It might the most impractical idea ever, but I'm annoyed that it doesn't work.
USB-C PD is designed to bi-directional. Has anyone been able to charge their Lucid via the USB-C port?
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Halodde
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I'm sure EA is working diligently on this as we speak
So... 100W max USB-C PD rate as the standard when the Air was released to production, 112kWh battery, accounting for losses and vampire drain... carry the 2... You could charge the car in a very reasonable 4-8 months, assuming you didn't ever check on it or wake it up. Not bad!
Really, you could charge up your 12V battery. Jump start via USB-C. If only there were a port on the outside, that might almost sound useful.
Hey, if the usb-C port comes from the 12V battery, would that be a way to charge if needed??!!
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I can’t believe I dropped 100k for a vehicle that’s is missing this feature 
Kidding aside, agreed, that could be a useful yet rare case. But I'm pretty sure the ancillary 12V systems in the car pull more than USB-C PD spec allows. Best case PD today is 240W. There would have to be a serious rethink of the power management in the 12V systems to make this feasible.
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xponents
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Leave it to the insanely smart people on this forum to come up with a genuinely useful feature from a random thought…
But don’t forget, if Lucid somehow ends up being bought by Apple, the max charging rate will be 25W, take it or leave it!
xponents
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Well, its an 12v 18ah battery, so it should have a capacity of 216 W.. it COULD be a genuinely useful feature in terms of jump-starting! But yes, there would need to be a significant overhaul to make this possible and also safety concerns that need to be thought about.
Isn't there a song, "You light up my life!" that was inspired by charging the Lucid via USB-C ????
