New details on the longest-range electric automobile within the US, the Lucid Air Grand Touring, have been revealed. Lucid’s latest 2024 Air Grand Touring gains faster charging, a heat pump, and 516 miles range (in additional conditions). And you get all that for a 12% discount in comparison with last yr’s model.
Lucid Air Grand Touring gets upgraded, still 516-mi range
The longest-range EV within the US is getting even higher. Lucid upgraded the 2024 Air Grand Touring for higher efficiency and faster charging.
Lucid’s latest GT model is now equipped with the high-performance Air Sapphires’ heat pump. This allows the 2024 Grand Touring to deliver “outstanding range even in extremely cold conditions.”
The proprietary motor design, battery cell chemistry, and thermal features have been enhanced to cut back wasted energy as heat even during “sustained spirited” driving.
Lucid says the 2024 GT model features about 15% to 30% faster DC charging speeds to quickly get you back on the road. The 2024MY gains improved automatic preconditioning as you travel to the charging station, enabling faster charging when you plug it in.
The 2024 Air Grand Touring keeps its 516-mile EPA-estimated range, the longest of any EV within the US.
However, with a borrowed heat pump from the Sapphire, Lucid says the Grand Touring can deliver outstanding range in a broader range of real-world conditions.
“The Air Grand Touring is our longest-range car – in fact the longest-range EV available today – and is now further optimized with a multitude of powertrain updates, including the Air Sapphire heat pump,” CEO Peter Rawlinson explained.
The 2024 Lucid Air Grand Touring starts at $109,900. That’s a 12.5% price cut from the $125,600 starting price in January.
Lucid’s 2024 Air lineup includes:
| 2024 Lucid Air trim | Starting Price | EPA-estimated Range |
| Lucid Air Pure | $69,900 | 419 miles |
| Lucid Air Touring | $77,900 | 411 miles |
| Lucid Air Grand Touring | $109,900 | 516 miles |
| Lucid Air Sapphire | $249,000 | 427 miles |
Lucid slashed prices on 2024 Air models by as much as $7,500 in February. The EV maker is already seeing the outcomes, with a record first-quarter delivery total.
The EV maker handed over 1,967 Air models in Q1, topping its previous quarterly delivery record of 1,932 in Q4 2022.
Lucid expects to construct 9,000 electric cars this yr, with 2,391 made in the primary three months of the yr.
Credit : electrek.co
