You dont judge a vehicle by depreciation. I get the impression just disgruntled you did not get a good deal and vehicles depreciated? I don't consider your opinion a true reflection of how good the Air is right now.
I owned my Air since Oct 2022. I have ~20,000 miles on it. About 60+% of the mileage were highway miles between Marin County/LA/Phoenix. I have good records of the efficiencies and performance.
Within 60 days of my initial ownership, the entire battery and Wunderbox have to be replaced because the car won't charge at home, but it will charge on DC chargers. I was locked out of my car in a rural area and had to call Lucid to unlock the car so I can get home. But I chocked it all up to the initial learning.
I have extensive data on the performance of the car on highway trips, and my "lifetime" efficiency data says ~3.6mi/kWh, about 25% below the EPA 5-cycle rating. Aside from the battery pack and Wunderbox replacement, the car's reliability is OK. In contrast to my other three cars, Lexus RX450H (6 years), Honda Clarity (7 years), and Rivian R1S (2.5 years), NONE of these other 3 cars had any problems (HW or SW) other than regular service maintenance. Lucid Service is OK. I live about 4 miles from the service center in Scottsdale. Instead of trying to schedule appointments online or by phone and getting no answer, I often just drive down to the SC and talked directly to the service advisors. And they were all great!
My rating was based not just on how the car drove after 3+ years of ownership. I gave the drive dynamics a high score. But that's not the only reason to buy a certain car. Compared to my other cars, my Lucid AGT would rate as "not-ready-for-prime-time" when delivered. Yes, the SW has gotten better with time. I wasn't even able to open my garage door from the car in the early days. But I still experience annoying glitches like the car asking for my PIN, the lock handles don't present when I approach, my seat position disappears frequently and have to be reset, my pilot panel freezes regularly, and the list goes on and on.
You might not agree with my rating. that's perfectly fine. But my evaluation is not just about power and drive dynamics. It is about the totality of the ownership experience and Lucid's challenges in getting to profitability. Failing that, it will be another Jaguar or Austin Healy!
I don't own a Gravity. My early experience with the AGT informed me not to wait for the Gravity. I exercised my option with by Rivian R1S in Oct 2023. I am perfectly happy with my R1S, even though it is not as fancy as the Gravity and less efficient. In many ways, Gravity is going through a lot of the same growing pains as the Air. It calls into question about Lucid's ability to develop and a launch a reliable product at high volume and be profitable. Failing that, (sadly) Lucid has no future.
