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On Board Charger (OBC) Fault P31D200 “Charging Socket – Overtemperature”: Condition The customer reports that the vehicle intermittently stops charging while using the Porsche Mobile Charger Connect or Porsche Mobile Charger Plus and associated cables. The workshop is able to confirm this...

After 11,000 miles in a Lucid Air Touring in under 11 months, I don’t see anything coming on the horizon that could ever replace it. It's a stunning car worthy of the 2022 Motor Trend’s Car of the Year. Still, if I had Harry Potter’s wand, I’d give it a wave and fix a few things. We’ll get to...

Apple announced two new partners for its next-generation CarPlay platform this week — Porsche and Aston Martin. The latter, a storied but historically technology-challenged (remember the Lagonda?) sports car brand that would greatly benefit from using someone else’s software, makes sense. But...

“When a car loses 1% of its worth, I make 1% less profit,” said Christian Dahlheim, who heads VW’s financial services arm. The issues with secondhand EVs, he said, have the potential to destroy billions of euros in earnings for the broader industry. The problems are expected to intensify next...

Edited with additional information at the bottom of post. https://www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle/2023/PORSCHE/TAYCAN/4%2520DR/RWD#recalls https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2023/RCMN-23V841-8821.pdf EDITED: Additional detailed info from Porsche notice posted on NHTSA website: Chronology : In Dec. 2020...

Description of the Defect : Certain Taycan high-voltage batteries experience short circuits within the battery modules, which can lead to thermal events and in some cases fires. Description of the Safety Risk : A short circuit in the battery can increase the risk of a thermal event...

The federal government and the electric vehicle industry are moving to knit Tesla’s charging technology into public networks, positioning the company’s technology as an influential national standard. On Tuesday, the Biden administration opened the door for the Tesla standard to be eligible for...

Attachment is copy of proposed Porsche Platinum EV service plan agreement (first 7 pages). Last 8 pages with state-specific amendments not available.

According to a report from the Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office, EV drivers stay almost twice as long at "free" DC fast chargers than at the paid ones. That conclusion is based on more than 2.3 million sessions at non-Tesla DC charging stations between June 2020 and June 2023...

Mercedes-Benz seeks to elevate the public charging experience with its new charging hubs. For Mercedes to develop a charging network, it first decided to create a new division through a joint venture with renewable power company MN8 Energy. The joint venture is called Mercedes-Benz HPC North...

Is this why men in midlife crises buy super sports cars? Science Direct: Tell me what you buy, and I will tell you how you are: Luxurious cars increase perceptions of status, social dominance, and attractiveness

In a lot of ways, owning an electric car is just like owning a gas powered one. But, when it comes to buying and selling pre-owned EVs, there may be new things to pay attention to. For instance, other than the possibility of past flood damage, car shoppers don’t tend to care much about where a...

Three new e-mobility tools are now live on the Volkswagen website to help those considering their first EV. They provide instant data on range, charging times and running costs, model by model, and according to each person’s own driving profile. Visitors simply select their model, trim and...

“Porsche Engineering’s development advantage in this regard is the combination of extensive software expertise and comprehensive knowledge of vehicle technology. Added to this is our expertise in vehicle dynamics development, which enables us to predict exactly which vehicle parameters we need...

As revealed in the teardown by Munro & Associates, the cooling system is obviously highly complex, even at a glance. Described as a “bowl of spaghetti,” it’s a thick mess of valves, pumps, and pipes going every which way. Let’s dive into what’s going on, and the flaws that come along with...

For the 3rd year in a row, Canadian Black Book presented 2 BEV categories to reflect the emerging trends in the industry. The Volkswagen e-Golf won the BEV Main category, and the Porsche Taycan was awarded the prize in the BEV Luxury category...

Study Rankings Porsche ranks highest in sales satisfaction among premium brands, with a score of 840. Infiniti (832) ranks second and Alfa Romeo (824) ranks third. Buick ranks highest in sales satisfaction among mass market brands for a second consecutive year, with a score of 824. GMC (821)...

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Berlin — Volkswagen’s original brand is “no longer competitive,” the company’s brand chief warned Monday, owing to high costs and low productivity. “With many of our pre-existing structures, processes and high costs, we are no longer competitive as the Volkswagen brand,” Thomas Schaefer told...