I just read the release notes for 2.5 (for my 2025 RWD Pure). It says that Regen. now includes an OFf setting which defaults back to standard when the vehicle is restarted.
Government requires that it starts up in the mode that was used during EPA testing and validation.I am on 2.5 software in a pure RWD. I have off, low and standard (or high - I cant recall the exact third name at the moment, but it acts grabby.)
I prefer low for my local commuity drives. BUT I am now noticing that when I turn the car off in my preffered low, its starts up again in stanadrd. Urghh!
Off. The dial does not enter the regen area at all.Is "OFF" completely off, or is there a tiny bit of natural feeling regen like ICE engine braking? One way to tell would be during coasting you'd see the digital dial go into the regen area a bit.
I also suspect there's a regen-only engagement with the brake pedal; I've felt the two types of braking (regen followed by brake-pads) while feathering the brakes when I got to test drive a 2022 GT in a small parking lot for 4 minutes. It was actually pretty noticeable and I had commented on it to the salesman. Early Chevy Volt Gen-1s and the first few dozen Cadillac ELRs made in 2013 had this noticeable 2-mode braking "feel" that was disconcerting as the pads were suddenly more "grabby" when engaged. Gen-2 Chevy Volts and later ELRs smoothed-out the transition to be more progressive and seamless.
Since test-driving a Lucid is almost impossible in Colorado, I have to understand it vicariously through this forum. It's like buying 30 Year Old Macallan; you don't know until you buy it, but you can read forums about batches, years, etc. I had a similar issue with the Gen IV Dodge Viper that you couldn't even sit into at dealerships; I ended up getting a Corvette Grand Sport being more ubiquitous. Surprisingly, Lotus was a lot more easy-going about their Federal Elises.
Since test-driving a Lucid is almost impossible in Colorado, I have to understand it vicariously through this forum.
There is no regeneration during braking in the Lucid Air. Therefore, there is no transition between modes. The brake pedal activates friction breaks only. This is actually not true of most EVs, but true in the Lucid.If you can test drive a Tesla, you'll get the feel of Lucid's braking.
We own both a Lucid Air and a Model S, and they have virtually identical braking feel and behavior. (Remember that Peter Rawlinson was the chief engineer of both cars.)
For what it's worth, I find the regenerative braking and the transition to friction braking in both cars to be superb.
There is no regeneration during braking in the Lucid Air. Therefore, there is no transition between modes. The brake pedal activates friction breaks only. This is actually not true of most EVs, but true in the Lucid.
Ah! That explains a few things, then. The salesman was slick but not knowledgeable it seems. Instead, what I felt would have been maybe a "sticky brake pedal" or since likely a fly-by-wire digital experience, the levels of engagement are ramped-up at certain intervals? It was a brand-new '22 at the time. I appreciate the feedback.There is no regeneration during braking in the Lucid Air. Therefore, there is no transition between modes. The brake pedal activates friction breaks only. This is actually not true of most EVs, but true in the Lucid.
I found the Tesla steering to be incredibly disengaged and the ride as soft as an SUV, mushy and vague.
Compared to say, a C6 Corvette GS, Lotus Elise or Exige, or Gen III Viper, I found the Telsa to be "mushy".
You do.The salesperson said, "You get used to it".
You do.