Lucid Air Review | A Tesla Owner's Perspective
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We need Sandy Munro to teardown the Lucid Air and compare it to the Tesla. Also, it "seems" that Rivian has the best quality between these three brands.
Thanks for the review, Ryan. 🙂👍 It's an excellent first product, and the slightly rough edges should be sorted out with time and customer feedback.
I'd be very impressed if they made a RHD version, for sale in Britain, and the other lands who drive on the left side of roads. They have a combined population of around 2 billion people.
how quickly did the battery go down while using the radio and phone? Love the look but what was the real range while using the accessories ? Thanks.
Can you charge Lucid or Tesla with solar powered generators?
I love Tesla but it’s refreshing to see an unbiased review for another company. Awesome video.
Hahaha i despise all EV’s Lol
Lucid launched the sapphire edition as well which is 1200 hp! insane!
The Lucid Air is a beautiful car! Now with Tesla price increase on the Model S the price of the Lucid Air isn't out of range
Well yeah, it's nice to be rich.... I think I'll just get 7 Hyundai IONIQ-5's for $175k.... or just one and have $150k left over. lol
I really love the Lucid Air, what a fantastic vehicle! Can't wait for the Gravity SUV from Lucid to come out, it also looks awesome!
Exactly ! And Lucid Air ''Jut Sighed a Huge Deal with Panasonic For Battery supplies . Panasonic is Building a Big Factory in Kansas US !
When I heard Peter Rawlinson was in charge thought Lucid will be good he's a good engineer. Amazing car. Thank you great review 👍 👏 😀
Great job!!!!!
Thank you so much for letting me check out the car!
Our boy Rettinger loaning out his uber whip for the good of the cause 🤛
so both of you are living in Irvine, CA?
Great review Ryan! Way out of my price range but beautiful car that seems fun to drive.
Love that you are looking at other cars besides Tesla. You’re a great reviewer. Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on other EVs like the Ioniq 5
Better to stick with the luxury EVs. That does not include Ioniq 5.
Ioniq5 is trash
Ioniq 5 is not available in Virginia.
@@geemy9675 Exactly. It is Tesla plus luxury EVs 😉 he is a Tesla fanboy in any case.
I really like this showcase of other EVs, would love to see more of these!
Jep... Han er go' 😀 Per (DK)
Specs and interior are awesome. Exterior styling is underwhelming. Looks like a futuristic Buick.
I like the exterior personally. Much more than a Y
Agreed. It looks like Grandpa’s old buick.
Fantastic review. Beautiful car and I do hope Lucid get more into the market
One quick comment about front trunk (frunk): I understand the benefit of electric operating frunk, there is a condition to improve first. I own a Tesla Y. My real
need would be the possibility to cool the frunk. In the summer or heat it in the winter. Did you ever check the temperature in the frunk on a hot sunny summer day with the Octovalve HVAC running full speed? And let’s not forget the plug to drain water when using it as an ice box ;)
Ryan, Pull over! This is the grammar police. At 21:40, The Lucid doesn't drive "...as good as the Tesla...", it drives as '...well as the Tesla.' (It's a good job, well done not a well job good done.) And incidentally, you've done a good job of comparing and contrasting the Lucid & the Tesla. My only nit to pick is I would suggest when you're pointing to various items, describe and say what you're pointing at. Example; The 3 distinct zones of the dashboard you could describe as; Left, Middle & Right. And one last comment: Car reviews are notorious for colorful & descriptive language to convey the emotive aspects of the car. Your auditory style comes across like you're a Preachers' Son. Please, keep up the good work!
I don't own a Tesla or even have an EV on my radar. i just wanted to compliment you on a detailed review about the car without any unnecessary flair. Straight to the point.
Polestar has sold over 55,000 Polestar 2 cars to date - more than Lucid and Rivian. Polestar plans to produce 290,000 cars by 2025. Polestar 3 should be as popular as Tesla's Model Y. Polestar 2 has a $7500 EV tax credit advantage over Tesla and GM. $5 a gallon in the USA should be great news for EV manufacturers and also for EV stocks. Looking forward to the Polestar merger vote on 22nd June. Happy to be a Polestar GGPI & TSLA & LCID & CHPT investor.
