My experience supercharging with magic dock

On the Tesla app under Charge your Non Tesla I’m looking at a charger in Ann Arbor MI which says 250 kW max and pricing ranges between 28-49 cents per kWh depending on time of day. So the 250 kW power number does not actually apply to non Teslas. Seems disingenuous.
 
On the Tesla app under Charge your Non Tesla I’m looking at a charger in Ann Arbor MI which says 250 kW max and pricing ranges between 28-49 cents per kWh depending on time of day. So the 250 kW power number does not actually apply to non Teslas. Seems disingenuous.
It's not that it doesn't apply to non-Teslas. Current generation superchargers output 400 volts. Lucid Air is not really designed to take 400 volts. The Air has a lossy conversion process which limits it to 50kW. Other non-Teslas have a different way of handling the 400V architecture and do still get a higher power off of superchargers.
 
No recent experience, but the technical part hasn't changed, you should see these CCS superchargers as a backup solution only. The 50kw limit is still true and the cost is prohibitive for such a slow charge speed. You'll take nearly 2 hours to fully charge your Lucid, and you'll pay about $50 for that at most superchargers :(
Did my very first charge at the local Tesla Supercharger (Easton, Maryland) and it was very smooth. Charge cable length is a real issue.
 
I think California has too many CCS stations. Tesla is balancing out, but I’m sure they upgrade MagicDock to their less busy station but critical route pt.
There aren't enough CCS stations in California. I can charge at home, but every once in a while, I check out curiosity and find that all chargers within a reasonable distance are in use. There are no 350kW chargers near me. And even though California has the lion's share of EVs in the US, Musk doesn't like California's government so he's taking it out on the people.

In unrelated news, Tesla saw a 24% drop in sales in California. I'm not talking about a drop in market share but in total sales.
 
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