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Hello All:

I've been haunting this page for the last few months, trying to get a feel for the Lucid and the entire ownership experience. Overall it seems people are pretty happy with their decision.

So, I am looking at an Air Pure. Here are my final questions/thoughts. I would appreciate everyone's input.

  1. The dealership really seems to be going out of their way to get me to buy. Big incentives on a Tesla trade in, an Air credit that is higher than advertised on the website. Too good to be true?
  2. Electrify America. I live in the Chicago area, but my family all lives in downstate Illinois. So I will be using the supercharging network fairly often. Experience with Electrify America (convenience, speed of charging, etc)?
  3. Overall experience with the Air Pure, if you have any. Welcome all info, good and bad.
  4. Tesla supercharging. Seems like I would be better off going with EA, due to slow charging speeds on the Tesla network (adapter-related?). Is this the case?
  5. Road trips. Will the car alert me to when a charge is needed, and/or show me the closest charging stations?
  6. Anything else you can think of. Appreciate the help!
John
 
It drives great and is a super comfy place to be, if you can put up with the various issues.

I can input on some of your questions...
When you say "dealership" you're talking about Lucid, right? Not a third party/used lot? I got some pretty great incentives when I purchased mine. Trust but verify - math out what the final contract says to ensure it meets the incentives they're talking about.

Electrify America has been extremely spotty in my experience. You won't get full speed, and some stalls probably won't even work. YMMV by area I suppose but I get the sense most people agree with me. I seek out Ionna and Rivian stations when I'm roadtripping - always had fantastic experiences there.

The car's nav system will build in charging stops if you have a route planned.
 
Let's put it this way, if my car was totaled tomorrow, I'd by the same one.
Just put the location in on the map, and the car will give you the charging options you need. EA is fine, but expensive. Ionna is your friend.
www.ionna.com

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I love my '24 Pure (18 months in), it's the best driving car I've ever owned. You will need patience with some of the software bugs/quirks.

Charging at home is ideal, most of my trips don't require a charge on the way. EA works well here in Calif.. Supercharger speed is only 50kW on the Air, so useful only if no other option. I do not use the in-car app for charging locations--third party apps like A Better Route Planner are much better.
 
I had an Air Touring and live in the Chicago land area and did about 3000 miles of road trips. Will only comment on #2 and #5, but it was easy to charge. I use EA and EvGo in Chicagoland and it's reliable and fast, although during winter and certain holidays availability gets clogged. Tesla was only ever a backup of a backup. The Air's software routes well and finds EA chargers, but I also used Plugshare to check other information like bathrooms and charger layout. I would probably get the comfort & convenience package if you can for winter.
 
From my perspective definitely go for it. Owning a Lucid can be a participant sport at times, but the overall experience IMO is very worthwhile.

The only little bit of advice I have is that if you are not sure about your color/wheel choice, visit your local service center and try to sneak a peek at the cars in the parking lot. You'll see a lot more color combinations than in the showroom.
 
FWIW Tesla and others are very busy building out our country's 920V capable charging infrastructure.

Not many people know that Tesla has about 3007 supercharger locations with 36500 charging stalls, though currently nearly 100% are limited to 450V.
Other fast charging vendors combined have about 11,000 locations with 31600 charging stalls, nearly 100% capable of 920V charging.
 
Saksak said:
You may want to look into front license plate alternatives if your state requires it. For example, Attach a (California) license plate to your car’s front bumper without drilling holes or using screws.

Get the smallest wheels for best range, smoothest and quietest ride, lowest replacement cost, and less chance of pothole wheel damage - unless you will really push the performance envelope on a regular basis or looks outweighs practicality for you.
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That practicality thing can be overrated! :)
 
DeaneG said:
FWIW Tesla and others are very busy building out our country's 920V capable charging infrastructure.

Not many people know that Tesla has about 3007 supercharger locations with 36500 charging stalls, though currently nearly 100% are limited to 450V.
Other fast charging vendors combined have about 11,000 locations with 31600 charging stalls, nearly 100% capable of 920V charging.
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great for the Gravity but currently for the Air its capped at 50kw for Tesla SC's which is rather slow charging for DC
 
BrianBigNFun said:
great for the Gravity but currently for the Air its capped at 50kw for Tesla SC's which is rather slow charging for DC
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What I meant to emphasize was that there are actually 3x more non-Tesla DC fast charging locations than Tesla, and nearly the same number of charging stalls. Don't limit yourself to Tesla.
 
Might be worth going to a few local EA chargers and asking the folks there about their experiences. 3 years ago, it was pretty bad in upstate NY. Much better now both in terms of reliability and number of available stations. Part of that has to do with NYS building out their infrastructure though. So, that might not apply in your areas. But, I don't have any trouble with EA anymore in general. Lord knows I've used my fair share of them over the last 3 years.
 
BrianBigNFun said:
great for the Gravity but currently for the Air its capped at 50kw for Tesla SC's which is rather slow charging for DC
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I was worried about this too but there are public chargers all over the place I just never noticed them. Costco, Walmart and Kroger have them in lots of their lots too.
 
socktucker said:
I was worried about this too but there are public chargers all over the place I just never noticed them. Costco, Walmart and Kroger have them in lots of their lots too.
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PlugShare is a great app if you haven’t used it.
 
I leased a 2025 Pure in March of last year. The software has only improved since that time and there’s a big update coming near the end of summer. To me, the only real advantage that Tesla had and largely still has is the software, but Lucid has all of the essentials. The pure a little less so depending on what version of dream Dr. you have. But I have a very basic car in very basic trim and not having autopilot for me is not a big deal. The car drives so much better and is built so much better

I charge at home so I rarely fast charge but when I do, I’ve never personally had a problem with Electrify America. I’ve tested charging on GEN three Tesla superchargers and it does hit about 50 kW. But as @DeaneG said, Tesla is working on building out the GEN four superchargers.

Long story short, I would definitely go for it
 
DeaneG said:
What I meant to emphasize was that there are actually 3x more non-Tesla DC fast charging locations than Tesla, and nearly the same number of charging stalls. Don't limit yourself to Tesla.
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Problem is, Tesla has proven time and time again that it’s the most reliable. Even with the 225kW limit on Gravity I solely use Tesla chargers now because they simply just work when you plug in! Seems you need to do a special rain with other charging providers to get them to work!
 
HC_79 said:
Problem is, Tesla has proven time and time again that it’s the most reliable. Even with the 225kW limit on Gravity I solely use Tesla chargers now because they simply just work when you plug in! Seems you need to do a special rain with other charging providers to get them to work!
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This varies; when we just did a road trip to Oregon, we had equally bad experiences with Tesla and EA. Had to move chargers at Tesla because it was only getting 38kW, and also at EA to go from 90kW to about 175kW.

It is possible that as they get more traffic, they will be less reliable, but that is only conjecture from me.

The most reliable, by far, imho, is Ionna - but there are few, which is perhaps why they’re reliable?
 
sl7vk said:
Let's put it this way, if my car was totaled tomorrow, I'd by the same one.
Just put the location in on the map, and the car will give you the charging options you need. EA is fine, but expensive. Ionna is your friend.
www.ionna.com

Find a Rechargery

Find IONNA EV charging stations near you. Fast DC charging, Plug & Charge, no app required. New sites added weekly.
www.ionna.com www.ionna.com
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This! Ionna is great.
 
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