Tesla Is Taking The Lucid Air Seriously, Spotted Benchmark Testing The EV
Tesla might finally be taking the Lucid Air seriously as a potential challenger to its luxury electric car dominance. Evidence suggests that Tesla has been testing a Lucid Air, something that is quite unusual for Tesla. While other electric car manufacturers are often known to buy Tesla cars for testing, the leading electric vehicle maker typically benchmarks against itself.
Tesla vehicles are often pitted against the fastest gas-powered cars and in most cases, Tesla wins speed tests easily. The Model S Plaid reached 60 miles per hour in less than two seconds, making it an incredibly fast car. Tesla has also placed its yet-to-be-released Cybertruck back to back with a Ford F-150 in a tug-of-war. Even though the Cybertruck was pulling uphill, it could drag the F-150 behind it while Ford's tires were smoking. Distance is another matter, and in a grueling distance race, Tesla would likely need to stop and recharge, falling woefully behind.
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The relevance of these head-to-head or back-to-back tests is easy to question when applied to everyday life. However, they do help highlight the strengths of various types of vehicles. Tesla's battery-powered electric motor has plenty of advantages over a fossil-fuel engine. The more interesting challenge is how Tesla cars stand up to newer electric cars, and plenty are arriving and becoming established. Tesla is bold and confident but perhaps not foolhardy enough to dismiss the threat posed by the Lucid Air, a luxury electric car with a massive range of over 500 miles. The Model S reaches about 400 miles on a full battery. Perhaps that is why a Lucid Air was on the test track at Telsa's Fremont factory, as
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