EV Sets New Record for Longest Trip on a Single Charge - 749 Miles (newatlas.com)
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- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/13/0113254/ev-sets-new-record-for-longest-trip-on-a-single-charge---749-miles
- Source link: https://newatlas.com/automotive/lucid-air-electric-vehicle-distance-single-charge-record/
> The electric vehicle covered this journey between St. Moritz, Switzerland, and Munich, Germany, traveling through highways, secondary roads, and alpine roads — all without a single halt for charging. Given that the vehicle has a 960-km (596-mile) WLTP range, my guess is that the test team must have made good use of favorable road and weather conditions to make the feat possible. With a net elevation decrease of just over 1,310 m (about 4,300 ft) throughout the drive, the EV most certainly benefited from regenerative braking, a rather useful feature that turns downhill momentum back into battery power. Lucid has yet to release official data like average speed or total drive time, but what is apparent is that this was not a high-speed dash but rather a well-planned route to achieve one impressive result...
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> The Air Grand Touring has two all-wheel drive electric motors with a combined system output of 611 kW (819 horsepower) and 1,200 Nm (885 lb.ft) of torque. Power is provided by an NMC battery, which has a gross energy capacity of 117 kWh (112 kWh usable). Best of all, it can go from 0-60 mph in just three seconds flat... For reference, the almost half-priced [3]BMW i4 and jazzy [4]Porsche Taycan offer less than half the WLTP range of the Lucid Air GT. So, it's not like there's a head-to-head competition out there. Lucid is miles ahead in its class (pun intended!)
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> Starting at US$112,650, the Air Grand Touring is among the most luxurious sedans on the market right now. But as you can see, it comes at a price. Still, knowing that there is technology to conquer range anxiety is comforting. It might take a while, but there's no reason why we can't expect such range figures from reasonably priced EVs in the near future.
[1] https://newatlas.com/automotive/lucid-air-electric-vehicle-distance-single-charge-record/
[2] https:/
[3] https://newatlas.com/automotive/review-2024-bmw-i4-electric-vehicle/
[4] https://newatlas.com/automotive/porsche-taycan-ev-base-model/
Cheating (Score:2)
Do it on flat terrain.
South to North in the middle of USA (Score:2)
Set the distance record by going for a more than 750 miles north to south in the center of the USA or a loop around the flat parts of Australia, etc.
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No, but since Nikola's truck escapades, we treat this kind of news with extreme skepticism. And, like has been said above, do it on flat ground, or now turn around and drive back to St. Moritz.
Still not good enough! (Score:4, Funny)
I've been on ./ long enough to know this isn't going to cut it for the ICE loyalists because they drive 800 miles, uphill, in -200 F weather before driving 800 miles, uphill in 700 F weather to get home. EVs are clearly not up to the job! /s
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Don't forget they're always towing a 1/5 scale 18th century clipper ship.
That's ridiculous (Score:2)
I'd easily settle for towing my 1/8 scale.
Jokes aside if you're stuck in apartments, and pretty much anyone under 50 is, then there isn't really any advantage to an electric car. You don't get the cost advantage or the convenience of not having to stop for gas. You just get a more expensive vehicle, especially after September.
I know the Cyber truck is useless for towing of any kind. To a laughable degree. Not sure how well the F-150 holds up. I know it can absolutely do the towing unlike the cybert
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> ...if you're stuck in apartments, and pretty much anyone under 50 is, then there isn't really any advantage to an electric car.
Tell the Russians your astroturf is getting stale as fuck and you need some new lines. This is the stupidest and most easily disproven strawman argument ever. Public chargers are common enough in the urban sprawl that when you have to charge your car for a half hour or so every other week for your (gasp!) 7-mile commute you won't have any problems doing it, even if there's no way to [charge it overnight all night every night] as you profess to obsessively think would ever be even remotely necessary in any u
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> I've been on ./ long enough to know this isn't going to cut it for the ICE loyalists because they drive 800 miles, uphill, in -200 F weather before driving 800 miles, uphill in 700 F weather to get home. EVs are clearly not up to the job! /s
Yes, and sadly that's not the reality of an EV.
If you have access to electricity where you park your car, you can probably go EV. The mentality of "I need to stop and fill up" doesn't exist for an EV - because if you can charge at home, why don't you?
Even a plain jane le
Coasting (Score:2)
With a net 4300 foot elevation change I'm surprised they used any battery at all. Lets be clear, this was entirely a PR stunt. They chose a starting point and end point to maximize the elevation change. Regenerative braking is not all that efficient. You are better off coasting. I would think they would want a route with as gradual a grade as possible to limit braking.
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Indeed, the most embarrassing part was they were beaten down the hill by a team of professional cyclists who only doped once at the start.
$112,000 (Score:2)
$112,000. Plus tax. Plus luxury tax (in many areas).
I can think of many things one can buy with that kind of money. Virtually all of them are things I would buy before buying a car with that kind of money. Virtually none of them different from the depreciation that a car does too, especially an EV car.
In the meantime, my pesky ole 18 year old car has cost me nothing but maybe $500 in gas, so far this year.
Not all of us "live large" I guess.
getting back? (Score:2)
And how many charging stops to drive it back the other way up the mountain?
Trip was downhill for 1,300 meters (Score:2)
St Moritz elevation 1800 meters - [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... [wikipedia.org]
Munich, Germany elevation 520 meters - [2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... [wikipedia.org]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Moritz
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich
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I read the summary
> With a net elevation decrease of just over 1,310 m