I have solar that has been adequate thus far to effectively reduce my electric bill to zero (other than the PG&E mandatory minimum charge of ~$10/month). What I'm looking for is backup power for my home when there is a blackout.
I perfectly understand Level 2 chargers. My comment above was wondering why Lucid did not have a Level 2 ready the minute the first Lucid left the factory. They have had years to plan them.
I think that’s a little too optimistic to think a brand new car company, used precious R&D resources to design and spec out a branded Level 2 charger during a chip & supply chain shortages while at the same time they were trying to get their car manufacturing line up and running. As much as a new company wants all accessories and ancillary merchandise available at time of the first car delivery, it’s just not financially possible.
I can buy the parts on the internet and build a Level 2 charger in less than an hour.
Because the Lucid Mobile Charging Cable included with the car is capable of 120 and 240 volt connection going up to 40 amps so it is L2 ready. It will charge a 90 kWh battery from 0 - 100% in 10 hours. So while the wall charger they are coming out with is capable of 19.2, at least they are providing 9.6 kW with the included cable using 14-50.
Just to expand on that a little bit. You can have batteries (I have a 10kWh LG-Chem battery in my garage) that are part of a system blessed by the utility. It's a plus for the utility during peak hours (4pm-9m in my area) as I'm not stressing the grid. The SolarEdge inverter that is controlling the battery discharges the battery just enough to cancel out my usage - there is no transfer switch kicking in and there is no export to grid during 4pm-9pm.
This is what you are looking for. I expect Lucid to either team up with other supplier for similar product or provide by themselves like Ford does.
