Lucid Air Just Got Better For 2026 With More Range And Tesla Supercharger Access

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The Lucid Air has a rather compelling statement for being nan champion electrical conveyance you tin buy, and it's group to get moreover amended for 2026. Lucid says its flagship sedan will summation entree to Tesla's Supercharger web starting later this month. On apical of that, immoderate models are getting moreover much range, there's a caller AC compressor "under nan hood" meant to amended cooling and make everything a spot quieter, and location are immoderate caller instrumentality and seating options each meant to make your Air moreover lovelier.

For astir customers nan large news present is that each Airs will beryllium capable to capable up connected electrons astatine Tesla Superchargers starting connected July 31. Of course, owners are going to person to usage a $220 Lucid-approved NACS adapter, but that's still a large betterment and gives drivers entree to complete 17,000 caller chargers. (Lucid's Gravity SUV has a NACS larboard arsenic standard, but there's nary connection connected erstwhile the Air mightiness make that switchover.) With nan adapter, owners will beryllium capable to commencement charging astatine V3 and supra Superchargers via nan Lucid App.

There is 1 caveat to each of this: alternatively slow charging speeds, astatine slightest by Lucid's standards. The Newark, California-based company says Airs will beryllium capable to complaint up astatine 50 kW and summation up to 200 miles of scope per hour. That's bully successful a pinch, but it's alternatively crappy erstwhile you see nan truth that an Air Grand Touring tin DC fast-charge astatine 350 kW and adhd that aforesaid 200 miles of scope successful conscionable 12 minutes nether perfect conditions. Currently, nan highest-power Tesla Superchargers tin present 250 kW, pinch plans for 350-kW stations.

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The summation of Supercharging isn't nan only news coming from Lucid land, either. Range is besides up connected nan Air Touring to an estimated 431 miles, a 6% betterment acknowledgment to higher density artillery cells. On nan apical end, nan Grand Touring retains its EPA-leading 512 miles of range. There's besides plentifulness of caller modular and optional instrumentality for 2026, for illustration a caller mobile changing cablegram kit that'll fto you adhd up to 40 miles of scope per hour, a caller AC compressor courtesy of nan Gravity, and caller 19-inch wheels disposable connected nan Pure, Touring and Grand Touring that look measurement amended than nan aged aero disc style. The Grand Touring gets 20-way adjustable seats pinch massage arsenic standard, too.

Lucid besides says owners will get a awesome update to its DreamDrive Pro driver assistance suite, thing we talked astir past week. Drivers will now get Level 2 hands-free road driving and hands-free lane changing that is meant to bring its strategy much successful statement pinch what you get from companies for illustration General Motors, Ford and Rivian.

Pricing for nan Air lineup looks to beryllium up astir $1,000 crossed nan board. The rear-wheel-drive Pure is slated to commencement $70,990 earlier destination — that complaint is presently $1,500, but Lucid hasn't said if that's changing for 2026. The all-wheel-drive Air Touring comes successful astatine $79,900, and supra that, you've sewage nan Grand Touring pinch a $114,900 pricetag. With value jumps happening seemingly each day, it's bully to get a mini break. I should statement that Lucid doesn't make immoderate mention of the ultra-high-performance Sapphire successful its release, but I'm going to presume not overmuch is changing for that tri-motor monster pinch its 1,234 horsepower and 1.89-second 0-to-60-mph time. The world is amended for it, too.

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