Owners of the electric Lucid Gravity SUV will gain access to Tesla’s Supercharging network starting January 31.
The Gravity is Lucid’s second vehicle model in its lineup after its flagship Air sedan series, and the first to be built with charge ports compatible with Tesla’s NACS (North American Charging Standard) charge plugs. Lucid Air owners will gain access via adapters to the Tesla Supercharger network in the second quarter.
In 2023, several automakers, including Ford, General Motors, Hyundai, Rivian, and Mercedes-Benz, announced plans to build future EV models with Tesla’s charging standard so that drivers could access Tesla’s robust charging network. In the interim, automakers have been providing EV owners with adapters so that those who purchased a vehicle with CCS (Combined Charging Standard) ports can start charging anywhere.
Tesla has been opening access to its charging network to non-Tesla EVs in stages as automakers update their EV software and Tesla updates its chargers, which likely explains the gap between Lucid’s initial Gravity deliveries to employees, friends, and family in early December and when owners can access the chargers.
The luxury EV startup also said it would provide adapters to Gravity owners so they can access charging stations with CCS plugs.
Emad Dlala, Lucid’s VP of powertrain, said in a statement that the automaker developed a new high-performance 926V powertrain to enable the Gravity to charge at speeds of up to 400 kW on 1000V charging equipment. The powertrain includes an advanced cooling system with better thermal capacity.