Lucid Air Pure Achieves 146 MPGe & 5 Miles Per Kilowatt-Hour

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California-based Lucid Motors recently announced that its Air Pure all-electric sedan has achieved two necessary energy-efficiency milestones: 146 MPGe and 5 miles per kilowatt-hour. The Air Pure additionally has about 420 miles of vary from its 84 kWh battery.

When you observe electrical automobiles, you recognize the Air Pure’s energy-efficiency milestones are very spectacular. When you don’t know a lot about electrical automobiles, the miles per gallon equal measure, or MPGe, is meant to be a method of evaluating how environment friendly an electrical automobile is to a gas-powered one, as a result of all of us perceive what miles per gallon means for fuel automobiles. So, on this explicit case, in case you consider a gas-powered automobile that might drive 146 miles on one gallon of fuel, you bought it. (Like many issues in life, there’s extra to it than such a easy clarification. The US EPA has extra in-depth information.)

When you take into account essentially the most fuel-efficient fuel automobile you might have ever owned, the Lucid Air Pure blows it away. In case you have an EV, the Air Pure beats it too, at the very least in the case of MPGe. Some sources record the Hyundai Ioniq 6 because the EV with the most effective MPGe, at 140, however that was earlier than Lucid’s Air Pure current announcement.

Wulfer de Bruijn, Director of Effectivity and EV Techniques at Lucid, answered some questions concerning the Air Pure for CleanTechnica.

Is the Air Pure now essentially the most energy-efficient mass market totally electrical sedan?

Sure, the Lucid Air Pure is essentially the most power environment friendly automobile, interval, electrical or gas-powered, sedan or compact. Effectivity just isn’t a knob you possibly can flip, or a swap you possibly can flip. Effectivity is a mindset that it is advisable to carry into every little thing you design, code, or implement. Solely by proudly owning and designing our personal drive models and our personal battery packs and by writing our personal controls software program, can we obtain the landmark 5.0 mi/kWh effectivity and 146 MPGe.

How rather more power environment friendly is the Air Pure in comparison with different EVs in its class?

The Lucid Air Pure is over 70% extra environment friendly than a Porsche Taycan, over 50% extra environment friendly than a Mercedes Benz EQS, and roughly 20% extra environment friendly than a Tesla Mannequin S. Automobiles that come near our achieved MPGe values are compact automobiles, whereas the Pure is a full-size sedan with ample inside house and many room for baggage.

See under graphic detailing on-road effectivity comparisons for aggressive EVs in its class.

Is it correct to say the Air Pure is much extra energy-efficient than a gas-powered luxurious sedan on the identical value level?

The Lucid Air Pure is over 6 instances extra environment friendly as a comparable gas-mild hybrid powered luxurious sedan, with equal energy, higher efficiency, at half the value level.

The EPA makes use of MPGe (Miles Per Gallon Equal) for EVs for the aim of evaluating EV and ICE automobile effectivity on the identical scale. For reference, a gallon of gasoline incorporates 33.7 kWh of power.

The fuel economy database maintained by the US DOE and EPA permits us to match automobiles aspect by aspect for this function as properly. (2025 outcomes usually are not revealed on the database presently)

What’s the chemistry for the 84-kWh battery pack?

Lucid has cell provide agreements with LG Vitality Options, Samsung SDI, and Panasonic. As a coverage, we don’t present detailed details about cell functions in particular person fashions.

Does the warmth pump play any position in supporting the automobile’s power effectivity?

The warmth pump helps redistribute power for cabin conditioning, both utilizing the automobile powertrain or ambient air as the warmth supply. As a result of many of the warmth is transferred moderately than generated, warmth pumps are about 3 to 4 instances as environment friendly than standard heating applied sciences reminiscent of electrical heaters.

Does the Air Pure qualify for the federal EV incentive to buy, if not, what about leasing?

All Lucid Air fashions qualify for a $7500 credit score on leases, which Lucid passes by to decrease buyer funds. Underneath the present guidelines, Lucid Air automobiles bought by people don’t qualify for federal tax credit score incentive program.