially Taycan. LDE-235/235 to MS-245/255 and PT-245/305. Also, Lucid uses all-season tires, which have less grip and less friction also. It changes a lot! If you use similar narrow tires on TS or Taycan, you will get quite similar efficiency (MS at least). Bear in mind also, that MS is a bigger car slightly. It is a question if using narrow, low grip tires on 1000+ PS car is a responsible decision. Both Tesla and Porsche will not concur. So, Lucid is obviously well engineered car, but at the end the marketing derived configuration decisions are questionable - and typical for Lucid as a company.

[@Joshologic]

one thing is for sure, Lucid has cemented its place in the industry. Crazy to believe that this is a startup. if Lucid can deliver in production they will quickly surpass all luxury automakers in the world. amazing stuff!

[@bluetoad2668]

The factory is tiny, they are making hardly any of these. Lucid won't be around for long.

[@neergewleinad]

@@bluetoad2668 That makes servicing them crazy-scary if the company is so small, especially if one is located far from their HQ.

[@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis]

@@neergewleinad hopefully they will be very reliable as one would expect from an EV.

[@L3x4Pr0ne]

They will only cement their place in the industry if they can scale, produce quality vehicles, and manage customer service. Right now Tesla is producing OKish cars but the quality is not great and their customer service even worse. Nevertheless, this is an impressive result and I’m hopeful for the EV future.

[@stevenmorgan8223]

@@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis SO far none of the EV's are reliable. Look at the consumer satisfaction of Tesla, and the Volt. Everyone loves owning an EV but pissed at the constant need for repairs and no real customer service. I'm waiting for the big luxury brands to come out with product.

[@MrAndyb247]

Tom you are a trooper, immense dedication on your part to inform the public of your findings.

[@s13silviaman]

Thanks for doing the hard work! Amazing result. In a league of its own.

[@kanundrum]

Thanks Tom! Love the range test!

[@the_red_key8825]

That is OUTSTANDING! Would love to see this range in lower costing EVs!

[@rogerstarkey5390]

It IS "outstanding". Now, go away and think about why it WON'T be available in lower cost EVs. There are numerous reasons, all discussed at great length, most valid.

[@alvadagansta]

@@rogerstarkey5390 yea it will be. EVs are still in the infancy stage right now. ICE cars had over a century to optimize. EVs had maybe a decade or 2.

[@the_red_key8825]

@@rogerstarkey5390 People can still hope. And I dont have to go anywhere, but when I do in my Porsche Taycan, I wont be worried about you pal. Anyway I’d like to see this and other tech make its way down to more affordable cars for everyone to use and enjoy. Just like I said.

[@AndrewSienx]

There is a secret. Apart of bigger battery, the main reason are narrow tires. Both Tesla S and Porsche Taycan use much wider, staggered setups, especially Taycan. LDE-235/235 to MS-245/255 and PT-245/305. Also, Lucid uses all-season tires, which have less grip and less friction also. It changes a lot! Like 10%+ Actually, there is not really a tech in Lucid, which can improve cheaper cars. 1. 2170 cells in battery on ordinary chemistry. We have it already for years. No LFPs or 4680s or similar. 2. 800V architecture gives you advantage at the beginning of charging 5-10% of the very big batteries. Cheaper cars have smaller batteries and lower charging power because of that. Irrelevant. 3. 800V components are more expensive. 4. No structural battery in Lucid - old architecture small modules (e.g. M3 has 4 modules, MS 9 modules, MYB/A - 1 battery, no modules. Lucid ADE - 22 modules). 5. Full aluminium body - expensive material and manufacturing. Old school welding - a lot of robots. 6. Not very sophisticated body-in-white construction - car is heavy, even without battery and with light drivetrain. 7. Not very sophisticated software, no autopilot (now) or any future solutions. It is not a software company with a lot of experience. 8. No experience or known breakthroughs in manufacturing. Actually, they have very poor track record till now - something like 100 cars in a quarter? 9. No new optimized factory - it takes them ages to build anything. The only thing, which looks promising is small drivetrain. But is it cheap and easy to manufacture?

