Move over, Ford and Mercedes: There’s a new contender in the growing competition for big-range electric vehicles.
Lucid, a California startup that produced its first EV in 2020, just proved that its sedan may take you farther (without recharging) than any other vehicle on the market. The company has officially earned a Guinness World Record for “longest journey by an electric car on a single charge.”
This weekend, two drivers took the Grand Touring edition of the Lucid Air on a trip from Silvaplana, Switzerland, to Munich, Germany. Relying on only the fully charged electric vehicle, they traveled 748 miles. That’s nearly 100 miles more than the previous record set a month ago by a Mercedes-Benz EQS 450+. And it’s 178 miles more than the same record set by a Ford Mustang Mach-E SUV in August 2024.
Lucid’s managers were quick to trumpet the victory as proof of “the technological edge that defines Lucid,” Eric Bach, the brand’s senior vice president of product and chief engineer, said in a release. It also builds on previous records.
Umit Sabanci, a U.K. entrepreneur who drove the vehicle this weekend along with Kenneth Schofield, also helmed the Lucid Air Grand Touring last year for another record: “most countries visited on a single charge in a production battery electric vehicle.”
“When I completed the nine-country journey in 2024, it was just the beginning,” Sabanci said in a release. “This new achievement takes that journey even further. I’m proud to be part of a movement that proves electric mobility isn’t just the future: it’s already redefining what’s possible today.”
Lucid Air Grand Touring
To be fair, the Lucid Air has been making headlines for several years. It’s “arguably the world’s best EV,” GearJunkie contributor Michael Van Runkle wrote.
In April, Van Runkle got a chance to get behind the wheel of the 2026 Lucid Gravity, the brand’s electric SUV. Moreover, Van Runkle was able to drive the Grand Touring edition: the same package used this weekend to earn Lucid’s long-distance record with the Air.
Basically, the Grand Touring package offers dual motors rated for a combined 828 horsepower and 909 pound-feet of torque, with full-time all-wheel drive. A 123kWh battery pack manages industry-best efficiency, so the Gravity initially achieved a 450-mile EPA range estimate.
After a day of testing, Van Runkle praised the vehicle’s handling, wealth of storage space, and seating for seven. He called it a “rocketship that can outhandle most sports cars.”
“Sinuous highways and snaking canyons provided on-road impressions, followed by a semi-serious off-roading demonstration that left a big smile on my face,” Van Runkle wrote. “Altogether, my day with Gravity once again proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Lucid employs some of the best minds in the business.”
Of course, Lucid made the Gravity model as an alternative to the Air, which packs in so much advanced technology that the price tag soars well into the six figures — and beyond what most Americans could afford. Even the Lucid Gravity’s price tag still starts at $94,900, and also leaps into the six figures with the Grand Touring package.
According to Guinness World Records, the record is simply about “showing what electric vehicles are capable of today — not just in theory, but in action.” And Lucid proved its cutting-edge vehicles have what it takes to transform transportation, along with the rest of the growing EV market.
Maybe one day in the future, a few of us non-millionaires will get to enjoy its benefits.
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