I recently saw a few polestar in person and was very. ... unimpressed. They are small and look like Honda civics. If they are cheap, they should do well though
Yeah the big boys are getting in the game…if lucid doesn’t get some sales their done 😯
Lusidair will be the blackberry of EV cars, no where near Tesla, Tesla is engineering company not shiny company, mark my words this is not how u win mass production game, nice car though, I love competition but it’s just wrong
I like it just not a huge fan of the updated 1990s Ford Taurus styling.
A comprehensive review. My Grand touring Air was delivered in early Sept 2022---I am glad to report that the issues reported in the above review are no longer an issue---Having driven approximately 4700 miles sine since then---no rattling or creaking in the vehicle and the blind spot delay not a delay. Love the vehicle.
I feel like this channel needs to be the poster child for how many other new channels covering similar topics should proceed.
His content is always jam-packed and to the point/with zero fluff.
Ryan’s channel has also grown significantly over the past year alone. It’s clear this is what the people want.
But majority of his stuff is Tesla so it doesn't really work when most other car or even just EV channels aren't looking at one brand.
@@Red3yeX really? Most "EV" channels talk mostly about Tesla or how it "destroys" the competition. Channels that didn't start as EV channels however don't
@@bandvitromania9642 I think you should look at other channels.
@@MrStian78 i do and mostly i stumble upon Tesla channels and then i also find good channels
I've broken a windshield on almost vehicle I've ever owned and sometimes multiple. I wonder what the windshield that also includes the roof costs? (New video idea) I guess if you have to ask, you shouldn't be buying a $169,000 car.
Considering that model X widescreen replacement costs about 900 bucks, it should be about the same?
@@B4R0N. seriously ? The windshield on my Prius cost $1100, and it’s on its 4th one. Thank God for insurance with a 0$ deductible 🙂
The windshield for a Tesla Model X is $1311 for the windshield, $1597 installed.
"Widescreen" has nothing to do with the windshield. "Widescreen" is the 17" landscape mode computer screen Tesla introduced early 2021 as opposed to the portrait mode they used before that.
@@B4R0N. 900 for this lucid air? You high? You probably have to buy it directly from lucid it's easily over $1500
Great points you have covered in your video! Hope they will improve their software very soon and focus more on the Dream Drive that does nothing now other than adaptive cruise and parking!
Just as a disclaimer, the Lucid Air Pure which is starting production Q4, will not be 2 toned. The exterior chassis will be one color all around, other than accents.
Good review.
The Dream edition cars were similar to a "Founders Series" and are no longer being made. Those first edition cars do seem to have more little issues with trim and squeaks. The Air GT (same features but 'only' 800hp) I received about a month ago is flawless and dead silent other than the low-speed motor sound that I too find quite appealing.
A major feature not mentioned is the ridiculously fast charging speed. Plugging in at 10-15% I get 22 miles per minute, adds 200 miles faster than a restroom break and buying a soda for the road.
I got an OTA update last night that supposedly improves the nav and addresses a number of bugs. Hopefully it launches more quickly [EDIT: "Hopefully the *software* launches more quickly..." The car itself launches dramatically, almost painfully quickly] because that can be pretty slow. The car will drive before the big screen is loaded so if you have to hop in and go, that works.
Cool. How much did you pay and how much warranty does it have?
@@cosettapessa6417 I paid 139kUSD plus prep and shipping (they detail it and delivered to my door). Price went up for later orders and a more powerful version came out since then. Prices today range from 87kUSD to 180kUSD.
Warranty for everything is for 4 years and 50,000 miles. After that the battery and motor units are covered for a total of 8 years or 100,000 miles.
The car goes on sale in Europe later this year. Price and warrantee will likely be different there.
Production will be slow until the factory expansion is finished. construction is ongoing (see "BearsWorkshop" on UA-cam to see that), but pre-ordered cars are shipping today. Sold out until mid-2023.
See LucidMotors dotcom for some cool configuration tools and graphics and to see more details. "Lucid Motors" UA-cam channel also has lots of great info, including race footage and a couple detailed Tech Talk videos covering batteries and design.
@@Miata822 thx
100k more than my MYP ---- GOOD LUCK
Hey Ryan, agree on all accounts. I have Tesla Y, X Plaid, and S plaid. And I got a new Lucid 2 weeks ago Grand Touring. Great a luxurious car, software needs a lot of work. Simple things that continually bog down software-wise. I feel like they need to do a lot of work to make this an enjoyable car tech-wise. It is fast and a great car to drive, but for the cost, this is not there.
