Lucid Air Drives Over 800 Miles On Two Charges: SF to LA And Back

The new electric sedan presents an impressive range even for ICE standards.

Lucid Air Goes From SF to LA And Back On Two Charges: 800 Mi In Total

Gustavo Henrique Ruffo

By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo

Apr 2, 2020 at 9:03am ET

Add InsideEVs as a preferred source in Google

Comment

Before this whole COVID-19 situation proved it was way worse than a tougher cold, we told you that Lucid was finally granted access to public road-testing on February 5. The promising Air sedan would be able to run more than 400 miles on a single charge. Well, Lucid has made the video above to show it kept its promise of being the first EV to break the 400-mile barrier. At least if Tesla does not deliver the Model S with that capability before Lucid can start delivering the Air.

The sad news is that – also due to the novel coronavirus – the debut of the production version of the electric sedan will only happen by the end of the year, according to the Silicon Valley Business Journal.

More Lucid Air News:

Lucid Motors Announces Sales And Service Strategy, Retail Locations

The presentation would happen at the New York Auto Show, already postponed to late August. The Javits Center has been turned into a 1,000-bed makeshift hospital due to the public health crisis at the Big Apple.

Regardless of the production, the fact is that the Lucid Air can indeed run more than 400 mi on a single charge. The video above shows a trip from San Francisco down to Los Angeles and back. Both legs were made with a single full charge each, for a total of more than 800 miles.

Lucid Air Goes From SF to LA And Back On Two Charges: 800 Mi In Total

One of the most innovative aspects of the Lucid Air is its 900V battery system, which promises to allow it to charge at more than 300 kW. Electrify America has some stations that are able to deliver that much power. Still, no car can take it so far. The Lucid Air promises to change that.

What do you think?

View

Comments

With such high voltages in its battery system, safety must be a considerable concern for Lucid. Other manufacturers, such as Toroidion, pledged to keep tensions at a maximum of 48V and to swap batteries to make getting energy faster than any fast-charging methods currently available.

While the EV industry does not define a standard to make their products as practical as combustion-engined cars came to be, the discussion about high or low voltage will proceed. Remember that Bertha Benz did not have where to buy fuel when she made her first trip. She had to go to a local pharmacy in Wiesloch to get gas. Whether we will get electricity solely from plugs or also from swappable batteries is yet to be determined.

We want your opinion!

What would you like to see on Insideevs.com?

Take our 3 minute survey.

- The InsideEVs team

Share this Story

GO TO COMMENTS

(

)

Got a tip for us? Email: tips@insideevs.com

View all comments ( )

Trending

Kia EV3 Lease Deals Are Here, And It’s Cheaper Than The Chevy Bolt And Nissan Leaf

I Let Android Auto Plan My EV Roadtrip. Here’s How It Worked

This Chevy Bolt Has 470,000 Miles. Here’s How Much A New Battery Was

Here's What It's Like To Take Delivery Of A Rivian R2