With the launch of the Lucid Air less than a month away and the announcement of the it having a claimed range of 517 miles, we are now learning how it is achieved. A 113 kWh battery pack.
Thanks to the results of a third-party test resulting in an EPA-rated range of over 500 miles the company saw a spike in interest for the EV. The Air was originally set to house a 130 kWh battery but the company has now confirmed it accomplished such an impressive range with a 113 kWh while focusing on efficiency.
Furthermore, Lucid has unveiled its Lucid Air’s “Space-Concept” platform design stating “This achievement reflects a revolutionary and innovative approach to automotive layout and engineering packaging called the Lucid Space Concept, which capitalizes upon the miniaturization of Lucid’s in-house developed EV drivetrain and battery pack to optimize interior cabin space within Lucid Air’s relatively compact exterior footprint. This extends the philosophy of hyper-efficiency embedded in every facet of Lucid Air from energy efficiency to spatial efficiency, delivering an unprecedented combination of range, practicality, performance, and comfort.”
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CEO and CTO of Lucid Motors, Peter Rawlinson, said about the design “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. Lucid Air has achieved its remarkable range whilst also reducing battery size through its in-house technology, resulting in a breakthrough in overall vehicle-level efficiency.”
The CEO added “By pursuing this ‘smart range’ approach, Lucid shall not only be able to offer the Air with this unprecedented absolute range, but also offer future models that achieve competitive range from proportionately smaller battery packs, thereby saving cost, weight, and space. Lucid’s breakthrough is not merely just a few percent; we are talking about a significant improvement, which I shall cover further on September 9th. This represents a true breakthrough and what excites me the most for the future and for Lucid’s role in advancing electrification and sustainable mobility,”
In addition, the company also confirmed a substantial amount of cargo capacity in the electric sedan “In addition to unprecedented interior passenger space for its compact exterior footprint, the Lucid Air also features the largest frunk ever offered in a production EV, with a capacity of over 280 liters, which is 89 percent larger than the current leader in the Lucid Air’s vehicle class and 40 percent larger than the current EV leader in the SUV class. In combination with its trunk, Lucid Air offers a total of 739 liters of luggage space, best in class for both electric and internal combustion engine vehicles by some margin.”
Lucid Air is expected to be unveiled on September 9, 2020, including final pricing information.