Why do you need four cars?
are you going to short lucid? well, it already dropped so much so the potential gain is getting less and less.
It's a nice car don't get me wrong, the software needs a lot of work so comparing it to Tesla is not fair in that regard.
What do you do for work?
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Way beyond my pay grade. I'm getting the 2023 Bolt. Gr8 vid. 🚙 🇺🇸
I’m not sure if I heard you correctly but I believe you said this vehicle was $169,000+, there’s nothing about this car that screams it’s worth this kind of money. I think it’s actually unattractive, this company might want to rethink this Ludicrously high price for a car that looks no better then a Toyota Avalon.
I’ve never heard of an 1,100 hp Toyota Avalon.
@@TecnamTwin I was referring to the looks of this vehicle not the performance!
1111 hp and 520 mile and luxury and technology and ev ,, and it look like Toyota Avalon for you !!
I rented a Hertz Model Y long range. I have a few thoughts about it for sure. Overall, it's a good car I think.
Competition! Aaaahhh The growth has been amazing. Hopefully things will get better and better. I am all for advancement. I need an affordable form of transportation. Preferably a car of some sort. Don't need a lot of complications. Just practical, affordable, reliable transportation. I also think that public transportation needs to be developed. Like high speed rail. Why are we so far behind?
I've given some serious thought to mixng my Techno stuff in the Tesla. The stereo in Teslas was a big draw for me. Definitely, the best I've heard.
Steering wheel ugly, hard to believe about 500 mile range. Need real road test 😆
It is great to see you review another EV, especially one that could be the one Tesla owners would like to see in details!
Great review! Thank you for sharing! 🔌⚡🚘
"This (Lucid Air) will appeal to a certain crowd." One might add "with a heck-ton of money..."
Did the car only have Spotify to check out the sound system? Spotify only offers lossy, compressed audio (for the moment) so not really a good gauge for testing. Was there a USB slot to test your own lossless/hi res digital files? Or the offer from any of Tidal, Apple Music, Amazon Music Unlimited? I thought the Lucid Air was supposed to have Dolby Atmos? (again not available on Spotify).
I don't like Teslas as cars. As technological achievements they are excellent, but as cars they don't work for me. The Lucid Air however, that's a whole different ball game. I really like it.
edit: As far as build quality issues go, Tesla has had 10+ years to get Model S right. Lucid just came out. I'm sure they will iron out the kinks pretty swiftly.
170k... holy fuck.... they can get lost with that crap
You cant fix slow or lagging screens with software, it's chip driven, and would require great chips to begin with. If anything software updates will just make evrything slower, and sluggish, not faster and crisp. Thus the advantage of Tesla chips with Nvidia, they are future proof for what they do.
Software can be optimized to improve performance. The use of scripting tools like LUA are great for writing UI software quickly, but performance can be bad. The Nvidia chips you talk about are used for the image processing for the self driving functions.
You're comparing this to a $40K model 3 and a model S that is $40K less than it. This thing better be king of the road for the price.
It is King of the Road
He compared it to a Plaid Model S
Love the review. Nice job.
remember comparing to tesla software is not equitable. the customers that are getting the lucid air are mercedes, audi, bmw, lexus, porsche, and jaguar drivers that are focussed on a luxury car with incredible performance, handling, and range. software gets better with OTA updates. not a knock on tesla, they changed the game, just a point to make. good review though!
The software will get better with OTA's I'm sure. With the massive windshield I can't imagine how expensive/difficult getting that replaced will be.
I made a reservation for the pure version a while back before they raised the price for 10k. After tax credit that one is like 70k. That puts it in an interesting spot. Range is a tad better than base model s, is only RWD and is much slower, but it's 30k cheaper and does not force one to use a yoke. I do think with the recent price increase the lucid loses much of its competitiveness though. But it is always good to have alternatives and the deposits are fully refundable
I did the same thing following the exact logic you used. A luxury EV with 400 miles of range for $70k is not bad. I’m a big Tesla fan having owned three Model Ys. The Air Pure model seems to be a solid value.
@@timothyhowes I also placed my order in for air pure before price increase. It’s a solid value under 70k. Currently I drive 2021 model 3 SR
I think Lucid, Mercedes, Porsche and Audi should form their own charging network for premium cars. Tesla was a success because E.Musk had business acumen and saw a charging network as a competitive moat. I’m just don’t see that with Lucid CEO and CTO
Dang, $150k for the 520mi range version. I thought a $40k car is expensive. Welp guess I'll just have to settle for my economy class car.
