Lucid Motors electric vehicle
Credit: Lucid Motors/Electric Cars Report
Tesla has proven the practicality of electric vehicles. First with its Roadster, then with the Model S luxury performance car, & has demonstrated its Model 3, “mass market car”, with 200+ mile range. First deliveries of the 400,000 pre-orders are promised for the end of 2017.1
Apparently based on the principle of, “everything is obvious once you know the answer”, almost all car manufacturers, plus a few startups, have announced plans to manufacture a 200+ mile (320km) electric car.2,3,4,5
Most recent announcement – Lucid Motors luxury electric car with 100kWh battery & 300 mile range. Also promised is a larger 130kWh battery, 4WD courtesy of front-&-rear motors providing 1,000 horsepower combined, 2.5-second 0-60 mph time & 400 mile range. Production is planned for late 2018.
What Lucid Motors has at the moment, is an “Alpha prototype” – Slash Gear scored a ride.
Electric Cars Report
http://electriccarsreport.com/2016/12/lucid-air-luxury-electric-sedan-revealed-400-mile-range-0-60-mph-2-5-seconds/
Engadget
https://www.engadget.com/2016/12/15/inside-the-lucid-air-luxury-ev/#/
Tech Crunch
https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/14/lucid-motors-unveils-the-air-a-new-luxe-electric-car-with-a-400-mile-range/
Manufacturer’s web site
https://lucidmotors.com/car
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1 Hichhiker’s Guide 2 Tech: “Tesla Model 3 revelations”, https://hhg2tech.blogspot.com/2016/07/tesla-model-3-revelations.html
2 Hichhiker’s Guide 2 Tech: “Jaguar I-PACE electric SUV (video)”, https://hhg2tech.blogspot.com/2016/11/jaguar-i-pace-electric-suv-video.html
3 Hichhiker’s Guide 2 Tech: “Chevy Bolt electric vehicle – range claims supported by growing number of road tests”, https://hhg2tech.blogspot.com/2016/10/chevy-bolt-electric-vehicle-range_5.html
4 Hichhiker’s Guide 2 Tech: “Edna the electric drive train test mule meets Tesla & Ferrari at the drag strip (video)”, https://hhg2tech.blogspot.com/2016/07/edna-electric-drive-train-test-mule.html
5 Hichhiker’s Guide 2 Tech: “Dyson is developing an electric car”, https://hhg2tech.blogspot.com/2016/03/dyson-is-developing-electric-car.html
/ Lucid Air 1,000 HP electric Tesla-killer 400 mile range luxury mobility Lucid Motors Tesla rival Lucid prototype shop Fremont California automaker formerly known as Atieva Lucid Air luxury sedan Lucid Air perfect commuter vehicle power of a sports car 1,000 HP 1,000 horse power modern car start-up automaker fully-electric powertrain bodywork VP of design Derek Jenkins poached from Mazda MX-5 Miata completely different strategy mainstays of the auto industry game-changer model EV heavyweight Tesla market Lucid Tesla former Model S chief engineer Peter Rawlinson Lucid’s chief technology officer Tesla Model S luxury Model X SUV mass-market car Tesla Model 3 Tesla brand Lucid’s first car sports car electric drive powerful seamless makes traditional engines feel antiquated interior space similar Mercedes-Benz S-Class blending sublime luxury modern design relax spread out new space in the luxury vehicle market amazing commuter vehicle right size for urban conditions small city garages same size Mercedes E-Class connected technology autonomous features range commuters Lucid’s homegrown electric motor hardware 600 HP 600 horsepower 600 horse power space traditional Tesla-style battery slung between the wheelbase front suspension condensed system integration engineers HVAC blowers ahead bulkhead reducing cabin noise second power bundle at the rear multi-link rear suspension switchable volume inverted air-springs active damping Lucid’s solution increasing cabin space reducing external dimensions inter-systems spatial optimization optimisation executive jet-style reclining rear seats fit into the footprint of a car this size range launch initially 100 kilowatt hour battery pack 300 miles of driving Peter Rawlinson 130 kilowatt hour option up to 400 miles charge through a port on the nose Lucid paving the way car to drive itself autonomous driving Autopilot enabled at the start whole range of sensors built-in standard performance Tesla increasingly squeezing more power out of its cars Lucid deliver same sort of grunt total 1,000 horsepower 2.5 second 0-60 mph time cabin 29-speaker audio system 12 beam-forming microphones dashboard multiple displays touch-friendly centre center display more storage space Lucid Alexa-style voice controlled assistant automatically adjust settings who identifies inside at the wheel Lucid’s headlights high-intensity LEDs 9740 micro-lens array lenses per headlight dynamically angled production Casa Grande Arizona late 2018 brand new $700m manufacturing plant was announced late November produce up to 130,000 cars each year /
