Large cars · Electric · model year 2026
Lucid Air vs Tesla Model S
The Lucid Air is rated 22 MPGe higher than the Tesla Model S in model year 2026, 146 against 124 combined, which is 18% more distance from the same energy.
Side by side
| Measure | Lucid Air | Tesla Model S |
|---|---|---|
| Combined fuel economy (best version) | 146 MPGe | 124 MPGe |
| City | 149 MPG | 132 MPG |
| Highway | 142 MPG | 116 MPG |
| Annual fuel cost | $500 | $600 |
| Tailpipe CO2 | 0 g/mile | 0 g/mile |
| Lowest rated version | 105 MPGe | 93 MPGe |
| Rated versions | 8 | 3 |
| All-electric range | 420 mi | 410 mi |
| Rank in class (best combined rating) | 1st of 25 | 2nd of 25 |
| Class | Large cars | Large cars |
| Powertrain | Electric | Electric |
Better figure in bold; each model's most efficient version.
Fuel economy and cost
Fuel bills differ by $100 a year. The Lucid Air comes to $500 and the Tesla Model S to $600, both at 15,000 miles a year.
Where each one ranks
Within their class the Lucid Air is the most efficient of the 25 large cars rated that year. The Tesla Model S is 2nd of 25 large cars, in the top quarter, ahead of 96% of the others.
The Lucid Air has 8 rated versions, from 105 to 146 MPGe. The Tesla Model S has 3, from 93 to 124 MPGe. For the most efficient versions, the Lucid Air is rated 7 higher in the city (149 against 142), while the Tesla Model S is rated 16 higher in the city (132 against 116).
The two versions closest in rating are Air Touring AWD with 20 inch wheels: electric motor, Automatic (A1), AWD at 123 MPGe and Model S: electric motor, Automatic (A1), AWD at 124, 1 MPGe apart.
Ratings by model year
Both models are in the data for 5 model years, 2022 to 2026. The Lucid Air has the higher best rating in 5 of them and the Tesla Model S in 0. The widest gap, 22 MPGe, was in 2026, when the Lucid Air led.
| Model year | Lucid Air | Tesla Model S | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 146 | 124 | +22 |
| 2025 | 146 | 124 | +22 |
| 2024 | 137 | 122 | +15 |
| 2023 | 140 | 120 | +20 |
| 2022 | 131 | 120 | +11 |
| 2021 | not in data | 120 | n/a |
| 2020 | not in data | 117 | n/a |
| 2019 | not in data | 111 | n/a |