Here's what a Lucid Gravity would cost you for a month in California compared to the best-selling vehicle in America

We drove a Lucid Gravity for around a week in California, and what it cost to run surprised us.

But because a week isn’t exactly enough to draw a conclusion, we did the math and calculated what that would cost for a month.

Then, we compared that to the equivalent costs if you were driving a Ford F-150, which is the best-selling vehicle in the US.

The result was probably even dramatic than we expected.

The Lucid Gravity is big, and it feels great to drive

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

Measuring 198.2 inches (5,035 mm) long, it looks and feels quite large, even by US standards, but it isn’t difficult to drive.

With some larger vehicles, you’re constantly worried about scratching the wheels on the curb and monitoring the blind spots.

But the Gravity doesn’t feel like that.

It feels massive, but manageable. It also feels luxurious.

And it gets better, because it’s cheap to run.

We drove it for around 300 miles, which works out to 1,200 miles over a month, which is more or less the monthly average in the US.

The Gravity is much cheaper to run than the F-150, but there’s a catch

Running a Lucid Gravity would cost you less than running a Ford F-150, but there is a caveat.

Let’s start with the good stuff.

The Lucid Gravity, like most EVs, doesn’t require a lot of maintenance because it doesn’t have that many moving parts.

No oil changes, no spark plugs, no air filter, no transmission – none of that stuff.

Also, even in California, which is not cheap when it comes to energy prices, charging a Lucid Gravity at home in California for 1,200 miles per month generally costs between $95 and $180 per month depending on local electric utility rate and other factors.

For reference, driving a gas-powered Ford F-150 for 1,200 miles per month in California will cost roughly $300 to $435 per month in fuel.

This also means you’d still be better off even if you used a Tesla Supercharger, which can be expensive, especially for a non-Tesla EV.

At $0.85 per kWh using a Supercharger, driving a Lucid Gravity 1,200 miles per month will cost over $300 per month.

So even if you decided to use the most expensive way to charge it, you’d still be saving money.

However, the main caveat is the MSRP.

The F-150 starts at under $40,000.

And the Lucid Gravity? As tested, it gets dangerously close to $100,000.

Vehicle as tested

Lucid Gravity Grand Touring

Powertrain: Dual Motor AWD, 828 horsepower

EPA range: 450 miles

MSRP: $96,550