300 Mile Road Trip: Impressive Efficiency!

[Bobby]

Just back from a 300 mile road trip. Not a huge trip but definitely enough to film some clips and see how the car behaved. Here's my YouTube review of the trip:

 

[Jefferoo]

Thanks for the trip review Bobby!

 

[windscar911]

What a great video!
Speed (or lack thereof) is king!

 

[SaratogaLefty]

Another great video!!

 

[DBV]

Thanks for doing that video. Great job! Curious when you got home, how much range did you have left? Sorry, if I missed that in the video.

 

[Bobby]

Thanks for doing that video. Great job! Curious when you got home, how much range did you have left? Sorry, if I missed that in the video.

I had 25% remaining.

 

[Cosmo Cruz]

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My question is this, since everyone holds their phone like an idiot when video, why can the mfgrs. just rotate the lens 90 degrees so the camera does landscape when you hold the phone the "normal" way ? Is that too much for "software engineers". That way almost every video we see on the news about tornadoes and hurricanes is watchable, and you have to work really hard to screw it up.

I'm always afraid I'm going to drop my camera when I hold it landscape...am I the only one who sees the problem is a simple engineering f-up ? I want a phone shaped like my Lucid key fob, but easier to operate.

 

[DBV]

I had 25% remaining.

Nice - so on that trip you had very good range. Your is a GT with the larger wheels, so rated around 469 miles at 100% - right?

 

[Cosmo Cruz]

I hope my tone wasn't edgy...of course I love a Bobby video. But I can't take it any more....do people really watch TV on their sides?

Hey ... I'd like to see you get in and out of the car, including closing the door, the way you normally do it.

I've gotten it down from 5 head bumps to two ( I always forget to duck again when I reach out to retrieve the door ).

 

[marqie]

Just back from a 300 mile road trip. Not a huge trip but definitely enough to film some clips and see how the car behaved. Here's my YouTube review of the trip:

Thank you for recording and sharing your experience @Bobby. I love that part of California. I can imagine how fabulous the drive was inside your Air!

 

[Bobby]

I hope my tone wasn't edgy...of course I love a Bobby video. But I can't take it any more....do people really watch TV on their sides?

Hey ... I'd like to see you get in and out of the car, including closing the door, the way you normally do it.

I've gotten it down from 5 head bumps to two ( I always forget to duck again when I reach out to retrieve the door ).

I face away from the car and sit my butt down then rotate my whole body 90 degrees clockwise.

 

[Bobby]

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My question is this, since everyone holds their phone like an idiot when video, why can the mfgrs. just rotate the lens 90 degrees so the camera does landscape when you hold the phone the "normal" way ? Is that too much for "software engineers". That way almost every video we see on the news about tornadoes and hurricanes is watchable, and you have to work really hard to screw it up.

I'm always afraid I'm going to drop my camera when I hold it landscape...am I the only one who sees the problem is a simple engineering f-up ? I want a phone shaped like my Lucid key fob, but easier to operate.

Better?

 

[joec]

I’m 6’2 and I never hit my head getting into the car on the driver’s side. But when I get into the passenger side, where my wife has the seat set pretty high, I bang my head all the time. It’s all about how low the seat is for me. Have to remember to push the passenger seat down before getting in.

All the more reason for Lucid to allow us to save passenger seat settings. And let us access them from the app.

 

[Drendino]

Another great video Bobby. The efficiency was great, but even more impressive is that you bring your own shower head with you. You are definitely Mr. Go Go Gadget!

 

[LowOnCash]

Just back from a 300 mile road trip. Not a huge trip but definitely enough to film some clips and see how the car behaved. Here's my YouTube review of the trip:

Congrats on your new ride they are beautiful - Fortunately your weather was perfect for both yourself and the HV battery. Your efficiency is in par with a BMW I-4 which averages 3.5-3.8 m/kw and a bit less efficiency than a Kia EV6 which averages 3.8-4.2. I understand you traveled 327 miles round trip. I never seen your departure mileage nor the range on arrival or when you got back home did you record those numbers. I'm sure your range numbers were not accurate since it said you would have 310 miles on your first stop which was not going to happen. When you arrived you traveled 157 miles and had 59%, so I would guess maybe 330 miles total? It's important to note you really did not use AC or heat to speak of on the trip at 70 degrees. Been looking at the Lucid, however I'm concerned in the event it needs work I don't like having to tow my cars major distances. I own a Kia EV6 and a BMW I4 now but always looking - Again Congrats and thanks for sharing your ride - Mike

 

[borski]

I hope my tone wasn't edgy...of course I love a Bobby video. But I can't take it any more....do people really watch TV on their sides?

Hey ... I'd like to see you get in and out of the car, including closing the door, the way you normally do it.

I've gotten it down from 5 head bumps to two ( I always forget to duck again when I reach out to retrieve the door ).

You’re not going to like this answer lol, but most people nowadays view videos on their phones, which are generally held in portrait mode. That’s why everyone records it that way.

