First "off-the-reservation" trip philly to boston. Topped off night before at home (to 93%) which showed enough range to make it to my destination charger at Seabrook, NH (WallMart), about 360 mi from my start. Had planned a stop at the Manchester, CT WallMart outside Hartford, CT (on I-84) but the place was a nightmare: every slot full with a maelstrom of chaos jostling for position. I took at look at the chargers = screens obliterated like they'd been sandblasted...the chargers looked like they'd been vandalized. They looked like they'd been out in the weather for 100s of years; paint faded / obliterated. I left. {hybrids plugged into 350 kW chargers : ( } . I just buggered out...nice to have such a large battery and massive range. Some people stared as I left like, " how can he go without charging?" Lucid rules, that's how. The Tycan guy seemed miffed. He had raced to get in front of me then ended up in the wait line...guess he did not have the range to skip it.
Drove to Auburn Mall (Worcester) in MA right where I-290 and I-90 meet and picked-up 81 kW. It's another failed mall; with a mostly abandoned Macys and a pretzel place and nail salon, otherwise mostly empty: nothing to eat, but restrooms and a place to walk out of the weather. Has a nice selection of EA 350 + 150 chargers, about 10, all working and available, and another bank of " toy electric car" chargers across the lot (charge point?). Met a local Lucid owner and had a nice chat ... he tells me he bravely took his Lucid, in winter, on 21" summer tires, from Mass to Ocean City MD (and back). Wow. That part of Mass just had a pretty decent snowstorm too. He says his only issue was a missed update which confused the car but was "fixed" by calling for a push.
Seabrook, NH. Another WallMart with a bank of 4 EA chargers. Connected to 350 and pulled ~120 kWh. Took on 67kW. Again no restaurants but it's a huge WallMart so I just bought fixin's and made my own sandwich. Amazing place to watch people ... all WallMarts seem to attract people you don't see anywhere else. Drove over to Walpole, NH (NW of Keene) and had fantastic lunch at "The Restaurant at Burdick's". Highly recommended. Ken Burns (Baseball, Civil war, etc. ) is often seen there.
Topped-off at Seabrook, NH again early in the AM. No issues but the 350kW seems to top out ~120kW (cold but I did condition battery). Stopped again at Auburn Mall to make sure I had enough in case stuck in traffic on way home. Pulled 170kWh at a 150kW charger!
East Brunswick, NJ off the pike in Jersey, another WallMart. This one is tricky to get to and not easy to find in the mess that is North Jersey. A large bank of EA chargers 10 or more? Every one full and a half-dozen cars waiting. Same thing = hybrid cars plugged into 350kW chargers...spots opened-up quickly though and I pulled 270kW ! My best ever.
In summary: Every bank of EA chargers had working chargers. Only had to unplug/ replug once otherwise plug & go. Pulled 170kW at a 150kW charger and 270kW at a 350kW charger so pretty happy with my first foray out into the unknown. Still seems like most people have no idea what they are doing. I arrived at once spot with three geezers standing in the spot that would not move as I tried to pull in. I got out to see why nobody was using the spot (people were waiting) and was told confidently that " you can only use one charger at a time " Decided the stupidity level "was too damned high" and moved on. Overall lesson learned is avoid mid-day charging, and you can't explain to a WallMart customer why filling a dixie cup with a fire hose is dumb. "See, you are pulling 32kW from a 350kW charger?" Can you see the numbers? " But this one goes to Eleven!"
Had planned to use cruze control and stay in right lane but that didn't last. Ended up driving between 75 - 80 most of the time, with bursts higher. Lots of cops but they did not "see" my disguised vehicle ( the Cosmic Silver paint makes a Lucid invisible ).
Only saw one Lucid on the trip: at the Auburn, MA charger. Quantum Gray.