2022 Lucid Air Dream Edition: InsideEVs 70 MPH Range Test

We complete the first official independent range test of the Lucid Air Dream Edition Range.

InsideEVs editor Tom Moloughney travels to Arizona to take the Lucid Air Dream for a drive, and it ends up being quite a long one. In past range tests, we typically fall slightly short of the EPA claim, because the tests are done at highway speed the entire time. For Tom and this test, the goal is to hit 500 miles of highway driving range.

We knew going into the range test that the Air would likely crush the 310-mile range test results we achieved on a 2021 Tesla Model 3 in our 70-mph range test, which was our range test leader until now. The only question that remained was by how much.

We've been trying to schedule this test for the past 2 months but had to cancel once due to bad weather, and another time because I came down with COVID, but Lucid has been very accommodating and told us the vehicle would be ready when we were, and they delivered as promised last week in Arizona.

The Air's range and consumption rate were fairly consistent in each quarter of the range test. The beginning of the test delivered the worst range as 100% to 75% only netted 120 miles.

The following three-quarters of the trip achieved 128, 126, & 126, respectively. The consumption rate remained consistent and was on 4.3 mi per kWh for the vast majority of the drive, and only dropped down to 4.2 mi/kWh on occasion.

When the range test was over, we had used 117+ kWh of the Air's 118 kWh usable battery capacity, so we really ran it down to a completely drained battery. We drove the Air for six miles after the state of charge read zero, and about 3 more miles after the display said we had consumed 117 kWh on the trip. That leads us to believe we had less than .25 kWh left in the battery when we ended the test.

Chapters:
00:00 - 03:05 Introduction
03:05 - 11:03 Drive To 50% Charge
11:03 - 13:06 50% to 0%
13:06 - 15:54 The Results

[anthonyc]

Kudos to Tom for being such a trooper and a true professional! That's a helluva day of driving. Big congratulations to the Lucid team for putting together an amazingly efficient product that is on another level when it comes to going the distance. 500 miles is unreal.

[kim.rose]

Lucid air is officially the king of the road. Congratulations to team lucid for delivering what they have promised.

[brandenflasch]

Incredible. Well done, Tom. Very satisfying that it hit 500 on the dot.

[EVNewsDaily]

Wow! We have a new range king in town. Well done Tom for your dedication to independent, real world tests.

[e-redj]

Impressive!!
The first car in the 500 in the 70mph hwy range test, and also only a mere 3.8% behind its 5 cycle EPA range estimate.
New long range King, I suppose?

[tngermaine]

Thank you for your dedication and work 500 miles is super awesome. Range anxiety is truly a thing of the past.

[neroxx-ztzs]

That's insanely impressive, I would have ZERO range anxiety in that and I remember being impressed with 300 miles of range. Lucid is just getting started, I can't wait to see what they do next.

[jorgecintron]

Tesla Model 3P owner here and I’ve been looking at Lucid for a long time. I just ordered a Lucid air grand touring (19” wheels) 516 mile range. This video, which looks easy and people take for granted is the #1 reason I ordered this car. I trust Tom and this confirmation of the range is what I needed. Thank you sir! Cheers!

[Mathingon]

This is incredibly impressive, congratulations to the entire lucid team and thanks to Tom for bringing this content to us!

[BillB]

Terrific highway performance, what car will duplicate this range? Peter Rawlinson certainly has some serious secrets built into this car. Absolute Cannonball winner!

[eugeniustheodidactus]

Great to see a luxEV get 500 miles of range. I like your no-bs style!

[oscaritcorner]

I was eagerly looking forward to this video.. I'm glad it's finally up. Thank you for the dedication. This Lucid is a range monster

[carreviewsgentz]

That's a great result, Well done, Tom.
You'll need to move to 200 miles loop drives very soon.

[Joshologic]

one thing is for sure, Lucid has cemented its place in the industry. Crazy to believe that this is a startup. if Lucid can deliver in production they will quickly surpass all luxury automakers in the world. amazing stuff!

[lifeisfuneh]

Thanks Tom! Looking forward to Warren Redlich rant 🤣

[drplando]

With all the variables (elevation and AC use) it probably does do 520 in ideal conditions. Great review

[bastion]

Wow who would ever have thought an EV could travel for 8hrs at highway speeds incredible job Lucid (& Tom)

[DirectCurrentRides]

Thanks for dedicating the time to do the test, Tom! Fantastic numbers from Lucid!

[eltzrothm]

This is a BIG DEAL. You should be so excited that you're the first that gets to do this.

[mrdsn]

Incredible results! Thanks so much for going through all that for us Tom!