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"Do I need to Charge My Car to 100%?" TL;DR? Modern lithium-ion batteries are paired with sophisticated computers that help manage the battery health and temperature. These computers may need occasional full charges in order to calibrate the software and give accurate estimates, but the...

https://www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle/2020/PORSCHE/TAYCAN#complaints

Diagnosing Charging Socket A/B or Left/Right Faults Condition: The customer complains of vehicle unable to charge from right side charge socket. The workshop finds fault codes including P31E200 – Charging socket A, AC electrical system supply – short circuit. Technical Background: It is...

The brief was essentially to build the ultimate EV, and no idea was too silly. It was to be a real skunkworks effort. The development team was small, and they answered only to Giek and Porsche’s board—no middle-management, no complex approvals process, almost unprecedented freedom to build. . ...

Searches for used EVs grew even more—37.6 percent year over year (14.5 percent month over month). The supply of used EVs is better now, too, although at 49 percent growth year over year, it's not quite as impressive as the growth in new EV inventory. (Used inventory grew 16.5 percent month over...

Fast charging network EVgo shared the progress of its Autocharge+ program today, relaying that over 50 Plug & Charge capable EVs are now eligible to utilize the feature. EVgo customers can skip the time required to access an app, credit card, or RFID and can simply plug in and begin their...

When Americans steer their electric vehicles off the highway and into shiny new charging stations — many paid for with federal tax dollars — they’re likely to find them in a curiously familiar place: the gas station. More than half of the charging stations being built so far from the 2021...

Starting in July, New Jersey EV owners must pay an annual $250 road tax fee in an effort to offset the state's loss in fuel tax revenue. The new fee will increase by $10 each of the next four years until it reaches $290 in 2028. To make matters worse, New Jersey requires buyers and leases of all...

March 20, 2024 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 24V217000 High-Voltage Batteries May Short Circuit A short circuit in the battery increases the risk of a fire. NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V217000 Manufacturer Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Components ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Potential Number of Units Affected...

NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V215000 Manufacturer Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Components ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Potential Number of Units Affected 606 Summary Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Taycan, Taycan 4 Cross Turismo, 2020-2023 Taycan 4S, Taycan...

https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-reliability-owner-satisfaction/most-and-least-liked-car-brands-a1291429338/

“Software and AI development is very different from traditional hardware-driven automotive development,” said Qasar Younis, Co-Founder and CEO of Applied Intuition. “Integrating and updating different software and AI components can be especially challenging, and that is where our expertise comes...

Model Line: Taycan (Y1A / Y1B / Y1C) Model Year: As of 2020 up to 2024 Concerns: Automatic transmission Symptom: The customer complains about an active yellow warning message “Transmission faulty - driving permitted”. The vehicle no longer changes into 2nd gear, but can still be moved forwards...

Model Year: As of 2023 up to 2024 Country: USA (C02), Puerto Rico (C0A), Canada (C36) Concerns: Gateway control unit Cause: A gateway control unit that does not meet the required market-specific requirements was installed in the affected vehicles. Action: Replace the gateway control unit...

https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2024/company/porsche-annual-press-conference-financial-year-2023-annual-and-sustainability-report-35367.html

Condition The following documentation aims to assist Porsche Center service and support personnel with relevant and necessary information to assist customers with mobile phone inductive charging complaints. Technical Background There are two generations of wireless/inductive charger for mobile...

Condition: Customer complains of PCM display stuck on loading spinner while Bluetooth and radio are still functional by steering wheel buttons. (This ATI applies to the concern shown in Figure 1 but NOT Figures 2 & 3). Technical Background: There is a conflict in software between the PCM and...

Condition: The customer reports that the vehicle loses LTE connectivity. On the right side of the PCM screen, the LTE icon is replaced by two opposing horizontal arrows with a slash through them. (See figure 1.) In many cases, the connectivity returns after a key cycle and workshop action is not...

Model Year: As of 2020 up to 2025 Model Line: Taycan (Y1A/Y1B/Y1C) Concerns: Thermal management control unit (TME) Cause: Optimized software is available for the thermal management (TME) control unit to increase the robustness of the electric passenger compartment heater. Actions: •...

Google-backed start-up Gravity intends to add thousands of DC fast chargers in the U.S. annually. Gravity, a Google-backed start-up that began as an electric taxi fleet operator back in 2021, inaugurated what it claims to be the fastest DC charging station in the U.S. today. The chargers are...