2022 Lucid Air
“To prepare you for the coming winter, we explored how our Air does in single-digit temperatures.”
Eric Tingwall
Service Life 3 months/4,218 miles
Average Fuel Econ 2.2 mi/kWh
Unresolved problems None
Maintenance cost $0
Normal wear $0
Base price $180,650
As tested $180,650
EPA City/Hwy/Comb fuel econ 109/110/109 mpg-e
The morning was so frigid I couldn’t set the tire pressure on our Air without retreating inside halfway through the job. Within minutes of stepping outside, the cold clamped down on my gloved fingertips like an iron vise. By the time I finished inflating the second tire, I didn’t have the dexterity to thread the cap back on the valve stem.
It was 6 degrees at 9 a.m., and our Air was waking up from the coldest night it had seen since arriving in Michigan. We had been waiting for this day—the perfect day for a cold-weather torture test.
By now, no one should be surprised to learn
