Lucid Air as a car to teach my teenage daughter driving?

[Amster]

How about no car and somebody elses car like a driving school or defensive driving school?

My guess is you haven't taught your teen to drive. A couple of lessons from a driving school is good and my son had some of those. But they need a lot more hours behind the wheel before they take their road test. That's where your family car comes in. And they need to be very comfortable driving the car that they will be taking the test in.

 

[Sandvinsd]

We had our kids primarily learn on the ICE vehicles, our Sienna minivan and, at the time, our Nissan Murano. When they drove our Leaf we took off the regenerative breaking while they were learning. I actually have a hard time convincing my son to turn it on mow!

 

[Tim-in-CA]

I learned to drive in a Pinto Wagon! Good thing I wasn’t rear ended! Lucid is too powerful for a new driver, definitely needs teen mode

 

[terrycs]

Statistically speaking, that car will get into a fender bender so most folks my age learned on a beater for this reason. An ICE model sounds like a great suggestion so they learn how to deal with maintenance responsibilities.

Ever heard of a tank known as the Ford Granada?

 

[EVEnthusiast]

Thx everyone. Looks like it is strictly a TVMA car . I will start with Tesla Model Y with my kiddo and then look at buying something different. In my model Y, I am able to turn off the regen breaking completely using an aftermarket accessory I got. No regen and creep mode on will simulate most other ICE cars out there.

 

[McGriddle]

Thx everyone. Looks like it is strictly a TVMA car . I will start with Tesla Model Y with my kiddo and then look at buying something different. In my model Y, I am able to turn off the regen breaking completely using an aftermarket accessory I got. No regen and creep mode on will simulate most other ICE cars out there.

Yes, certainly more reasonable for your kid. However, the instant torque could prove to be problematic, but hopefully can be managed. Best of luck!

 

[EZEVDriver]

My daughter takes her road test this week, so it's a timely thread. But she is banned, forbidden, disowned immediately if she touches the Lucid except from the back seat. Our other car is a nearly eight-year-old Model X. She is learning on that vehicle. I no longer have the slightest respect for Tesla, which recently removed concern for the environment from its mission. But we plan to hold on to the X as long as possible, since it has lifetime free charging. We set the collision deductible to $2000 on both cars to avoid a big increase in insurance rates.

 

[joec]

My daughter takes her road test this week, so it's a timely thread. But she is banned, forbidden, disowned immediately if she touches the Lucid except from the back seat. Our other car is a nearly eight-year-old Model X. She is learning on that vehicle. I no longer have the slightest respect for Tesla, which recently removed concern for the environment from its mission. But we plan to hold on to the X as long as possible, since it has lifetime free charging. We set the collision deductible to $2000 on both cars to avoid a big increase in insurance rates.

It’s great you have an “older” EV for her to train on. I do think there’s value in learning one-pedal driving from the start.

Think of it. Some kids learning today may never drive an ICE vehicle at all. Certainly in ten years that will be even more common.

 

[borski]

It’s great you have an “older” EV for her to train on. I do think there’s value in learning one-pedal driving from the start.

Think of it. Some kids learning today may never drive an ICE vehicle at all. Certainly in ten years that will be even more common.

I don’t know if that’s true if they ever travel. Much of Europe and Asia are still gas. Hell, half of the countries barely have any automatic cars to rent (looking at you, Ireland…)

 

[jbawden]

The A pillar blind spot is massive in the Air and it generally has a poorer visual picture so it's best for experienced drivers that can anticipate things that maybe they can't necessarily "see". I can't see any benefit to a new/newer driver only learning "one pedal" driving, we're going to co-exist with ICE for decades.

A 10 year old mid-level car is going to have the most important nannies and be a reasonable price point. I'm a competent mechanic so older cars are zero concern for me, but on the same token most cars that receive regular service are good for 300k miles without issue.

 

[levsha]

I don’t know if that’s true if they ever travel. Much of Europe and Asia are still gas.