[@wildannurm3739]

@@AndrewSienx Having the longest proven range in the market right now looks promising enough for me, unless you are one of those guys that hate EV in general

[@barryw9473]

Thank you so much, Tom! I hope the seat was comfortable.

[@MrTmartin01]

That is a clear winner in the EV world for range

[@markmcintosh7095]

Very impressive range. Thanks for the test.

[@gery4870]

Superb vid Tom !! Keep it up man !!

[@marcdenlinger5282]

Great job Tom! Fun video to watch!

[@markshellard]

Excellent video Tom!!! I'm blown away that it did 500 @ 70 with the AC on.

[@adamchoi8136]

This is great to see the progress on range. It’s always an adventure watching these range tests

[@drplando14]

With all the variables (elevation and AC use) it probably does do 520 in ideal conditions. Great review

[@StephaunLovelace]

I just can't see how it could be the same range or close to the same range on the highway versus the street. Electric vehicles already favor lower speed so if you are getting 500 at highway speed then you would think that you probably could get almost 50+ miles more if you're doing 50 mph and under. It seems like they are greatly underestimating how far they could go on the street. Which is a great thing.

[@Rythmboy2]

@@StephaunLovelace Wind resistance plays a huge part in a car's performance, so the faster you go the more energy you need to break wind resistance. So yes I will allow your comment

[@Quickened1]

@@StephaunLovelace except that in the city, when you stop, you're still using energy if the radio is on, the ac or heat, brake lights etc. So it kind of balances out. As far as highway goes, it only has a .2 coefficient of drag, so wind resistance, even at ⁷⁰ compared to ⁵⁰, the difference is minimal... For the time being, this is the car, of my Lucid dreams!

[@savedfaves]

Good point.

[@kiwi335d]

@@Quickened1 I agree, in addition when driving city cycle you also have the extra battery drain from multiple accelerations from zero back up to speed due to the inevitable stop and go driving conditions. You will get brake regeneration when you slow to a stop at a stop sign or traffic light, however the energy used to accelerate back up to speed would likely use more kW than you recovered during brake regeneration. Not sure how this compares to steady state driving on highway with the wind drag and rolling resistance of the tires contributing to battery drain….

[@hmlee9220]

Amazing. Great job!

[@Kopchronicles]

Wow what an Amazing Test and car. Thanks Tom.

[@vals.3817]

Great video Tom. Truly a remarkable vehicle!

[@ChuckJ1944]

Wow, congratulations on being the first official range test over 500 miles!!!

[@yodasbff3395]

Impressive. 👍Thanks for doing this test, that was more like a marathon.

[@arribus30]

What and incredible test and an incredible car. Thank you for spending much of your time in sharing this.

[@fullyelectric]

Tom, wow that’s amazing.. 500 miles in not perfect conditions, I know when using the heater during a very long drive takes off a ton of range, using AC in summer takes off less then winter using the heater .. still amazing can’t wait to get one in a few years.. thanks for all you do Tom ... 👍

[@Nelson-Man]

It's not the cabin heater that takes the range but the higher density of cold air.

[@paulwinter9672]

Great video, thanks for spending that very long day verifying the 70mph range of the Lucid Air & showing it efficiency of 4.3 miles per kwh.🙂

[@vks4392]

Wonderful Tom. 👏👍😀 Loved it.

[@evertnuman7227]

That is incredible, Tom. It proves that this car is slippery - even at 70 mph. Thank you for doing this test.

[@FthePump]

That’s incredibly impressive!

[@tomattime]

Seriously impressive range. 👏🏽

[@rogerstarkey5390]

And the car😉

[@rayepps4201]

Thank you for this, Tom. It's nice to see other manufacturers (start-up and OEM) innovating and moving the EV needle. This is a much nicer car than anything Tesla is making. Here's to the new era of luxury, style and grace.

[@raydoherty5419]

Great job Tom!!! The road trip ninja right here!

[@JBsC6]

That was cool Tom. Thank you

[@JabbaFanzz]

Wow. Thank you so much for this content! So happy that someone made a REAL range test in a way that is also significant for many future EV buyers. Now i do wonder how this car is gonna hold up in the winter! Thanks again for your efforts :)

[@soumilkadam9310]

I like the efficiency 4.3 mi/kWh. Only Ioniq 38 kWh has higher efficiency 4.5 (Tom tested). While range decides how far we go, efficiency decides how quickly we gain miles while charging on Level 1 & 2. Also, more efficiency = less resources used.

