Every automaker — even Toyota, now — is trying to beat Tesla. Lucid Motors is the company challenging them most directly. Their quite airy-sounding Air sedan is a direct challenger to the Model S. And Lucid’s aim is not just matching Tesla where it counts — powertrain, battery tech and aerodynamics — but burying Elon Musk’s brand. The Air tops out at more than 1,000 horsepower and 516 miles of EV range — the latter more than a
