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The American car manufacturer will launch an electric vehicle with a range of nearly a thousand kilometers this year, but it will not be available to everyone

     
Tomáš Jelínek
13. 1. 2025 ▪ 10:50

Idle talk about the short range of electric vehicles no longer makes sense. This year, the American car manufacturer Lucid will launch an updated version of its Air model, which will offer a range of nearly a thousand kilometers on a single charge according to the WLTP metric. However, due to its price, it will not be accessible to everyone.

Konkurent Tesly chystá letos aktualizaci svého modelu, bude mít dojezd téměř 1000 km
A Tesla competitor is preparing an update to its model this year, which will have a range of nearly 1000 km
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Already now, Tesla's American competitor from the same continent is offering its Air model with a respectable range of 883 kilometers according to WLTP in its highest model line, the Dream Edition Range. However, it seems that the American car manufacturer Lucid is not satisfied with this, and in this year's model version of the Air they will offer a range that is more than a hundred kilometers longer.

In addition to a range that, according to the WLTP methodology, should reach up to 960 kilometers in the Grand Touring version, the updated models will also receive an improved assistance system and improvements to the electric drive and software functions.

The Lucid Air Grand Touring is thus set to become, according to the automaker, the electric vehicle with the longest range currently on the market. The improved battery will mainly contribute to the higher range, but also the mentioned software, which, as known for example from the competitive Tesla, can significantly optimize the range. Its role is also certainly played by the heat pump, which allows longer range in cold conditions.

Moreover, this year's model range will also include a new voice assistant in all Lucid vehicle model lines, with which it will be possible to control a large part of the vehicle's functions. Therefore, it will no longer be necessary to look for a control element for adjusting the temperature and other functions on the display while driving, but it will be enough to just address the assistant.

As is evident from the vehicle equipment, the advanced version of the Air model – Grand Touring will not be for everyone. The long range and luxury equipment will ultimately give the vehicle a price tag of 129,900 euros for the European market, which is roughly 3.2 million Czech crowns. At this price, it certainly is not intended for ordinary, but rather premium customers. However, the cheapest version of the Air can be purchased for 85,000 euros (about 2.1 million Czech crowns), which is certainly a more interesting price compared to fully equipped models from Tesla or China's Nio, but it is still a relatively high price.

In the first half of the year, another variant of the Air model should enter the market, which will not offer as great range as the Grand Touring version but will be significantly more aggressive. The Air model in the Sapphire version is intended to be more of an electric supercar, offering a pure power of 920 kW and acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in two seconds. Its range will be according to WLTP 694 kilometers and the price tag significantly higher – 250,000 euros (approximately 6.2 million Czech crowns).



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The original article was published in Czech under the title: Americká automobilka letos uvede elektromobil s dojezdem téměř tisíc kilometrů, nebude ale dostupný pro každého