180-Mile EVs Are ‘The Future’ Says Lucid CEO, And He’s Right

By Collin Woodard – Yahoo.com

If you want an electric vehicle with the longest range possible, you buy a Lucid Air. Specifically, you buy a Lucid Air Grand Touring with 19-inch wheels and an EPA range of 512 miles. Even Tesla can’t match that. Range anxiety? What range anxiety? And yet, in a recent interview, Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson told InsideEVs he thinks 180-mile EVs are “the future,” which may initially sound like an absurd idea. But you know what? He’s right.

The way Rawlinson sees it, once we build out our nation’s charging infrastructure, you’ll be able to charge pretty much anywhere you park, so range anxiety will basically disappear. And once Americans realize they don’t have to worry about running out of juice, they’ll finally be willing to accept an EV with less than 200 miles of range. That will then allow automakers to sell EVs for less, saving drivers even more money since a battery pack that would cost $25,000 today might only cost $2,500.