Tesla's main competitor Model S with a range of 832 km will arrive in Europe this year

Silicon Valley company Lucid Motors will begin sales of the premium Lucid electric sedan in the US in the spring

Air. It was assumed that there would be no cars to be expected in Europe this year, but it seems that this is not the case.

What is known

The American manufacturer decided after allrelease the car outside the US. The new product should arrive in Europe before the end of this year. Interestingly, the European version of Lucid Motors, like the American one, will be produced at a plant in Arizona. Previously, it was assumed that this would be done by the company’s second plant, which should be built in Saudi Arabia.

If you, suddenly, did not know

The Lucid Air electric car was presented in September 2020of the year. The manufacturer is positioning the new product as the main competitor to the Tesla Model S. This, by the way, is not surprising, because the company’s CTO, Peter Rawlinson, previously worked at Tesla and led the development of the Model S.

Lucid Air boasts a ratioaerodynamic drag 0.21 (0.24 for Model S). In addition, the car is capable of driving up to 832 km on a single charge (according to the EPA cycle). The machine is equipped with several electric motors. In the top-end Dream Edition configuration they produce 1080 hp. This version of the car accelerates to 100 km/h in 2.5 seconds. Depending on the version, Lucid Air will cost from 69 to 131 thousand dollars.

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