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Just a guess: The software upgrade is relevant for homologation and the car can't legally enter the US until it is applied. That's why this has to be done at the port instead of the dealer. Right now the car is probably in some limbo where it's not yet officially inside the US (similar to the...

https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2020/company/porsche-deliveries-quarter-1-2020-20523.html Porsche delivers 53,125 cars in the first quarter of 2020 04/17/2020 Compared to the year before, deliveries were down by 5 percent due to the effects of the coronavirus crisis. The Cayenne was the most...

https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/porsche-rd-boss-why-tesla-not-direct-rival

The Taycan got the assistance features from the Audi A8, so you are probably right.

SpaceX launch is still on for March 14th. Might be just perfect to go down to the keys and back up to Cape Canaveral.

Not to stray too far, but the ID.3 is a very different beast. If you are interested, read this: https://www.its-mobility.de/download/FuSi/Dokumentation/Wille_Folien_FuSi_2017.pdf But VW aims to unify the software in it's lineup to reduce duplicate work, so eventually the work done on the ID.3...

The electric Macan is due next year...

The next Starlink launch is just a few days later: March 14, 2020 at around 09:35am EDT (13:35 UTC), on Falcon 9 (booster xxxx.x) from KSC LC-39A. ASDS landing is expected. Targeting deployment orbit of 190x380km. And since you are in Texas, you might want to visit Boca Chica and see Starship...

It's still a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America, just operated at at arm's length.

They are doing the highway run in Sports Plus mode. I thought this is a "Track Mode". Is this really useful for just going fast on a highway, e.g. no hard turns or so?

Less cobalt, lower cost and higher energy density.

This could be the expected upgrade to LG's NMC 811 cells. https://insideevs.com/news/341168/ncm-811-the-future-of-electric-car-batteries/

And the range Test: 2020 Porsche Taycan Turbo S Instrumented Range Test: How Many Miles Do You Really Get?

What @Fitzban says is, that you ALWAYS get regenerative braking in the Taycan when you step on the brake pedal. It's blended braking where the mechanical brakes only apply, when the motors aren't enough. In normal driving the mechanical brakes never get engaged.

Huh? Who is crying?

The Taycan got a newer version of the Audi A8's assistance systems.

It's starting to make waves: Porsche confirms Taycan EV caught fire in U.S.

https://electrek.co/2020/02/17/porsche-taycan-fire-burning-garage-florida/