[@vasileiospetropoulos2046]

Thanks sir! Great! Thanks a lot!

[@Miata822]

Thanks, Tom! WOW! So glad to see Lucid is delivering what it claims. This is why competition is good for business. Every company that pushes the bar further ahead challenges all the rest to get even better. Congratulations Lucid!

[@stevenmorgan8223]

Unless you are Joe Biden and you ignore all of the leading EV's praising only union shops that are not in the business yet.

[@Miata822]

@@stevenmorgan8223 Simpelton.

[@stevenmorgan8223]

​@@Miata822Grow up and behave. Now that the name calling is done, challenge what was wrong in my statement? I heard nothing about TESLA or Lucid in his speeches. According to him, the union shops of GM were going to save the day and bring the electric cars to the world. I would love to see where that makes anyone a simpleton, other than a person with your reply. If you are some leftists, then I understand your limited intellect gets in the way. Those of us in the center prefer discussion and debate and will leave you to the name calling with the far right. You Biden voters can have your name calling, juvenile arguments with the Trump voters.

[@akinoz]

Kudos to Lucid team. You did a very good job.

[@alvadagansta]

Thanks for the video. It must’ve been exhausting.

[@scottormond7985]

I’m glad that you hit 500. I’m guessing that you didn’t drink much liquid before the test began. Informative video and great job!

[@e-trippingwithadamgebbett8024]

fantastic long hauler. Surely that is as far as anyone needs to drive. Great video Tom.

[@DrMatthewhannah]

Great efficiency for such a big car, look forward to seeing the Lucid tech in smaller and more affordable cars in a few years

[@andromeda9340]

The amount of efficiency lucid could end up with could be pure alien.i can imagine them making a car that can go halfway across the US and still have range left.

[@dennisbird5901]

Hi Tom. Way to take one for the team on such a long range test! That is an amazing result!

[@InsideEVsUS]

After 3.5 hours of driving, I couldn't believe it was still at 50% SOC.

[@dennisbird5901]

@@InsideEVsUS my hope is Lucid can translate these efficiencies to a more affordable car.

[@GreenDriveIndia]

Great video

[@klee4klee]

Nice. Wating for my Air Pure later this year. can't wait

[@andromeda9340]

hope you enjoy!such an incredible car👌🏽

[@CMCNestT]

That is freaking amazing. It makes me almost want the 19" wheels on the Air.

[@InsideEVsUS]

*almost* 😆

[@SaschaPallenberg]

I will always give you guys credit for delivering such unbiased real world tests! This is what true journalism is all about and this is what we need to convince critics of emobility! Thank you so much!

[@CaptDnaDonut]

Simply amazing. I'm hoping (and expecting) to get half of that with my standard range mustang mach e.

[@seattlesimplelife2931]

Lucid is King of EV... Tesla Plaid S : 3.3 kWh vs Lucid 4.3 kWh. Amazing Technology 👏 🙀 😯 😮 5236lbs with 4.3kWh.. then later small Tesla3 like 3700 lbs with 50 kW battery could go as far as 300 miles and $25000.00 ??? That would be killer car ...Lets go. Lucid Tom How was ride ???

[@boostav]

Plaid had 21" wheels not 19" and this compares to the Model S LR.

[@raymondz595]

What is actually insane is the consumption and how incredibly efficient the drivetrain is. 14,6kwh/100km with AC on while doing 70mph/112kmh is incredible.

[@johannel8104]

Great vid, Tom! Always the consumate professional! I think the Air would have gotten 520+ mi if you tested on flatter ground like you say it is in NJ. A really phenomenal result. One of the things I have learnt is the narrower tires seems to make a big difference in range and I wish all EV producers would do this. It's an easy way to increase range without affecting grip and safety much (depending off course on how far you take it). EVs are coming full circle. No more range excuses. I know the Air is expensive and a low volume vehicle, but it is a fantastically engineered car.

[@Slayer-33]

Lucid NAILED IT. Where's Warren Redlich. Let's see what shit hell say about Lucid and the Air now.

