The California-based company claims the 2025 Air Pure is the most efficient EV you can buy. The updated version of the company’s entry-level sedan gets five miles of range for every kilowatt hour of battery capacity.The new Air Pure isn’t radically different from last year’s model. The sedan’s powertrain, for example, appears to be the same single-motor setup that sent 430 hp to the rear axle in its predecessor. The battery the unit is connected to is smaller, though.
Using a smaller battery may seem like a strange way to boost efficiency, but the new unit also has the heat pump feature first found on the, and eventually the Air Touring and Air Grand Touring. The new tech helps conserve energy and ensures that the car delivers excellent range even in cold-weather conditions.
Thanks to these changes the new Air Pure has a range of 420 miles, which is ten miles more than before. This means the four-door gets five miles of range for every single kWh of energy, a figure Lucid refers to as a “landmark” . It also has a 146 MPGe EPA rating, which the automaker says is a new record for a production vehicle.
Lucid is taking orders for the new Air Pure, which will start at $69,900, now through its website. It is one of three 2025 Air models that have been announced so far. The Touring, which has a range of 406 miles, starts at $77,900, and the Grand Touring, which has a range of 512 miles, starts at $109,900.Bryan Hood is a digital staff writer at Robb Report.