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Thanks to some help from @TakeDuo, I recently had a service technician out to my house to clear up the few punch list items from a December vehicle delivery. I had practically nothing wrong with the car, but for a few questions and two easily corrected trim items. One question I had was about the heating system and air conditioning. It seems that some of the seat heaters were weaker than others, and it seemed that the drivers vents did not blow as strong as others. The other question I had was about the seat fan, which seemed pretty weak and still does. Here is what the service technician told me:
He told me that the way the Air is designed, the heating and air for the driver is not as strong as it is for the passenger. So there was nothing broken, apparently it’s just built that way. Seems odd to me, but that is what the guy with a Lucid polo shirt said. He said it’s because Lucid doesn’t want drivers to be too comfortable and fall asleep. Again, it sounds ridiculous, but that’s what he said.
As for the weak flow from the seat fan, he explained that the bottom of the seat sucks air that then gets blown out against your back. In essence, it takes in your crotch air and blows it against your back. Yes, you read that right?
At the end of the day, I don’t think the heating, air, or seats are stellar. But they are good enough that none of it changes how I feel about the car or the purchase - I’m happy with both.
He told me that the way the Air is designed, the heating and air for the driver is not as strong as it is for the passenger. So there was nothing broken, apparently it’s just built that way. Seems odd to me, but that is what the guy with a Lucid polo shirt said. He said it’s because Lucid doesn’t want drivers to be too comfortable and fall asleep. Again, it sounds ridiculous, but that’s what he said.
As for the weak flow from the seat fan, he explained that the bottom of the seat sucks air that then gets blown out against your back. In essence, it takes in your crotch air and blows it against your back. Yes, you read that right?

At the end of the day, I don’t think the heating, air, or seats are stellar. But they are good enough that none of it changes how I feel about the car or the purchase - I’m happy with both.