Lucid Air Grand Touring Sets World Record Drive on a Single Charge
The record was set by a Lucid Air Grand Touring, which covered 749 miles between St. Moritz, Switzerland, and Munich, Germany.
The Air Grand Touring already held the record for the longest drive on Car and Driver's 75-mph real-world highway range test.
Lucid has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest drive on a single charge by an electric vehicle. According to Lucid, Umit Sabanci, a London-based entrepreneur, set the record in a Lucid Air Grand Touring.
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Starting in St. Moritz, Switzerland, and ending in Munich, Germany, Sabanci's drive totaled 749 miles (1205 kilometers), exceeding the previous record of 649 miles (1045 km) by exactly 100 miles. According to the automaker, the route included alpine roads, highways, and surface roads.
While considerably shorter, the Air Grand Touring became the champion of Car and Driver's 75-mph real-world highway range test back in 2022, when we achieved 410 miles on a single charge. Official estimates from the EPA put the Air Grand Touring's range at 516 miles when it is wearing its standard 19-inch wheels and all-season Pirellis.
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While the new feat is certainly impressive, we should point out a few caveats. First, the elevation change. Nestled into the southern slopes of the Alps, St. Moritz sits at roughly 6000 feet above sea level. Munich, on the other hand, is located at approximately 1700 feet above sea level, or 4300 feet below St. Moritz. In 2021, we made a similar descent (closer to 6000 feet) from the summit of Pikes Peak to downtown Colorado Springs in a Porsche Taycan to prove just how much gravity helps regenerative braking. Spoiler: it's a big help.
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Lucid also neglected to highlight the average speed of the drive. While normal routes between the two cities average around 220 miles, Lucid's drive was closer to 750—leading us to believe that the automaker selected a very gradual descent down the north side of the Alps. Still, even with potentially low top speeds and a net downhill route, 750 miles on a single charge is nothing to scoff at.
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Jack Fitzgerald's love for cars stems from his as yet unshakable addiction to Formula 1.
After a brief stint as a detailer for a local dealership group in college, he knew he needed a more permanent way to drive all the new cars he couldn't afford and decided to pursue a career in auto writing. By hounding his college professors at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he was able to travel Wisconsin seeking out stories in the auto world before landing his dream job at Car and Driver. His new goal is to delay the inevitable demise of his 2010 Volkswagen Golf. Read full bio
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