Superior Driving Performance
Power Without Compromise
Until recently, “eco-friendly” simply meant “slow.”
Plug-in hybrid and old electric vehicles embodied eco-conscious values, not performance. You had to choose: efficiency or excitement.
The electric vehicles of today have turned that equation on its head.
Feel the Rush of Driving Electric
Experience the thrill of instant torque from the moment you press the accelerator. That’s one of the many advantages of electric motors, which power an EV’s drive shaft directly. No lag, no hesitation. Just pure intention, translated directly into motion. You’ll marvel at just how much more powerful and responsive electric vehicles are than the gas cars you’ve driven before, even the highest-performance ones.
The speed enthusiasts won’t need much convincing: no more building power through rev ranges, no waiting for turbos to spool up, no transmission hunting for optimal gearing. The physics of electric propulsion eliminates the delays and compromises inherent in internal combustion engines, delivering superior driving performance.
With Air Sapphire’s 0–60 mph time of 1.89 seconds, it’s one of the fastest production vehicles ever built. Meanwhile, Lucid Gravity delivers sports-car acceleration in a three-row SUV capable of towing 6,000 pounds (2,721 kg), a level of performance that would have been unimaginable in a family vehicle just a few years ago.
Lucid Gravity
Model
Max Power (hp)
0-60 mph (seconds)
0-100 km/h (seconds)
Lucid Gravity Touring
560 hp
4.0 sec
4.2 sec
Lucid Gravity Grand Touring
828 hp
3.4 sec
3.6 sec
Lucid Air
Model
Max Power (hp)
0-60 mph (seconds)
0–100 km/h (seconds)
Air Pure
430 hp
4.5 sec
4.7 sec
Air Touring
620 hp
3.4 sec
3.6 sec
Air Grand Touring
819 hp
3.0 sec
3.2 sec
Air Sapphire
1,234 hp
1.89 sec
2.0 sec
Driving Performance Personified
These impressive specs aren’t just numbers. They represent confidence merging on a highway, safety when passing a slower vehicle, and assurance when navigating challenging conditions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does cold weather affect EV driving performance?
Temperature can affect EV range. This includes both the ambient temperature where you’re driving (due to factors like weather and climate) and the temperature of your battery, which may be different from the ambient temperature.
For example, when your battery is too cold or too hot, you may experience some range loss because the energy stored in the battery can’t be transferred as efficiently. You can help mitigate this by preconditioning your battery.
Even if you experience lower range due to cold weather, your vehicle’s driving performance will remain unchanged.
Do EVs accelerate faster than gas cars?
Typically, EVs accelerate much faster than comparable gas cars.
EVs are propelled by electric motors rather than internal combustion engines. In an internal combustion engine, the power the engine generates must be transferred via many moving parts from the clutch to the gearbox to the driveshaft, which turns the wheels and makes you go. This power travels further, and through more parts, than it does in an EV, making gas-powered vehicles less efficient (and making you wait longer to move forward, even if you don’t always notice it).
The advantage of electric motors is that they are much simpler. Electric motors power the drive shaft directly, meaning you get full torque (the force that propels your vehicle) instantly. When you press the accelerator in an EV, you’ll marvel at just how much more responsive and powerful it is than the vehicles you’ve driven before, even high-performance ones.
Do electric cars handle differently?
Due to their high-voltage battery packs, electric vehicles are typically heavier than similarly sized gas cars. But thanks to their much zippier acceleration, you would hardly know it. In fact, the position of the battery helps lower the vehicle’s center of gravity, which improves stability and lowers rollover risk. Performance-engineered EVs like those from Lucid are optimized for superior handling in a variety of different conditions, so you will not feel like you’re settling for lower performance in exchange for a more efficient, environmentally friendly car.
What is “one-pedal driving?"
Electric vehicles are equipped with a feature called regenerative braking. Regenerative braking captures the kinetic energy generated from your vehicle moving over the road, converts it to electricity, and uses it to recharge your battery. Because of this feature, your vehicle will feel like it’s braking whenever you take your foot off the accelerator, even if you aren’t pressing the brake.
Among EV drivers, this has been dubbed, “one-pedal driving,” because many drivers find they can ease on and off the accelerator to speed up or slow their vehicle as needed and only use their brakes occasionally or when stopping more suddenly. When you take your foot completely off the accelerator, your EV will behave as if you were braking and your brake lights may come on. You can reduce this braking feeling by anticipating when you’ll need to stop and taking your foot off the accelerator only slightly or gently, coasting as much as possible.
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