Tesla supercharging working today?

[Negan1000]

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What is timeline for plug and charge at Tesla. Superchargers?

 

[DeaneG]

Thank you for the feedback. I will share this with our web team.

I'd like to suggest adding explicit step-by-step details for how to charge at a Tesla Supercharger, including phone app screenshots, to the section "Charging at Tesla Superchargers", unless plug-n-charge is truly imminent.

 

[marqie]

I'd like to suggest adding explicit step-by-step details for how to charge at a Tesla Supercharger, including phone app screenshots, to the section "Charging at Tesla Superchargers", unless plug-n-charge is truly imminent.

That is a great suggestion. I will share with the team.

 

[Miami_Lucid_Man]

I'd like to suggest adding explicit step-by-step details for how to charge at a Tesla Supercharger, including phone app screenshots, to the section "Charging at Tesla Superchargers", unless plug-n-charge is truly imminent.

Great no-brainer idea. I found it via Tesla app but can definitely see many not being able to find it, especially if you've never owned a Tesla.

 

[DeaneG]

Great no-brainer idea. I found it via Tesla app but can definitely see many not being able to find it, especially if you've never owned a Tesla.

Same here with Tesla's app - but I wasn't able to use Lucid's app to initiate charging the single time I tried it. I thought this needed more explanation than Lucid's brief statement to "initiate the charging session through the Lucid mobile app".

 

[Buffalo Bob]

I'd like to suggest adding explicit step-by-step details for how to charge at a Tesla Supercharger, including phone app screenshots, to the section "Charging at Tesla Superchargers", unless plug-n-charge is truly imminent.

If it might help, attached are the instructions that came with my Lucid NACS adapter. The sequence of events for connecting are different from what I expected...

 

[Haggy]

If it might help, attached are the instructions that came with my Lucid NACS adapter. The sequence of events for connecting are different from what I expected...

Take this with a grain of salt because I haven't tested it, and can't test every scenario, If there are instructions in a later post, use them instead.

I didn't see much interesting in the PDF instructions, aside from warnings such as "Do not damage the NACS to CCS1 adapter with sharp objects." and instructions telling you to:

• attach the adapter to the plug on the charger cable first
• plug the adapter into the car
• charge (using one of the sets of bullet items below)
• when done, stop the charging
• unplug the adapter from the car
• remove the adapter from the plug.

Lucid App:
I can't find anything in the Lucid app, but perhaps it will show up once you plug in. If you go to Charging > Lucid Charging Service > Charging Tips > If Plug&Charge Fails, it says that if Plug&Charge doesn't work, tap the button in the Lucid Mobile app. From what it looks like, the button would appear in the app on the main screen on the top part below where it shows the bar with the charge level.

To charge:

• Tap the button in the app

Tesla App:

If you want to use the Tesla app and don't have a Tesla, before the first use you'd

• Download the app
• create a Tesla account, which you can also do on the web
• log in
• Add vehicle details (Lucid, year, range, "I have an adapter")
• Add a payment method, either through the app or on the web.

If you do have a Tesla, go to the app and

• Click on the three lines in the upper right corner
• tap Charging
• tap Vehicle Details (under For Your Other EV)
• Add vehicle details (Lucid, year, range, "I have an adapter")

Once it's set up, to charge you'd

• tap Find a Charger (or if you have a Tesla, click on the three bars in the upper right corner and then tap Charge Your Other EV)
• search for a location on the map, or select one if the map is showing chargers in your area
• tap a charger and tap Charge Here
• go to Choose a Post Number and tap the one that corresponds to the identifier (such as 1A, 3B, etc) on the charger podium
• charging should start, assuming you use the adapter as described in the steps at the beginning

Perhaps somebody who doesn't have a Tesla can verify that I got those steps right.

 

[L-Dude]

The instructions make me curious: are there any NACS->CCS chargers available to Lucid owners other than Tesla SCs?

 

[borski]

The instructions make me curious: are there any NACS->CCS chargers available to Lucid owners other than Tesla SCs?

Any of the NACS plugs at EVGo and other networks would work. They’re not limited to Tesla. (Of course, the CCS1 plugs there would work too, but if those are all taken…)

 

[DeaneG]

If it might help, attached are the instructions that came with my Lucid NACS adapter. The sequence of events for connecting are different from what I expected...

That's the same sequence that Tesla shows for their adapter in the Tesla app.
But no explanation of exactly how to initiate a charge, once plugged in, using Lucid's app.

 

[thommev]

That's the same sequence that Tesla shows for their adapter in the Tesla app.
But no explanation of exactly how to initiate a charge, once plugged in, using Lucid's app.

