Recent content by Steveinarizona

No. I made this decision when I was still waiting for a Pure and was on the waiting list. Last Thanksgiving I did a trip to Las Vegas. Drove from Scottsdale to an AirbNb. Unloaded and drove to the airport to get my daughter, son-in-law and two grandkids and bring them back to the AirBNB...

I agree. I understand that there may not be enough Lucids to have Lucid loaners. I can also understand using a car rental company. But what I would expect is that either way, I would immediately get a vehicle that Lucid owns or is renting for me and one that is roughly equivalent to the...

Or rent a phev or ICE car. In my case, these kinds of trips involve family members, multiple trips at the destination, carseats for toddlers, strollers, etc. All of these make the trip stressful. I made the decision that until there are widespread working fast chargers all over, in the few...

Nah:

For anyone who is spatially challenged, as am I, these are hard to fold. So I prefer the accordion variety even though it does fold up in as small a package. But if one can easily fold these things, they work great.

true enough. But my point is that to some, range is all important; to others, it is important but only one of many important features, and to some (like me) it is not important. Lucid drivers fall into all three categories. My guess is that if someone drive a Lucid Air the same way in...

Well... I drive 75+ on the highway; I drive in low regen; I do jackrabbit starts; I never turn off the HVAC. And I love my car. In a year and a half my average has been 3.0 MKW. But, and it is a big but, I don't care about range. Driving like I stole it, with AC on, I can still get anywhere...

Very interesting. Unless your focus group was somehow an outlier, they just ignored the focus group results. Of course, they probably slice and dice the results by age, nationality, race (illegal but they probably still do it). locality, etc. so maybe your focus group was composed of a cohort...

Love it. IMO there are three types of ICE drivers who park at chargers: (1) the idiots who don't even notice that it is a reserved charging spot (folks you don't want to meet on the road and a very small percentage); (2) Those who do it only if they can't find a reasonably convenient regular...

I don't see where you are. If your test drive is in a studio with enough cars, you might be able to test drive them back to back to see. For example, there are five test drive vehicles at the Scottsdale, Arizona studio (I don't know if there are both types of sound systems in the various cars).

I believe that you just find a post where a moderator has started/responded and click on that person's circle.

They remind me of the old Cadillac interiors. Lots of pillow backs, etc. The front end looks very much like an old man's car (and I am an old man). Mercedes can't figure out whether it wants to be a luxury mark, a performance mark or one for everyone.

It sounds like you are measuring your efficiency by comparing the miles remaining at the start at the start of a trip with the mileage at the end. That is not a good way to measure as the Lucid uses EPA measure for that, not the actual driving experience of the owner nor the current conditions...

It is true that the Lucid used the EPA method that generated the best results which is why it is farther away from achieving its EPA goal than some other brands. However, the Lucid range is still considerably better than its competitors. If range is an important consideration to someone, and...

Yes. BMW loves to sandbag its efficiency numbers. Where most car companies lose 15% of their HP getting the power to the wheels, BMW usually gets the stated HP at the wheels. In my neighborhood many homeowners have put ramps on the street side of the driveway to smooth out the rise. Many out...