Thanks for this review have one on order so very curious about it.
I agree the power frunk is the most annoying thing.
All the Tesla idiots on Reddit claimed the frunk is not powered due to legal reasons which obviously isn’t true.
Thanks so much for the video on another EV, especially one competing with a Tesla! I'm a dedicated Tesla owner though I know a few people interested in the Lucid. I'm trying to convince them to go for a Plaid instead. 😃
Genius 👍
I like Tesla overall but I would not convince anyone to Tesla for I would just answer questions and concerns then allow them to make the decision for themselves. Regardless of what they chose at the end, it’s something they want free of any pressure from someone so be a true friend and allow them to make the decision instead free from your little hints.
@@Turbo6019 At the end of the day, it's their choice to choose whatever car they want but I am close enough to these people to state my opinion without harm to the relationships. And for now, I'm a cheerleader for the Tesla!
Tesla, just to boring. Waiting for what Jaguar bring out in 2025
Rip changing that windshield in alberta every winter
My understanding is Toyota has some new battery tech. I'll be watching closely to see what EVs Lexus brings to the market.
Try Tidal with Dolby Atmos, that should sound much better than Spotify
Tesla: average car build with great batteries and motor, excellent software
Rivian: excellent car build with average batteries and motor, terrible software
lucid: excellent car build with excellent batteries and motor, poor software
If I would have to choose i'd go for the Merc😜
lol
The Merc also lags like shit in the software department.
I have the Air Touring on order and am on the interest list for the upcoming Gravity. My estimated delivery for my Air Touring is December 2022. The Gravity is estimated for the 2024 model year and has yet to start taking deposits. I am very excited about my Air Touring order in Zenith Red with the Tahoe interior.
To me the EQS interior is way over done and the Model S interior is a bit too spartan, thus the Air interior is just right.
The amount of times you had to say 'feels premium', which is all good and well, but I am not in the market for premium, and I think for the specs that matter to me I wish more new start-ups would focus on bringing the price down while maintaining good specs, I don't care about massaging chairs, or the stitching and styling, too many are copying the Tesla playbook, start with premium and then eventually try to make more afforable models, I think this is why Chinese brands will make inroads, and take over large market segments, we have enough luxury brands now.
Awesome, I'm a Tesla owner myself but I hope Lucid becomes successful. Competition is always good for consumers.
Also, the Tesla software was also very laggy when the first cars were released. Try out an old Model S and you'll aee 😓
There’s lots of competition already and been for the past 10 years.
@@Brian-jv8iy For Tesla? That’s publicly known? I could ask 10 random people on the street who Tesla competitors are and they wouldn’t have a clue.
Great review. Awesome car. Good on that person to let you borrow their new car!
I can't believe a car for this price does not have leather (vegan or not) seats
Where is the link for Jons review?
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Great review, thanks!!!
I don't understand all the excitement about seat, mirror, and steering wheel adjustments. In every vehicle I have with auto settings I have exactly adjusted the controls once. A bunch of adjustment options are useless, set and forget is all that's needed.
I love this panoramic windshield (like the Tesla X) but I wonder why they did not design a sun visor that can be clipped on the pilar for clean 100% view? I miss this on my Tesla Y :(
From my perspective, this car has so many buttons, knobs, and switches, I believe it is a great example of the antithesis of what Elon has stated is optimal design; the best part is no part. Or broken down to the core principle, so often heard, it would be the KISS acronym. Well done review. Thank you.
Buttons, knobs and switches are universally far more practical and simple to use. Never understood Elon's marketing claims of "optimal design" when it's merely removing practicality for the sake of aesthetic design.
I don't think any trucks should be electronically actuated, except maybe massive hatches. Im amazed someone wouldn't use the front trunk (or any trunk) because they are too lazy to click a manual release. Actuators are always slow, and more prone to failure than a simple mechanical release. I find it weird that you see that as a pro and want more vehicles to have that.
Getting my model 3 this week after a long wait
Congrats
Congratulations ! Give me a ride i will offer 1 kilowatt
This is a dumb question but bear in mind I drive a 20 year old truck: are the creaks just more obvious in EVs because there's no engine noise?
