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My Taycan was my ski car so I spent a lot of time driving it in cold weather. This article is an excellent summary. My cheat sheet for winter is: 1) put on snow tires if you are going to drive in the snow 2) pre-condition if you can 3) If in doubt about whether to top off your charge or not, top...

Once you get this car, you need to chime in on the thread, "I am genuinely shocked by how much attention this car attracts...." I suspect you will have some interesting comments. :-)

Over time competition will hopefully solve some of these issues. EvGo and Chargepoint have set up pretty good networks near me and offer solid alternatives to EA. Both EvGo and Chargepoint have been rock solid for me. Yeah, they may not be be free, but usually I just need a little extra juice...

My Porsche app used to struggle when internet was sketchy. Believe it or not, a bunch of the EA locations have very limited to non existent cell service. I haven't tried Plug and Charge at those locations but I know that a lot of other car models don't seem to have issues at those locations.

I think the numbers varied a ton with your usage. I was pretty much always at 300 miles during the summer with my 4S with the extended battery. I had 20" wheels and all season tires. That said, once the weather got colder, my mileage went way down. There were other things that caused big spikes...

Last year I went to the Porsche Experience Center and drove a 911 Turbo S and a Taycan Turbo S back to back. The 911 Turbo S was very fun, but at low speeds it was laggy compared to the Taycan. It would be hard for me to go back to an ICE car.

I can relate. I was primarily driving a 17 year old Honda Accord with the bumper scraping the ground before I got my Taycan. I didn't worry about anything with the Honda because there was little that could make that car look worse. Somehow it was hard to acknowledge that the Taycan was just a...

This is almost exactly what I was about to type. You nailed it.

Thanks for the write-up -- really interesting first-hand perspective on this. I agree that it seems like there is a lot of potential here.

I would echo this comment. The U.S. varies enormously depending on where you are located. Even within one state things can vary widely in more urban areas versus more rural areas, etc. Near me there are a growing number of EVs. In addition to the usual Teslas, there are quite a few Polestars...

The other thing the article skims over is that when it is cold, your 300 miles of range can quickly become 200-250 miles. If you have a 200 mile battery, you could be looking at 150 miles of range or less.

I had the same sticker and was told it was just a cautionary warning about the all season tires and that there is no limiter.

I drove my Taycan for two years through all kinds of brutal mountain conditions, often going through up to eight inches of unplowed snow. I never came close to getting stuck although I did regularly pass all kinds of SUVs in ditches on the sides of the road. (I would be willing to be those SUVs...

It all comes down to the use case I suppose. I need about an extra 5-10% of charge to get to a ski resort that I like to go to. There is an EVGO at the grocery store on the way. I plug in, get my groceries, and I add about 20-25% charge by the time I come out of the grocery store.

Mostly 50kW although I have seen some a bit higher. For example, there is one close to me (which I have not tried) which is 200kW.

There are a fair number of EVGO chargers in Colorado, and at least around here, they are rock solid. I cannot think of a single time where I had any issues which is a lot more than I can say about EA. If EVGO can continue to deliver chargers that work reliably, this could be a good addition.

If that is an EA station, it could also be that only some chargers worked for some cars. At some EA locations there seems to be no rhyme or reason to which chargers work with which cars. I sometimes would try four chargers before I got one that worked with the Taycan while other folks with a...

I had a 4S with 20" wheels and snow tires.

I drove my Taycan through two Colorado winters and racked up most of my miles in the mountains. I never once had an issue with clearance. Overall the car was rock solid in the snow. As you noted, range will suffer in the cold, but otherwise it is a great winter daily driver.

It seems very region specific. I had my Taycan for 2 years including back when there were almost no Taycans on the road. I rarely had people comment. Everyone is really into SUVs here in Colorado. They mostly noticed when I was driving it in major snowstorms - it is not the kind of car folks...