Has anyone posted a good video of installation and setup of the Lucid Connected Home Charger?

[PKress]

I have not been successful in locating a good video of either installation or setup of the Lucid connected home charging unit. It's hard to know if your installer is doing a good job if you cannot actually understand how it needs to be done. Not all electricians are equal so a little knowledge might be helpful.

 

[bigshaq02]

Check YouTube buddy, that's where I got a video to assist me

 

[EZEVDriver]

I used the list of suggestions by members on this forum as my requirements during bidding. Went with an electrician who didn't have any problems with securing a permit and walked me through the process. He was also the low bid. The city permits cost almost as much as the work itself, but it was worth it to have some assurance that the work was well done. Haven't had any issues with the install, either. I don't get 19kw, but I do get 18kw consistently throughout a charging session. I got the charger from the rewards store, too, so there's that.

 

[OneHandClapping]

The install of the unit itself is easy, it’s 3 wires and screw it to the wall.

What is a tricky is since this is an 80amp charger you want it on a 100amp circuit with 2awg wire for the L1 and L2 lines… So the prep on this is much more involved than most EV chargers to get the most out of it.

I’d venture to guess most will need that 2awg wire run as few are likely to have that even with 220v in the garage.

By comparison most EV chargers like Tesla, Chargepoint, etc are 40-48amp units on a 60amp breaker with 6awg wire.

Also keep in mind from a rebate standpoint the Lucid home charger is not energy star certified so it likely won’t qualify for rebates…

So it’s 3x the price, ineligible for rebates, costs more to install, but you get faster charging. Worth pondering.

 

[EZEVDriver]

So it’s 3x the price, ineligible for rebates, costs more to install, but you get faster charging. Worth pondering.

I had existing wiring and a very short run between the breaker box and the install site in the garage, but with new 2awg copper wiring, a larger conduit, and a 100amp circuit (no subpanel needed), the install ran me just a little over $500, city permits not included (almost another $500). Obviously, YMMV, but I'm really happy I did it.

 

[L-Dude]

Code here is 3awg wire in conduit.

 

[Cosmo Cruz]

Selling the home and moving to condo (too old for yard work). Realtor says my Lucid charger is a big selling feature.

Even though I know better than to trust "professionals", I hired a well-known local electrician company to do the install. Of course I had to explain it to him and lend him some tools, did the rough-in myself (he claimed he doesn't do / doesn't like it), sent him back to the shop when he had no torque screwdriver (for the high amp lugs). When he left I went over all his work from the main panel box 25 meters to the charger. He used 3AGW copper so I had to open the Lucid charger to make sure the DIP switches were set down to 72 Amps. I'm disappointed that I did not get the full 80 amp send but it's still way fast enough.

The most important thing is I filed for and got a township-approved permit. The inspector did not look at any part of the installation. He just asked "who did the work?" and signed-off when I told him. Inspection is not for safety, it's for resale.

I bought another Lucid charger for the being-built townhouse. The main panel is in the garage with a nice space right next to it for the charger.
I need about a meter of AWG 2 copper for the full 80 amps. Again, I will hire a pro so I can get a nice, legal, logged-into the township records, permit. It's a huge resale bonus.

If you are going to do the install yourself be advised that the cover of the Lucid charger is difficult to remove = requires so much force that it seems like the plastic will break. It will not. Force it. There are many posts here about installation / troubleshooting by folk who know the mysteries of electrons.

Yes the Lucid charger is expensive. I had a charge-point charger (40 amp) that I installed myself (easy) but gave it away when the Lucid charger came out. It's faster and reversable = many folk bought the Lucid charger because some day you may power your house from the Lucid batteries.

 

[bikeriderbryan]

The install of the unit itself is easy, it’s 3 wires and screw it to the wall.

What is a tricky is since this is an 80amp charger you want it on a 100amp circuit with 2awg wire for the L1 and L2 lines… So the prep on this is much more involved than most EV chargers to get the most out of it.

I’d venture to guess most will need that 2awg wire run as few are likely to have that even with 220v in the garage.

By comparison most EV chargers like Tesla, Chargepoint, etc are 40-48amp units on a 60amp breaker with 6awg wire.

Also keep in mind from a rebate standpoint the Lucid home charger is not energy star certified so it likely won’t qualify for rebates…

So it’s 3x the price, ineligible for rebates, costs more to install, but you get faster charging. Worth pondering.

The cost will be dependent on distance, etc. In my case the cost to install my 60 amp circuit was about 2K. The cost to go 100 amp was about an additional 1K. I received a rebate from my Utility company with my Lucid charger.

 

[PKress]

Thank you for all of your responses.
Most codes require #2 gauge, #3 will work for shorter runs.
I have an 80 AMP charging unit already but its an old Tesla that can only work at 48 amps.
I wondered about setting up the the LCHC with my app and software updates. any clues here?

 

[L-Dude]

Under 100 feet, #3 AWG copper THHN is minimum. Over 100 feet, consider #2 AWG or #1 AWG for voltage drop and derating.