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Apparently Lucid Motors has a car already in the predicación stage that has an EPA rating of over 500 miles. Tom Maloughney says it's not because of the battery capacity but because of the efficiency of the car.
This goes back to what Sandy Munroe is saying: that in the world of EV's it's not going to be the battery technology or size of the battery that will win but who can make the most efficient car in every aspect (including aerodynamics and rolling resistance).
If you can double the range of current EV's through aerodynamics and weight reduction then you can throw in a battery that's half the size and about half the cost, that also charges in half the time and makes your common 120V outlet a more likely candidate for charging your EV without the need for an expensive EVSE install (especially if you don't have a garage, don't own your home or don't have an electric service that would meet the demands).
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