That's a really good point.
Depends on when you drove the Lucid. They are dropping software improvements constantly. My digital key works like a charm , range estimator and charging stops in Nav are now exactly spot on, doors present without issue, 360 view is stunning and a great help for parking. Lane centering works perfectly. Its still got a bit to go but its very solid.
I have a Toyota electric car! So far, pretty reliable. Rare as hen’s teeth, though. I like its wireless CarPlay very much, but in their wisdom, Toyota have not enabled the integration with Apple Maps that will figure out the charge points on your route. Which is a shame.
Only thing missing is Waze, rest is not that big of deal. Apple Maps? Build-in nav is more than good enough.
The charging network isn’t a part of the car. It’s a reason to buy a Tesla over the lucid, sure, but it doesn’t make it a “better electric car”
I am doubling your rent on my beachside property.
'better electric car' includes all aspects of a car, including the fact that it's electric, therefore, needs to be charged when going on the road.
I would disagree. Charging is something you frequently do, and the non-Tesla charging systems have more issues. A lot of time, their chargers are down, broken, slow, busy, have too few stalls, or are located in inconvenient locations.
You're the guy who said no one MacRumors could afford an electric car, now you are talking about a Lamborghini?
Maybe this battery swapping makes sense in very densely populated areas where people are living in high rise apartments with no place at home to charge. I can't see it being a popular alternative for the average American who lives in a home and can have a charger. Most people I know with EV's do 95% of their charging at home, and when they leave the house typically have a full charge everyday.
This will be made largely irrelevant once Tesla opens up its network to other cars.
Comparing a Lucid to a Tesla model 3 is not really valid. The Lucid is much more expensive.
Not if Camry only takes a certain type of gas that only exists in 5% of gas station where as Civid has all the gas stations mapped out along the way. I would say that's pretty relevant.
The OP I'm replying to has both the Lucid and the Model Y. The price isn't in consideration here since they already own both and claim the Model Y is better (how?)
Tesla is not opening up all chargers. It's opening up selected ones and some new ones they are installing. So if you drive down I-95, it could be 20 or 30% of time you can use Tesla chargers but rest you still need to rely on others. That is relevant.
I'm not interested in "minimizing the importance". I'm not hating the Tesla. What is it with all the Tesla fanboys here, I am looking for other reasons.
Some EV cars need to take up 2 Tesla parking spaces. That will drive Tesla owners mad.
i think your math is off, 15 mins gets you maybe 200 miles from supercharger, unless you drive at constant 40-50 mph you won't make it in 4-5 hours. with most us highway have a min speed of 45mph, i don't think you can even go that slow. the correct interval you should be basing off is 30-35 mins, thats the normal time it takes for my model y to go from 20-80% assuming you pre condition your battery and everything.
i already see this happening, a f150 lightning takes up 2 spots due to how tesla installed their charging layout. good thing the lot was pretty empty that day.
