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Gravity CCS1-to-NACS Adapter Failure to Connect for Charging

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My partner has a Gravity that he can successfully and consistently charge at compatible Tesla superchargers. However, each attempt he's made at a Circle K or EvGo, using a Lucid CCS1-to-NACS adapter, gives him a failure to connect message, even after successfully negotiating payment. We're not sure if there's perhaps an issue with the adapter itself, or if it's a user education challenge. Thoughts?
 
I've used EvGo successfully several times on multiple versions of the Gravity software. I'm using the CCS1 to NACS adapter which came with the gravity. I have had some problems with someone nudging the charging cable as they walk by and the charge session stopping (this hasn't happened at a supercharger). So the CCS1 to NACS adapter can be a bit finicky. If I had to bet it would be a ba CCS1 to NACS adapter. See what happens if you use the CCS1 to NACS adapter at a different charging network (say Electrify America) and see what happens. If this fails then it is probably an adapter problem.
 
We just tried it again at a Denny's ChargePoint, after reading the Lucid instructions, and had success. It appears it may have been a user education opportunity. ;-)
 
With the CCS, I’ve found you need to connect the adapter to the cable first. Make sure it clicks. Then plug it into the car.

The AC adapter seems to be fine regardless of which side I plug in first. I think the CCS snapping into place is just harder with that plug.

Glad it’s working for you now.
 
joec said:
With the CCS, I’ve found you need to connect the adapter to the cable first. Make sure it clicks. Then plug it into the car.

The AC adapter seems to be fine regardless of which side I plug in first. I think the CCS snapping into place is just harder with that plug.

Glad it’s working for you now.
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Yes, never an issue with the AC adapter, but a lot of trial and error with the CCS one, probably because of its bulky nature. It kinda bothers me so much that I mostly seek Super Chargers just to avoid dealing with that (I know... first world problems 🙂)
 
After 5 years of only using CCS ports which connect firmly and tightly to the car's port, it's a bit unnerving to use NACS which feels loose and shallow. Always feels like it's just gonna slip out, especially with the bulky adapter and heavy CCS cable hanging off it. I know it probably won't, but it just feels wrong to physically leverage so much bulk and weight on such a small peg. Especially when using a cord that wants to twist rather than hang loosely.

Fortunately it all works, even though it still causes me to cringe a little from the physical mismatch.

On a separate note, I do miss the noticible "click" sound my Mach-E made when engaging and disengaging the handle lock. It proved to be quite helpful. With the Gravity there's no indication of any kind when the lock is engaged. Just have to keep trying until it releases and pulls out. Not a biggie but the click sound was just one of those little helpful things. Kinda wish there was a little LED light or something showing when the lock is engaged.
 
dbsb3233 said:
After 5 years of only using CCS ports which connect firmly and tightly to the car's port, it's a bit unnerving to use NACS which feels loose and shallow. Always feels like it's just gonna slip out, especially with the bulky adapter and heavy CCS cable hanging off it. I know it probably won't, but it just feels wrong to physically leverage so much bulk and weight on such a small peg. Especially when using a cord that wants to twist rather than hang loosely.

Fortunately it all works, even though it still causes me to cringe a little from the physical mismatch.

On a separate note, I do miss the noticible "click" sound my Mach-E made when engaging and disengaging the handle lock. It proved to be quite helpful. With the Gravity there's no indication of any kind when the lock is engaged. Just have to keep trying until it releases and pulls out. Not a biggie but the click sound was just one of those little helpful things. Kinda wish there was a little LED light or something showing when the lock is engaged.
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Do the charging lights change when you’re done charging?
 
dbsb3233 said:
They stop blinking when charging stops, but there's typically a little time after that before the latch unlocks.
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So both the gravity and the air have that in common. My guess is the nac’s, for some reason are a bit sloppy in the connector fit. My nac’s adapter fits similar
 
We ended up getting it to work several times over the weekend, at several different chargers, using the correct order of operations. There was one Circle K fast charger that we tried twice, on different days, and never could get to work, but everything else worked fine with the right order of things.
 
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