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A few months ago, the EV start-up Lucid Motors took two of its Lucid Air prototypes — Beta 4 and Beta 5 — to the frozen northern reaches of Minnesota for testing in temperatures that dropped as low as -27 F/-33 C. The extreme environment is ideal for validating vehicle dynamics as we test features like antilock braking, traction control, and stability control.
Drifting across snow-covered fields might look fun — and it is — but testing on low-friction surfaces is an important exercise that helps the company refine the Lucid Air for stable performance in winter’s worst road conditions. Completing these phases of winter testing is a key part of signing off the Lucid Air for production.
The testing was carried through a quartet of sub-zero courses: a circle track, an ice field, a snow field, and a handling track. The beta prototypes charged across deep and packed snow, polished ice, and split conditions with surface traction that differs for each side of the car.
The goal is a Lucid Air that remains composed throughout. It is being engineered for precise balance, control, and handling in any situation — a chassis system that analyses surface conditions, makes hundreds of split-second adjustments, and sends torque exactly where it needs to be to optimise traction. So, one can drive confidently whether the destination is Lake Tahoe or Lake Geneva.
Lucid Air undergoes winter testing in sub-zero temperatures
Modified on Tuesday 21st April 2020
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