Bengt Halvorson wrote in an evaluation of the Ioniq 5 that he saw 4.2 miles per kWH In what sounds like real world driving. This is the dual drive Ioniq 5, which disables one of the motors in eco mode. At $55K for the top of the line model, you can buy three of these or one Lucid Air DE.
In my drive route, I covered 165 miles, starting and stopping at the same elevation and according to a weighted average from the trip meter averaging nearly 4.2 miles per kwh—actually better than the EPA ratings might indicate, and indicating 300 miles of range or more is possible for dual-motor models. I drove aggressively for 20 or 30 miles of the route, clicking through all the modes for the balance, and then on the way back blended in with traffic. The weather on the entire route was a mild 59 to 64 degrees F.
Has anyone reported getting close to this figure with the Lucid Air except when hypermiling? The fact that Hyundai achieves this with a relatively inexpensive EV makes me wonder how lasting or real Lucid’s competitive advantage in efficiency is.
In my drive route, I covered 165 miles, starting and stopping at the same elevation and according to a weighted average from the trip meter averaging nearly 4.2 miles per kwh—actually better than the EPA ratings might indicate, and indicating 300 miles of range or more is possible for dual-motor models. I drove aggressively for 20 or 30 miles of the route, clicking through all the modes for the balance, and then on the way back blended in with traffic. The weather on the entire route was a mild 59 to 64 degrees F.
Has anyone reported getting close to this figure with the Lucid Air except when hypermiling? The fact that Hyundai achieves this with a relatively inexpensive EV makes me wonder how lasting or real Lucid’s competitive advantage in efficiency is.