That is definitely a contributing factor, but from my experience, it’s not the only thing at play
Yeah that’s also a part of reason EVs have specific tires as well because road noise is more apparent
I would rather NOT have an air suspension...but:
Isn't it ironic that a Tesla Model S has one, but the Lucid AIR does not?
Thanks for your details review. It's cool.
One question, Is the camera recording like tesla for car accident record using?
I have a Lucid Air Grand Touring confirmed. I can’t wait to have it delivered. So many improvements over a Tesla, and the things it falls short on, (Software, FSD) will catch up soon.
Keep dreaming about software and FSD. It’s actually a much more difficult achievement on Tesla part than the car itself. Very few people understand how far ahead Tesla is with its technology from all other car makers. Just go check on Ford and Volkswagen how they are delivering on their promises of software improvements.
Ryan, really enjoyed your review. You kept it moving from one area to another without getting into the minutia. Am waiting for my Air Touring and going to test drive next weekend. Thanks again for helping me prepare for the car!
Tesla needs to ad a regular steering wheel option
That alone is opening the door for Lucid Air to take a nice chunk of market share
Love the yoke steering wheel on my Model S. Whenever I have to drive another car with a normal wheel feels outdated and unattractive. Owned it 6 months but was use to it fairly quickly. The turn signals for me was the biggest point of adaption but was use to it after a long drive home. The yoke is square at the bottom so turning was no big deal.
Dose the lucid have an all around camera? That's what I really like about tesla it basically has one of the best security systems thay works flawlessly as long as it catches a license or something.
I wonder how good the car looks with the chrome pillars wrapped in the chassis color
Ooh new video!
a lot of nice looking BEV out there...but the experience, charging infrastructure, and software that set Tesla apart from all others.
The front windshield on the Lucid Air is a reported 1488.70 before tax and installation.
Thanks for the video
I’ve never had a car that didn’t creak or squeak to some degree. This includes very premium brands. It seems like companies try to reduce weight as much as possible which contributes to squeakier parts. :/
lucid at best looks old, feel more like a hybrid between buick/oldsmobile/honda.
That’s all I see is: Oldsmobile Trofeo, Buick Reatta etc.
Come on Tesla, give us overhead view and solve my rim rash issues!
after seeing the apple car-play presentation it seems that apple will have very few customers (oem's) that will have the computer engineering in their cars to take advantage of apple's u.i. and reliability and ecosystem but Lucid might be one of the few that would be able to work with apple to make their cars u.i. more attractive and useable. Lucid seems to have put a lot of thought into some unique and complex u.i. design choices that give the user a pretty smooth experience. this Lucid interface seems to require some pretty sophisticated computer engineers. i would not say that for most of the other EV'S made by the ice oem's that are attempting to make electric cars which means apple play will likely not offer all of its promised experience for say a chevy volt or a mustang mach-e or vw ev. just basing this on watching their own presentations of each of their own ev's and online reviews. I just don't see the ice oem's being able to find enough people to build a team of computer engineers that can integrate the platform needed to make apple=play work as promised so there will be , imo, just the newer ev manufacturer's and chinese companies that can offer apple car play the way it was promised. Lucid seems to be one of the few that may be able to offer the platform needed to give the owner a realistic choice to use apple-car play in some imagined future. i also imagine that android will build a similar competing product and it remains to be seen if tesla will improve their u.i. and sell that to others too... but i think if a car can use an outside interface that apples will end up being the smoothest if they are able to integrate it into a car as the software demands. just a thought inspired by watching the screens on this lucid.
Can anyone tell me what the Lucid has over the Tesla model S that justifies the extra $40k? I do like some of the additional things the lucid has and am glad to see competition but that is a big jump on price.
There really isn’t. Paying a premium for being an early adopter. They are bleeding cash so they have to charge as much as they can get away with
Pretty much range and gimmicks are what it has over the S
@@chidorirasenganz storage space too.this is not like any other electric car.the front trunk alone is bigger than any ev.
@@andromeda9340 the frunk is nice but other EVs have nice frunks like the Model 3/Y and the Lightning
You’re also gambling that this company will be around in 5 years to provide service and parts to your $170k car.
I think version 2 of 3 will be nicer. Feels like design needs refinement.. more minimalism in the interior needed. It's a turn off to have dumb software though
More minimalism for me means less software. Having physical controls already is a dealbreaker vs the Tesla. the best car for me would have no rattles and close to nothing software. I already get too much software at work and on my cell phone, I don't want it also in my car. I want a car with no central screen at all.
