US EditionThe Lucid Air proves it's the 'king of range' again, crushing Norway's EV Winter Test
The Lucid Air Grand Touring led the 24-vehicle test with 520 km range in extreme cold, despite a 46% drop from WLTP figures, confirming its winter range leadership.
- This week, the Lucid Air Grand Touring drove 519 km with 1% charge remaining in the El Prix Winter Range Test 2026, starting fully charged in Oslo.
- NAF and Motor.no run the test on a predetermined winter route across the Scandinavian Peninsula on a twice‑yearly schedule, with this edition facing record cold down to-31°C.
- Comparing WLTP and test results reveals the Lucid Air, rated 596 miles, experienced a-46% drop in real‑world winter performance in extreme cold.
- Surprisingly, none of the cars reached their advertised range, while the MG 6S, Hyundai Inster, and MG IM6 showed the smallest deviations at 29% and 30%.
- Lucid has previously set a 2025 NAF summer range mark of 828.6 km and plans midsize platform production later this year for three new EVs priced around $50,000.
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Forget about the official range promises if you're going on a winter holiday. The world's largest electric car test has just been completed in Norwegian cold records down to minus 32 degrees, and the results are a real horror for popular family cars.
Lucid Air Grand Touring tops NAF Winter Test with 520 km range in record cold
Each winter, Norway’s Norges Automobil-Forbund (NAF) Winter Test, known as “El Prix,” evaluates electric vehicle (EV) range under real-world Nordic driving conditions. In the 2026 edition of the test the Lucid Air Grand Touring achieved […]
After the Germans, the Norwegians also tested the winter range of electric cars. In their case, however, it was an extreme test, which took place in temperatures of up to 30 degrees below zero.
Lucid Air Grand Touring Dominates the Coldest EV Test on Earth
When winter shows no mercy, electric vehicles often face their toughest challenge. Freezing temperatures, snow-covered roads, and long-distance driving are the ultimate stress test for EV range. This year in Norway, Lucid Group proved just how far efficiency and engineering can go—even when the thermometer plunges deep into the red.During the 2026 Norges Automobil-Forbund (NAF) Winter Test, also known as the famous “El Prix,” the Lucid Air Grand…
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