Recent content by DOBrien

No, I would not have attempted to charge at those low temps, except maybe with the 120v cord with about 1kw or so. After a short pre-condition I did go down the hill which usually adds 9 to 10 miles to the "counter" in that 3-mile drive, so the car did take that kind of charge (about 3 miles...

Well, I have just driven the car with a cold battery down the hill. It's a pretty steep descent and I just don't like the feeling of regen kicking out because charge current goes too high for it at that temperature. It only takes about 10 min of pre-condition to eliminate that problem and I'm...

I have no idea how a Tesla would have done under those conditions. I habitually do a pre-condition on my battery on cold mornings so that my batteries are able to take the regen that is generated by the 1,500ft elevation loss I experience in the first three miles of my commute, so I'm sure my...

We've all seen the images of dead Teslas being pushed and towed in to chargers in Chicago only for the owners to discovers the cars won't take a charge. The other day I woke up at my home in Colorado to find the outside temp at 27 below zero and a foot of new snow on my car, parked outside...

Something to keep in mind when you're thinking about range. In a recent update the car started taking in to account elevation changes when estimating range. I've done a few trips down a big elevation drop recently. The car rightly says I'll arrive with MORE miles than was on the car when it...

This is not a Tesla or BMW. To me, canceling a turn signal by moving it in same direction eliminates fear of accidentally activating the signal in a wrong direction. First time I ever tried it I instinctively moved it in same direction (didn't work then, glad it does now). I think Lucid has...

Procedures might vary from state to state... here in Colorado the D/A had no problem with not receiving a check before I laid eyes on the car.

Well, you're doing better than I did. It appears Lucid has yet to get their delivery system dialed in. I ordered my AIr GT on June 16. At that time there were about 1,200 unsold vehicles in inventory (including mine which was built in late 22}. It took until August 16th for them to get the...

Not sure how many people would notice, but a big change occurred in the "estimated miles remaining at end of journey" reading. As of the last update (.42) I noticed a large improvement. I live at 9,000 ft. elevation just inside of the Rockies near the flatlands. Yesterday (my first trip up the...

Air GT here... 19" wheels, lots of mountain driving very little freeway, mostly around town 30 to 50mph, light foot on the pedal. Lifetime efficiency since new (1,700 miles) exactly 4.0 miles per kwh.

Unfortunately, not much good news here for prospective Lucid owners... most Lucid buyers earn more than the pretty low income threshold the government sets a year. Also, Lucid's cost more than their low threshold of the new EV purchase. The Boulder example given is an outlier... typical...

Not sure how many people would notice, but a big change occurred in the "estimated miles remaining at end of journey" reading. As of the last update (.42) I noticed a large improvement. I live at 9,000 ft. elevation just inside of the Rockies near the flatlands. Yesterday (my first trip up the...

Well, I think your reply was very arrogant and condescending (not to mention off-topic rambling). It was quite the introduction to my very first post on this forum, I can only hope everyone else on here isn't prone to such flaming. The car IS an engineering marvel, that's why I bought it...

One think to keep in mind (which I was VERY disappointed about). If you're using SiriusXM, you MUST be in range of the cell network. Lucid happily tells you about SiriusXM in your new $100XXk car, but it has NO satellite receiver. This is frustrating for me since I have no cell service...

"Break in" usually applies to the batteries... it's well-known in "battery circles" that all solid-chemistry batteries take a number of low to high cycling before they reach their full capacity. Some flooded battery manufacturers also recommend several deep-cycling events to bring the battery...