Anyone actually getting 270 kWh Charging times in North East for Cross Turismo or any Taycan

[ElGordo]

Marketing for Porsche indicates fast charge times, yet I have yet to achieve anything close to a 270 kWh charge at any 350kw EA site across any of the 3 CT automobiles I own.

This covers multiple EA 350kwh sites in the following states

Florida
Virginia
New Jersey
New York
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts

Has anyone in the North Eastern US actually achieved 270kwh? If so can you document where?

Also curious if it’s specific to the CT or is it any Taycan? Successes and/or failures would be valuable insight.

(and yes before anybody asks, preheating battery etc doesn’t change a thing!)

I am trying to define if this is

1. a general issue
2. specific to some misalignment between hardware/software internally on the cars themselves
3. Incompatibility between Porsche and EA.
4. Is it possible that perhaps it’s specific to the CT?

thanks

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[dewber]

During https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/trip-report-chicago-seattle-2400-miles-4-days.7275/

The max we got was in that neighborhood- maybe 260 when battery was between 20-50%? But not in the northeast, more middle of the country, and we drove for 8-9 hours a day so the battery was nice and toasty.

To be honest, I’m perfectly happy with anything in the 150-200 range. Unless your battery is completely empty at each charge it’ll be a difference of a few minutes at most.

This was with a sedan RWD, fwiw.

 

[ElGordo]

I confirmed again at a charger in New Hampshire this weekend with my white Taycan CT that max throughput is 150kwh.

so I added another state to my list of and affirmed using all options, preheated battery, etc that these vehicles have either a hardware or software issue limiting them to artificially low charging speeds.

This is huge as it’s now 100% across all 3 Taycan CT’s

They simply do not charge at 270kwh -at least not here in the North East part of the country.

wtf!

 

[wemct]

I hit 260kW in the winter in Connecticut (December 2021) see post 9 in the link below. I have hit above 250kW several times at different EA chargers along the I-95 corridor on the east coast from the Carolinas to Connecticut.

Much of it depends on the SOC of the car (less than 10%), and the battery temp (high 80s F to low 90s F). Also I love the 150kW chargers. I used one this past Saturday at the new EA station in Trumbull, CT. I pulled 180kW on a 150kW charger. Fyi, the 350kW chargers at that location are crap (I have only hit 67kW). On Saturday, I had to get back to my car quickly because at 28 minutes I was at 93% SOC which gave me a great excuse to use Sport+ on the way home to get the SOC down to 85%.

https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/t...ging-speed-at-fast-chargers.7439/#post-113710

 

[ElGordo]

Excellent link as well. Great insight.

What’s perhaps most troubling is being the only one at a site on a cold evening when rates are low and having a pre-heated battery usually at 90-100.

I don’t expect perfection but so far batting ZERO as far as what was defined by engineering and sales.

Thank you for the feedback. Btw - meant to ask are you in a cross Turismo? Or regular Taycan.

 

[dickp]

I have never seen more than 160kwh

 

[PorscheCH]

Not in the US, apologies if it was already mentioned it, but this is assuming that on top of low SoC, and pre-heated battery, the PCM option "battery protection during fast charging" (can't remember the exact name) is not ticked, right?
I'm in Europe, always with the battery protection on, max was 190-200 kW. If you untick it, I was told you get higher power.

 

[kreshi]

Not in the US, apologies if it was already mentioned it, but this is assuming that on top of low SoC, and pre-heated battery, the PCM option "battery protection during fast charging" (can't remember the exact name) is not ticked, right?
I'm in Europe, always with the battery protection on, max was 190-200 kW. If you untick it, I was told you get higher power.

I was thinking the same thing reading the posts here. I’ve done a good amount of border crossing trips and used the 300kw+ chargers at a low SoC and got 250kw+ every single time. With the „safe charging“ setting it is like you said way below that at around 150kw.

 

[menzz]

My first road trip last weekend, I plugged into a 150kw charger and was actually charging at 173. Next day I plugged into a 350kw charger and was charging at 248 so not bad at all. From 9-80% in 20-21 minutes

 

[PorscheCH]

I was thinking the same thing reading the posts here. I’ve done a good amount of border crossing trips and used the 300kw+ chargers at a low SoC and got 250kw+ every single time. With the „safe charging“ setting it is like you said way below that at around 150kw.

you seem to have tried both, would you advise turning off the "safe charging" option all the time? never? I do ca. 5-8 fast charges per month (50+ Kw). thanks

 

[fgwinn]

I got 255kWh starting with 21% SoC and 100F battery temp in DuBois, PA at around 10pm on 12-Jan-2022. I saw 248kWh in NY in December. I have no doubt that 270 is achievable with a lower starting SoC and preconditioned battery.

 

[kreshi]

you seem to have tried both, would you advise turning off the "safe charging" option all the time? never? I do ca. 5-8 fast charges per month (50+ Kw). thanks

I do them even more often than you. Honestly with the huge safety buffer that Porsche put in, I do not think that charging speeds between 50kw and 150kw do much to the battery. It is of course advised to mostly charge through the 11kw/22kw AC charger, but I do not think it is really damaging the battery to go faster than that. I have it always turned off because it is more of a rare occasion where I am at below 30% and using a 300kw charger and when that happens I want it to go full speed. That is the only time the "safe charging" acts, when the car could go above 150kw(more or less). We got plenty of years of warranty and like I said plenty of safety buffer. In my eyes no need to go ultra soft on the car.

 

[Tay Tay]

I got 260-ish at Electrify America in Waterford CT. It was a normal temperature day and I didn't even pre-condition by entering it into GPS. I did arrive with low SOC.

 

[SushiStu]

I do them even more often than you. Honestly with the huge safety buffer that Porsche put in, I do not think that charging speeds between 50kw and 150kw do much to the battery. It is of course advised to mostly charge through the 11kw/22kw AC charger, but I do not think it is really damaging the battery to go faster than that. I have it always turned off because it is more of a rare occasion where I am at below 30% and using a 300kw charger and when that happens I want it to go full speed. That is the only time the "safe charging" acts, when the car could go above 150kw(more or less). We got plenty of years of warranty and like I said plenty of safety buffer. In my eyes no need to go ultra soft on the car.

Hi guys, where is this "safe charging" button? My Taycan has never gone over 100kwph while rapid charging and thats a PITA when I'm in a rush. I can't find the setting in the user manual.

Any help is appreciated.

 

[jvincent]

Hi guys, where is this "safe charging" button? My Taycan has never gone over 100kwph while rapid charging and thats a PITA when I'm in a rush. I can't find the setting in the user manual.

Any help is appreciated.

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