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I went from a Tesla to a Taycan. There are lots of things better on the Taycan. Like driving capabilities, sound insulation and styling. But there also some things that you will miss when going away from Tesla. For me the biggest difference is the lower level of 'usability' on the Taycan. (I...

I also see this problem now. 2022 RWD with the latest software updates. So if it is a software bug, it is still alive and kicking in the latest versions of the PCM software. Did anybody ever had a real solution for this or was it always "it went away the next day" ?

I read the US is pushing the dutch government to block export of ASML lithography machines for chip production. ASML is the only company in the world that can make these machines for the most advanced chipsets. This is going to cause big problems if there aren't enough chip factories in the...

Totally pointless feature. The power should be available all the time. And should only be reduced when the temperature of the motor, invertor or battery is too high.

Indeed. Sorry. I corrected it. Thanks for pointing it out.

So the conclusion is: The Taycan doesn't really support cabin-preheating using grid power after charging. The workarounds are: 1) Also active cabin preheating in the timer. But that only works if the charging hours (low cost electricity) aligns with the time you want to leave. 2) Also activate...

I have a power meter connected to the EVSE. So I can see when current is flowing from the grid. I'll try the solution with also enabling direct charge. But it is a pity porsche did not think about this. It is a fundamental feature of an EV in my opinion to be able to leave with maximum battery...

Yes indeed, I am referring to climate-control preconditioning of the car cabin. This is especially interesting for a road trip. To pre-heat the cabin to use the battery less for cabin heating while driving, to have more range. But it is all pointless if the pre-heating is done with the battery...

Typically my Taycan is connected to the grid during the night. I have it programmed to charge the car to 80% by 6AM. I did not program preheating. I don't want to preheat everyday. The charging works fine. Some days, around 8AM, I want to preheat the car. I take the app, select preheat. The car...

I would be surprised if you really need it. I charge at 3,6 kw (single phase 16A) and it is just fine. And I do a 120km daily commute. Most people are even fine with the regular 13A shuco plug charger. At night (let's assume you are at home about 14h per day and consume 22kwh/100km) you can...

Kind of. But not really. -if you fill up 70 liters of gas, you indeed pay for 70 liters and get 70 liters. But you only use ±21 liter to actually move the car. The rest you use to heat the radiator of the car. -If you charge with 77 kwh, you pay 77 kwh, you get 77 kwh. But you only use ±70kwh...

For a ICE car, you throw away much more than 7 liters. Of the energy in 70 liters of gas, only 30% goes to actually moving your car. The other 70% is lost in heat. For the production of 70 liter of gas, you need a lot more energy than the energy in 70 liters of gas. In the total cycle from well...

That could be right. You have about 10% charging loses. Energy that is lost in the charger and the battery in heat. For comparison: an ICE engine loses about 70% in heat. And if you count the whole production cycle for gas: up to 90% of the energy is lost.

I have an average of 22kwh/100km. Which is, if I calculated it right, 2.84 miles/kwh. Or 220 wh/km. Which is probably the scientifically most sensible unit. As an engineer, it find it annoying, that we did not, collectively, took the opportunity to do this the same way everywhere. We had the...

By the way: is there an easy way to switch between adaptive cruise control only and active lane keeping ? Adaptive cruise control without active lane keeping is better on B-roads. The active lane keeping is better on highways. In Tesla you can easily switch with single or double pulls. Is there...

It is very personal. I have a RWD without air suspension. I had faster cars before. I had cars with air suspension before. But for me the RWD Taycan is enough power. And the suspension is just fine without the possibility to adjust the height. Personally I wouldn't add too much options to the...

Mamba green. I don't believe it will impact resale value. In a few years a Taycan will be so common, that mamba green will be very popular in resale.

I read somewhere that 71 kwh was the initial value in 2020. It was increase later to about 74 kwh. Estimating the size of the battery based on the consumption, I also saw that it should be above 71kwh. More like 73-74kwh.

Going above 80% is not that bad. Staying below 20% for long time or exposing the battery to high temperatures are worse. What destroys the battery most is the high temperature, not the high current. That is why DC fast charging should be avoided. The cooling system will try to keep the...

Yes, that is expected. I also mentioned it in my initial post. Same in Europe. A lot less EV's in the south and east. More in the west and north.