Is it not as simple as plugging it in, assuming you already have a credit card on file for Lucid Charging Service? That is what Lucid site says: https://lucidmotors.com/knowledge/v...our-lucid-air#charging-at-tesla-superchargers

Tesla Superchargers are now linked to the Lucid Charging Service and your Lucid mobile app. Your existing account grants you charging access at compatible in-network Superchargers. If you don’t already have one, Lucid Charging Service accounts are free to open—all you need is a valid payment method added to your Lucid Wallet. To add a payment method, open the Lucid mobile app, tap the Profile button, tap Wallet, and then tap the “+” icon in the top-right corner of the screen. You can also add a payment method in the Owner’s Portal.

When you arrive at a Tesla Supercharger, simply connect your adapter, plug in, and initiate your charging session through the Lucid mobile app.

 

[AquaBio]

I was finally able to complete a charge from a Tesla SC yesterday afternoon (Sunday August 3rd). I tried on Saturday but even with Lucid customer service on the line, we could not get the session to initiate. I already had the Tesla app account since I have a Powerwall but no Tesla car.

I option the option to initiate the session from both the Tesla app and the Lucid app once plugged into a SC. It kept failing when I selected a location/ charger from the Lucid app but if I initiate the session from the Tesla app things went smoothly and the car screen changed from something like "unable to authenticate" message to "charging."

It only charged at 44kW and estimated a 50 minute charge time to get to 80%. I forgot to check where I was starting from in % but it had a 266 mile range upon starting, so it was not too low. Obviously, this limitation on the max charging rate is not ideal but knowing that the Tesla network is open to Lucid is great for road trips. I just wanted to test accessibility so I left after 16 kWh (session time 24 minutes and $10.85) to finish charging at home.

I do a few trips to Portland from the SF Bay Area and never have a problem finding access to fast CCS chargers when needed. Headed south on I-5 to LA is less convenient so access to the Tesla network is a welcome addition verses waiting in an EA line. Slow charge rates at a Tesla SC may be better than waiting in a queue for a CCS charger at Harris Ranch.

Thank you to both manufacturers for helping to expand the charging options that are out there. Any electric option is better than pulling up to a gas pump.

 

[DeaneG]

Is it not as simple as plugging it in, assuming you already have a credit card on file for Lucid Charging Service? That is what Lucid site says: https://lucidmotors.com/knowledge/v...our-lucid-air#charging-at-tesla-superchargers

I could not "initiate your charging session through the Lucid mobile app". I could easily though Tesla's app.
It could've been my error - I haven't tried again since.

 

[DeaneG]

That's three of us so far reporting that we couldn't initiate a charge through Lucid's app, but could through Tesla's.

 

[thommev]

I could not "initiate your charging session through the Lucid mobile app". I could easily though Tesla's app.
It could've been my error - I haven't tried again since.

Maybe they are slow-rolling-out this access too.. I don't need it any time soon, so not a problem for me

 

[Paul]

To use a supercharger, do you need to provide a credit card to the Lucid app, to the Tesla app or does it matter?

 

[HC_79]

The instructions make me curious: are there any NACS->CCS chargers available to Lucid owners other than Tesla SCs?

Yes, I used a native NACS plug at the BP Pulse location last Friday. Charging providers are slowly replacing the cables with NACS one or having dual NACS / CCS1 plugs.

 

[DeaneG]

To use a supercharger, do you need to provide a credit card to the Lucid app, to the Tesla app or does it matter?

You could do it with a credit card to just Tesla's app. Or once plug-n-charge is working, to just Lucid's app.

 

[Haggy]

Is it not as simple as plugging it in, assuming you already have a credit card on file for Lucid Charging Service? That is what Lucid site says: https://lucidmotors.com/knowledge/v...our-lucid-air#charging-at-tesla-superchargers

It's not so simple because that's not necessarily what the user wants. In my case, I have credit in my Tesla wallet from a referral. A person who signs up for tesla's $12.99/mo membership will get better prices and would probably use that account for multiple EVs if the person has them. I don't think that charging through Lucid would be able to recognize that, especially if Lucid is collecting the money based on a stored credit card.

When I do test it out, I'll make sure to open the Tesla app and select the Tesla stall number first to make sure that it charges to my Tesla account.

 

[thommev]

It's not so simple because that's not necessarily what the user wants. In my case, I have credit in my Tesla wallet from a referral. A person who signs up for tesla's $12.99/mo membership will get better prices and would probably use that account for multiple EVs if the person has them. I don't think that charging through Lucid would be able to recognize that, especially if Lucid is collecting the money based on a stored credit card.

When I do test it out, I'll make sure to open the Tesla app and select the Tesla stall number first to make sure that it charges to my Tesla account.

That makes sense.

I was not saying going through Lucid is what everyone wants. It seemed to me that everyone was trying to find out how this works at all. I was wondering if what Lucid's website say (plug-it-in-and-charge-through-lucid-charging-service) is not true. Based on @DeaneG 's (and others') earlier comments, it looks like that is not true at the moment.