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How much of a noise reduction is really the issue. Pirelli has the same tire (for 19") without the foam for more than $100 less per tire. A prospective buyer would have to decide if it is worth the extra money.

A little steep in price ($1900) per wheel. They don't indicate if they offer any aerodynamic improvement. The looks are so so, but that can be improved upon.

What about the 19" wheels? Did they say they too would fit a Lucid Hub?

I have been looking for aftermarket wheels that are aerodynamic. Found a Swedish manufacturer that has custom wheels for Teslas that claim range improvement of 2-7% They don't have any for lucid, but I am going to monitor them for future developments. https://www.thenewaero.com/?v=7516fd43adaa

Yeah, these Pirellis have the Pirelli Noise Canceling System (PNCS) to reduce road noise. It's just a wad of plastic foam underneath the tread. Makes you wonder why they built these tires. Was the road noise so bad without the foam that they had to install it to make the tires quieter? As...

Sorry to disagree with you again, but the EV range rating tests, as I understand, don't involve coast down testing. They do coast down testing with gasoline engines. They only do dynamometer testing for EVs, as I roughly described above. A car has to be moving on a road to do coast down...

maybe the plastic foam in the tires for noise reduction may be causing the vibration. Thanks Pirelli!

Sorry to burst your bubble, but the EPA doesn't really specifically take drag coefficient into the calculation of the range. They conduct an urban speed test and a highway speed test on the dynamometer, then in their infinite wisdom apply a universal fudge factor of 0.7 to the calculated number...

Just go to the top of Pike's Peak and hypermile all the way down to the bottom. You can't drive very fast anyway and you will regenerating your motor the whole way down. Probably you'll get 10 mi/KWH or more.

Almost. The EPA range test is done on a dynamometer inside a building. Perfectly flat, constant temperature, NO wind resistance. That's how they benchmark the cars. After that they engage in a SWAG session, post a scientific fudge factor (including all the impossible to determine variables)...

That's true. We also don't know his Mi/KWH either. I doubt that he drove at severely reduced speed below the speed limit because that gets into the safety issues with driving way below the speed limit. He probably drove at or 5 to 10 MPH below the speed limit. What I found interesting was his...

Has anyone attempted or experienced Hypermiling strategies with the Lucid Air? I have read numerous articles on hypermiling EVs with several good techniques. The attached article was the most impressive, where a guy drove a Porsche Taycan coast to coast in the US. and only spent 2.5 hours...

Just got my pencils today in luxury box. That little wedge at the end of the pencil is an eraser, tried it and it works quite well. It must be a luxury eraser to go with the luxury pencils in the luxury box. They also appear to be flawlessly constructed and were delivered in a timely manner...

The ratings you gave are for the 21" summer tires, and they are an "HL" load rating, not XL. I would like to know the difference in the HL vs. XL tires other that the difference in the numerical load rating, such as construction configuration. I have asked my DA about it, but he knows nothing...

My thoughts exactly.

Sorry, but I have to disagree with you on that. I think the local gas station will seize to exist in the future, and they will not be converted to electric charging stations. Why? We only have local gas stations now because owners of ICE cars do not have gas storage tanks to pump gas at home...

Unfortunately, that suggestion site for EA chargers is for businesses who want to have an EA charging station installed at their business (such as Walmart, Target, etc.). It doesn't accept global suggestions like I wanted to provide.

The charging stations in Charlotte are within a five minute drive from I-85 in a Walmart parking lot, and I believe the EA location was selected to serve travelers on I-85. With only one 350KW charging station it appears to not serve travelers looking for a faster charge. They do have 7 150 KW...

Thanks, I will send them a suggestion ASAP. I wonder if they will be able to modify the charging stations to upgrade from 150 KW to 350 KW stations as well.

Your remark about only 1 EA charger in Charlotte may be misinterpreted by some. There is only one EA charging location in Charlotte, but there are 10 charging stations at that location, about the largest there is compared to other locations that mostly have only four charging stations. Why...