Climate control

[tarator]

This is not a Lucid specific rant, but anyway...

Am I too nerdy to be really annoyed by the fact the the climate control requires a single temperature point as a goal instead of a range?

If I could set a range, I wouldn't have to change it in different seasons. I can live comfortably in the 67F to 73F range and it will save some energy too. It's the worse in the spring and fall, when it is too cold in the mornings and too hot in the afternoons, but a feature like that would work well in all seasons.

 

[eelpout]

This is not a Lucid specific rant, but anyway...

Am I too nerdy to be really annoyed by the fact the the climate control requires a single temperature point as a goal instead of a range?

If I could set a range, I wouldn't have to change it in different seasons. I can live comfortably in the 67F to 73F range and it will save some energy too. It's the worse in the spring and fall, when it is too cold in the mornings and too hot in the afternoons, but a feature like that would work well in all seasons.

I don't think it's too nerdy as I commonly have a different temp set for winter vs. summer (not that California actually has seasons ).

 

[Saksak]

I don't think it's too nerdy as I commonly have a different temp set for winter vs. summer (not that California actually has seasons ).

We have fire season .

 

[kellan145]

This is not a Lucid specific rant, but anyway...

Am I too nerdy to be really annoyed by the fact the the climate control requires a single temperature point as a goal instead of a range?

If I could set a range, I wouldn't have to change it in different seasons. I can live comfortably in the 67F to 73F range and it will save some energy too. It's the worse in the spring and fall, when it is too cold in the mornings and too hot in the afternoons, but a feature like that would work well in all seasons.

I agree a temperature range would make more sense, especially for shoulder seasons when the swing is big. Have you checked if there is an eco or auto mode that effectively maintains a band instead of a fixed point?

 

[PCMc]

I understand the concept of being able to set a range but in a car you also have other variable factors with a key one being the solar load. There are days where I'm much more comfortable with the temperature set higher and other times when I prefer it to be set lower. I expect even with this feature I'd probably find myself tweaking the car a lot of the time, especially on longer drives.

 

[Miami_Lucid_Man]

Auto mode?

 

[doubletwist]

Is it really that much effort to tap the temperature button up or down a few times if the weather has changed?

Of all the things to complain about (and there are a few) with these cars, that seems like an incredibly nit-picky thing. I don't think I've ever even been in a car that could set a range like that. It's always been one temperature set and you adjust it up and down as needed, at least that's all I've ever seen since the days before cars had any kind of auto mode at all.

 

[Mr.Quindazzi]

I've always thought having the climate control in degrees was stupid. Degrees where? Much easier to just have physical dial that goes from hot to cold.

 

[HC_79]

I've always thought having the climate control in degrees was stupid. Degrees where? Much easier to just have physical dial that goes from hot to cold.

Degrees inside the car! Exactly the same methodology as the thermostat you no doubt have in your home.

 

[socktucker]

I've always thought having the climate control in degrees was stupid. Degrees where? Much easier to just have physical dial that goes from hot to cold.

 

[Hammerthyme]

My biggest complaint with HVAC is the fan noise. It's really about the same as my old ICE cars, but I would have hoped Lucid could engineer something in the ductwork to make their HVAC as quiet as the rest of the car. I'd like to leave it on Auto, but any fan speed above 4 annoys me.

 

[Mr.Quindazzi]

Degrees inside the car! Exactly the same methodology as the thermostat you no doubt have in your home.

Where in the car? Is it more useful to have a number that really doesn't bear much relation to reality than just a cold to hot scale? I do not see it at all.

 

[tmichael]

Where in the car? Is it more useful to have a number that really doesn't bear much relation to reality than just a cold to hot scale? I do not see it at all.

I'm digital - I want a number, not a symbol or graph. Just me, but I think you may be swimming upstream on this one...

 

[Mr.Quindazzi]

I'm digital - I want a number, not a symbol or graph. Just me, but I think you may be swimming upstream on this one...

I'm sure you are correct about swimming upstream- no going back now. I'm still right though- the number is largely meaningless

 

[RAF42]

Number all the way. With a number(s), even if inaccurate, you can get used to how a number relates to how it feels (e.g. 74 is great for cold days; 68 when it's warmer outside, etc). With other methods you would have to relate a position on a scale or a symbol (likely less granular) and then equate that to how it actually performs. That seems less practical to me as equating to a position on a dial is not as intuitive.