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I just wanted to share a few thoughts based on doing the "Taycan Turbo vs 911 Turbo" comparison at the Porsche Experience Center in LA today. I know that comparison comes up a fair bit on this forum. It was really interesting to drive those cars back to back. While I was supposed to drive the...

The state of Colorado did a superb job filling out the charging network within the state. They looked at the map and figured out where the gaps were and then they came up with a plan to put chargers in all the key spots. The change in 18 months has been night and day. You don't need chargers...

In Colorado we are seeing more and more L3 chargers from other providers (e.g., EVgo and Chargepoint). 18 months ago I was primarily charging at EA. In 2021 it was probably only 30% on EA. EVgo and Chargepoint have been rock solid for me. I cannot think of a failed charge on either of...

Great chart. I would echo that I see almost exactly these figures with my 4S with 20" wheels.

My electrician didn't need any specs. I got my garage wired months before the car arrived. The only things that the electricians was unsure about were where I wanted the outlet placed and which way I wanted the plug facing. Placement on the wall didn't actually matter that much. The direction...

I would just add that I notice that defrost crushes my range. If I go light on defrost, my range typically goes from ~300 miles in the summer to 225-250 miles if the weather is around 32F and down to ~200 miles if the temperature drops to 10F or lower. If I hammer the defrost, range will go...

I had to get the dealer fix it. They said something in the mechanism broke when I used it. They implied they were seeing other cases like mine.

I think that is a good summary. I will just add that "all season" can mean a lot of things. I have driven all season tires that are closer to summer tires and some that were almost as good as dedicated winter tires. Each tire model is very unique and it is hard to know where a given tire...

Here is a link to a post I made about winter driving last year where I included some photos of driving in 8" of unplowed snow. The photos don't quite do that storm justice, but let's just say that many of the roads had 8" or more of unplowed snow as the plows were waiting for the storm to end...

My Taycan is my daily driver, and I used it all last year as my ski car. I drove it through some major snow storms where lots of cars and SUVs wound up in ditches. I drove a couple times in unplowed snow as deep as eight inches. Overall it was rock solid in the snow and I never felt like I...

I get about 300 miles during the summer and 200-250 miles during the cold weather. I drive in normal mode and have only used range mode twice in 18 months. I have a 4s with 20" wheels. Outside temperature has a huge impact. If you run defrost to heat up the glass in the winter, range can...

My dealership suggests the "lock your car for 20 minute" routine for just about any technical glitches. I have to say that it has worked for me for a variety of temporary glitches. It seems to be the equivalent of rebooting your computer when your computer gets glitchy.

Just one data point, but it has been 9 months since I charged anywhere aside from home. When I am on the road, I use EvGo and Chargepoint more than EA. I think I have always been successful at EvGo and Chargepoint. EA could fall off the grid tomorrow, and it would not be the end of the world...

Can you point us at that thread? Thanks.

I have had my car for 15 months and just learned from your post that it has rear seat chargers. Amazing how much you can learn from this forum.

If I believe Porsche Connect, it is 25.6kWh/100 miles over my 10K miles. That doesn't seem right. When I look at individual days, I bounce between 28kWh/100 miles and 34KWh/100 miles.

Grand Junction is solid and fast. I don't remember exact charging speeds, but I recall it has been around 130kW. They have quite a few stalls too and I haven't seen anyone in there aside from an ICE pickup or two. Totally agree that State of Colorado did a nice job. They analyzed the weak...

EA was a hot mess in Colorado 15 months ago, but they did a lot of repairs a little under a year ago and things have been rock solid since then. Hopefully they are starting to figure things out and can apply those learnings across the country. Might be wishful thinking, but fingers crossed...

I have had my Taycan for 15 months. It is currently at 85% state of charge in the garage and says 256 miles. In other words, it works out to a touch over 300 miles on 100% SOC. That seems to match reality pretty closely. Once the weather gets colder I am sure it will go down a fair bit. I...

It is all personal preference so you have to take all our opinions with a grain of salt. I have standard and am totally fine with it. I am more focused on driving dynamics than seat material, but that is just me.