Posted on 12/22/2021 8:54:22 AM PST by Red Badger
There's a whole host of reviews of the 2022 Lucid Air electric sedan popping up online, from long-form written works to quick walkaround videos and lengthy first-drive critiques. If you can only find time to watch a few, we encourage you to check out our own Tom Moloughney's first drive review, as well as the latest from Throttle House (above).
If you're not a Throttle House fan or subscriber, we suggest you check out the YouTube channel. Not only are its videos highly informative, but also hilariously entertaining. We will warn you, however, that there may be a few instances here or there that aren't the safest to watch at work or around children, mostly due to the occasional innuendo.
Throttle House opens the video with an interesting "SNL-style" skit, which is supposed to paint of picture of what the Lucid team may have gone through as it made final decisions surrounding the Air electric sedan, and how it might best compete with Tesla.
Clearly, Lucid upped the ante and did everything in its power to provide an electric car that wouldn't be cast aside as another "Tesla-killer" that failed to deliver. The Air boasts significantly more electric range than any production EV to date, lightning-fast charging, gobs of horsepower, an opulent and spacious interior, and so much more. However, is it a good daily driver, and how does the heavy cruiser handle itself well enough while carving canyon roads? Throttle House writes:
"With hopes of going toe to toe against the mighty Tesla Model S Plaid, the Dream Edition Performance packs 1,111 horsepower. Thomas and James are eager to see what the Lucid Air can do on a California canyon road. Will it be able to keep up with the sharp turns and bends despite being quite large and rather heavy? And just how livable is the interior on a day to day basis?"
Written words simply can't do this video justice. Get out the popcorn, sit back, relax, and be ready to be highly entertained. It's time to laugh out loud and learn all about the Lucid Air.
If money wasn't an object, and either car was readily available at a moment's notice, which would you choose, the Tesla Model S Plaid or Lucid Air? Share your pick with us, as well as why you think one car is better than the other.
Source: Throttle House (YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyXiDU5qjfOPxgOPeFWGwKw
My parents bought a Volt a few years ago and an adapter to charge the thing at home came with it.
You are in California?
42% of all EVs are in California.
Otherwise, prospective Lucid Air purchasers probably should ask how much it costs to replace battery.
Tesla Owner Blows Up Car After Discovering Cost To Fix Battery (12.21.21; $22,500)
Also, ask if battery holds charge in freezing weather. Based on long ago threads, owners may have to choose between heating car on side of road versus dead battery.
Also, based on friend with firsthand experience, ask cost of replacing tires. You may be in for a surprise.
Also, way back I found a reference that charging EV is comparable to powering a 1400 watt electric heater because of battery internal resistance. But that was then.
Corrections, insights welcome.
You should see how thick on the ground they are here in North Texas — A lot of sub-continent Indian folks in North Texas and if they have the $$$, they buy a Tesla.
I went to Great Falls, Montana and there was a 10+ car charging station next to a hotel.
No Teslas every used it for the two days I was there, though.
Florida Panhandle...........................
Adricle,Advice, stated a Vella destroyed his tesla because he found out it was gonna cost him over 20,000 (in whatever denomination he used) to fix the batteries
If this is true, it’s gonna cost nearly the price of a small car just to fix battery issues if something goes wrong?
This is the type stuff that makes me cringe, speaking, talking and writing using ABSOLUTEs.
Nobody? Really. Nobody means exactly that, N O B O D Y, period.
380,000 sold so far this year..........
Reminds me of the ubiquitous “Rush Limbaugh of the left” stories.
From what I hear talking to knowledgeable engineer types - the software and ease of use provided by the Elon Musk companies is so much better than the competition, that the choice is easy.
Wait and see. But I don’t think Battery Electric is viable beyond another 10 years. The resources are just not affordable or available to supplant internal combustion powered vehicles.
So what is Musk’s long-term plan? ...... have to wait and see.
Near me there is an empty parking lot with about a half dozen chargers, not 30 yards behind that is the very large Cummins generator that powers it. I have never seen anyone use it, but always thought it would be hilarious to see that generator fire up when the car was plugged in.
Competition is a great thing, let’s see how this car does.
EV Stats:
Less than 1% of vehicles on USA roads are EVs.
42% of all EVs in America are registered in California.
6% of vehicles in California are EVs.
The percentage of households with ALL EV vehicles is unknown, probably because it is too small a number to bother about.
80% of EV owners replace their EVs with another EV, 20% go back to gas. Similar numbers for hybrids.
All rolling.
Tesla is on track to sell 900,000 cars this year. If you want to buy one you have to wait 6 months to a year depending on the model. They have over a million reservations for the Cybertruck. By the end of 2022 their production capacity will be more than 2 million cars per year. Somebody must be buying them.
Tesla are among the most popular vehicles around Atlanta.
Company can’t build them fast enough.
I have pointed out every point you are making to the True Believers and it makes no difference whatsoever in their thinking
“They’ve made so many cars they don’t qualify for the tax credit anymore. They didn’t lobby for that tax credit, GM did. They make 2/3rds of all electric cars manufactured in America.”
IMHO the reason Tesla does not qualify for a tax credit is because Elon Musk does not follow the BS put out by the Biden administration.
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