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There is a single compressor (heat pump) for the interior and battery cooling and heating. Valves control what is used where. It is not necessary to activate the interior cooling to cool the battery if cooling is needed. That said, the optimal temperature for the battery is up there (though so...

It's interesting how much better the Tesla experience was prior to the release of the model 3. My P85 was #1043 manufactured and was delivered December 2012. In the first three years I had a few early-model issues, all of which were fixed by the local Tesla service center who set a new and...

Eco Plus is sometimes automatically activated if your drive mode is sport plus.

Eco Plus does indeed seem to turn off the AC compressor. In addition to meaning you can only cool to at best the outside air temperature, you cannot reduce the humidity level inside the car. This will adversely affect comfort, and if the glass gets cool enough (e.g. shady day, cool day, rain)...

Might be an issue with suspension travel vs. needed suspension compliance above at higher speeds... Tesla Model S air suspension had the same restriction.

Like other early adopters, the options were Turbo or Turbo S at the time. I had promised myself after a 650i vs. M6 mistake never to settle for the "lesser" model. However the only two differences that I have found meaningful are the extra power at launch control starts in the Turbo S (highway...

You can also disable interior monitoring and the prompt for interior monitoring from the vehicle settings menu.

Nice - really does make a huge difference on black.

I would have optioned just the model (e.g. Taycan) vs. model + trim (e.g. Taycan Turbo). I also deleted Turbo from the seat headrests and replaced it with the Porsche crest, no turbo on the center console either. Only place you see it is the door sills. I know it's a Porsche branding thing, but...

After almost 8 years and 100K miles of Model S P85 ownership, charging at home (9 kW) to 85% almost every day, and probably < 30 SuperCharger sessions and probably < 30 100% charges, my 100% SOC range had declined from 265 miles (new) to 245 miles (according to the computer). I'll venture an...

MY2020 with 21" Mission E with PSCB and I've never heard a brake squeal. The huge rotors and calipers (especially on the front axle) are impressive.

Take it to your Porsche center to check the OTA module and gateway module.

If you assign a shortcut button to Homelink, when you are within a geofence that has ONLY ONE transmitter learned, it will send the code for that transmitter when you press the shortcut button. If you have two or more learned codes for that location, it will bring up the window. It was nice on...

If there is any risk of a bad GPS location for your profile this could happen. I have a time of use rate plan so I have preferred charging hours, but I found the simplest thing to do is delete all profiles other than the general profile (which you cannot delete). Deactivate the general profile...

I have seen this as well but only once. Other times driving in Sport Plus I have not seen it. So I'm not sure what combination of events triggers that...

I keep forgetting about this compartment since I have the Porsche rubber mat for the trunk... It would be perfect size for transporting PMC, PMC+, or PMCC... As for my bag, it's in my garage collecting dust and dead moths/bugs while protecting all the paperwork and manuals that came with the...

It's good (?) news that there has been media attention now, even if only limited. Porsche (any auto maker) does not like bad press. Bad press = lower sales for the brand overall, so they will be even more motivated to resolve that bad press (resolve does not necessarily equal fix - it just means...

Software X on hardware Y should always work the same for every X+Y specimen. When it does not, that's either because there are in fact subtle differences between the hardware (e.g. calibration of analog components, tolerances, quality control) that exceed what the software was designed for, or...

Going for a HPDE (High Performance Driver's Ed) session, which mixes classroom and track (resulting in less time on the track but that's OK since the Taycan can't survive a full day anyway before you run out of charge) will cost less than an "open track" day, and is highly recommended if you...

Thinking about those kids, I actually don't know what would happen if you pushed the button on the open Taycan charge port while it was charging. I know if you push it while unlocked, regardless of the key being in range, charging will stop. But what if the car is locked? If a kid pushes the...