Charging | Lucid Motors (2024)

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Will Lucid adopt NACs? ›

(NASDAQ: LCID), today announced that all Lucid vehicles built with the current Combined Charging System (CCS) will be able to charge at stations in the Tesla Supercharger network by using an adapter in 2025. In addition, Lucid will integrate the North American Charging Standard (NACS) into future vehicles in 2025.

The charging speed will be excellent too. Lucid says that the Gravity will get up to 200 miles of range in 15 minutes via a 350-kilowatt charging station.

Like previous announcements, Lucid will begin by providing owners of its EVs, which are built with the Combined Charging System (CCS), with an adapter that will give it access to thousands of Tesla chargers, known as Superchargers. Lucid will incorporate Tesla's NACS charging port into its EVs starting in 2025.

Its majority shareholder is Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which owns 1.37 billion shares, representing about 60% of the outstanding shares.

Luxury electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors on Monday agreed to go public by merging with blank-check firm Churchill Capital IV Corp in a deal that valued the combined company at a pro-forma equity value of $24 billion.

Lucid Group, Inc. is an American manufacturer of electric vehicles and electric vehicle components. The company is headquartered in Newark, California. In September 2021, the company began producing the Lucid Air sedan at its factory in Casa Grande, Arizona.

Lucid expects its $4.78 billion in liquidity at the end of 2023 to last through "at least" 2025 as it ramps up its production of the Gravity SUV, but analysts expect it to continue burning cash at an alarming rate: it's expected to generate negative annual free cash flows (FCF) of $3.51 billion in 2024, $2.65 billion ...

There's no question that the Lucid Air Sapphire is a better car than the Tesla Model S Plaid. It's brilliant to drive as a canyon-carving supersports sedan and a cross-country grand tourer. Its exceptional range and fast-charging capability challenge Tesla's reputation as the untouchable EV technology leader.

The Lucid Connected Home Charging Station charges up to 80 miles of range per hour of charge. Its compact design and generous 24-foot cable make it easy to mount and use indoors or outdoors. Plus it comes hardware ready for bi-directional charging (additional hardware needed) and WiFi-enabled for over-the-air updates.

Will Porsche use NACS? ›

Porsche. Porsche—like the rest of the VW Group family—has agreed to adopt Tesla's NACS plug starting in 2025 in North America. Not only will new Porsche models come standard with that charge port, but the company is expected to have an adapter for existing models with a CCS-type port.

22kW charger

This is the fastest EV charger that's currently available for home use, and can charge a Nissan Leaf from empty to full in just six hours. A 22kW charger can cost between £1,200 and £1,500.

Over a year ago, Lucid, which is majority owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, and its peers had to raise prices of its cars as rising raw material prices and nagging supply chain bottlenecks sparked by COVID-19 hit the automotive industry hard.

The base Pure has an estimated driving range of 410 miles, whereas the mid-range Touring is estimated to travel 425 miles per charge. The Grand Touring and Grand Touring Performance models offer up to 516 and 446 miles of range, respectively.

(NASDAQ: LCID), today announced that all Lucid vehicles built with the current Combined Charging System (CCS) will be able to charge at stations in the Tesla Supercharger network by using an adapter in 2025. In addition, Lucid will integrate the North American Charging Standard (NACS) into future vehicles in 2025.

BMW, Mini, and Rolls-Royce will adopt NACS on their EVs starting in 2025.

Lucid is working on new vehicle models, such as the Gravity SUV, expected to be available in late 2024. The company has expanded its U.S. manufacturing capacity in preparation for what it claims will be its "next phase of growth." Despite the company's financial challenges, there are some things to like about Lucid.

Likewise, the BMW Group will plan to adopt the NACS standard for its new models sold in Canada in the US, also starting in 2025. This timeline will place BMW a bit behind those automakers that will be able to use Supercharger stations earlier, starting in 2024, before beginning to install NACS ports by 2025.

Stellantis' switch solidifies the future of NACS in America and puts an expiration date on the current CCS standard. EVs from Stellantis brands will begin using the NACS connection standard sometime in 2025.