And most of US.
Percentage of plug-in passenger cars is use is 2.1% for the USA and 3.8% in EU.

Hell, half of the countries barely have any automatic cars to rent (looking at you, Ireland…)

Historically Europeans love manual transmission. In some countries it rapidly changes, but in some other you still have to do driving exam on a manual transmission car.
Also countries that signed Vienna Convention on Road Traffic have traffic signs that you are expected to understand, not just banners with text

 

[borski]

And most of US.
Percentage of plug-in passenger cars is use is 2.1% for the USA and 3.8% in EU.

For sure. I just meant it’s easier to rent an EV here. More Europeans drive EVs, but rentals in my experience are all gas, and usually manual (though this depends on the country)

Here, at least with Hertz and a bunch of the other national brands, EVs are easier to come by for renting.

Historically Europeans love manual transmission. In some countries it rapidly changes, but in some other you still have to do driving exam on a manual transmission car.
Also countries that signed Vienna Convention on Road Traffic have traffic signs that you are expected to understand, not just banners with text

Haha yeah, I hear ya. Don’t get me wrong, I love driving stick.

I just don’t want to re-learn how to do it while on the wrong side of the car, on the wrong side of the road, shifting with the wrong hand, on roads that are nothing but sharp cliffs on either side…

No thanks, I’ll take a bus lol.

 

[HariK]

Hi Lucid owners
I am looking to buy an used Touring and Grand Touring. Everything I have read here, online reviews and post test driving, I am smitten. I am now very clear that the car will come close to satisfying unfilled desires from my youth of a fast, track worthy car in my late 40's . That said, I am also in need of a car that will serve dual purpose of teaching my 16 year old how to drive. My current cars are Tesla Model Y and Volvo XC90. Ideally, I would like to replace Model Y with Lucid. Hence the question -
Has anyone used their Lucid to teach their teens driving?
(eventually I will of course end up buying her a car of her own in couple of years).

Don't. This car is too powerful and very expensive in case of accident. Buy a cheap used suv instead.

 

[Sandvinsd]

My daughter takes her road test this week, so it's a timely thread. But she is banned, forbidden, disowned immediately if she touches the Lucid except from the back seat.

. Yes. My son is the same way. He is forbidden to operate the Lucid. My daughter was allowed to but chose not to drive it so that solved itself.

 

[joec]

I don’t know if that’s true if they ever travel. Much of Europe and Asia are still gas. Hell, half of the countries barely have any automatic cars to rent (looking at you, Ireland…)

I don't often rent a car in Europe, since getting around on public transport is so easy. But fair point.

I don't know; I've had very little trouble renting EVs for the past few years wherever I've gone. The Hertz / Tesla fiasco probably set us back a few years on rentals in general.

Keep in mind, though, that most rental companies won't rent to anyone under 25. So even someone who is 16 now won't get to rent a car for another 9 years.

 

[Steveinarizona]

The thick A pillar is an issue that you need to take into account. As you move forward to a "T" intersection with free flowing traffic (no stop signs) it can block cars coming from either the left or the right. So my solution is to move more slowly in those situations until I can clearly make sure there isn't any cross traffic approaching. Especially since many drivers can be approaching faster than posted speeds.

A pillar problem or not, here in greater Phoenix I find that the crawl forward to check if you are the first car stopped at a red light is a great idea. Way too many red light runners out here so I always want to first quickly make sure that none is running through the red light. This is especially important as usually the red light runner is also speeding through the intersection.

 

[Steveinarizona]

My guess is you haven't taught your teen to drive. A couple of lessons from a driving school is good and my son had some of those. But they need a lot more hours behind the wheel before they take their road test. That's where your family car comes in. And they need to be very comfortable driving the car that they will be taking the test in.

I started my kids off with a driving school so that they wouldn't end up hating me and I wouldn't end up hating them. After they learned basic skills, I took them on Sundays to empty parking lots of office buildings and had them practice turning, etc. from and to the different parking lanes.