Somehow in my small town in Michigan I’ve seen a Rivian R1T multiple and just yesterday I saw a Hummer EV
I hope to own a Lucid car some day. I love the design
Lucid only gets my vote because of range, and it is pretty outside and looks premium but tesla is way better and I would buy a roadster for this price
The Tesla is not way better. I own three of them, and not the dinky, cheapass Model 3 or Model Y either. Software glitchiness aside, the Lucid has it all over any Tesla, in many ways but a few (road trip charging and software crudeness being two). The Lucid Air is what I had always hoped the Model S could have been, but never was. And never will be. I’m not in the least bit interested in the Roadster, or the Cyber Truck. I’ve placed an order for the Air Grand Touring. It’s my first step of many, to get away from anything having to do with EEEEHLOHHHN. Selling my Teslas will be next.
@@avesraggiana nah the model 3 design is far better. The Lucid is a bit gimmicky
@@chidorirasenganz Gimmicky? You know what’s gimmicky - throwing everything except the turn signal onto a central ipad screen so you have to wade through a whole bunch of menus just get your climate control to work; or creating a solution where there was no problem by replacing the steering wheel with a yoke. Whose bright idea was that? (Rhetorical question). And don’t even get me started on the M3’s lumpy, bumpy, jarring and noisy ride.
@@avesraggiana Tell me you haven’t driven a tesla without telling me you haven’t driven a Tesla 😂
@@chidorirasenganz I’ve logged over 120,000 miles in three Teslas I OWN, yes, all three of them, over the last five years. None of them are the Model 3 or the Model Y, though I’ve rented both. You, telling me that you don’t know what you’re talking about, without your telling me you don’t know what you’re talking about.
This guy does a good job, nice video!
Definitely enjoy seeing fair evaluation of other EV’s while not simply banging them because they are different. I still favor the Tesla but would not turn down a LUCID.
Appreciate this video love your content bud
Thanks so much!
Excellent comparison! The only thing I have my doubts about is the range. Too bad you were not able to test that out, at least one third of it so you could extrapolate. These estimates are notoriously poor since they don't take into account how much drops off due to speed, temperature, altitude, A/C usage etc etc etc.
It appears that Lucid is using the less optimistic EPA testing cycle, which means their range estimates should be 10% to 15% better than the equivalent Tesla range rating (Tesla uses the more optimistic EPA testing cycle). Several reviews so far have validated Lucid's range claims, and it appears that 470 to 500 miles is easily achievable on a charge, even at freeway speeds.
What of your best videos to date. By far. Keep it coming !
Excellent review. I really think that your way of doing it is very applaudable. Well done 👍 BR, Per (Denmark)
Thank you for this video. Are you able to do a night video? Keen to see the interior lighting at work.
More lucid reviews please 😁 need more video other than Tesla.
ha 🤣 on 19:00 in the video I just delivered a Tesla the other day in that neighborhood were you just drove by
The Lucid Sapphire is quicker than the Tesla.
I would not want a glass roof without a shade like my VW ID.4 has.
Went to test drive the Lucid Air, and getting into it was a problem, for my height (6' 4")
The high floor, due to the batters, and low roofline, don't work well, for taller people.
I was always banging into something entering the car.
Air GT Owner. You can sure tell this review is over a year old. Much has improved since this went up, but focusing on the power over Range is just a fail on the part of the reviewer. That is the one trick pony of Tesla, whereas the Range is what Lucid focuses on, but very few early reviewers touch on this. Yet every single person considering an EV always talks about range anxiety. It is their primary consideration, but reviewers consistantly just talk about the power...Boring. I love the fact that on my Air GT with the 21" wheels I can drive for over 100 miles before I get to a max range for a Model S. And enjoy the ride with full massage / with cooled / heated seats, and every option that makes the ride more luxury minded than just the one trick pony offers.
Overall you did a fairly good job at the review, but honestly you need to do more investigation on what the car companies focus is before just jumping on the band wagon of power only.
Updated review would be nice!
Good Luck.
I predict in the future, vehicles will have something called or like OPTICAL INTERIOR.
This is a feature wherein one can change the color on the interior. Seats, floor, ceiling, door panels, dash.
