Arizona

[Boomer AZ]

Driving to Los Angeles from Phoenix my first out of state trip with Lucid ever any tips you got? What apps will I need to check chargers working okay

Depending upon where in LA you are going, you can make it on one charge. If you want to charge along the way, heading to LA I use the EA charger in Indio. I find 11AM the best time to charge there.

Heading back home, I target the EA charger in Quartzite. I check its status while I enter Blythe. If Quartzite is full, I’ll use the ChargePoint DC fast charger at the Denny’s in Blythe.

I generally just use Plug Share App to find chargers.

 

[EVCar]

Depending upon where in LA you are going, you can make it on one charge. If you want to charge along the way, heading to LA I use the EA charger in Indio. I find 11AM the best time to charge there.

Heading back home, I target the EA charger in Quartzite. I check its status while I enter Blythe. If Quartzite is full, I’ll use the ChargePoint DC fast charger at the Denny’s in Blythe.

I generally just use Plug Share App to find chargers.

Absolutely agree.
For Quartzsite, if you get there before 9 am, usually no lines.
Walmart in Indio has a lot of locals filling up to 100%.

 

[Boomer AZ]

Absolutely agree.
For Quartzsite, if you get there before 9 am, usually no lines.
Walmart in Indio has a lot of locals filling up to 100%.

I find the locals tend to go to Walmart around noon time. Getting there around 11AM I’ve had maybe a 90% availability rate.

I agree with Bobby about the need for finding and using destination chargers in the LA area. Finding a DCFC is difficult there. Before 9AM and after 5PM the commuters are charging up. Sunday mornings are generally a good time to DCFC.

Back to the plug share app. It does a good job of telling the availability of charging stations. I read the reviews and comments that people leave. Some posters will leave comments as to where their backup charge stations are. That how I got hooked up with the ChargePoint DCFC in Blythe. OBTW. That one is 120kW shared between 2 stations. If you are the only one there, you get the full 120kW. Good place for a bio break and a milkshake.

 

[nck]

I have made this trip to LA in my Taycan a few times. Here are a few tips:

Phoenix to LA:

1. Leave Phoenix with 100%
2. Check on Quartzsite when you are about 5 mins out. Use the EA app or lucid router planner (with the Taycan I can see it in the route planner) to see if they are full. This site is known for its lines
3. If it is full, skip and go to Blythe. There is a 50KW charger by Denny's and a new one by a bank that I have not used yet
4. The third option is around Indio, there are a few options around Indio
5. One charging stop should get you to LA

LA back to Phoenix:

1. Leave with 100% if you can. Not sure where you are staying in LA, but getting a hotel with chargers is good. The public chargers always have a line with locals that do not have a charger at home
2. The Dessert Hills outlet is a good stop if you can't leave LA at 100% as it has both EA and EVGo stations. The chances of getting one are higher if there is a line.
3. If you can leave with 100% you can probably stop around Indio as there are multiple charging options

You probably only need one stop to charge (if you need to charge at all). I use the Plugshare app to find chargers, it's been the most reliable source