Lucid claims its Air Pure electric sedan is the most efficient EV ever made

Lucid claims it’s achieved a “landmark” 5 miles-per-kilowatt-hour ratio with its 2025 Air Pure electrical sedan, making it 1 of the astir energy-efficient vehicles ever produced. When it starts deliveries, Lucid said it volition person a grounds 146 MPGe and an EPA-estimated scope of 420 miles.

The Air Pure is Lucid’s astir affordable exemplary starting astatine $69,900. For the caller exemplary year, the artillery was somewhat reduced successful size from 88kWh to 84kWh. It besides includes the caller energy-saving and acold weather-fighting vigor pump exertion that was archetypal included with the company’s $249,000 “Sapphire” model and aboriginal added to the Touring and Grand Touring models.

Lucid is taking a hazard that luxury EV shoppers volition attraction arsenic overmuch astir abstract specs similar ratio and MPGe arsenic they bash astir much dependable premium features similar leather seats and costly stereos. The Lucid Air Pure’s spot astatine the apical of the ratio heap could besides beryllium short-lived arsenic different luxury automakers similar Mercedes-Benz are besides processing their ain hyper-efficient EVs. Concepts similar the Vision EQXX person an ratio of 8.4 miles per kWh.

For 2025, each exemplary from the Air Pure to the Air Grand Touring volition present person Lucid’s “DreamDrive Premium” Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS), which comes with 3D situation presumption cameras and a unsighted spot display. There’s besides a new-generation power portion with “triple” processing powerfulness and doubly the representation of erstwhile models, promising faster infotainment show and responsiveness.

The latest Lucid Air lineup besides includes the Grand Touring with 512 miles of scope (down from 516) for $109,900 and the Touring with 406 miles of scope (down from 410) for $77,900.