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I use to carry jumper cables in all my ice vehicles. I have almost exclusively used them to help others. Almost. I have had to ask for a jump in the past. Now I carry a capacitor based unit. With the capacitor based unit, unless the battery is 100% dead, you can provide yourself your own...

It would be nice if the Lucid Air reported what it is requesting from the charger and what it is getting. In general provide more information on charging and power consumption for those that want it. "Charging limited by charger" is something. Is that because the charger is providing 148 and...

My experience is also that the 150kWs work the first time more often than the 350s.

Attached is a charging test of a DE in optimal conditions in table format. IMO there is way too much focus on 350kW chargers. If you are at or above 40% a 350kW vs EA 150kW (175kW) is going to be less than a minute. From any lower state of charge the maximum time difference is going to be...

Do you live somewhere that it is impossible to charge Level 2? If I am within 100 miles of home, I’m not going to be stopping at EA.

Yes. I have a 427 60th anniversary convertible. Would love to add a 70th. I bought an early C7 Z06 for sticker. Current prices still above my limit.

Can I trade you my DE for the GN?

Right now I am looking for a C8 Z06 for a reasonable price. I want a Countach to drive a little, but more preserve and display. I sold a SL 65 AMG that I wish I had kept. EVs I want will be new models, ICE cars I want are pretty much all older models. I am planning to convert a 1993 BMW 850...

I frequently charge to ~85%. Usually about 4-5 minutes for 80 to 85%. I'll stop at 80 if anyone is waiting and go higher if the next stop has any uncertainty.

There certainly were some early buyers who hoped to flip their cars. I had a legitimate offer for my DE in December of 2021 for 225K. Some people find EVs are not for them. Lucid is still relatively unknown. Value is different for different people. There are some great deals out there for...

Here a few photos you might appreciate.

I am definitely not extrapolating. 2.9 miles kWh DE with 21s and no aero on wheels over 24,000 miles with vast majority being road trip 2.4 miles kWh Sapphire no aero on wheels over 3000 miles mostly road trip I make zero effort for efficiency and keep the cabin comfortable. Rarely use cruise...

After several trips and many thousands of miles with almost zero EA issues, my road trip from Texas to SC was not quite as smooth. First stop only 1 of 4 chargers working and there was a car charging and 1 waiting. Drove to a nearby Shell Charge. Listed as 160kW it maxed out at 82kW. Charged...

Pretty much every RV park has 14-50 plugs that are plugged and unplugged constantly. Many RVs pull full current just like an EV. Also, if you put a 14-50 plug in your garage and buy a plug in charger, it is going to be plugged in once, similar to a dryer. Then when you move you can easily...

With the most recent update I have been having significant issues with Phone calls. Volume changes dramatically for calls vs music and people can’t hear me. After calls, had to switch music sources to get music to play again. The issues were significant enough I used the iPhone speaker vs the...

I am in the camp of not a fan of this interface. I don’t hate it, but don‘t like it either. BMW has a single button for the driver than functions with a short press or long press to put up all three shades or just the rear. I have put up window shades more times on the Lucid checking that all...

Are you also afraid of your Dryer plug? There is no significant fire risk from a 14-50 plug vs hard wired.

Having the electrician run a 50amp circuit and installing a 14-50 plug, you will get 9.6kW. You can use the included cable as lowest cost option. There are a variety of chargers out there that work great to have a dedicated cable, I bought EA home charger, there is also charge point, juicebox...

Nice write up. Regen is not going to be a net plus to efficiency. The power used to get back to speed after slowing will be greater than the power generated during regen. Regen is definitely better than reducing speed using friction braking, but your overall efficiency is worse than if you were...