This feature is enabled by Lucid’s bi-directional charging technology and proprietary software, which is already included on every Air. RangeXchange represents the first time Lucid has taken advantage of Wunderbox’s bi-directional charging technology, which lets energy flow at up to 9.6 kW. That’s comparable to a Level 2 wall box you could have installed at your house.
“Designed and engineered in-house by Lucid, the Wunderbox is far more than just a piece of hardware that charges the battery pack,” said Eric Bach, Senior Vice President of Product and Chief Engineer at Lucid. “From giving other EVs a boost with RangeXchange today, to possible future applications like vehicle-to-home backup power, time-of-use (TOU) optimization, and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) power, Lucid’s proprietary bi-directional charging technology has the potential to greatly improve our customers’ lives.”
The announcement comes just days after Lucid announced it would adopt the Tesla NACS charge connector on future cars, which Elon Musk was quick to mock with a single post on X (formerly Twitter), saying, “That must have been a bitter pill to swallow.”