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The title should be updated as it is misleading in a critical way. The word "big" suggests the size and weight of the battery is bigger, which is not the case.

The title should be updated as it is misleading in a critical way. The word "big" suggests the size and weight of the battery is bigger, which is not the case. That would be entirely unremarkable. Their quote directly states this: "It's relatively easy to achieve more range by adding progressively more batteries, but gaining 'dumb range' that way increases weight and cost, and reduces interior space." He continued, "Lucid Air has achieved its remarkable range whilst also reducing battery size" A better title: "Lucid Air's EV 113.0 KWh Battery Is More Powerful, Efficient, and Lighter-weight Than Tesla's"

natch 6y ago
Let’s not jump the gun though. We still don’t know enough about Tesla’s 2021 and later batteries. Your suggested headline is built around a comparison to missing information. Also Tesla’s best battery will be 200kw, not 113kw... I guess they missed that. And Cybrtrk may be higher than that. But yes reducing size and weight and improving efficiency are all great things! Kudos to them if they can get it into a shipping car at volume.
- detritus 6y ago
  https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck I had to check - they've not gotten rid of the vowels and a c Having seen what Elon's at least half to blame for naming this year, I could've fully believed he'd gone that route!
  - natch 6y ago
    Could have sworn an earlier version did but maybe it wasn’t official. Thanks for pointing that out. I do like it better with vowels.
electriclove 6y ago
It is all just another click bait headline
speedgoose 6y ago
I think your title is worse because it mentions Tesla, which is extremely clickbate in EV news.
zaroth 6y ago
The battery is not more efficient - TFA doesn't mention anything about charging efficiency at all. TFA also doesn't mention anything about the weight of the battery. The vehicle has a coefficient of drag of 0.21 (versus the Model S Cd of 0.24). Curb weight of the vehicle is apprarently 4630 lbs, lower than Tesla Model S (4,880) perhaps due to reduced weight of the drive-train or other components. The right way to describe the battery is that it is higher capacity. It may also have a higher charge/discharge rate, or a higher energy density, but they have not made any specific claims here, just rather generic boasting.

natch 6y ago

Let’s not jump the gun though. We still don’t know enough about Tesla’s 2021 and later batteries. Your suggested headline is built around a comparison to missing information. Also Tesla’s best battery will be 200kw, not 113kw... I guess they missed that. And Cybrtrk may be higher than that. But yes reducing size and weight and improving efficiency are all great things! Kudos to them if they can get it into a shipping car at volume.

detritus 6y ago
https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck I had to check - they've not gotten rid of the vowels and a c Having seen what Elon's at least half to blame for naming this year, I could've fully believed he'd gone that route!
- natch 6y ago
  Could have sworn an earlier version did but maybe it wasn’t official. Thanks for pointing that out. I do like it better with vowels.

electriclove 6y ago

It is all just another click bait headline

speedgoose 6y ago

I think your title is worse because it mentions Tesla, which is extremely clickbate in EV news.

zaroth 6y ago

The battery is not more efficient - TFA doesn't mention anything about charging efficiency at all. TFA also doesn't mention anything about the weight of the battery. The vehicle has a coefficient of drag of 0.21 (versus the Model S Cd of 0.24). Curb weight of the vehicle is apprarently 4630 lbs, lower than Tesla Model S (4,880) perhaps due to reduced weight of the drive-train or other components. The right way to describe the battery is that it is higher capacity. It may also have a higher charge/discharge rate, or a higher energy density, but they have not made any specific claims here, just rather generic boasting.