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even _IF_ preconditioning takes more power - let's say 10% power (which it doesn't) on a 100 kWh battery from 100% to 5% that's a 95 kWh charging session for a given driving leg - so if preconditioning takes 10% "overhead" on a 95 kWh consumption run (running the battery from 100% to 5%) -...

here is an out of spec video that directly compares two identical cars in identical conditions charging with and without preconditioning spoiler/hint: the pre-conditioned car charges quite a bit faster - and does not take dramatically more energy to do so…but it does take some. but the greater...

in the picture below - the "powerwall" in blue is actually _ANY_ power source (EV, generator, solar, wind, hydro…) and implied in the "blue powerwall" photo is also an energy controller that manages the system - so if your Lucid is the "powerwall" in the picture- you still need to rework your...

this is the sort of design you need for your home if you're going to have _ANY_ power sources during an outage…there are few if any homes where this sort of rework of their existing electrical system is cheap…...

to address the cost of 'retrofit/retrodesign' for the whole cut-off swtich I've seen a design from Tesla where you move the auto-cut-off swtich functionality into the Electrical meter - take out the existing meter with no flow control (it's bi-directional) - insert the new meter that has the...

the problem/complexity with _ANY_ personal power generation/source in a residential context is the following… during a power/grid outage you MUST disconnect your home from the grid - so that no power you are generating flows "backwards" on the grid for several reasons: safety - power companies...

the ideal/optimal fast charging rate is a perishable state - there are narrow windows of opportunity to achieve it once you've plugged in - if conditions are not right you'll charge right past the window (pun intended) in terms of the taper curve vs. SOC…that's why arriving pre-conditioned is...

Cayenne TurboS eHybrid - there were not good/luxury BEV SUV's in 2021 - plan was to drive it until warranty runs out and get back into a full BEV when there were more options - love the car - hate the ICE con's (in pros/cons)…Cayenne's been great but still an ICE vs. BEV drive train, but over...

I routinely get 175 kW charge rate at 150 kW EA stations with my non-Lucid EV(s) - and I have nothing but trouble with EA's 350's - I'm not yet a Lucid customer, but for my previous EV's the "net" difference between a reliable 175 kW charge rate and a mythical 270 kW max charge rate is about 8...

yeah by full I meant the ones non-Tesla's can/will-be-allowed to used beyond the Magicdock one's - v2/urban and others will be Tesla only…but V3/V4 is still better than EA by a long shot if you can get a decent charge rate off of 400V - we'll see how it goes…

I can not say today since I haven't owned an X since 2021 - but in 2021 when my wife and I were looking for the replacement vehicle they were still "an issue" - even in silly-con valley. Honestly that was the "major" reason in my wife's mind not to get another X - it was primarily her car...

I'm mostly reminded of the Mercedes R-Class - I owned an R350 - good car - easy for family of 5…not quite an SUV - not quite a minivan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_R-Class

I owned a 2016 (Lemon) and 2017 Model X P100D - good car - kept it until warranty ran out in 2021 - no real problems - blistering acceleration, good 3 row for our family of 5 - but my wife made the decision to not pursue another one based on the following simple fact… she was tired of being a...

adapters will be a fact of life for any EV owner for at least a few years: NACS vehicles need access to existing J-1772 and CCS1 chargers J-1772/CCS1 vehicle's need access to NACS AC/L1/L2 and FastChargers if you want to charge anywhere other than home - you'll want to have 2 adapters...

your point is well taken - and I agree 100% - if you have NACS port you should have "full" supercharger access - but we're way past "7" MagicDock sites… this link will show you all the "open to other EV" sites w/Magicdock - the rest of open to "NACS" partners are BYOA - Bring your own Adapter…...