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Lucid Air

Lucid's large electric luxury saloon, offered as the Pure, Touring, Grand Touring and high-performance Sapphire, with the longest EPA range of any car on sale.

Names and versions: Sold as Air Pure, Air Touring, Air Grand Touring and Air Sapphire; earlier Air Dream Edition.

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Official range

372–512 milesEPA

Rapid charging

200 miles in 12–16 minutes claimed

Lucid's 2027 claim on a 350 kW DC charger with 19-inch wheels: 12 minutes for the Grand Touring, 15 for the Sapphire, 16 for the Pure and Touring. Lucid does not publish a 10–80% time or a peak kW figure on this page.

Drawn from the manufacturer figures below. Scale shared with every electric car in the file.

Official range

372–512 milesEPA

Market or version specific

Battery

Not published

Local check needed

Rapid charging

200 miles in 12–16 minutes claimed

Market or version specific

Efficiency

from23 kWh/100 mi

Market or version specific

Is the Lucid Air worth considering?

Our view. The Air Grand Touring set NAF's longest-ever summer result at 829 km and Car and Driver's longest 75 mph result at 410 miles, though NAF's result was still 14% below WLTP. Severe cold nearly halved NAF's winter result, and the US recall list is long, so check the car's history.

What independent tests found

Claims checked
0 of 4 hold up
Winter range
54% of official
Safety
5 stars, Euro NCAP 2022
Evidence
9 tests from 5 testers

Range

  • NAF NAF / Motor El Prix summer range test 2025

    828.6 km vs 960 km WLTP

    Close · 86% Published reference

    Lucid Air Grand Touring 2025, 245/45 R19 tyres. 6 to 17 °C, light rain early on and heavy showers in the mountains, Norway. 13.7% below WLTP but the longest distance in NAF's range test to date (GPS-corrected; trip meter 832 km); it drove nearly two hours longer than any rival, partly in colder, wetter conditions.

  • NAF NAF / Motor El Prix winter range test 2026

    520 km vs 960 km WLTP

    Cold-weather result · 54% Published reference

    Lucid Air Grand Touring 2025. −8 to −31 °C, colder with altitude, dry roads, Norway. 45.8% below WLTP at 21.6 kWh/100 km in extreme cold.

  • Edmunds Edmunds EV Range Test, 2025 Lucid Air Pure, September 2026

    349 mi vs 372 mi EPA

    Close · 94% Published reference

    2025 Lucid Air Pure, RWD, 20-inch wheels. Edmunds route, about 60% city and 40% highway, climate on auto at 72 °F, 74 °F ambient, US. 6.1% short of EPA at 27.3 kWh/100 mi against 26, unusual on Edmunds' route where most EVs beat their rating.

  • Edmunds Edmunds EV Range Test, 2022 Lucid Air Grand Touring, September 2026

    465 mi vs 516 mi EPA

    Close · 90% Published reference

    2022 Lucid Air Grand Touring, 19-inch wheels. Edmunds route, about 60% city and 40% highway, climate on auto at 72 °F, 76 °F ambient, US. 9.9% short of EPA at 28.4 kWh/100 mi; an early car, and a 2022 Dream Edition Range reached 505 miles against 520.

  • Car and Driver Car and Driver 75 mph highway range test, 2024 Lucid Air Pure

    300 mi vs 394 mi EPA

    Falls short · 76% Published reference

    2024 Lucid Air Pure RWD, 20-inch wheels, Michelin Pilot Sport EV tyres. 75 mph constant highway, US; 109 MPGe recorded. 24% short of EPA at a steady 75 mph; Car and Driver also reports 410 miles for a Grand Touring and 280 miles for a Touring without giving their versions.

Rapid charging

  • NAF NAF / Motor El Prix summer charging test 2025

    31 min 10–80%

    Local check needed

    Lucid Air Grand Touring 2025. Summer; car driven warm and battery preconditioned where possible, 10–80%. 31 min 2 s with a 311 kW peak; Lucid publishes no 10–80% time, only 400 km in 16 minutes. The 2026 winter test took 33 minutes with a 308 kW peak.

Safety rating

  • Euro NCAP Euro NCAP 2022 rating, Lucid Air

    5 stars

    Published reference

    Lucid Air Grand Touring, left-hand drive. Euro NCAP 2022 protocols; adult occupant 90%, child occupant 91%, vulnerable road users 78%, safety assist 84%. Five stars, published 7 December 2022.

