Lucid’s under-$80,000 base Air Pure EV is now available to order
by Umar Shakir from The Verge - All Posts on (#6FBAA)
Lucid is finally ready to ship a lower-end offering for customers who are interested in the automaker's electric Air sedan. The new Lucid Air Pure RWD brings the line's starting price down to $77,400 - the entry price announced by the automaker in 2020 - with 410 miles of range on a single charge when equipped with 19-inch wheels.
With a single rear-wheel motor, the Lucid Air Pure saves customers $5,000 by eschewing the dual motors in the Air Pure AWD, which was Lucid's lowest-cost offering at $82,400 since it cut prices in August.
The Pure RWD outputs 430 horsepower and accelerates from 0-60 mph in 4.5 seconds, compared to 480 horsepower and 3.8 seconds 0-60 mph for the AWD version - but with no loss in range. Lucid does mention that...