How Lucid Motors’ Space Concept Influenced The Air EV Powertrain Design

The main goal of the Space Concept was to find out how small Lucid could make each of their drivetrain components without sacrificing power, performance, and luxury. Their internal goal was to be hyper-efficient in terms of packaging so that they could make better use of the space. To achieve this, they built the entire package from the ground up. No legacy off-the-shelf parts were used when creating the battery pack and drivetrain. Despite the smaller footprint, they’ve still managed to extract more than 1,000 horsepower from the vehicle that can apparently be exercised over and over again without needing a break. The performance doesn’t stop there tho

Volvo spinoff Polestar sure has its newest product making the rounds these days. Last month, Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire got a chance to drive a Polestar 2 around Malibu —where he was passed by another tester doing the very same thing in an identical car. Now, the Polestar 2 has made its way northward to Canada, where the YouTube channel Throttle House has pitted it in a compare-and-contrast against its main competitor, the established Tesla Model 3. Farah came away from his Polestar test drive incredibly impressed, thinking the car was a significant improvement over the Model 3, but he’s only one data point. Now, we’ve got a pair of testers putting the two (relatively) affordable EVs head to h

To get to the wipers in a Model 3 to change them out, owners will need to go into the car settings. In the car settings, there will be an option for a wiper service mode. When this mode is activated, the windshield wipers will come up halfway so owners can replace their own wiper blades saving a trip to a maintenance cen

Perhaps one of the most American hobbies, the road-trip, has seen a vast boom this year as concerns over personal health and safety have risen. Offering excellent over the road options, the Air offers some 739 liters of luggage space in large part thanks to its compact drivetrain and battery package. Add to that the exceptional 517-mile range and it’s becoming more and more clear that Lucid is serious about taking on big names such as Tesla, Porsche, and Riv

When Lucid Motors teased their «Lucid Space Concept,» we couldn’t be sure how much if any of the advanced design would make its way to their road cars, and today, with the release of the Air Dream Edition , we can confirm that it’s a major part of the puzzle. The Space concept advances the EV space in multiple facets that allow for more interior space overall. In the case of the Air Dream Edition, it contributes to its claim to have best-in-class interior space snatching that title from the likes of Tesla . The space savings aren’t just for the passenger cabin tho

The rear bed of the Blazer, meanwhile, now holds the 60-kWh battery pack—which really removes a lot of the daily functionality of the two-seater SUV-truck blend. But this project was built to show off the tech, so keeping the components visible may have been a higher priority than squeezing them into tight spa

The Model 3’s drive quality is high-performing compared to almost every other car on the market. The drive quality features a smooth ride, instant acceleration, solid and reliable handling, and instant torque. In addition, Tesla Model 3 earned the best safety score ever from the NHTSA, which shows the likelihood of injury in a cr

It was straight to the drawing board for Jenkins, though at that point, Lucid wasn’t even Lucid and the Air wasn’t the Air. «It was Atieva,» Jenkins explained. «It was a sedan concept that Peter had in his mind. And we basically started from scratch there and really defined the vehicle, the layout, the target customer, the market position, the product attributes, where our strengths were going to l

All told, the sizing seems pretty similar, though the Model 3 has a slightly larger frunk (front trunk). But how about the actual ride quality and design elements that might set the two cars apart? In the end, both cars are fun to drive but the two end up split on their preference. While the Model 3 is cheaper and has access to Tesla’s charging network, the refinement of the Polestar 2 might attract buyers until Elon Musk feels like updating his years-old designs sometime s

But getting to the production model definitely took some time. With core concepts in mind, Jenkins said, «We really focused, from that point, building this brand around those attributes, building a core DNA to the brand. And then that, of course, leads to actually designing the Electric Car Game Mods|Https://Evinsightzone.Com/ and building an aesthet

In advance of the Lucid Air’s planned 2021 deliveries, I recently spoke with VP of Design Derek Jenkins about designing a four-door hypercar EV, as well as the future of a startup that toes the line between emergent and establis

Tesla is known for being one of the most innovative and modern car makers in the world. But that often means its cars are full of so many features that it can be hard to make every owner an expert in their own vehi