I CHARGE A CCS ELECTRIC CAR ON A TESLA SUPERCHARGER FOR THE FIRST TIME! MAGIC DOCK & THE LIMITATIONS

EV Channels Review

The reviewer tests the Tesla Magic Dock with a Lucid Air at the Brewster, NY Supercharger. While praising Tesla's initiative in opening its network and the seamless app activation, the review highlights significant limitations. The Lucid Air, despite its capabilities, is capped at a mere 50 kW due to the Supercharger's 500V/350A limit and the Lucid's "Wonder Box" inefficiency, resulting in a lengthy charging time of over two hours. The reviewer also discusses "cable gate," where the short cables on V3 Superchargers necessitate specific parking orientations that can block adjacent chargers. Future V4 Superchargers are expected to resolve these issues with higher voltage support and longer, immersion-cooled cables. Overall, the Magic Dock is seen as a crucial step for EV adoption, but V3 limitations hinder the experience for higher-voltage vehicles like the Lucid Air.