Lucid Air owners will soon be able to use Tesla Superchargers — but there’s a catch

Starting July 31, owners of the Lucid Air luxury electric sedan will gain access to thousands of Tesla Supercharger stations across North America through an approved $220 adapter. However, Lucid Air vehicles will charge at a significantly reduced rate of 50 kW compared to Tesla’s peak 250 kW charging speed. This limitation arises from a voltage mismatch: Lucid’s 924-volt charging system is incompatible with Tesla’s 400-volt Superchargers, which restricts charging speed despite the adapter. Lucid engineers adapted the Air’s integrated charging system, called Wunderbox, to enable this slower charging option, primarily intended for convenience during road trips or for users near Supercharger locations. Unlike Lucid’s newer Gravity SUV, which features Tesla’s North America Charging Standard (NACS) port built-in, the Air still uses the Combined Charging System (CCS), the traditional North American EV charging standard. Tesla developed the NACS to unify charging infrastructure, and since 2022,