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Should I get a Lucid home charger?

Zinee said:
I have the Lucid Home Charger running at 80 amps, it gives me 52 miles/hour at 11 kWh (on my Pure). It also charges our Mach-E. However, the UI/software is useless (as widely reported here).
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11kW sounds too low for 80a charging. It should be around 19kW minus line losses.
 
DeaneG said:
The grizzle-e ultimate would be a great choice if you know you'll never want to change the connector - that is, if you already own only NACS cars. And if your site can handle a 100 amp circuit - not likely in a condo.
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I personally wouldn't worry much about having a NACS connector if my current car has J1772. If years from now the next car has NACS, just buy an adapter, or replace the cable, or replace the charger.
 
bikeriderbryan said:
I personally wouldn't worry much about having a NACS connector if my current car has J1772. If years from now the next car has NACS, just buy an adapter, or replace the cable, or replace the charger.
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In a couple years, all new EVs will use only NACS. Buying a J1772 EVSE means using an adapter that you have to wait 30 seconds after plugging in to charge, every time.
Most EVSEs have non-replaceable cables, including the otherwise great Grizzle-E. That was my point - if you are about to buy a J1772 EVSE, get one that does have a replaceable cable.
 
DeaneG said:
In a couple years, all new EVs will use only NACS. Buying a J1772 EVSE means using an adapter that you have to wait 30 seconds after plugging in to charge, every time.
Most EVSEs have non-replaceable cables, including the otherwise great Grizzle-E. That was my point - if you are about to buy a J1772 EVSE, get one that does have a replaceable cable.
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My ChargePoint can swap out the cable for $200 but I'm still debating if I want to do that.
 
DeaneG said:
In a couple years, all new EVs will use only NACS. Buying a J1772 EVSE means using an adapter that you have to wait 30 seconds after plugging in to charge, every time.
Most EVSEs have non-replaceable cables, including the otherwise great Grizzle-E. That was my point - if you are about to buy a J1772 EVSE, get one that does have a replaceable cable.
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Not sure where the "wait 30 seconds after plugging in to charge" comes from. This is a home EVSE. Even if one had to wait 30 seconds so what.

Buy adapter now or buy an adapter sometime in the future (maybe).
 
L-Dude said:
I have a bunch of referral points burning a hole in my virtual pocket, and about the only thing I see in the rewards store that is interesting is the Lucid Home Charger.

Right now, I have a ChargePoint HomeFlex installed and it has been fine. It has a bunch of features I thought I would use but honestly haven't had much use for. I mean they are cool to check out but I really don't need them. The electrician that installed the HomeFlex didn't install wiring that is heavy enough to allow full 48a charging. I am limited to a max of 40a. Not a big deal with my old EV, but now that I have an AGT with a giant battery, it can take 10+ hours to charge.

Because of this, I am attracted to the idea of 80a charging. I could get the Lucid charger for free, but it would prolly be another $1k to rewire the connection. This would be helpful because there are times where I just forget to plug in my car. (This is less of a problem with the AGT because it has such great range, but still...). However I would like to eventually have V2H at my home since we are in the south and having backup power during hurricane season is a good thing.

So I am wondering if investing in a Lucid charger now makes sense since future V2H may (will?) require adding additional equipment at the house. I think I've read that the current Lucid home charger will be compatible with V2H but I am not sure about that.

Thoughts?
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According to my experience, the Lucid charger is of no use if your charger can provide a charging rate of 50 amps or more. Most chargers are cheaper, offer Wi-Fi benefits (that actually work), and allow for data and logs retrieval. Lucid doesn't offer any of that and keeps us in the dark about any improvements, which I find disrespectful. Not to mention that the Lucid charger is not certified to receive subsidies in several jurisdictions; in Quebec, it's a total loss of $600. And Lucid is much more expensive. I installed it because it was offered with the car, but I would never have paid for it or even used my referral points.
 
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