Not mood lighting, actually change the color of the seats or Dash. Maybe you want black seats but a red dash. With Optical Interior, (OI) or Interior Optics (IO). The year as of this writing is 2023. Also the tires will change to a Multi-directional Orb that controlled by electric magnets. Some will even have Omni directional wheels. And of course the Honeycomb wheels will be available they have no air and are currently working on them. That will be first. I'm pretty good at guessing what's coming.
I predicted cars will have a kind of remote viewing like 360 degrees on a touch screen so you can see all around the car for parking, hands free Driving and the ability to control your car on your phone, oh and able to summon your car. I also predicted cars will have the ability to be like a Remote control from the fob, (Hyundai has that with the EV6). Made those around 1990.
I also dreamed that cars will one day be able to not only summon emergency responders but from a smart watch connected to the car, it will send your vitals to the responding Ambulance so EMTs and Paramedics can see how you are doing. Pulse Ox, BP, Breathing Rate, temperature, and with interior cameras can see (an option one can opt for) how you are if the car thinks you are still inside. The police on scene can access by remote the cameras on the car and can see what happened to cause the incident.
We are living in both crazy and incredible days. I miss the 70s and 80s but this is like I have been saying lately, "What a Day and Age to be Alive!" ❤
Nice video thank you and thumbs up!
Yeah these look way better in person, saw one on the highway that blew past me, looked like a freaking UFO, I felt like I just witnessed a real life superhero in their crime fighting car. It looked like the future. Truly an amazing and awesome car.
PS, some electric cars in the future will have Shared Battery Program as the manufacturering of EV batteries will become harder as materials will be fewer, so the Government will start a Shared Battery Program and basically what that means is you go to a recharge station but it will be automated, you pull up and in your car using your screens the computer will guide you on to a square pad, if you want you can option for Auto Connect and the EV will do it for you. Once locked in you select on your vehicles screen what amount of battery charge you need and you pay by that amount charge which will be something like:
20% charge or 40 miles for $5.00
30% charge or 70 miles for $10.00
50% charge or 210 miles for $15.00
100% charge or 500 miles for $20.00
You select which level of charge, and then after payment you sit relax while it takes 2 minutes and 40 seconds for machines to remove your depleted battery and then install and secure your charged battery.
Other forms of charging will be pads your car will auto drive guide or you just pull up on like a parking space and wireless charge your EV, again all done from inside your car using your touch screen you'll never have to get out.
By 2030 EVs will have 500-700 mile range, batteries will charge to 80% in about 8 min. But charge times will get shorter and shorter. We will see a count down of sorts.
10 min
6 min
5 min
4 min
And 2 min charge times.
Batteries will move to Hyper Galactic Star Drives with Light and Liquid batteries and motors.
At first Dodge will be the only EV manufacturer to make loud EVs but then others will jump on board all kinds of crazy sounds from the roars of a V12 to the wizzing UFO bleeps and hums.
Ah, its going to be fantastic.
Gas vehicles will ve fewer and fewer till gas becomes so expensive and you beed to pay for special licensing till finally the government bands Gas and Diesel fuel ran ICE vehicles. Can't have them AND the coal plants pumping out fumes.
Eventually the grid will be nuclear power plants and wind and water turbine ran. And the Batteries in EVs will no longer need to be recharged as a kind of alternator will be installed in each wheel and the tops of cars coupes only will have see through glass super solor panels built in to recharge, but most importantly the EVs of 2250 will hover no more rubber tires, and the batteries will be sealed nuclear batteries which will run for 40 years without re chaging and give the driver unlimited range. 😢sorry I won't be around to see it. We were cool people trying in 2023, so if you are reading this in the future, you're welcome
Also I don't want an EV so I can "Go Green" or whatever because lol it will need some sort of Fossil fuel to recharge it from the grid. No, I have a rare incurable super painful nerve disease that's known to be "The Suicide Disease" as it's the only escape. Right now I'm in Stage 2, so I still can have Good days. But I hurt all the time, and although I am a gas engine master tech or master mechanic, I just hurt too much to maintain cars and I'd love a low maintenance vehicle. So thats why I would buy an EV.
Hey thanks for reading. Hope this finds you well❤
Hit the top of my head getting into the car in the showroom. I've never had this problem. Salesman said it does sit lower than many cars. Also, can't get past the front looking like a Honda.