The Lucid Air might have just beat Tesla’s Plaid Model S round Laguna Seca

EV startup Lucid has only just announced its debut car, the Air, but is already setting its sights on lap records currently held by Tesla’s Model S tri-motor Plaid Edition. According to a trackside sleuth who goes by The Kilowatts on Twitter, Lucid was putting its tri-motor powertrain through its paces, and appeared to post a claimed 1 minute 33 seconds lap time at Laguna Seca racetrack in California. Scroll down for trackside footage of the Air in action. Big disclaimer: it’s not clear how Lucid’s lap time was recorded, it could have been timed using track hardware or hand…

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