  • NHTSA NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, 2025 Lucid Air

    5 stars

    Published reference

    2025 Lucid Air 4-door AWD and RWD (US). US NCAP: frontal 5 stars, side 5 stars, rollover 5 stars. Five stars overall for both drivetrains, as for 2024; the front passenger frontal rating is four stars.

Recalls

  • NHTSA NHTSA recall database, Lucid Air, October 2026

    19 campaigns

    Published reference

    Lucid Air, US market. Model years 2022–2026: 22V090, 22V351, 22V727, 23V110, 23V520, 23V521, 23V523, 23V708, 24V011, 24V076, 24V495, 24V497, 24V836, 25V669, 25V670, 26V017, 26V193, 26V309, 26V540. 2022 cars have 15 campaigns; several concern software, and 2024–2026 rear-wheel-drive Pure cars have half-shaft bolt and inverter recalls.

Measured figures are compared only with an official figure in the same unit and test basis; the bar’s tick marks 100% of the claim. Winter results are shown, not judged. How the evidence check works.

How far can it go?

The published reference is 372–512 miles. EPA, 2026 US models on fueleconomy.gov: 512 miles Grand Touring on 19-inch wheels, 431 miles Touring, 427 miles Sapphire, 420 miles Pure (19-inch) down to 372 miles Pure on 20-inch wheels. NAF lists 960 km WLTP for the 2025 Grand Touring sold in Norway. Compare it only with figures from the same test cycle.

Against other electric cars in the file, on a 0–1000 km scale

Speed, temperature, wind, elevation, tyres, load and cabin heating or cooling all change real-world range. How EPA, WLTP and CLTC differ.

How quickly does it charge?

The highest published DC figure is 200 miles in 12–16 minutes claimed. Lucid's 2027 claim on a 350 kW DC charger with 19-inch wheels: 12 minutes for the Grand Touring, 15 for the Sapphire, 16 for the Pure and Touring. Lucid does not publish a 10–80% time or a peak kW figure on this page.. A peak rate is reached briefly; the average across a session is lower.

Home charging time depends on the energy added, the car’s AC limit, the charger and the supply. Estimate a session with this car’s battery.

What to check before buying

Who is it for?
Drivers who cover long motorway distances and want the most range available in a luxury saloon, with fast charging to match.
What needs checking?
NHTSA lists 19 recall campaigns for 2022–2026 cars, including rear-camera software, windscreen defrosting, half-shaft bolts and a rear inverter on rear-wheel-drive Pure models; check which apply. Range drops sharply on larger wheels.
What is the evidence?
EPA figures from fueleconomy.gov, Lucid's own site, NAF winter and summer range tests and a charging test, two Edmunds range tests, Car and Driver highway range tests, Euro NCAP, NHTSA crash ratings and the NHTSA recall database.

Evidence record

4 figures, each linked to where it starts. A published value is not automatically the right value for every trim or country.

FigureValueConditionSource
Official range 372–512 miles Market or version specific
EPA, 2026 US models on fueleconomy.gov: 512 miles Grand Touring on 19-inch wheels, 431 miles Touring, 427 miles Sapphire, 420 miles Pure (19-inch) down to 372 miles Pure on 20-inch wheels. NAF lists 960 km WLTP for the 2025 Grand Touring sold in Norway.
 fueleconomy.gov (EPA)
Checked 18 October 2026
Battery Not published Local check needed
Lucid's Air page gives no battery capacity. Car and Driver lists 118 kWh for the Grand Touring, 92 kWh for the Touring and 84 kWh for the Pure.
 Official manufacturer site (US)
Checked 18 October 2026
Rapid charging 200 miles in 12–16 minutes claimed Market or version specific
Lucid's 2027 claim on a 350 kW DC charger with 19-inch wheels: 12 minutes for the Grand Touring, 15 for the Sapphire, 16 for the Pure and Touring. Lucid does not publish a 10–80% time or a peak kW figure on this page.
 Official manufacturer site (US)
Checked 18 October 2026
Efficiency From 23 kWh/100 mi Market or version specific
EPA combined, 2026 US models: 23 kWh/100 mi Pure on 19-inch wheels, 25–27 Touring, 26–30 Grand Touring, 32 Sapphire.
 fueleconomy.gov (EPA)
Checked 18 October 2026

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