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> I'll believe it when I see it See it: https://www.motortrend.com/cars/lucid/air/2021/2021-lucid-air-first-ride-review-range-test/ https://www.motortrend.com/
by clouddrover 6y ago
> I'll believe it when I see it
See it: https://www.motortrend.com/cars/lucid/air/2021/2021-lucid-air-first-ride-review-range-test/ https://www.motortrend.com/cars/lucid/air/2021/2021-lucid-ai...
> can they be affordably built at scale?
The Lucid Air is an expensive luxury car. It's affordable in the same way that all luxury cars are affordable: not very. It's not a high volume vehicle.
They will be selling a smaller battery version eventually which will be cheaper but still at luxury car prices.
- zwily 6y agoAre they achieving the additional range by just using a bigger battery? Or new tech/chemistry? Removing weight from the rest of the car? Better aerodynamics? If it’s just a bigger battery, it’s not all that interesting. I’m sure Elon could build a prototype S with 1000 miles range if he felt like it. It wouldn’t make sense though.
- clouddrover 6y ago> Are they achieving the additional range by using a bigger battery? Removing weight from the rest of the car? Better aerodynamics? Yes. This is discussed in the article.
- Sohcahtoa82 6y agoIt's even in the damn title of the article!
- mcot2 6y agoThis is the best interview I have seen with Peter Rawlinson which will address most of your questions. He was a chief engineer at Lotus and also at Tesla for the Model S and he is now CEO of Lucid. He is the real deal. https://youtu.be/RWc2urOyCVw https://youtu.be/RWc2urOyCVw
- jcheng 6y agoI feel bad even making the comparison, but interestingly, the disastrous Faraday Future was cofounded by Nick Sampson, who was also a chief engineer at Lotus and then Director Vehicle & Chassis Engineering at Tesla for the Model S.
- gamblor956 6y agoIt's not a bigger battery. It's a more efficient battery.