Saudi-backed electric car breaks through 500 miles range barrier

Saudi-backed electric car breaks through 500 miles range barrier

Saudi-backed electric car breaks through 500 miles range barrier

Saudi-backed electric car breaks through 500 miles range barrier

Customer deliveries of the Lucid Air, which will be produced at Lucid's new factory in Casa Grande, Arizona, will begin in early 2021. (Supplied)

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Saudi-backed electric car breaks through 500 miles range barrier

Lucid Motors announced independent range verification of 517 miles on a single charge for its forthcoming Lucid Air all-electric sedan

Updated 12 August 2020

 

LONDON:A Saudi-backed electric vehicle has broken through the 500 mile range barrier from a single charge.

Lucid Motors, in which Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund is a major investor, on Wednesday announced independent range verification of 517 miles on a single charge for its forthcoming Lucid Air all-electric sedan.

The results confirm that the Lucid Air is the longest range electric