The Environmental Protection Agency’s fueleconomy.gov website ranks various types of light duty vehicles based on their fuel economy, and the 2025 Lucid Air Pure is now ranked highest among fully electric vehicles. The coveted spot at the top of the EV efficiency ranking was formerly held by Hyundai’s 2024 Ioniq 6 long range rear-wheel drive, which boasts a combined MPGe rating of 140 and a stellar city rating of 153.
The frugal luxury sedan from Lucid gets 149 in the city and 142 on the highway for an all-time high combined MPGe rating of 146, edging out the Ioniq 6 as the most efficient passenger vehicle sold in the United States. The Lucid Air is available in four trim packages that offer a wide assortment of capabilities. The Air model with the gold medal efficiency rating is the entry-level Air Pure rear-wheel drive with 19-inch wheels.
Priced around $70,000, the Air Pure’s 84-kWh battery pack delivers an impressive driving range of 420 miles, and its 430-horsepower motor can launch the vehicle from zero to sixty in 4.3 seconds. For about $9,000 more, the 620-horsepower Air Touring all-wheel drive with 19-inch wheels provides 406 miles of range and earns an impressive combined MPGe rating of 132.
Wealthier consumers looking for incomparable range can spring for the 819-horsepower Air Grand Touring XR all-wheel drive. Fitted with 19-inch wheels, the $110,000 ultra-luxury sedan gets the most from its 118kWh battery pack, venturing 512 miles on a single charge while ea.
