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I have the early Lectron Vortex Plug adapter and the instructions for use indicate putting the adapter into the charging port on the Taycan (and hearing the click) then plugging in the NACS connector. The newest version is is the Lectron Vortex Plus (UL2252 compliant), and it is used by first...

Yep! They’re showing up for me too. Can’t wait to give one a try. 😀

I agree it’s unclear, however, from my perspective it simply means that the car remains under its original new car warranty, and that has not lapsed.

My policy says "New" and Purchase Price is the actual Purchase Price (see below) They are either gaming you OR someone is simply misinformed about how to fill out the form. I suggest you inform them.

Honestly for me it’s all about just having more options. I’m thrilled that this is finally happening and can’t wait to try out my Lectron adapter. 😀

Interesting. What would replacing a traction motor cost?

Not sure its for me, but would love to give it a test drive 😀

It is critical to purchase an extended warranty prior to expiration of the existing warranty. Here is a LINK to my journey to get the best price on an extended warranty. Also, I recommend just extending the warranty until the HV Battery Warranty expires (8 years / 100,000 miles). This is a...

@Meg - If you love a clean car then I suggest checking out a modern luxury car wash with brushless washing, and a "belt conveyor" system that pulls the car through the wash (no rails, so no wheel damage). Often these high-end car washes offer ceramic finish AND a membership plan for a monthly...

Interesting, but I didn't talk about the method, but rather the number of cars and the cost/car. Based on your experience, what was the cost/car, and how many cars were affected? Perhaps the data I found online was wrong - not the first time of course...

I agree temperature and complexity of ICE+EV can be an issue at times - fair points. At the same time, in the Pacific Northwest where I live I know lots of folks with Plug-in Hybrids, and they are basically EVs all the time, until they take a road trip. I find it encouraging that...

I find that life is better when I block those whose opinions no longer count for me. Not talking about you of course 😀

Wow...

Very interesting article. Thanks for sharing!

Checked into it and learned that 40,000 first gen Audi TT's were affected, and the fix cost ~$1,200-$1,400 per car for parts, labor, and logistics. With 156,00 Taycans to deal with, and a cost to replace an HV battery ranging from $30,000 - $50,000 I think the problem with the HV battery is in...

I see a positive note in the article that we seem to be ignoring— In the first half of the year, 57 per cent of the vehicles delivered by Porsche in Europe were electrified - either full EVs or hybrids - compared with 36 percent globally. Personally, I had no idea that almost 60% of Porsche...

I totally agree. Not sure where they got the goofy name, but on the plus side it does work really well. My neighbor uses it to break the angle at the curb so that he can get up his driveway with his Audi R8 Spyder without scraping the nose or the bottom of the car.

In my neighborhood several people use a heavy rubber device from https://www.bridjit.com/ to give low clearance cars a chance to skip over curbs and get up on the driveway without scraping. Works really well.

The way I see it is that we are all on a journey to an EV future that offers lots of ways to charge your car. My belief is that charging both on the road and at home needs to be continuously improving - faster, and then even faster still. Part of the improvements will of course come from...

I like this approach - Use 11kW OBC for now, and have them switch it out to the "new" 22kW OBC in October. If they truly are working to have a new solution for the 22kW I'd take that over 11kW since I use a 22kW EVSE in my garage. And after all, that is what your car was sold with...