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Lucid Gravity gaining access to Supercharger network, Air access planned for Q2 2025

Lucken said:
So much for the conspiracy theorists that felt Musk would delay & delay Lucid access to the SCs. I never bought into that.
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He’s a bit busy with other things right now
 
borski said:
He’s a bit busy with other things right now
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C’mon, he’s got teams where all he needs to do is tell them to ‘slow walk’ Lucid access. That doesn’t take a whole lot of time. That didn’t happen and those that thought it would were simply wrong.

My Lucid is on the same timetable as my BMW i5.
 
With version 1, version 2, version 3 and Urban Tesla supercharging stalls, unless we use the supercharging stall on the farthest left, we will probably have to take up two charging stalls.

This is because the charging cord on these versions is not long enough to reach around to the left front side of the car.

I witnessed this very thing happening, when a Ford F150 Lightning pulled forward into a supercharging stall. Since his charging port was on the left hand side, the driver just grabbed the charging handle of the stall next to his, conveniently placed for him, but now depriving the Tesla owner backing into that stall of their ability to charge.

A lady in a Model Y backed in to the empty stall, saw that “her” charging handle was taken, then pulled out and backed into the last available charging stall at that moment. A guy in a Model X backed in right after, realised that he couldn’t charge, saw what was happening, and then confronted the owner of the Lightning. I overheard the Model X owner trying to give the Lightning owner a primer in “Tesla supercharging etiquette”. The Lightning owner pushed and said that he was parked exactly where he was supposed to be and that Mr. X Owner was just ESS OH EL. Mr. X Owner owner pulled away, helpless and fuming.

Finally, another lady driving a Model Y backed in. She too saw what was happening, engaged Mr Ford Lightning in comversation, and from what I could tell from my vantage point, took up a more amiable tone, and agreed to stay where she was and wait until Mr. Lightning was done charging.

For the Tesla owners who’ve grown accustomed to having the supercharging stations all to themselves, confronting and educating EV owners of other makes will be the new reality for them.

I don’t know if version 4, the newest version of the supercharging stall, has addressed this problem with its longer charging cord.
 
Buffalo Bob said:
Interesting! I don't think our friend @mcr16 would toss out such a comically glib response if she didn't know relief was coming soon...
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I think their job requires an ability to maintain a positive attitude with humor!
 
Bus Driver said:
With version 1, version 2, version 3 and Urban Tesla supercharging stalls, unless we use the supercharging stall on the farthest left, we will probably have to take up two charging stalls.

This is because the charging cord on these versions is not long enough to reach around to the left front side of the car.

I witnessed this very thing happening, when a Ford F150 Lightning pulled forward into a supercharging stall. Since his charging port was on the left hand side, the driver just grabbed the charging handle of the stall next to his, conveniently placed for him, but now depriving the Tesla owner backing into that stall of their ability to charge.

A lady in a Model Y backed in to the empty stall, saw that “her” charging handle was taken, then pulled out and backed into the last available charging stall at that moment. A guy in a Model X backed in right after, realised that he couldn’t charge, saw what was happening, and then confronted the owner of the Lightning. I overheard the Model X owner trying to give the Lightning owner a primer in “Tesla supercharging etiquette”. The Lightning owner pushed and said that he was parked exactly where he was supposed to be and that Mr. X Owner was just ESS OH EL. Mr. X Owner owner pulled away, helpless and fuming.

Finally, another lady driving a Model Y backed in. She too saw what was happening, engaged Mr Ford Lightning in comversation, and from what I could tell from my vantage point, took up a more amiable tone, and agreed to stay where she was and wait until Mr. Lightning was done charging.

For the Tesla owners who’ve grown accustomed to having the supercharging stations all to themselves, confronting and educating EV owners of other makes will be the new reality for them.

I don’t know if version 4, the newest version of the supercharging stall, has addressed this problem with its longer charging cord.
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This is why I am buying one of these. Of course with the Gravity, an extension cord is not necessary.

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I don't want to be the person taking up two charging spaces.

 
Knucklehead said:
This is why I am buying one of these. Of course with the Gravity, an extension cord is not necessary.
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I saw that - the production version will be five feet long and hence much lighter. Seems like a good idea if you have an Air.
 
Lucken said:
So much for the conspiracy theorists that felt Musk would delay & delay Lucid access to the SCs. I never bought into that.
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Aww you're right Lucken. I was one of the doubters and can't wait to 50kw charge my Air at a SCS. I wonder how long it will take before a Tesla driver comes to complain and explain charging etiquette to me... and to think it has only been two years since the announcement that SCCs are open to all EVs. No doubt Tesla's time estimates are accurate **cough "roadster" cough** and I look forward to Q2-2025
/sarcasm off

It does look like they are making progress and with the Gravity engineered to take advantage of SCS, I really do hope they get access soon. I have always and will continue to regard the ability to charge my Air at a SCS as a novelty due to the volume of CCS chargers in my area. When the architecture of the SCs changes that I can charge at a reasonable rate, that will be a day to celebrate.
 
Well, today’s the day. Wonder if any of the nine delivered Gravity GTs will be spotted at a Supercharger 🤔
 
bryway said:
Well, today’s the day. Wonder if any of the nine delivered Gravity GTs will be spotted at a Supercharger 🤔
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I was wondering the same
 
bryway said:
Well, today’s the day. Wonder if any of the nine delivered Gravity GTs will be spotted at a Supercharger 🤔
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9 Lucid Gravitys getting access to the Supercharger network today - Tesla better be prepared for the overwhelming traffic jam. 😂
 
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