400kW Gravity Charging!

[Elfin]

That could well be.

It does point out, though, that access to (some) Tesla Superchargers is not a panacea for Lucid and other non-Tesla EV owners who still need other charge providers to up their games to make unfettered road tripping anywhere in the U.S. viable. In some cases, there needs to be more coverage (e. g., Ionna), and in others more reliability (notably EA).

For example South Dakota has 9 V2 chargers and only one V3. If Tesla were motivated I bet they could upgrade the V2 chargers to support NACS but it's probably not worth the development cost.

 

[borski]

It does point out, though, that access to (some) Tesla Superchargers is not a panacea for Lucid and other non-Tesla EV owners who still need other charge providers to up their games to make unfettered road tripping anywhere in the U.S. viable.

You don’t say

 

[TahoeMichael]

That could well be.

It does point out, though, that access to (some) Tesla Superchargers is not a panacea for Lucid and other non-Tesla EV owners who still need other charge providers to up their games to make unfettered road tripping anywhere in the U.S. viable. In some cases, there needs to be more coverage (e. g., Ionna), and in others more reliability (notably EA).

This is one of the appeals of the Gravity GT's efficiency and long range. It's easier to plan around sparse charger availability, and a hotel with even a mediocre level-2 charger will get you back to 100% for the next day.

 

[DeaneG]

This is one of the appeals of the Gravity GT's efficiency and long range. It's easier to plan around sparse charger availability, and a hotel with even a mediocre level-2 charger will get you back to 100% for the next day.

Depending on when you were able to plug in and the power available. Some hotels have only 6.6kW charging stations that would take more than 18 hours to fully charge a depleted Gravity.

 

[flarbear]

Good question. There are V3 sites that are not NACS partner sites. For example my favorite charger in Bishop, CA is Tesla only. The other newer Supercharger in town is a "NACS partner" though. I'm not sure if the station would need to be upgraded or if they just want more people going to the less popular Supercharger.

Is that a V3 site? The pedestals look the same V2 vs V3, but the V2 share power and tend to be labeled with #A/#B designations. My guess is that A/B stations are V2 since they shared in pairs, but the A/B/C/D stations may be V3 since it does share, but across more pedestals and with a wider range of distributing the power.

 

[Elfin]

Is that a V3 site? The pedestals look the same V2 vs V3, but the V2 share power and tend to be labeled with #A/#B designations. My guess is that A/B stations are V2 since they shared in pairs, but the A/B/C/D stations may be V3 since it does share, but across more pedestals and with a wider range of distributing the power.

Definitely V3, I charge there all the time. Great Basin bakery and Mountain Rambler Brewery are great.
I don't know about different V3 revisions. Never seen it more than half full.

 

[flarbear]

Definitely V3, I charge there all the time. Great Basin bakery and Mountain Rambler Brewery are great.
I don't know about different V3 revisions. Never seen it more than half full.

Apologies, I read somewhere that V2 also came in 250kw, but now I can't find any source for that. So, yeah, if they are 250kw then they are V3...

 

[037]

Now we know how Gravity can hit 400kw, the second charge port hidden on passenger side…

 

[msaunders9430]

Now we know how Gravity can hit 400kw, the second charge port hidden on passenger side…

No comments here yet, so I reposted here to possibly get more feedback.
I'm curious.

 

[hmp10]

No comments here yet, so I reposted here to possibly get more feedback.
I'm curious.

I think that first photo simply got reversed. I blew up the image of the license plate, and you can see that the "L" of "LUCID" on the taillight is backward.

Also, I don't think the wheels on the Gravity are directional, but they're showing the same spoke direction in both photos.

 

[Elfin]

Selfie cameras are flipped (like a mirror)

 

[borski]

No comments here yet, so I reposted here to possibly get more feedback.
I'm curious.

Oh, I thought this was a joke, so I deleted my response earlier.

To clarify: there are not two ports on the Gravity. That picture is flipped.

I am absolutely 100% certain. (for NA cars, at least)

 

[037]

Oh, I thought this was a joke, so I deleted my response earlier.

To clarify: there are not two ports on the Gravity. That picture is flipped.

I am absolutely 100% certain. (for NA cars, at least)

It was a joke, but the photos aren’t mine.

 

[borski]

It was a joke, but the photos aren’t mine.

Yeah I figured, hehe, but now that someone has taken it seriously I figured I’d clarify

 

[msaunders9430]

It was a joke, but the photos aren’t mine.

Got it.
The direction of the wheels, as @hmp10 mentioned, should have tipped me.
I should have known.

 

[msaunders9430]

Yeah I figured, hehe, but now that someone has taken it seriously I figured I’d clarify

I suppose having seen the test models with dual ports on the driver side had me considering the possibility of dual rear ports.
Also, I've seen the Audi Q8 in person with front driver and passenger side charging ports, so it's apparently possible.

Add in the engineering knowledge of the Lucid team, nothing seems impossible for them.

 

[msaunders9430]

It was a joke, but the photos aren’t mine.

No problem.
Lucid probably could do it, so I thougth they had.

Not as bad as the April Fool's joke about a Gravity order.

 

[Elfin]

If Lucid were truly "Compromise Nothing" they would have 6 charge ports, all 4 corners plus front and back.

 

[msaunders9430]

If Lucid were truly "Compromise Nothing" they would have 6 charge ports, all 4 corners plus front and back.

Before you know it, no ports.

Michigan installs the US's first wireless EV charging public roadway

The US's first wireless EV charging public roadway has been installed in Detroit’s Corktown by the City, the Michigan DOT, and Electreon.

electrek.co

 

[msaunders9430]

It was a joke, but the photos aren’t mine.

Well I know who I won't be buying anything from on the Lucid Marketplace.