My BMW is the same too, it’s EPA or better.Usually I'd agree. State of Charge just range tested the Mercedes CLA. Its EPA Highway range rating is 315 miles. Tom drove the car at a steady 70 mph and traveled 385 mile going from 100% to 0% indicated.
2027 Mercedes CLA 350 4MATIC Electric DC Fast-Charging Analysis 0-100%
The 2027 Mercedes CLA 350 4MATIC Electric offers not only a long driving range but also a very good range replenishment rate during DC fast charging.evchargingstations.com
No way German’s are way behind anymore. The new BMW’s are getting close or even better and I think will beat Lucid in real world range.
Space, efficiency, performance, handling……but agree with you about service. Look at the “biggly” battery that they need. And the cost for that big battery will make it more expensive than the Gravity. Build quality? That’s an easy fix and Lucid getting better at it. In fact, my 4 year old Touring doesn’t have a single rattle, unlike a 1 year old Mercedes that I drove recently.
In the words of Tom Moloughney at State of Charge, you can go fast or you can go far, but you can’t do both.
The question of whether a one car is better than the other is subjective and depends on the use case and expectations of the buyer. One of the reasons that Lucid struggles with service availability is build quality. Service centers are often doing QC work that should be addressed at the factory. The Germans don’t have that issue and it’s a big deal for some buyers. And saying that a car is better is meaningless if you can’t sell it at volume profitably.
German automakers' cars are the big exception.
The point I’m making is that the “ Germans do not have better EV architecture and are not even close” . They are still very behind Lucid. The new iX5 is still based in an ICE platform and very compromised. Same dimensions as a Lucid and almost half the cargo capacity. It has 2 cubic feet more behind the 2nd row than the Gravity 3rd row. That is a a whopping difference.
BMW is giving people what they want. Being better on paper doesn’t matter if it doesn’t translate to sales. Buyers are likely going to be indifferent when it comes to the platform a vehicle is built on. BMW is leaning into the familiarity and brand loyalty customers have with the X3 and X5. What you see as a deficiency is a very deliberate strategy. Produce EV’s that incorporate features and technologies that buyers want and are willing to pay for. And it’s resonating with buyers. BMW can’t keep up with the demand of the IX3 and will likely see a similar response to the IX5. At the end of the day the only objective measurement that matters is sales.
Apparently Volvo is in the same position with the EX60, sales vastly exceeding expectations.
We are talking about about different things. What im saying is BMW is still very behind EV tech when it comes to Lucid. Giving people what they want doesn’t mean they have better tech. Tesla is only 400V, doesn’t mean they have better EV drivetrain/packaging/efficiency.
Yes, agree, you need to be reasonably near a service center when you buy any automobile. Of course Germans will sell more EVs initially…..they have more service centers …..
So they really though? I'm in a rental ICE BMW right now while my AT is in for service and I've not been terribly impressed with the software reliability.
Yeah, the useless stuff that dealers like to lard up a sale with is really annoying. Just one of the reasons that many people have a viscerally negative reaction to the traditional dealerships. I'd be thrilled if Lucid had a much more robust service network, but I'm happy to skip the dealership sales model.
144kwh battery. Good grief. Taking the lead from GMs hummer tactics.
Another clueless YouTuber……just yapping away…..blah blah blah…..I want clicks……blah blah blah…….
Yeah, clearly highlighting that novel breakthrough German engineering of a bigger gas tank.