 

[windscar911]

Congrats on your new ride they are beautiful - Fortunately your weather was perfect for both yourself and the HV battery. Your efficiency is in par with a BMW I-4 which averages 3.5-3.8 m/kw and a bit less efficiency than a Kia EV6 which averages 3.8-4.2. I understand you traveled 327 miles round trip. I never seen your departure mileage nor the range on arrival or when you got back home did you record those numbers. I'm sure your range numbers were not accurate since it said you would have 310 miles on your first stop which was not going to happen. When you arrived you traveled 157 miles and had 59%, so I would guess maybe 330 miles total? It's important to note you really did not use AC or heat to speak of on the trip at 70 degrees. Been looking at the Lucid, however I'm concerned in the event it needs work I don't like having to tow my cars major distances. I own a Kia EV6 and a BMW I4 now but always looking - Again Congrats and thanks for sharing your ride - Mike

Do either of those cars (i4 and ev6) ride on 21" 265s? From what we've seen, the 21" wheels on the Lucid come with a fairly sizable range penalty.

Owners on the 19" wheels have shown efficiencies over 4mi/kWh

 

[Bobby]

Congrats on your new ride they are beautiful - Fortunately your weather was perfect for both yourself and the HV battery. Your efficiency is in par with a BMW I-4 which averages 3.5-3.8 m/kw and a bit less efficiency than a Kia EV6 which averages 3.8-4.2. I understand you traveled 327 miles round trip. I never seen your departure mileage nor the range on arrival or when you got back home did you record those numbers. I'm sure your range numbers were not accurate since it said you would have 310 miles on your first stop which was not going to happen. When you arrived you traveled 157 miles and had 59%, so I would guess maybe 330 miles total? It's important to note you really did not use AC or heat to speak of on the trip at 70 degrees. Been looking at the Lucid, however I'm concerned in the event it needs work I don't like having to tow my cars major distances. I own a Kia EV6 and a BMW I4 now but always looking - Again Congrats and thanks for sharing your ride - Mike

Some responses to your questions:

Weather: yes, the weather in San Diego and the surrounding area is ideal for EV drivers. I definitely don't live here by mistake!

You asked my departure mileage: I'm not sure what you mean here. Do you mean what was my efficiency prior to departure? I typically see about 3.0m/kWh but then I do drive the car fairly aggressively and Southern California is very hilly. If are were wondering how many miles are on the car, it's slightly over 5000. If you are asking what the indicated miles remaining was on the car when I left, that would be 469 at 100% charge. That number is based on the EPA range. It is well known and frequently discussed in this forum that many, including myself, wish the car would calculate range based on actual driving history and other factors, not some meaningless EPA number. If you look at the recent Mega Poll, you will see many votes for that to be included in a software update.

My remaining range on arrival at the destination: according to the car, about 300 indicated. Again, this is based on EPA and I don't use it in my calculations. I figure my actual remaining mileage was about 230-240 if I drained the battery completely, which I would never do.
My remaining mileage on arrival home: about 80-90.

I mentioned in the video that the ambient temperature range was between 64 and 74° and so the air conditioning was on and set at 70, but not doing a whole heck of a lot.

I have never had my Lucid back to a Service Center, which is about 80 miles away. Service visits that I have had were done via the mobile service and I have been very satisfied with that. I do hope that a full service center is installed here in San Diego in the near future because we have many owners and over time we will have a greater need for it.

Thank you for the information about the BMW i4 in the Kia EV6. Those are both vehicles that do not compete in the same space as the Lucid Air, so I did not really consider them as options to this car. This does not mean they are not excellent vehicles, they just did not fit my needs and desires. The vehicles I did consider as options were the EQS, the eTron/Taycan, and the Model S Plaid. I tested of each of these and concluded that the Lucid Air is head and shoulders better than any of them FOR MY NEEDS which involves frequent round trips to Los Angeles (320 miles) to visit an ill and housebound family member. None of the cars tested except the Testa can make this trip without charging, and I am not a fan of Tesla. The BMW and Kia can't make that trip either. I have owned a non-Tesla electric vehicle since 2018 and, as such, am well aware of the challenges faced by drivers using the public charging infrastructure. The desire to make that round-trip without charging factored heavily into my decision and effectively eliminated any other EV available at this time.

 

[HariK]

You’re not going to like this answer lol, but most people nowadays view videos on their phones, which are generally held in portrait mode. That’s why everyone records it that way.

I am old fashioned. I will turn the phone to landscape or watch on the big TV using chromecast. So, I vote for landscape.

 

[HariK]

Thank you for recording and sharing your experience @Bobby. I love that part of California. I can imagine how fabulous the drive was inside your Air!

@mcr16 I hope Lucid offers and option to predict the range based user choice other than the EPA miles per kWh or use the lifetime average miles per kWh by default and modify it based on the actual driving efficiency and save us the mental calculation. That is how most ICE cars do as you know.