Lucid Air Pure Achieves 146 MPGe & 5 Miles Per Kilowatt-Hour – CleanTechnica – Uplaza

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California-based Lucid Motors just lately introduced that its Air Pure all-electric sedan has achieved two essential energy-efficiency milestones: 146 MPGe and 5 miles per kilowatt-hour. The Air Pure additionally has about 420 miles of vary from its 84 kWh battery.

Should you comply with electrical automobiles, you realize the Air Pure’s energy-efficiency milestones are very spectacular. Should you don’t know a lot about electrical automobiles, the miles per gallon equal measure, or MPGe, is meant to be a means of evaluating how environment friendly an electrical automobile is to a gas-powered one, as a result of all of us perceive what miles per gallon means for fuel automobiles. So, on this explicit case, in the event you consider a gas-powered automotive that would drive 146 miles on one gallon of fuel, you bought it. (Like many issues in life, there’s extra to it than such a easy rationalization. The US EPA has extra in-depth info.)

Should you contemplate probably the most fuel-efficient fuel automobile you will have ever owned, the Lucid Air Pure blows it away. When you have an EV, the Air Pure beats it too, a minimum of relating to MPGe. Some sources listing the Hyundai Ioniq 6 because the EV with the very best MPGe, at 140, however that was earlier than Lucid’s Air Pure latest announcement.

Wulfer de Bruijn, Director of Effectivity and EV Programs at Lucid, answered some questions in regards to the Air Pure for CleanTechnica.

Is the Air Pure now probably the most energy-efficient mass market absolutely electrical sedan?

Sure, the Lucid Air Pure is probably the most vitality environment friendly automobile, interval, electrical or gas-powered, sedan or compact. Effectivity just isn’t a knob you’ll be able to flip, or a change you’ll be able to flip. Effectivity is a mindset that you want to carry into all the things you design, code, or implement. Solely by proudly owning and designing our personal drive items and our personal battery packs and by writing our personal controls software program, can we obtain the landmark 5.0 mi/kWh effectivity and 146 MPGe.

How rather more vitality environment friendly is the Air Pure in comparison with different EVs in its class?

The Lucid Air Pure is over 70% extra environment friendly than a Porsche Taycan, over 50% extra environment friendly than a Mercedes Benz EQS, and roughly 20% extra environment friendly than a Tesla Mannequin S. Autos that come near our achieved MPGe values are compact automobiles, whereas the Pure is a full-size sedan with ample inside house and plenty of room for baggage.

See beneath graphic detailing on-road effectivity comparisons for aggressive EVs in its class.

Is it correct to say the Air Pure is much extra energy-efficient than a gas-powered luxurious sedan on the identical value level?

The Lucid Air Pure is over 6 instances extra environment friendly as a comparable gas-mild hybrid powered luxurious sedan, with equal energy, higher efficiency, at half the worth level.

The EPA makes use of MPGe (Miles Per Gallon Equal) for EVs for the aim of evaluating EV and ICE automobile effectivity on the identical scale. For reference, a gallon of gasoline incorporates 33.7 kWh of vitality.

The gasoline economic system database maintained by the US DOE and EPA permits us to match automobiles aspect by aspect for this function as effectively. (2025 outcomes will not be revealed on the database at present)

What’s the chemistry for the 84-kWh battery pack?

Lucid has cell provide agreements with LG Vitality Options, Samsung SDI, and Panasonic. As a coverage, we don’t present detailed details about cell functions in particular person fashions.

Does the warmth pump play any position in supporting the automobile’s vitality effectivity?

The warmth pump helps redistribute vitality for cabin conditioning, both utilizing the automobile powertrain or ambient air as the warmth supply. As a result of many of the warmth is transferred slightly than generated, warmth pumps are about 3 to 4 instances as environment friendly than typical heating applied sciences reminiscent of electrical heaters.

Does the Air Pure qualify for the federal EV incentive to buy, if not, what about leasing?

All Lucid Air fashions qualify for a $7500 credit score on leases, which Lucid passes by way of to decrease buyer funds. Beneath the present guidelines, Lucid Air automobiles bought by people don’t qualify for federal tax credit score incentive program.