Recent content by DOBrien

I'm hoping this is the right place to ask. I'm not having any DreamDrive problems mentioned here. Allthough I've not read every single post, a pretty thorough scan hasn't mentioned an issue I'm having. My highway assist is almost useless. The camera system consistently places vehicles more...

I can't imagine not having good regen capability on this car. When I leave my home in Coal Creek Canyon (9,030 ft) heading for Colorado Springs I'm almost to Castle Rock before the miles remaining on the car equal what they were when I left. I get a good 30+ miles of driving out of that 3,500...

I've made some informal measurements in regen range recovery. I live at 9,000 ft and frequently drive to Rocky Mountain Airport down in Broomfield, CO at 5,700ft. It's a 28 mile trip. When I arrive at the airport the car has 7 more miles on the clock than what I departed with. I also have...

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...