Recent content by AltadenaAir

Thanks. I think you answered my question with that link: they made changes to the performance-related stuff (motor cooling, battery thermal logic, and battery performance). These are great improvements to have achieved, because they might trickle down to lower-demand cars in the future. But...

The MT guys really, really like the Sapphire's handling. So that begs a question: Does anyone know if the Sapphire platform is different than the other Airs, specifically my AGT? I get that there is the obvious difference of the extra motor, and that alone will affect performance and perhaps...

@Cossa Very cool data. I've been hoping to get that kind of data for myself. It's prompted me to try Home Assistant and the cool tools developed by folks on this forum. Could you kindly plot the data in the format used by the State of Charge graph? That is, plot battery charge state vs KW...

You didn't ask, but you know that you can order "decal" style plates for the front bumper? These have the advantage of not messing up the nice aerodynamics of the car. I like mine. https://licenseplatewrap.com/

I don't think it's so much "heavy" items, as much as items that could tip over.. If the item is tall enough to reach the button, and you decelerate even modestly, it has the potential to hit the button. Even a standard piece of luggage would fit this description.

Vendors have been designing cup holders for decades. Any one of those designs would have been fine. Instead, Lucid had to re-engineer a new type of cup holder, and get the dimensions wrong. I think this design mistake is emblematic of the poor design decisions that have plagued us so much...

Well, if this button functions as a trunk release, then it needs to have a cover or be placed such that shifting contents can't activate it. Regarding "tying down" the contents - to what? There are no attachment points. I suggest that in future designs they should relocate the button to be on...

I think there is a serious flaw in the location of the Frunk's internal "close" button. At least, I think that's the problem. I had a tool bucket in the Frunk. It's a five gallon paint bucket with a cloth pocket system. It's not particularly heavy - maybe 20 pounds that day. Certainly less...

I can't find that anyone has posted yet about EA's announcement for their "Cycle 4" investment plan in California. https://media.electrifyamerica.com/en-us/releases/231 It's a weird document - lots of almost-technical information, but mostly written to announce that with the Cycle 4...

Love your cable management system!

I, too, find the AC to be marginal, at best. It does not seem to move much air at all, yet makes a ton of noise. I figured AC is a "solved problem", so I can't understand why Lucid got it wrong. Poor AC is especially surprising given the Saudi connection. As a very young engineer in 1979, I...

Yes, I should have been more complimentary about the good parts. The Nav seems responsive to traffic. Do we know if that is true, or am I just imagining it? Also, the address and POI search seems to work just fine and is reasonably responsive. Seems to me that the advantage Lucid maps and...

Re-visiting this thread. I just returned to LA after a 10 day visit in the Bay Area. I really wanted to use that big Pilot Panel for navigating, but the impossibly small font makes the experience extremely frustrating. I am guessing that the software was configured for a lower resolution...

Not cooling fans. This is a liquid cooling valve opening and closing in response to improper control logic. It's a software bug.

Yeah, this failed for me, too. And I wasn't even using it - I just got in the car one day and noticed it was gone. I suspect the button was bumped or caught on a backpack or purse getting in or out of the car, because the part was no where to be found. This is a lesson in product management...