I have noticed little impact from preconditioning unless ambient temp is cold (<35F) or hot (>90F). In particular, preconditioning is very helpful at frigid temps <20F.
Don't know how long (time) you drove before hooking up. Maybe your battery was warmer than ambient temp? I have not seen any posts about how much the battery warms just by driving the car. Would be nice to tap into the data the battery sends to the battery control module.
Just got back from the EA 350 charger bank in King of Prussia, PA. I went to the new Lucid service center first, and chatted to the electricians a bit. They expected to be done in two weeks.
Then I dove to the opposite side of the mall to see what was going on at the EA chargers.
Sunny day with temp. 46 degrees (F). All chargers occupied. One VW waiting. I'm 10 miles from my home charger and 66% SOC.
I say, let the VW-supporting bastards wait.
Without preconditioning, and 63% SOC, I was pulling 42kW. In a few minutes an Ionic 5 with Virginia tags appeared so I pulled out to let him take my spot. The Ionic 5 was pretty darned beautiful ... I've been thinking about a smaller EV for local use...going to have to check these out. He said he
wanted to get a Lucid but couldn't wait: needed a car now. He was talking about the charging speed Lucid has.
EV owners know about the Lucid. It's Joe Public that is clueless about Lucid. King of Prussia is located in the wealthy Philly suburbs close to the "main line" (rich people along the rail line to Philly). Lucid is going to sell a lot of vehicles here once they get their act together. Put one in the mall, they will sell a ton of them. In fact, the black Touring that was parked in front of the Lucid Service center is now gone...not inside the shop either. I wonder if they already moved it to the Mall ????
So I disagree. We don't know what the Lucid software parameters are to limit current (for protection) when the batteries are cold, but I can vouch that it's higher than 46F degrees....a lot higher. With low SOC and preconditioning I get well over 300kW initial at the same chargers, same ambient temps.
So precondition unless it's T-shirt weather.
Here is my efficiency data from the trip home: 5.2 mi./ kWh !!!! 46 (F) degrees ! 19" A/S tires @ 50 psi.
The Trip B data represents most of my winter driving...
temps below freezing ... a few days reached 50(F) highs but mostly cold driving. I do not speed, set the AC for about 5 or 10 mph over when necessary, but I do occasionally use excessive passing power. (I am human)
EA 350 charger bank at King of Prussia, PA mall. This is typical...nearly always have to wait for a spot. This is at intersection of PA Turnpike, SureKill Distressway (I-76), Rt 422. High end mall ... if you need a $60,000 watch or a $20,000 hand bag and matching shoes, this is your mall.
TWO WEEKS (yeah, right) Yes that is a bank of Level II Lucid home chargers, same as the one I use (Betty Boop). None of them are activated.
- I apologize for the duplication )
