The Lucid Air has a fairly compelling argument for being the most effective electrical car you should buy, and it is set to get even higher for 2026. Lucid says its flagship sedan will achieve entry to Tesla’s Supercharger community beginning later this month. On prime of that, some fashions are getting much more vary, there is a new AC compressor “below the hood” meant to enhance cooling and make every part a bit quieter, and there are some new wheel and seating choices all meant to make your Air even lovelier.
For many clients the massive information right here is that each one Airs will be capable to refill on electrons at Tesla Superchargers beginning on July 31. In fact, homeowners are going to have to make use of a $220 Lucid-approved NACS adapter, however that is nonetheless an enormous enchancment and provides drivers entry to over 17,000 new chargers. (Lucid’s Gravity SUV has a NACS port as customary, however there is not any phrase on when the Air may make that switchover.) With the adapter, homeowners will be capable to begin charging at V3 and above Superchargers by way of the Lucid App.
There’s one caveat to all of this: relatively sluggish charging speeds, not less than by Lucid’s requirements. The Newark, California-based firm says Airs will be capable to cost up at 50 kW and achieve as much as 200 miles of vary per hour. That is good in a pinch, but it surely’s relatively crappy when you think about the truth that an Air Grand Touring can DC fast-charge at 350 kW and add that very same 200 miles of vary in simply 12 minutes below splendid circumstances. Presently, the highest-power Tesla Superchargers can ship 250 kW, with plans for 350-kW stations.
Altering Lucids for a altering world
The addition of Supercharging is not the one information coming from Lucid land, both. Vary can be up on the Air Touring to an estimated 431 miles, a 6% enchancment due to larger density battery cells. On the highest finish, the Grand Touring retains its EPA-leading 512 miles of vary. There’s additionally loads of new customary and optionally available tools for 2026, like a brand new cell altering cable equipment that’ll allow you to add as much as 40 miles of vary per hour, a brand new AC compressor courtesy of the Gravity, and new 19-inch wheels out there on the Pure, Touring and Grand Touring that look method higher than the previous aero disc fashion. The Grand Touring will get 20-way adjustable seats with therapeutic massage as customary, too.
Lucid additionally says homeowners will get a significant replace to its DreamDrive Professional driver help suite, one thing we talked about final week. Drivers will now get Stage 2 hands-free freeway driving and hands-free lane altering that’s meant to carry its system extra in step with what you get from firms like Common Motors, Ford and Rivian.
Pricing for the Air lineup seems to be to be up about $1,000 throughout the board. The rear-wheel-drive Pure is slated to start out $70,990 earlier than vacation spot — that cost is at the moment $1,500, however Lucid hasn’t stated if that is altering for 2026. The all-wheel-drive Air Touring is available in at $79,900, and above that, you have acquired the Grand Touring with a $114,900 pricetag. With worth jumps occurring seemingly day-after-day, it is good to get a small break. I ought to notice that Lucid does not make any point out of the ultra-high-performance Sapphire in its launch, however I’ll assume not a lot is altering for that tri-motor monster with its 1,234 horsepower and 1.89-second 0-to-60-mph time. The world is healthier for it, too.
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