Lucid Motors begins sales of the most affordable version of its luxury electric saloon

Lucid Motors has just announced the availability in the US market of a new version of its luxury electric saloon, with a price that for the first time falls below 80,000 dollars. The new Lucid Air Pure with rear-wheel drive features a 321 kW motor and offers an EPA range, according to the manufacturer, of 660 kilometres.

Another highlight of its technical specifications is its acceleration, being capable of reaching 100 km/h from a standstill in just over 4.5 seconds. Lucid Motors also claims that at an ultra-fast DC charging point the Lucid Air Pure RWD is capable of adding around 240 kilometres of range in just 12 minutes.

In statements to the media, Peter Rawlinson, the brand’s current Chief Executive Officer, has assured that this new version of the Lucid Air offers everything that many of its customers need. That is, style, technology, range, performance, as well as space and practicality. The head of Lucid Motors has likewise stated that he is extremely pleased that the most affordable version of the Lucid Air outperforms the vast majority of its rivals in range, even with much higher prices.

Lucid Motors has already begun production of the most affordable version of its luxury electric saloon at its Casa Grande plant in Arizona, and has also started accepting orders in the United States. Everything points to the expected high demand for this version allowing the company to reach its target of delivering more than 10,000 units of the Lucid Air throughout 2023.

When will we see it in Europe too?

Although the Lucid Air is already on sale in some European markets, for the time being it is unknown when this more affordable version will be available on the old continent. At present, the Air Pure AWD sold in Germany for 109,000 euros is the version of this luxury electric saloon with the lowest price.

With the start of sales of the Lucid Air Pure RWD in the United States, the American manufacturer has finally completed the full range of versions that will be available for this model. These are Pure RWD, Pure AWD, Touring, Grand Touring, Grand Touring Performance and Sapphire.