Lucid Group introduced that each one Lucid automobiles constructed with the present Mixed Charging System (CCS) will be capable to entry the Tesla Supercharger community through the use of an adapter in 2025.
As well as, the electrical car startup will undertake Tesla’s North American Charging Commonplace (NACS) for the charging ports of its battery electrical automobiles to be launched in North America starting in 2025.
By switching to NACS, Lucid homeowners could have entry to over 15,000 Tesla Superchargers in North America, making it simpler to discover a charging station for his or her EV that’s close by.
“Adopting NACS is a vital subsequent step to offering our clients with expanded entry to dependable and handy charging options for his or her Lucid automobiles,” stated Peter Rawlinson, CEO and CTO at Lucid. “We imagine {that a} unified charging normal, backed by the nationwide rollout of future-ready higher-voltage charging stations, shall be a important step in empowering American customers to undertake electrical automobiles.”
Tesla’s NACS {hardware} has been adopted by Subaru, Toyota Motor North America, BMW, Kia, Hyundai, Jaguar, Honda, Fisker, Ford, GM, Volvo, Polestar, Nissan and Rivian. Now, Volkswagen and Stellantis are the one remaining automakers for adopting Tesla’s charging {hardware}.
Lucid at present solely sells one EV mannequin, the Air, in a number of trim choices, together with a brand new three-motor Sapphire model.
The corporate’s second mannequin, the Gravity SUV, is about to be unveiled to the later this 12 months, with deliveries anticipated to start in 2024.
Nov 7, 2023