life of the battery

[Volund]

EV batteries are rated for 1500 - 3000 charging cycles. Since I add around 50% each time I charge, and I get 3 miles/Kw, my battery will last an estimated 252000 to 504000 miles. That far exceeds the miles I will drive in the Lucid.

How does this affect the stays when you're leaving it plugged in all the time? If you think of the EV like an ICE, you leave it unplugged until you need to charge. Meaning you're not topping out every night, or leaving it plugged in.

Is that what most people are doing? Like if you're at 40% you're still not charging it because you got juice left for another few days of driving before charging?

 

[CraZ8]

I thought this thread would be more metaphysical. Does the battery strive to better itself? What legacy would it leave when it’s gone? Is there a battery afterlife?

 

[Sandvinsd]

EV technology is still developing quickly. Eight years is a long time to own one.

….But 100k is not. Love driving the Lucid so it could be out of a battery warranty in 5 years. It looks like our Leaf will be out of warranty sometime between 5-6 years by hitting the 100k miles.

 

[borski]

….But 100k is not. Love driving the Lucid so it could be out of a battery warranty in 5 years. It looks like our Leaf will be out of warranty sometime between 5-6 years by hitting the 100k miles.

Sure - but it’s pretty industry standard in terms of warranties, and there haven’t been significant battery degradation issues in other brands. It was heavily worried about in the early days, but the estimates turned out to be quite conservative.

I wouldn’t stress too much about it.

 

[Volund]

Sure - but it’s pretty industry standard in terms of warranties, and there haven’t been significant battery degradation issues in other brands. It was heavily worried about in the early days, but the estimates turned out to be quite conservative.

I wouldn’t stress too much about it.

Thanks for the reassurance. As this is also my first EV, it's something in the back of my head I always worry about. I know electric drive trains and motors are rates at well over 500k+ miles before problems are estimated, but battery is usually the bigger worry point for me.

 

[whywar]

How does this affect the stays when you're leaving it plugged in all the time? If you think of the EV like an ICE, you leave it unplugged until you need to charge. Meaning you're not topping out every night, or leaving it plugged in.

Is that what most people are doing? Like if you're at 40% you're still not charging it because you got juice left for another few days of driving before charging?

I can't speak for anyone other than myself. I run the battery down to around 30% then charge to 80-83%. I could charge at home nightly, but I don't like tripping over the cable as I am often in the garage, which I also use as a wood shop.

 

[borski]

Thanks for the reassurance. As this is also my first EV, it's something in the back of my head I always worry about. I know electric drive trains and motors are rates at well over 500k+ miles before problems are estimated, but battery is usually the bigger worry point for me.

I hear you. I was concerned too, and am by no means a battery expert. But the research I’ve done on other EVs bodes well.

 

[LCIDdreams]

I just learned that batteries in California are warrantied for 10 years or 150,000 miles. This is perfect because I’m planning on keeping my car for 10 years, which is 3 times longer than I’ve kept any car.

That only applies to hybrids unfortunately.

 

[Volund]

Does anyone have any idea how many miles before we might need to change the battery. I had the motor tech out the other day for something else, and asked him how much a new battery would cost. He said between 40 - 50 thousand dollars. That's a lot of trump change. Given that there is a 100,000 mile warranty on the battery, which is good, but what happens once you reach 101,000 miles and the battery goes out????

Here’s How Much It Costs To Replace A Lucid Battery

The biggest expense in an EV is its battery, and if you own the Lucid Air, then replacing its battery will cost you a pretty penny.

www.topspeed.com

Looks like we made the news again lol

 

[Buffalo Bob]

Here’s How Much It Costs To Replace A Lucid Battery

The biggest expense in an EV is its battery, and if you own the Lucid Air, then replacing its battery will cost you a pretty penny.

www.topspeed.com

Looks like we made the news again lol

The article erroneously says that "Lucid includes a fairly comprehensive warranty package with all Air models. The most important aspect is the eight-year or 100,000-mile coverage for all powertrain or battery pack-related faults, which aligns with the industry standard. Lucid will also exchange the Air's battery pack if it loses 70 percent of its capacity within this period." WRONG... It will replace the battery if its capacity drops BELOW 70%... Not if it loses 70%.

...and quoting a rumored replacement cost??? Geez!

 

[DeaneG]

Be sure to ask your BMW or Mercedes dealer how much will cost to replace the engine in your car when the powertrain warranty expires at 50,001 miles.
These are very rare events.

 

[Sandvinsd]

My Lucid battery was replaced at ~36k miles. They contacted me and told me, from online monitoring, they were going to replace it. So I now have a new car. Lucid has been great and very proactive on any issues on the battery or car. I have had our Nissan Leaf battery replaced under warranty at 80k miles, but I had to initiate the replacement. Nissan would not have alerted me.

 

[Tesla2.0]

My Lucid battery was replaced at ~36k miles. They contacted me and told me, from online monitoring, they were going to replace it. So I now have a new car. Lucid has been great and very proactive on any issues on the battery or car. I have had our Nissan Leaf battery replaced under warranty at 80k miles, but I had to initiate the replacement. Nissan would not have alerted me.

Mind just got replaced as well at 22k miles.

 

[Tesla2.0]

Here’s How Much It Costs To Replace A Lucid Battery

The biggest expense in an EV is its battery, and if you own the Lucid Air, then replacing its battery will cost you a pretty penny.

www.topspeed.com

Looks like we made the news again lol

Looks like the article got the specs chart wrong. Sapphire is tri-motor, not dual motor.

 

[Cosmo Cruz]

I thought this thread would be more metaphysical. Does the battery strive to better itself? What legacy would it leave when it’s gone? Is there a battery afterlife?

I love this place.

 

[Halodde]

I had my battery replaced last year but I don't recall the mileage. I now have 46,000 miles on the car but the warranty doesn't reset with the new battery. So I only have about 50k left on this one and 4k left on the bumper to bumper. Hopefully, if this one was going to fail, it would have already happened.

Anyone know the status of Lucid offering an extended warranty??