I Installed my new Lucid Connected Home Charger yesterday and thought I would share my experience.

[PKress]

Yesterday I had my older Tesla 80AMP level 2 charger that was installed in 2017 replaced with a new NACS LCHC from Lucid.

I had tuned the older Tesla unit down to 48 AMPS and it worked since November 2026 when I received my new Lucid Gravity. Charging range would run between 11kW and 5KW depending on the percentage of charge on the car battery. This meant that I might take 9-10 hours to charge from 25% to 80%

I had EV Nation do my installation swap and watched with interest how the new LCHC was installed.

The connection with the existing #3 wire that runs about 45 feet on a 100 AMPO Siemens breaker was terminated at the charger -- with a hydraulic tool crimping ring terminals that looked aluminum but the package states for Copper Wire only aluminum. The screws were tightened with a torque wrench to the speck listed in the instructions. Terminals were protected with heated shrink insulation

21% at start of charge 18 kW

26% at start of charge 15 kW

33% at start of charge 14 kW

69% at start of charge 11 kW

78% at start of charge 11 kW

80% was completed in 6 hrs and 32 minutes

Following charge completion, I immediately checked the thermal temp of the connector, cable , Lucid charger enclosure, and the 100 amp breaker in the panel.

Temp Gun readings at completion 80% charge.

NACS connector 82 degrees

Cable temp was 82 degrees at the car and 90 at the charger

Lucid Connected Home Charger box was 91.7 degrees

100-amp breaker was 92 degrees

Cabin was 88 degrees

Cable was installed from the top and fit in the same location as the previous charger. The existing #3 wire was in a 1” metal conduit and fit perfectly. Charger is inside my garage.

The question I have, is this normal? The car determines the energy that it will accept. I was surprised that the flow was not 19.2 kW and I was surprised that it slower then I thought that it would be.

I was not successful in accessing the LCHC using my iPhone but was successful using my laptop and following the instructions. I did have to enter https://195.168.5.1 and the “https” was needed. “http” did not work for me.

Tips:

• Once the breaker is activated you 10-15 minutes to connect to the charger using your laptop of mobile phone. The WiFi that you lookfor is the Serial number on the charger.
• You need to enter the original password which is also the serial number of the LCHC and then can select your own password. Pretty much any word. Then you will be logged out and need to log back in YOU WILL NEED TO TURN THE BREAKER OFF FOR 10 SECONDS AND THEN BACK ON TO RESTART THE 10-15 MINUTE ACCESS TO LOG IN AGAIN TO CONTINUE.
• Now you can change the WiFi on the LCHC but you need to enter the WiFi network name and password manually. There is no searching a drop down list.
• The Lucid support person spoke confidently about not expecting any updates to the LCHC unit and it does not appear in the App at this time. It did make me feel like this was not important.
• This does make charging faster at home and yes it worked trouble free.
• I added a Lectern NACS wall mounted holder for the connector to protect it that I purchased on Amazon

A definite improvement over the older Tesla Charger that has served me well.. Not exactly what I expected but for those that are interested I hope it is helpful.

 

[Lycra]

but why not with 22 AC charging what the gravity can do!?

 

[L-Dude]

80a * 240v=19,200W or 19.2 kW. That's the max the circuit can carry. There will be frictional losses along the way, so it is highly unlikely you'll ever see 19.2kW going into the car.

Interesting coincidence: I'm having my LCHC installed today.

 

[Lycra]

Mhh strange. My father has 22kw charger on his audi and he gets higher than the 19kw according to the wallbox (zappi 2.1)

 

[BS8899]

80a * 240v=19,200W or 19.2 kW. That's the max the circuit can carry. There will be frictional losses along the way, so it is highly unlikely you'll ever see 19.2kW going into the car.

Interesting coincidence: I'm having my LCHC installed today.

This 80A charging goes through the Wunderbox, correct? If so, what are the current/thermal limitations of the Wunderbox?

 

[Alex]

It seems that the Gravity has a software "feature" whereby the current ramps down as it approaches max battery level. I thought it was due to my NACS LCHCS. But had the same issue at the Lucid Service Center with their J1772 LCHCS. I took screenshots while there and they are supposed to look at it. I haven’t had this problem with the Lucid Air - 80A all the way.

 

[L-Dude]

Mhh strange. My father has 22kw charger on his audi and he gets higher than the 19kw according to the wallbox (zappi 2.1)

If so, he's got to be pulling more amps or more volts, unless there is some magic voodoo going on that I don't understand, which is entirely possible, if not probable.