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For sale is a Lucid Air Touring in flawless condition. Quantum Gray metallic. 16,976 miles. Glass roof. Includes Dream Drive and Surreal Sound Pro. 19 inch wheels. Two new tires. Santa Cruz leather interior. I have had zero problems and very few software glitches. Lots of smooth cruising highway...

Interesting. Coming from several/many BMW’s with 3,500-4,000 lbs. and BMWCCA track racing experience, the Air Touring is heavy indeed but faster in all respects than any BMW other than track circuit racing timing.

19’s. Of course aero covers. Use ACC. Be smart about driving style, can easily lose 30% efficiency by how you druve.

Of course start your trip at 100% but fast charging along the way is practical only to 80-85%. I get 4.2 in summer driving 74 mph, temps over 95F it drops to 3.9. In winter I get 3-3.3 depending on the temp. Efficiency really suffers below 20-25F.

If you do the software system check as described in the forum, I get an actual capacity of 88.9kwh. You can check yours just follow the link. There is a ton of information in the forum just search for it.

In my not so humble opinion, it is insane to put a 5,000+ pound vehicle on low profile tires ( <45 ) that were originally designed for 2,000-2,5000 pound sports cars. The design aesthetic of today cannot contravene the laws of physics. Most tires have been 60 profile not 35 profile tires. Even...

Wrong comparison. Summer tires compared to high efficiency all season tires.

You are right legally.

BTW I initiated communication between the two insurance companies. Originally, Lucid Chicago pointed me to the only body shop in 300 miles that can do the repair. 4 weeks later, Progressive says they are not a “preferred” vendor so they will not pay. I said, OK, take the vehicle to a preferred...

Great thoughts. But. No. Unfortunately. Not in Wisconsin.

Welcome to the forum. Years ago in my auto industry days (mid-1990s), I was a BMW fanatic. On one of my monthly business trips to Germany I took delivery of a beautiful 540i using the tourist purchase program. Back then, the autobahns were a lot of fun. Now I think much more traffic congestion...

The tires themselves have significantly different coefficients of friction which impacts efficiency. By definition, sports tires or summer tires have greater grip which means greater friction and less efficiency. I think that is about a 10% difference. Maybe half of that again comes from the...

I’m not going through my insurance because the other party admitte fault. If I file the claim, I would owe my deductible, lose my perfect driver rebate, and suffer higher premiums down the road. That could total $1,500-2,000. I would rather just enforce the legal responsibility of the other...

A key part of maximizing EV efficiency is driving technique. Using active cruise control, for example, obliviates the above example. Of course if you accelerate only to have to slow down there are significant efficiency losses. Not smart. That’s why a real time mi/kwh meter is extremely helpful...

Repairs to Lucid vehicles is a nightmare. I got rear ended while stopped at a red light. A $5,000 estimate to replace the rear bumper (can’t be repaired) is now a $8,000 estimate. The driver-at-fault’s insurance company, who has accepted responsibility, has decided not to pay because, well, it...

My loaner Kia EV6 (over the past 3 weeks, similar platform to the Ioniq 5 and 6) gets 3.8 and my Lucid Touring gets 4.2 by the same driver (me) same typography same conditions. My Lucid weighs 700 lbs. more.

Every vehicle can coast in which there are friction losses in the powertrain and driveline and tires on the road. These friction losses are not insignificant. When a EV is in regen mode it is coasting too, but in addition (and instead of friction braking which is 100% energy loss to heat), a...

Weak regen makes no sense logically if the goal is max efficiency. Either coasting plus friction braking is better than regen or regen is better. So a combination will not maximize efficiency. Simple logic. The laws of physics tell us regen is actually significantly better than coasting. I...

Actually EV’s are more efficient with city driving. It is counter intuitive, but a combination of slower speeds plus heavy regen creates higher efficiency.

Grand Traverse Resort. Several options including high-rise hotel and a few different townhouse condo choices. One is on the beach on Lake Michigan, the others have golf course views.