A 450-mile range, prodigious space, 200 miles added in 11 minutes, and zero to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds—this seven-seater is one hell of an SUV, even if it looks like a minivan.

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North Americans love their SUVs. Minivans, not so much—despite wanting ever-larger vehicles that hold more people and more stuff. They also increasingly like electric cars, though not at the most optimistic rates projected a few years ago, in part because EVs are still pricier to buy.

All of which leaves the 2026 Lucid Gravity, the second vehicle from startup Lucid Motors, in a peculiar position. It’s a battery-electric crossover utility with an EPA range of up to 450 miles, a prodigious 120 cubic feet of interior volume (including the front trunk) for the five-seat model, and a second row that folds flat. Want sixth and seventh seats? A third row that vanishes below the cargo floor takes away ...