New electric car drives 800 km without recharging: this is Tesla's main competitor

Tesla has long been considered the leader in the production of electric vehicles with the longest range.

For example, the Model S Plaid has a range of 637 km, and the Roadster is predicted to have 998 km. But until the model hits the market, Tesla has a rival.

Lucid Motors recently announced twonew variations of the Air electric car - Performance and Range. Both options will have a dual-engine layout with all-wheel drive. The maximum speed is 270 km/h. The performance of the Performance power plant will be 1111 horsepower. The Range variation will have 933 horsepower. Acceleration from 0 to 97 km/h will require 2.5 and 2.7 seconds, respectively.

For example, a Tesla Model S Plaid electric car with 1,020 horsepower can accelerate from 0 to 97 km / h in 2 seconds.

Lucid Air's final autonomy numbersnot yet disclosed. In a recent test drive, journalist Johnny Lieberman drove the Range model 716 kilometers from Los Angeles to San Francisco without any recharging. Also, driving tests in California demonstrated a real range on a single charge of 764 km (Performance) and 834 km (Range).

The launch of sales has not yet been announced. The price will be $ 169 thousand (approximately 12.5 million rubles at the current exchange rate).

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