Recent content by Ampere

Please don't throw rocks at me, and I know I'm beating a dead horse, but really, how about Android Auto? Also tips beyond the obvious for maximizing range and whether Lucid plans any future updates that could increase range and/or speed up charging.

I've owned my Air Touring for 25 months and never had a significant service issue. When I have asked for help, the Chicago Goose Island service center has been more than accommodating. Sure there have been minor glitches that annoyed me, but none that ever interfered with being able to drive the...

Jonathan Gitlin on Ars Technica website, September, 2021

I gave up on the radio. The AM is terrible. On all of my previous cars I could easily receive Chicago 50kw stations 140 miles away, not on the Lucid. The FM is flaky. I had to disable the HD and go with straight analog. The HD kept switching back and forth between analog and digital, even in...

I'm the one with the Lucid Air Touring for sale. I'm in central Illinois. But point of sale is negotiable within a reasonable distance.

Lucid Air Touring, glass roof, Zenith red. 19-inch wheels, 14,000 miles. 2-motor 620 horsepower. Tahoe interior, full leather. (14-way powered, heated-ventilated front seats) This was one of the final models released with all sensors and electronics for upgrades. I paid for Surreal Sound Pro...

My experience is identical to yours.

My Air Touring averages 3.6, but I drive it more in the summer than the winter. Cold temperatures really reduce efficiency. As I've posted before, there are half a dozen variables. For example if there's any altitude variation that will reduce efficiency. My home is 100 feet higher than Chicago...

Strangest thing happened a week or so ago. After flawless scheduled charging since Lucid added that update, my 2023 Air Touring started charging as soon as I plugged it into my charger, even though it was set for scheduled charging eight hours later. So I stopped charging, removed the cable...

At this point I've ceased worrying about if and when Android Auto will appear. My main complaint is that when I bought my Air Touring in February, 2023 I was assured by both my sales advisor and delivery advisor that AA would be added to the car before the end of the year, if not in the next...

There are two different threads going in the this stream of emails. One is about SSPro and the other about key fobs. This post is about key fobs. I'm sure MCR16 is off for Christmas. I started having problems with charging scheduling after it worked flawlessly since the first update that...

Check this out: https://arstechnica.com/features/2024/12/the-2025-lucid-gravity-impresses-us-with-slick-handling-magic-ride/

The update made no difference in my efficiency. My lifetime average is 3.5. Temperature, wind direction and tire pressure make a big difference. When the temperature falls below 40 my efficiency sinks to 3.0. If there's a headwind it falls even lower. Also, remember that every ten degrees of...

I sadly agree that Lucid needs to put its name out there. I've driven my Air Touring for almost two years, yet no one who inquires about the car has heard of Lucid. When I'm bragging about it to friends and strangers they look perplexed. Lucid? Never heard of it. At least Jonathan Gitlin...

I had this physical upgrade performed on my Air with SS Pro and it definitely improves the sound quality. I'm awaiting the improvements offered by the current software update. Another question about the current update (which my car is receiving as I write). I notice many desirable improvements...