Tesla supercharging working today?

[DeaneG]

We took a mini road trip today (~250 miles RT) to try a couple more charging stations with the Gravity. Our seamless experience with Tesla Supercharging of the Gravity continued. This time we used the Tesla app to initiate the charging instead of plug-and-charge in order to verify that we would get the fee discount with our monthly subscription plan ($12.99 with up to 5 charges per day allowed). We did, indeed, get the discount, and using the Tesla app only took a few moments longer . . . well worth the subscription cost for even a moderate amount of road tripping.

We also thought we'd try Electrify America for the first time with the Gravity, hoping that our long history of aggravation with EA would not repeat. No such luck.

We went to the EA chargers at The Mall at UTC, a huge shopping/dining complex in Sarasota, FL right off I-75. We have used those chargers before, always with the usual mixed result from EA: half the chargers malfunctioning and cars queued up for the few that were working.

The site was not operating. They had installed new chargers . . . and all at once instead of phasing them in to keep the site at least partially operational. In fact, the installers had just left the cable plugs lying on the pavement where they could get rained on and/or run over. I guess this is meant to continue the tradition of having half the EA chargers at a location out of service. Also, they were all CCS plugs, with no NACS plugs available -- something I thought EA was going to introduce with new charging installations. In short, it was the usual EA shit show.


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BTW . . . the Gravity Dream Edition is a road tripping beast: prodigiously powerful at higher speeds, firmly planted, immensely quiet and comfortable.

Electrify America Network Updates

EA has installed a few new 400kW Alpitronic HYC400 dual-cable NACS/CCS plug charging stands as a pilot test, but those less reliable slant-top balanced 350kW CCS stands will be around for quite a while.

 

[hmp10]

Electrify America Network Updates

EA has installed a few new 400kW Alpitronic HYC400 dual-cable NACS/CCS plug charging stands as a pilot test, but those less reliable slant-top balanced 350kW CCS stands will be around for quite a while.

I checked the EA website. Instead of just noting this station is temporarily closed, they have completely removed it from their website. I could not check to see whether it was on the list of stations in the Gravity's list of chargers, as that is one of the features that is not working while our nav system remains frozen and thinking the car is in California. We stopped there because we have used it on other occasions with our Air.

 

[DeaneG]

I checked the EA website. Instead of just noting this station is temporarily closed, they have completely removed it from their website. I could not check to see whether it was on the list of stations in the Gravity's list of chargers, as that is one of the features that is not working while our nav system remains frozen and thinking the car is in California. We stopped there because we have used in on other occasions with our Air.

The EA network updates URL I posted isn't the kind of thing if think of checking before a casual visit, but I do check it before counting on a given location for a road trip. That said, I'll probably never check it again, as we now use superchargers with our Volvo for road trips, and likely in the future with a Gravity or other NACS vehicle. I look forward to never visiting a legacy-vendor CCS site again.

 

[L-Dude]

I've read that P&C through the Lucid app now does work, and also that it doesn't work. Do we have a final verdict on this or is it different for everyone?

 

[hmp10]

P&C didn't work on our Air yesterday, nor could we initiate a charge through the Lucid app. We were able, however, to initiate a Tesla charge through the Tesla app.

Don't know about today.

 

[tonybot]

Electrify America Network Updates

EA has installed a few new 400kW Alpitronic HYC400 dual-cable NACS/CCS plug charging stands as a pilot test, but those less reliable slant-top balanced 350kW CCS stands will be around for quite a while.

Unfortunately, EA network updates are not reliable either. The Round Rock, TX, location has been completely taken down for the upgrade, but it is not listed in the network update link. It has been down since early this month. I find PlugShare much more reliable and always check PlugShare for my intended charging stops.

My attempts to try out a supercharger have been pending. All the charging locations near Frisco, TX, are super busy, and I don't want to risk a brawl if I take up three charging spots to get my air to charge! They have been busy even late at night—I have been periodically checking. We don't have side charging posts nearby, as others have shown in their pictures.

 

[Marvie100]

Has anyone else noticed that not all Tesla stations are showing up in the Lucid App? I’m not referring to incompatible ones either. There is a level 4 supercharger that I found in San Fernando on supercharge.info that says it’s compatible with Lucid in the Tesla App, but it doesn’t show in the Lucid app. Would kind of suck if we’re not getting all the info to route to compatible chargers in the Lucid app/soon to be in-car.

 

[hmp10]

Has anyone else noticed that not all Tesla stations are showing up in the Lucid App? I’m not referring to incompatible ones either. There is a level 4 supercharger that I found in San Fernando on supercharge.info that says it’s compatible with Lucid in the Tesla App, but it doesn’t show in the Lucid app. Would kind of suck if we’re not getting all the info to route to compatible chargers in the Lucid app/soon to be in-car.

A few Supercharger stations that are technically capable of use by NACS partners are nevertheless closed to non-Teslas due to high traffic volume. Is it possible this is one of those stations?

 

[Marvie100]

A few Supercharger stations that are technically capable of use by NACS partners are nevertheless closed to non-Teslas due to high traffic volume. Is it possible this is one of those stations?

Supercharge.info says it only opened 47 days ago on June 23, 2025. Maybe there’s not enough history data or perhaps it’s too new to know?

 

[tonybot]

I was finally able to check out a v3 super charger - had to wait till 11:30pm for it to be relatively free. Parked parallel to the first station, as that was the only way to get the cable to reach. However, plug and charge worked fine without using the Tesla app. Car prompted me to open the Lucid app for additional steps, asking me to confirm I have the adapter and let me select the station. It charged sustained 48kW to 80% from 58%. Attached are the screenshots showing various prompts in the Lucid app.

 

[hmp10]

. . . plug and charge worked fine without using the Tesla app. Car prompted me to open the Lucid app for additional steps, asking me to confirm I have the adapter and let me select the station.

I think "plug and charge" means you don't have to use any app to initiate a charge. For example, with the Gravity you simply plug into a NACS-partner Supercharger, and charging begins immediately. No apps involved -- except that if you have the Tesla monthly subscription to get lower charging fees, you have to initiate the charge through your Tesla account on the Tesla app.

Since the Lucid app asked you to verify you have an adapter, I wonder if having to use the Lucid app for the Air is a first-time thing only or will be required every time? When we used a Supercharger with our Air, the Lucid app said additional steps were required but did not give access to any such steps, so we had to initiate through the Tesla app, anyway.

 

[tonybot]

I think "plug and charge" means you don't have to use any app to initiate a charge. For example, with the Gravity, you simply plug into a NACS-partner Supercharger, and charging begins immediately. No apps are involved—except that if you have the Tesla monthly subscription to get lower charging fees, you have to initiate the charge through your Tesla account on the Tesla app.

Since the Lucid app asked you to verify you have an adapter, I wonder if having to use the Lucid app for the Air is a first-time thing only or will be required every time? When we used a Supercharger with our Air, the Lucid app said additional steps were required but did not give access to any such steps, so we had to initiate through the Tesla app, anyway.

That's a good point. I guess plug-and-charge is the wrong terminology to use in these cases. In my case, the app's home page showed what needed to be done, as indicated in the screenshot. I need to see if similar steps are required in the future or if it truly is plug-and-charge.

 

[hmp10]

That's a good point. I guess plug-and-charge is the wrong terminology to use in these cases. In my case, the app's home page showed what needed to be done, as indicated in the screenshot. I need to see if similar steps are required in the future or if it truly is plug-and-charge.

Several other posters have reported also not being guided to the next steps on the Lucid app, while others are reporting your experience. It's another one of those Lucid software introductions that have random outcomes across the owner base.