[@OverlordActual]

I'd like it if my model 3 had that range. But that's more of a want than a need. That's incredible range though. Nice job lucid for giving what seems to be a reasonably accurate range number.

[@snakeeyes9246]

Lucid knows how to not overestimate their numbers, unlike Tesla. And it seems like they don't criminally underrate their numbers either like Porsche does.

[@AndrewSienx]

@@snakeeyes9246 Don't you think that EPA is a botched procedure if such discrepancies are possible in both directions? I remember also very EPA optimised company before - VW. Diesels. Lucid uses narrow tires - it looks good for EPA, but is it good for safety of the 1000hp+ car?

[@ult19x65]

My Model 3 EPA is way too optimistic. It's basically like 15% less in real life (with no AC/heater usage) and that was really disappointing. I'm surprised not many reviewers mention this considering that's a good 50 miles of range just never available

[@OverlordActual]

@@ult19x65 I could probably get EPA on mine with the right conditions...but that's kinda of the sad thing. These numbers don't seem to capture reality for a wide enough user base for some cars. And tesla pretty much across the board don't match up anywhere near reality. I could definitely get the epa rating if I stayed in my city and drove around for 250mi but that would take forever and be mind-numbing. The only time I care about getting my actual range is on a road trip which is why I find these test pretty useful.

[@ult19x65]

@@OverlordActual I agree, but Elon's own statements is that the price increases are bc of "superior range", which has been disappointing. Lucid and Hyundai for instance, has better battery than its EPA range

[@jhalkias17]

Damn impressive. Not only the range, but the efficiency. That is no small car to be getting 4.3 m/KwH. Great job as always Tom.

[@NadeemAhmed-nv2br]

My chevy bolt gets worse

[@douglaspierce7940]

I was thinking the same thing: My new VW ID.4 has been averaging about 3.0 m/KwH in about 800 miles of mixed use driving.

[@jackbrown172]

Nice job Tom. Bladder of steel!

[@BMWHP2]

Respect Tom, for driving this much just to inform others.

[@garyclark6747]

Now with the charge test you conducted I’d like to see how many miles per minute in charging you get back using the 70 MPH Range Test figure at _ _ _ miles you just got. Let me preempt you by saying it’s astounding on both measures but none the less we’ll wait for the stats as always. Awesome job testing a truly awesome EV. 💯 Great Job Lucid‼️

[@rogerstarkey5390]

Doesn't really matter. What's important is it that it (along with others) smashes the "range anxiety" myth. From now on, when asked "how far" you can take the same stance as Rolls Royce always did when asked about "performance". Standard reply. "Sufficient".

[@ascarez4841]

Warren redlish sweating rn

[@sketchRoom_Grimler_R]

Great! efficiency!

[@sexpistill]

Wonderful engineering

[@loriallen67]

Wow. Just wow.

[@MegaWilderness]

Well done Tom. That comprehensively gives Tesla and irrational Warren a huge smackdown. It's a fantastic car, time for the cheap people's car, Lucid.

[@eugeniustheodidactus8890]

*Smacks down Warren.* But Tesla chose not to build a 500+ mile range Model S so as _not to waste resources_ within such a ridiculous, *insignificantly tiny, uber-lux EV market.* Tesla actually has a highly profitable, high- volume business to run focusing on high margins and world-wide mass production, and Lucid has hand-built a tiny handful of vehicles in a micro-factory.

[@D44rkFx]

@@eugeniustheodidactus8890 Tesla's 500 mile range car depends on batteries they haven't put into a production car yet. Cancelling it for the reasons you stated is was just making excuses.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

@@D44rkFx You say they haven't put them into a production car yet ...... (That we've seen .... Wait 2 weeks)

[@eugeniustheodidactus8890]

@@D44rkFx blah blah blah

[@D44rkFx]

@@eugeniustheodidactus8890 I'm glad you agree with me

[@Optunity]

Beautiful

[@WalkerOne]

Brilliant.

