While Tesla Inc TSLA has set the standard for electric vehicles around the world, according to Edmunds auto experts the company’s Model S plaid to other Americans EV competitor Lucid Group Inc LCID Aired late last year – and the results are closer than you think.
What happened: Edmunds Experts compared the two high-end electric vehicles and divided them into four categories: range and charging process, performance, interior and technology, and price and value.
Range & Charging: Lucid has touted its Air sedan as “the longest-range electric vehicle ever rated by the EPA.” Its most expensive Dream edition received an official EPA rating of 520 miles of range on a single charge, which is over 100 miles more than its nearest competitor.
The highest range Tesla offers is 405 miles on a single charge, which lags behind even the cheapest base Lucid Air model.
“In the Edmunds real-world range test, a Lucid Air Dream Edition Range model traveled 505 miles of its advertised 520 miles. Meanwhile, a Tesla Model S Plaid on the optional 21-inch wheels managed just under 345 miles of its 348-mile EPA rating in the same test,” Edmunds said.
The Lucid Air is one of the few electric vehicles that can use the maximum 350 kilowatts of power available at some fast charging stations, while the Model S provides a maximum of 250 kilowatts of charging power.
“More range, superior efficiency, and faster charging give the Lucid Air the easy win here,” Edmunds said.
Perfomance: Tesla is known for its staggering zero-to-60 times, but Lucid has held its own in the performance category.
Edmunds said it clocked Tesla in 2.3 seconds in its zero-to-60 test and it took the vehicle 9.4 seconds to run a quarter mile.
The Air Dream Edition (Range model) wasn’t far behind. It reached 60 mph in 2.8 seconds. A quarter mile time was not given.
“While the Model S offers better handling right off the bat, both sedans offer mind-blowing performance, period. There’s no such thing as a loser…
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