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The 2025 Lucid Air is now the most efficient EV on sale

A standard heat pump has made an already-efficient car even more so.

Lucid has just revealed the details of its model-year 2025 updates, and among the tweaks to its handsome electric sedan is an impressive bump in range efficiency. In addition to claiming 5 miles/kWh for the Air Pure, Lucid also notes in its press release that it has achieved "a record 146 MPGe rating" for the car. On the other hand, it’s nice to minimize energy lost during charging, but if you get only 2.5 mi/kWh on the road, you still are stuck with the big expensive battery pack," Lucid told Ars.

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