Aerodynamics were the reason behind most of the Air’s key design features, including the smooth front end.
That low drag coefficient means the car can cut through the air with less effort, increasing efficiency and boosting range. It has a drag coefficient of 0.21, compared to 0.23 for the Tesla Model S. Nonetheless, the Air still has the largest “frunk” of any current production car, Rawlinson said.įittingly for a car called Air, Lucid’s sedan is also very aerodynamic. The car is shorter and narrower than a Tesla Model S or Porsche Taycan, but with comparable interior space, Rawlinson said.īorrowing a trick from 1990s Chrysler “ cab-forward” sedans, the Air has a fairly short hood, making more room for the passenger compartment, Jenkins told Digital Trends.
DesignĪn electric powertrain takes up less room than a conventional internal combustion engine, transmission, and driveshafts, which allowed Lucid to make the Air “smaller on the outside, and bigger on the inside,” Rawlinson told Digital Trends during an online preview of the Air. In the meantime, here’s everything you need to know about the Lucid Air electric car. Lucid now plans to start customer deliveries in spring 2021, and is eyeing an SUV as its second model. A $1 billion investment from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund saved the project and, the company claims, allowed engineers to make improvements to the car. Lucid unveiled the car in late 2016 and announced plans for a factory in Casa Grande, Arizona, but soon ran out of money to continue development. Not that the Air hasn’t experienced some turbulence. The company itself started out as Atieva, making electric powertrain components for commercial vehicles, and it currently supplies batteries for Formula E racing. Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson was chief engineer of the Model S, while design boss Derek Jenkins is a veteran of Mazda, Volkswagen, and Audi. What’s more, the people behind it know a thing or two about making cars. Like the Tesla Model S, the Lucid Air is an electric luxury sedan that emphasizes performance and tech, while offering enough driving range for long road trips.
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