This is what I was curious about. I was hoping they would have made some announcement that they were getting their Supercharger agreement in place in time for the launch. But who knows maybe they are waiting for it to really go through, before they announce anything. We know how Tesla is with timelines...
How would you compare the second row space of the EV9 to the Gravity? And the third row?
That's a little like comparing a Grand Highlander to an Escalade isnt it?
Considering their prices (for the upper end EV9) and the comparable interior features (in some cases, even more), not really! Material-wise (and "traditional luxury"-wise), the Gravity is likely better, though.That's a little like comparing a Grand Highlander to an Escalade isnt it?
No questions. Love your work, and will watch all of your Gravity content!
+1 from my end too. Love your work @outofspeckyle and your podcasts are my long drive companions. Keep up the great work and continue influencing Lucid and others to make their products better!
I was just about to ask this question. The Tesla CCS Combo 1 adapter spec says it supports up to 250 kw, but I assume this is limited to 500A and therefore 500V. I guess that is why they say it does not support Cybertruck, either?
Just about to dig into the companion podcast...
It is not the current that is the issue, it is the 500V rating. High voltage components have something called a creepage spec that requires the distance between high voltage connections is sufficient to make sure that the air along the surface cannot arc due to the high electric field. The Tesla to CCS1 adapters are rated for 500V and hence will not work for Gravity's 924V architecture. Without a 1000V J3400 to CCS1 adapter, DC fast charging Gravity will be impossible until the Tesla network is open to Lucid.I was just about to ask this question. The Tesla CCS Combo 1 adapter spec says it supports up to 250 kw, but I assume this is limited to 500A and therefore 500V. I guess that is why they say it does not support Cybertruck, either?
If you could get any info out of Lucid on when Gravity will be able to use NACS superchargers, that would be great. The road trip fast-charging picture is still pretty clouded. Thanks.
I loved your video
Ride and handling…you can tell Korean cars suck in that aspect.
I am sure there is a physics reason that I do not yet understand, but can’t the Wunderbox be bypassed (even on Air) with an appropriately designed NACS to CCS adapter thereby allowing the Air to access the Supercharger network at greater than 50 kW?
It’s weird because other videos that were posted after the embargo lift today specifically show the software being used. Were you early in the process?
I think that’s a bit of hyperbole. Not as good as some of the competition sure, but ‘suck’? I disagree.
Handling, I completely agree with (in comparison to the Gravity), but ride? It absolutely does not "suck." You want to see a ride that sucks, get in a Model Y!
The issue with the Tesla SC network is that it can only output 500V and the battery in the Air is ~700V-900V. Hence, the DC voltage most be increased to charge the Air's battery. The DC to DC up-conversion is done by the Wunderbox and the up-conversion power is limited to 50kW.
It looked to me like there were a few pre-production vehicles being tested at the same time by various media outlets, it seemed to me the one @outofspeckyle was in was mostly finalized in terms of the driving, but others may have been later pre-production vehicles with more features enabled? I might be wrong.
You're not wrong. Jason Cammissa spoke about driving a vehicle with a stripped out interior as part of the event.
I wish they would have only previewed cars closer to production. They’ve already done previews with some media outlets. It seems shortsighted to try release cars for review without working software even if Kyle was somewhat understanding. At least they could have shown him the car with the software stack closer to completion.
