{"id":135,"date":"2020-09-11T22:36:29","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T22:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3ddesignlab.com\/?p=135"},"modified":"2020-09-11T22:36:29","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T22:36:29","slug":"lucid-motors-set-the-stage-for-its-most-highly-anticipated-air-electric-sedan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekytechnews.com\/?p=135","title":{"rendered":"Lucid Motors set the stage for its most highly anticipated Air Electric Sedan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lucid Motors fully unveiled the first production version of its powerful luxury electric car, the Lucid Air<\/strong>.\u00a0 The company claims that Lucid Air is the most aero-efficient<\/strong>, longest range<\/strong>, and fastest charging electric vehicle<\/strong> to date.<\/span><\/p>\n

The event took place online at the company\u2019s Silicon Valley headquarters last September 9, 2020 where the details of interior and exterior designs, specifications, configurations and pricing were all revealed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Before the event, Lucid\u2019s current CEO Peter Rawlinson claimed that the debut of\u00a0 the production version of the Lucid Air will set a new benchmark for electric vehicles, and a landmark for cars. Even though Lucid Air is said to have Tesla DNA running through it due to Peter being the former Model S Lead Engineer and VP of Engineering at Tesla, it seems to outperform the Model S in a variety of categories.<\/span><\/p>\n

Founded as Atieva in 2007, the company started by making high performance batteries for Formula E racing cars. It then changed its name to Lucid Motors in 2016 and decided to create its first flagship electric sedan.<\/span><\/p>\n

With over a decade in the making, the electric sedan was supposed to be revealed at the New York Auto show earlier this year but got delayed due to a coronavirus pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we embarked on this journey at Lucid Motors and the development of our first vehicle, the Lucid Air, we refused to compromise. We decided early on that we were going to pursue every facet of performance, innovation, and luxury,\u201d said Derek Jenkins, VP of design for Lucid Motors.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Design<\/b><\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Lucid Motors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Without the restriction of traditional automotive design, Lucid innovates the very concept of a luxury sedan, redefining the shape, proportion, and dimension.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With\u00a0 close collaboration of the design and a<\/span>erodynamics teams, they developed its tapered shape design that makes it the world\u2019s most aero-efficient luxury car with a verified 0.21 coefficient of drag. The aero efficiency is evident on the surface of the Lucid Air\u2019s elegant surface and aerodynamically optimized wheel designs that guide air efficiently through and around the car.<\/p>\n

Lucid claimed that the big advantage of any Lucid Air version is its interior design.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is where the marvel of Lucid packaging and our space content is quite incredible,\u201d said Derek Jenkins. The Air versions offer the space of a large sedan in a midsize car.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0 \u00a0\"\"Its\u00a0 interior themes are crafted with colors and materials that invoke its own sense of uniqueness. The vehicle features a \u201cfloating\u201d driver information screen behind the steering wheel, an angled control touchscreen in the lower center of the dash, and fingertip activated Quick Touch electric door.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Lucid Motors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lucid also exploits the miniaturized electric powertrain components to both maximize performance while simultaneously providing more room for driver, passengers and storage.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Performance<\/b><\/p>\n

Using the official EPA standard testing procedure at FEV North America, Lucid Air achieved an estimated EPA range of 517 miles on a single charge which tops Tesla\u2019s Model S with a record of 402 miles. According to Rawlinson, the car can achieve a quarter mile in 9.9 seconds which is faster compared to Tesla\u2019s fastest vehicle that reportedly takes 10.4 seconds. Lucid achieved it due to their proprietary technology along with careful engineering consideration on every aspect of the car\u2019s performance and efficiency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Lucid Motors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lucid is also proud of their charging rate which is as fast as 20 miles per minute. With this, Lucid Air sets new benchmarks of being the fastest charging electric vehicle ever offered where having 300 miles of range in just 20 minutes is now a possibility.<\/span><\/p>\n

CEO Peter Rawlinson stated that Lucid achieved this due to their proprietary technology along with careful engineering consideration on:<\/span><\/p>\n