Lucid Gravity's Booster Tech Lets 926V Charging Happen Even on 500V Stations
Lucid’s Gravity SUV, which started delivering to customers late last year, is now being highlighted for a charging quirk that could make long trips faster and easier. The 450-mile luxury EV, priced at around $94,950, was originally pitched with a 926-volt charging architecture. Lucid claimed this setup could add roughly 200 miles of range in about 12 minutes, but the actual availability of suitable chargers has been limited in the U.S.—most DC fast chargers top out around 500V, with only a few next-gen stations pushing toward 1000V.
New booster tech inside Gravity’s rear motor, however, is designed to bridge that gap. Rather than relying on the battery pack being split into multiple subpacks—an approach seen in some competitors like the GMC Hummer EV and Tesla Cybertruck—Lucid uses a built-in booster. This enables the Gravity to effectively elevate the charging voltage from a 500V source to approach its 926V architecture, improving charging performance without the heat and complexity of split-pack configurations. Lucid argues this method makes more efficient use of the charger’s electrical current.
According to Emad Dlala, Lucid’s Vice President of Powertrain, the Gravity can charge at up to 400 kW when connected to 1000V charging equipment, and maintain sustained speeds around 225 kW on 500V fast chargers, including Tesla’s V3 Supercharger network. In addition, Gravity is among the first non-Tesla EVs to feature native NACS (North American Charging Standard) ports, enabling charging at Tesla Superchargers without adapters.
To ease transitions between networks, Lucid is shipping a NACS-to-CCS adapter with every Gravity. The CCS1 adapter is claimed to support charging at up to 500 amps with 1000V, which translates to up to 400 kW through the Gravity’s native NACS connector when paired with a CCS charger.
In short, Lucid’s Gravity introduces a built-in booster that lets the vehicle squeeze high-voltage charging performance from both 1000V and 500V charging ecosystems, while also embracing a native NACS interface and an accompanying high-capacity adapter set for broader charging compatibility.