[chacha72]

World's First: Lucid Air 0-100% DC Fast Charge Review

I get the honor of being the first independent journalist to record a 0 to 100% DC fast charge session of a Lucid Air Dream Edition Range. The Lucid Air has ...

t.co

 

[hmp10]

Regarding all the nonsense about Lucid's battery pack that Warren Redlich (a DUI lawyer who sells Tesla merchandise on the internet) pumps out on YouTube, this article is worth a read:

Lucid Battery Controversy: Engineer Provides Exhaustive Analysis

Yes, the Lucid Air Dream battery pack is 118 kWh capacity, and yes, it could take 134 kWh to charge it from 0-100%. Here's a clear analysis of why.

insideevs.com

 

[sandvinsd]

Charging speed is even more important if the range isn’t in the reported 500 mile vicinity. Lower range means more stopping to charge

 

[Hc_79]

Charging speed is even more important if the range isn’t in the reported 500 mile vicinity. Lower range means more stopping to charge

I doubt many people will be able to get close to the EPA. They used the same 5 cycle test that Tesla uses which is optimistic to say the least so I would say when a real world test is done it may get 460 to 470 perhaps which still isn't a bad effort. Everyone else does the 2 cycle test which is more conservative and why we see all these cars going far beyond EPA numbers. I wish all companies were forced to follow the same rules as people aren't going to know who did a 2 cycle test vs a 5 cycle test.