[@TeslaJohn]

Tom thanks for doing the range test on the Lucid Air Dream Edition. 500 miles is a pretty good range for an electric vehicle. Since we only have one electrify America level 3 charger in Minnesota that vehicle Would be great for somebody in Northern or Southern Minnesota where there's no DC fast charging. Great job Tom

[@ppentertainment2351]

Great job. That’s what I wanted to see. It would be nice to see what the range on this model would be if there was more hilly/mountainous terrain involved.

[@e.o9470]

What a machine! their motor is just a masterpiece!

[@LakeLake123]

Just Wow!

[@MrArtist7777]

Great range test! I live in AZ and pretty I sure I know the route your took around the 202, 101 loop, which is beautiful this time of year. Hands down, Lucid is THE luxury car to buy.

[@StateOfChargeWithTomMoloughney]

Not the 101, the 303.

[@carlifrancis31]

This is the kind of range that is needed

[@trevorsutherland5263]

With COVID and working from home I would only have to charge this once a month. Now, if I could just find $170,000 in spare change under my sofa cushions...

[@snakeeyes9246]

That would be nice. This is currently the only American vehicle I would ever consider buying.

[@tngermaine1]

77k car available

[@cristian333GTX]

The model Tesla Y made 330 the highest long range and you guys did with the Lucid Air 500 impressive well done, if I wrong on the data let me know people, well done review and test and subscribed to you channel let’s see more test, cheers.

[@kens97sto171]

That's a very impressive range. And the efficiency is really high for highway speeds. If you guys get a chance to run one of these out west across Texas. It would be interesting to see what the efficiency is like running it 85 miles per hour. You could do that pretty easily west of Dallas.. lots of empty highway and the speed limit is 80 so you can run 85 without worrying about tickets.

[@peterwright837]

Awesome!

[@hussamalyafai3708]

Sensational... so if i understood this correctly the lucid has 18kw more battery capacity than Tesla and @ the 70mph test it provides 200miles more range!!! yes or no?

[@AK-zd6yr]

Thanks, Tom! Been waiting for this video! Question: Why does the Cruise Control work in this car but not in the ones delivered to customers? Also, could u please do a range test on the Model S (non-Plaid) with 19 inch rims? U r a gentleman and a star!

[@StateOfChargeWithTomMoloughney]

It actually does work in customer cars. Lucid's suite of ADAS isn't complete, but the ACC works to customers as it did for me. Other features like lane centering don't work and will be updated later, but all cars being delivered now had ACC which I used.

[@tedspradley]

Kudos Tom for the ability to maintain dialogue without pausing to gather your thoughts all while driving. Holy moly. I couldn’t carry on a conversation with myself that well.

[@StateOfChargeWithTomMoloughney]

Don't be so sure I did it in 1 take!

[@aperez301]

Lucid had definitely learned from its Formula E ventures. I guess EVs are no different in that racing can lead to some groundbreaking innovation.

[@juanmedinar20]

Nice video. I really hope that you can do the range test on the Model S Long Range at some point. Thanks. Also, can you mention the tire size and the type? Is the Lucid Air using 245 19" all season tires all around? I can't find the info on Lucid's website

[@InsideEVsUS]

Yes, the standard equipment Pirelli all-season P Zero, 19" 245/45

[@effervescence5664]

I always find it interesting that a gain of 30kWh over the Taycan leads to a 200-300 mile range increase. Admittedly they're tuned and aimed at completely different markets but it's impressive how different manufacturers drive units are so different in energy conversion considering it's the same natural laws governing said conversion.

[@henningkarbstein777]

I was waiting for this video with great curiosity and wasn’t disappointed! Excellent (car and tester). It’s great to see that (unlike other brands… no naming here) the real world range is very close to the rated. Less than 4% deviation, and that at cool temps. At 70F it might have hit the ETA. I am waiting for the recliners in the rear, highway level 4 autonomy, and then get one for the night drives Charlotte - Miami with on pee and recharge stop, sleeping otherwise in comfort through the night.

[@nicholasnimey4817]

Unreal

[@unsaturated8482]

wow this car is insane

[@charlesfelix9429]

I’m a big fan of Tom! At 88 kWh consumed, 374 miles driven? I’d be happy with that range in any car. I wish more SUVs with this battery size (~88 kWh) could get closer to this efficiency (4.3 miles/kWh)