Share charge between Lucid Air and Tesla?

[Sandvinsd]

The range Xchange will provide power from the Lucid (Air or Gravity) to ANY EV. As long as the ends are compatible (NACS adapter to deliver power to a Tesla, for example) it will work

 

[Ron_Burgundy]

I have a Gravity and would try it on our X, but I don’t see the reason/need to buy a $150 RangeXchange. What’s the use case? Like someone gets down to near zero charge and needs a proverbial “jump”?

Other than it being a neat trick, I don’t know why folks buy them. I should say, I love buying accessories, so if someone’s got a good use case, let me know!

 

[illopp00]

no, there is NACS version of the mobile charging kit now for 650
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Just to clarify how it actually works or what I have seen as demo; you are effectively using a Lucid (Air or Gravity with the right plug) to L2 AC charge another vehicle right?

 

[DeaneG]

I have a Gravity and would try it on our X, but I don’t see the reason/need to buy a $150 RangeXchange. What’s the use case? Like someone gets down to near zero charge and needs a proverbial “jump”?

Other than it being a neat trick, I don’t know why folks buy them. I should say, I love buying accessories, so if someone’s got a good use case, let me know!

I'm making good use of RangeXChange, charging my Air's big battery during the day with excess solar generation, rather than dumping the power to the grid for pennies per kWh, and using it to recharge our Volvo at night. The Volvo is often out of the garage during peak PV generation hours so we're unable to recharge it enough during the day.

 

[DeaneG]

Just to clarify how it actually works or what I have seen as demo; you are effectively using a Lucid (Air or Gravity with the right plug) to L2 AC charge another vehicle right?

Yes, exactly. The Lucid can charge any EV with RangeXChange.

 

[Ron_Burgundy]

I'm making good use of RangeXChange, charging my Air's big battery during the day with excess solar generation, rather than dumping the power to the grid for pennies per kWh, and using it to recharge our Volvo at night. The Volvo is often out of the garage during peak PV generation hours so we're unable to recharge it enough during the day.

Makes sense for you and appreciate you posting.

We really get no meaningful peak/off peak discount in MD and I don’t have solar (sadly) because MD has minimal incentives and payback was too long.

 

[DeaneG]

Makes sense for you and appreciate you posting.

We really get no meaningful peak/off peak discount in MD and I don’t have solar (sadly) because MD has minimal incentives and payback was too long.

In California, under the new NEM3 solar rules, I buy electricity from the grid at about 40-70 cents per kWh, but can only sell it to the grid at about 10 cents per kWh, so there's a strong incentive to not let any usable power escape my home.

 

[borski]

Makes sense for you and appreciate you posting.

We really get no meaningful peak/off peak discount in MD and I don’t have solar (sadly) because MD has minimal incentives and payback was too long.

I have used it to save one Tesla that ran out of charge on the road and one Hyundai.

Not for nothing, it made Lucid look good in their eyes that this is even a feature *and* that I was willing to stop and help. (Both times I thought they had a flat, but I should have guessed it was the battery when the hazards weren’t on)

Anyway, it does happen. Possibly more in CA just because we have a higher preponderance of EVs? Why anyone drives it that low I have no idea, but a lot of people are new to EVs I guess.

 

[illopp00]

I have used it to save one Tesla that ran out of charge on the road and one Hyundai.

Not for nothing, it made Lucid look good in their eyes that this is even a feature *and* that I was willing to stop and help. (Both times I thought they had a flat, but I should have guessed it was the battery when the hazards weren’t on)

Anyway, it does happen. Possibly more in CA just because we have a higher preponderance of EVs? Why anyone drives it that low I have no idea, but a lot of people are new to EVs I guess.

Right, I feel like it's the EV equivalent to keeping jumper cables in your ICE car. Which I ended up using quite a lot once I got the Lucid, since my ICE stopped getting driven and ironically the battery went flat.