While VW and Tesla are struggling to dominate e-mobility, a start-up could outstrip them in terms of range: a distance of up to 800 km seems possible.
Newark / Munich - The Californian car novelty Lucid Air sets out to push the Tesla Model S * from the throne of the electric sedan with an impressive range.
Test drives of the first production model from the start-up Lucid Motors show that a long distance of around 800 kilometers is no longer utopian, but can already be realized today.
With different versions of the Lucid Air - a powerful and not very inexpensive streamlined electric vehicle (prices from 80,000 US dollars) - the editor of a car magazine (
Motortrend.com
) managed the route Los Angeles - San Francisco without having to refuel at a charging station .
The distance traveled between the cities on the US west coast was 445 miles, which means an impressive 716 kilometers.
Lucid Air: New electric car enables ranges of 800 km
The US manufacturer, which was recently listed with a market value of 40 billion dollars, has even more to offer in terms of range: A top model of the Lucid Air should even bring it to a range of around 800 kilometers, as company boss Peter Rawlinson assures. This means that in the future a travel route such as Hamburg - Munich with a fully charged battery would be possible without any problems *. Even conventional vehicles with gasoline engines can no longer keep up.
“The Lucid Air stands for the next generation of electric vehicles and sets new standards in terms of comfort, range, efficiency and performance in the interior.
We look forward to delighting customers around the world with the best electric vehicles, ”said the British Lucid CEO recently enthusiastically.
Sounds like another serious rival for Tesla and VW is opening up on the horizon in the fight for electric supremacy *.
Electric cars: Lucid with outstanding range - Mercedes in the starting blocks
In this context, the question arises as to whether Lucid Motors even dares to venture into the highly competitive European automotive market? The innovative electrical specialist from Newark is doing just that - and is also planning to deliver its vehicles in Germany in 2022. Elon Musk has of course had the domestic competitor on his radar for a long time, and has even lowered prices because of Lucid Motors *.
Undoubtedly, the Lucid Air sedan is aimed at the premium models market.
As far as the range is concerned, local top dogs like Volkswagen or Daimler obviously also have to dress warmly.
Vehicles from the VW Group *, which focuses all of its innovative strength on electromobility and digitization, cannot yet keep up.
At Mercedes, however, things look different according to the current status: The new EQS electric sedan will also see its market launch from next year with an alleged WLTP range of up to 770 km.
(PF)
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