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Here is the summary of the YouTube video:The 2025 Lucid Air Touring is a feat of engineering, highly efficient, and one of the most energy-efficient vehicles currently for sale in the United States.
Efficiency is crucial for electric vehicles and engineering is a key aspect of their production.
Compared to combustion vehicles, the combustion engine loses roughly two-thirds of its energy as heat.
With the Lucid Air, the greatest energy loss is due to tires and rolling resistance.
Lucid was formerly a company named Atieva, focused on battery technology.
Lucid provided Formula E battery packs for four seasons.
The chief engineer of the original Tesla Model S is now the CEO at Lucid.
The car has a spacious interior, over 620 horsepower and 885 lb-ft of torque, and a 0-60 time of 3.4 seconds.
The car's 19-inch wheels get an EPA-estimated 406 miles of range.
The body has a drag coefficient of 0.197, making it the most aerodynamic production car.
The color, Fathom Blue Metallic, looks mostly gray.
The reviewer leased the vehicle, and is not a sponsored affiliate.
The engineers placed coolant channels close to the copper windings in the electric motor.
The design has two key qualities: more passenger space and better aerodynamics.
The reviewer chose the smallest tire option (19 inches) to maximize efficiency.
With 19-inch tires, it can provide excellent performance with little noise.
The interior has space equivalent to larger cars.
The frunk space is five times larger than the one in the Cadillac Celestiq.
The lease payments are less than for the Model 3 Performance.
Compared with a Tesla Model S of the same wheelbase length, the Lucid provides 5 more inches of legroom.
It has a smaller 92kWh battery to obtain 406-mile driving range.
For maximum battery space, this is a good vehicle choice.
The drag coefficient is 0.197 and it uses coil springs instead of air springs for greater efficiency.
