New Porsche batteries coming with 800 mile range

[Chas1]

The reason I bought my Taycan was the way it drove and it wasn't a SUV but had 4 doors for occasional passenger use and space for my dog.
There was actually no alternative on sale in the UK which suited my requirements and if I hadn't bought the Taycan I probably wouldn't have bothered to replace my car at all.

Range and straight line long distance cruising are only a minute portion of my usage so of very low priority. I almost never go in a city.

I’ve been doing some regular 300 mile trips recently and whilst nice not to have to charge a quick 15 minute driver break and top up charge has been a breeze and more often than not charging is faster than the driver break. For me it’s not an issue. Sure I might drive that distance in an ICE but actually feel safer taking a break. In the end Taycan is such a great car to drive.

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[f1eng]

I find the same.
I have only charged at a fast DC charger 4 times since I bought the car and chose one near a cafe but on all occasions the charge I got whilst ordering and consuming my drink was more than enough of each occasion.
Other than that what I get on a full charge at home has been enough for all my journeys.

 

[f1eng]

Oh man, that would never fly for me. I sometimes have drive directly into customers plants and I catch enough flack with the Macan (I more often have a service van). The 911 would be completely out of the question (even if it could carry all of my tools; which it can’t) and a Ferrari of any type would be unfathomable.

Here Porsche has a worse image than Ferrari IME. I think it goes back to the Thatcher/Lawson days of "greed is good" where a Porsche was a necessary yuppy accessory.

I find in my Ferrari a truckie will often lean out of his window at a stop and yell "swap you mate!" and in the Porsche try to obstruct you as much as possible.

That is my experience anyway.

 

[Chas1]

Here Porsche has a worse image than Ferrari IME. I think it goes back to the Thatcher/Lawson days of "greed is good" where a Porsche was a necessary yuppy accessory.

I find in my Ferrari a truckie will often lean out of his window at a stop and yell "swap you mate!" and in the Porsche try to obstruct you as much as possible.

That is my experience anyway.

Generally I agree but so far, clad in strikingly beautiful Mamba, I’ve had no adverse reactions and only very positive comments. I’m sure courteous driving driving helps.

 

[feye]

Range and straight line long distance cruising are only a minute portion of my usage so of very low priority. I almost never go in a city.

You already use it as a city car.

The point I am making: This big battery makes driving an EV even better than an gas powered car, like the Audi A6, which I recently rented. This Audi gave me suddenly range anxiety, when I check and saw that the tank was almost empty after less than a week.

 

[f1eng]

Generally I agree but so far, clad in strikingly beautiful Mamba, I’ve had no adverse reactions and only very positive comments. I’m sure courteous driving driving helps.

I have always found courteous driving helps too.
The Taycan hasn't been anywhere where a truck can cut me up yet and people do like the colour.

 

[feye]

Can someone translate this for me?

Exactly, got to experience a 1000km range EV, cannot be translated!

 

[feye]

I’ve been doing some regular 300 mile trips recently and whilst nice not to have to charge a quick 15 minute driver break and top up charge has been a breeze and more often than not charging is faster than the driver break. For me it’s not an issue. Sure I might drive that distance in an ICE but actually feel safer taking a break. In the end Taycan is such a great car to drive.

I just took my new EQA 250+ from Munich to Berlin in a 600km stint. Had to charge twice, since I needed at least 200km range on arrival for the next day.

The point: The self driving features are so good, that you can drive 600km in one go without a break. The tech is better and better, the battery size is the problem.

 

[Jhenson29]

Here Porsche has a worse image than Ferrari IME.

That may be here too. I don’t know. People definitely drive like assholes more when I’m in a Porsche.

My wife complains about it frequently. Of course, my wife just complains frequently in general. ?‍

 

[Swissbob]

I would love an 800km range ev but it would only make a difference for the occasional road trip we do, and then only a small one, so not sure I’d be willing to pay much of a premium for it?

 

[f1eng]

You already use it as a city car.

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Not with you.
I have been in a city in mine once but usually I go to Oxford city centre on a bus and London on the train, though I haven’t been in London for years.

 

[WasserGKuehlt]

I just took my new EQA 250+ from Munich to Berlin in a 600km stint. Had to charge twice, since I needed at least 200km range on arrival for the next day.

The point: The self driving features are so good, that you can drive 600km in one go without a break. The tech is better and better, the battery size is the problem.

I think that makes you a set of 1. What you describe here seems to be 'riding' (like a train), whereas we seem to be focusing on 'driving'.

I have not experienced yet 'range anxiety' - only 'charging anxiety', as in I'd go to some area where there is no charging. But it turns out electricity is fairly common - there's always a plug somewhere. I have 0 need or wish for an 800 km/mi anything.

 

[feye]

?
Not with you.
I have been in a city in mine once but usually I go to Oxford city centre on a bus and London on the train, though I haven’t been in London for years.

A city car is almost exclusively used for short local trips. Is this a hard to grasp concept for large land owners?

 

[feye]

I think that makes you a set of 1. What you describe here seems to be 'riding' (like a train), whereas we seem to be focusing on 'driving'.

I enjoy driving my Taycan plenty. But there are moments, when you have to get to place further away more or less on time...

I have not experienced yet 'range anxiety' - only 'charging anxiety', as in I'd go to some area where there is no charging. But it turns out electricity is fairly common - there's always a plug somewhere. I have 0 need or wish for an 800 km/mi anything.

What is the difference between the two anxieties? Both are produced by a shortfall in tech.

Besides, you sound like the guy who was listening to radio and explaining to all his friends, that he has no decire to buy a TV.

The tech is coming because it is essential to kill the diesel car for all those who do up to 700km round trips on a day for work...

 

[f1eng]

The tech is coming because it is essential to kill the diesel car for all those who do up to 700km round trips on a day for work...

This is true, for towing too.
The big increase in fuel consumption when towing a horsebox is annoying with a diesel but when the "tank" is small like an EV not acceptable.
Whilst there are EVs available which can tow none would be any practical use IMO.

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