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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.

Great report. Thanks for sharing. I have had similar experiences but not the turtle mode thing. That must have been scary. I personally find the seats very comfortable. My wife who is the world’s best complainer says our Lucid is the most comfortable and most enjoyable road trip vehicle of all...

My point about large inefficient EV’s is not a comment about the Lucid Air, which is a wonderful, amazing, highly efficient EV. The problem is the Ford Lightnings, GM Hummers, Porsche Taycans that are so inefficient they are actually consuming fast charging capacity at EA sites, clogging it up...

The two answers to the OP’s original question about why drive an EV are: 1. To save money. But, you must charge at home. 2. To have fun with a really great vehicle, enjoy it as a once in a lifetime technology shift in the realm of personal transportation. My Lucid is the best car I ever owned...

Please don’t run your fabulous vehicle on glue. Geez. Get your tires and wheels replaced.

I did the same. One tire lost air pressure. I replaced 2 tires through my local Lucid service center. If you go to Tire Rack or Discount Tire make sure they use the exact tire otherwise the ride and handling will not be the same.

The half-shafts which are the two driven axles from the motor to the wheel ends will have some impact on the weight difference in addition to the motor itself.

I have become very comfortable on road trips running down to 10% SOC before charging. Power is best at lower SOC and I regularly get 220-240 KW between 10-40% SOC (Touring). I charge to no more than 75% because power fades to maybe 60KW above that. This saves a lot of time. My driving style is...

I don’t know how to share it with Lucid.

Is there an option to set the GPS destination by current location or from lat/long coordinates from google maps when the location does not have a street address?