Its Lucid Air saloon is designed to take on the Tesla Model S in terms of luxury, tech, range and performance. The Air records its best acceleration times on 21in diameter rims while maximum range is achieved when running on 19in wheels. Lucid is headed by Peter Rawlinson, the engineer who led the development of Tesla’s Model S and who has vowed to beat Tesla on luxury, acceleration, price and range. By some metrics, Lucid has already achieved that, its high-tech Air model already featuring the longest battery range ever recorded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the United States at 520 miles. In an upcoming episode on DragTimes, Weisblat is planning a head-to-head between the Lucid, Tesla and Porsche’s Taycan Turbo S, which has a claimed 0-60mph time of 2.6 seconds.

Source: The Times January 20, 2022 12:09 UTC