Lucid Motors on Thursday showed that the bottom single-motor rear-wheel-drive Natural model of its Air electrical luxurious sedan will be offering 410 miles of EPA-rated using vary—greater than a Tesla Fashion S—for not up to $80,000.

The Lucid Air Natural RWD is to be had to reserve now with a base value of $78,900 (together with a compulsory $1,500 vacation spot fee). That is $5,000 not up to the dual-motor all-wheel-drive Air Natural.

Lucid Air Natural

An 88-kwh battery pack supplies a Lucid-estimated 410 miles of vary on the usual 19-inch wheels (20-inch wheels also are to be had)—5 miles greater than the Fashion S, whilst requiring much less battery capability. The twin-motor Tesla is somewhat more economical than the Lucid in this day and age, beginning at $76,380 with vacation spot, however Tesla’s costs appear to differ to a better extent than Lucid’s.

The one motor sends 430 hp and 406 lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels, getting the Air Natural from 0-60 mph in a manufacturer-estimated 4.4 seconds, and directly to a most sensible pace of 144 mph.

Same old 250-kw DC speedy charging can recuperate as much as 200 miles of vary in quarter-hour of charging, or 150 miles in not up to 12 mins, in keeping with Lucid. Different usual options come with the 34-inch curved show up to now observed on different Air fashions, heated entrance and rear seats and guidance wheel, and Lucid’s DreamDrive driver-assist options.

Lucid Air Natural

The Air is unheard of in its propulsion tech—which the corporate will probably be supplying to Aston Martin for long term EVs. In its release version and Grand Traveling guise, the Air is the highest-range EV ever rated through the EPA, with a 520-mile ranking for the Dream Version Vary release model and 516 miles for the regular-production Grand Traveling. In a follow-up pressure of the Air Grand Traveling style, we additionally discovered that Lucid is constant to toughen the interface.

The Air lineup now is composed of the bottom Natural, at the side of Traveling and Grand Traveling fashions, with the tri-motor Lucid Air Sapphire at the means. With 1,234 hp and 1,430 lb-ft of torque, it takes purpose at now not handiest on the Tesla Fashion S Plaid, but in addition internal-combustion sports activities sedans just like the BMW M5 and Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing.