Here's what a Lucid Gravity would cost you for a month in California compared to a gas SUV

We drove the Lucid Gravity Grand Touring in California for a week, and we decided to conduct an interesting test.

It is also admittedly a test that’s more fun than useful in the real-world, but we still went ahead with it.

The thing is, the Lucid Gravity is a luxury SUV that’s quite cheap to run but expensive to buy.

So we decided to pit it against an equivalent gas SUV to see who would win.

The Lucid Gravity Grand Touring feels more luxury SUVs

The Lucid Gravity Grand Touring is a high-end, luxury SUV.

You can use any marketing term you want, but the bottom line is this isn’t your average SUV.

The model we drove is the Lucid Gravity Grand Touring, an AWD vehicle with dual motors for a grand total of 828 horsepower and a 0-60 time of around 3.2, which is supercar territory.

That’s what you get for $96,550, which is the MSRP – so over $100,000, with a few optional extras.

And we figured it would make no sense to compare this to an SUV that costs half as much.

So we did something different: we picked a US-made equivalent vehicle to see what’s what.

The Lucid Gravity Grand Touring is cheaper than a gas SUV if you can charge at home

For the sake of this comparison, we picked the Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat because it’s sort of in the same ballpark.

In terms of raw output, straight-line speed and MSRP, the Durango SRT Hellcat is the closest gas-powered match to the Gravity GT’s 828 horsepower.

Powered by a supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI V8 generating 710 horsepower, it achieves 0–60 mph in 3.5 seconds and starts at around $100,000.

While its interior leans more traditional muscle car than ultra-futuristic EV, it hits the exact same performance-to-utility ratio at a near-identical price point.

We tested the Lucid Gravity for around 250 miles over seven days, which works out to around 1,000 miles a month.

That number isn’t random.

That is – give or take – the exact average mileage in California.

The Lucid Gravity is cheaper to run – surprise surprise.

Even at California’s high residential electricity rates, charging at home makes the Gravity Grand Touring significantly cheaper than the SRT.

You are effectively paying the equivalent of roughly $3.50-$4 per gallon of gas, which also means you get similar performance figures for roughly 60 to 70 percent less than the cost of fueling a 710-hp supercharged V8 SUV.

At this rate, a Lucid Gravity Grand Touring will end up costing you around $110-$140 per month in electricity, whereas a Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat would cost anywhere between $350 and $400 a month in fuel, given its EPA rating of 13 mpg combined.

Also, lest we forget, the Lucid Gravity Grand Touring doesn’t need oil changes, transmission fluid flushes, spark plugs – none of that stuff that adds up in cost.

There are two major caveats

There are two things worth mentioning.

First, the real-world range of an electric car changes dramatically depending on your driving style.

The promised range decreases significantly if you’re constantly using the A/C or heated seats and so on.

Second, that’s what you’re paying if you charge at home, but using public chargers can alter that number.

Tesla Superchargers (Lucid is compatible with those in the US) can be expensive.

The Gravity comes built with a native Tesla-style NACS charge port directly on the vehicle, meaning no adapter is required.

It means you can use Tesla’s Superchargers, but they can be pricey – for example, the one we saw at the Tesla Diner was $0.85 per kWh, which is a lot.

The verdict

The Lucid Gravity is a modern take on luxury SUVs, which is a big market, and not just in the US or California.

When you’re inside, the quality becomes evident.

It looks and feels spacious, the materials used as premium, and it feels like you’re in a Business-Class seat.

The Gravity proves that you can have 800+ horsepower, seven seats, and zero tailpipe emissions.

Now, Lucid just needs to build them fast enough to satisfy everyone who wants one.

Vehicle as tested

Lucid Gravity Grand Touring

Powertrain: Dual Motor AWD, 828 horsepower

EPA range: 450 miles

MSRP: $96,550