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Agreed, this is only home charging, but while mine does stop at 85%, it will mysteriously restart again in the middle of the night and take small bursts of charge. The charger has weekday evenings blocked out (peak rate here), but other than that allows charging. The car has only the general...

The way driveways join roads here in the US is something that has mystified me since I first moved here. I walk the kids to school every morning and often wait outside with them until they can go in. Every day I see even cars like the Toyota Prius scrape on the road leaving the school's drop-off...

The software question is a tough one. Porsche (and legacy car manufacturers in general) have a lot to learn about how to build a connected car. The software that doesn't need a connection in the Taycan (like the main driver display) is rock solid, clear and faultless so far. The infotainment...

The 400VDC one is definitely useful if you're going to be using pubic charging stations that don't have 800V capabilities (e.g. Tesla SC if they open up any near you). The 19kW AC one maybe less so, but it does give you the option of faster home charging if you have the power for it. I have it...

The rear is definitely tighter than any Tesla, and there is a center tunnel too (filled with batteries) so the middle seat, if you spec that option, would have very limited legroom - mine is the 4 seat config so that is not a problem at all, and only the kids sit back there - they have not...

Nice! I've heard in the UK it is even more than here (basically the same number with a pound sign in front of it). I don't recall if there was a service package I could have signed up for when I bought it, but with just one service during the time I was leasing for, I probably wouldn't have...

Got the car back after three days at the dealer (could have picked it up last night, but traffic to get out to them was awful, so I went early this morning). Heater is fixed, turn signal was replaced under warranty and the 2 year service was completed. As far as I can tell, there are only 5 line...

Got the car back this morning with the turn signal fixed. Turns out it was the side marker housing that the seal had failed on, letting water into the light and shorting it. Replaced under warranty. I have questions about why a failure in the side marker light was able to stop the main front...

Mine is in today, after almost 3 months waiting for the part. They're also going to look at the turn signal / parking light that is reporting as defective (and only intermittently working now), and do the 2 year service ($750+tax for changing coolant and washer fluid, flushing the brake fluid...

Mine has been in eco mode the whole time. In NorCal we haven't needed the heating much though (and the cooling is working just fine). Don't really know when it failed, just that the first time we wanted heat from it this winter, mid-December timeframe, it didn't deliver any (and it was working...

This is totally my feeling. I am waiting on the heater parts, but still have the vehicle. Now the front right turn signal & parking light unit is reporting as defective (they can't even look at that for 3 weeks, and think it will take a minimum of a few days to fix). I've lost track of the...

Very interesting. You don't happen to have the new part number do you?

Would be nice, but I'm almost at the three month mark since they ordered my replacement heater valve unit, and I don't even have an estimate for when it will arrive yet. Maybe before next winter...

The latest issue with my 4S (I am still waiting for the part to fix the heater - that was ordered almost 3 months ago and still don't even have an estimate for when it will be available) is the front right turn signal and parking light both reported as defective: Have a similar one for the...

Mine has the heat pump (it was standard in the US), and has the fault. Not sure whether it is specific, but it sounded like it was a valve unit for the heat pump system that was the problem (and the move to drop the heat pump option from other VW group EVs here suggests that might be the part...

There are times when coasting is more efficient, but there are also times when one pedal / heavy regen can help. Having steering wheel paddles that allow selection of regen level means this choice can be made as you drive easily, and also adds some more driver interaction (you can use the regen...

Totally agree on this. My wife's Audi Q5 had a leaking gasket and they had the car in for over a month waiting for the part. For regular services, they are taking bookings a month or more out. Between parts and difficulty getting trained employees it is hard to get any work done on a car at the...

Keep the 911 to drive, and pick up a more practical EV for every day use. Plenty of options out there now (VW ID.4, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6 GT, Volvo XC40 EV etc). Much cheaper, and probably more practical than a Taycan. Or, if you can wait and really want the Porsche, there is a Macan EV...

I plugged in at one of those last summer (was the only one available). Was a 150kW unit and it delivered 175kW to the car - I can handle that kind of reduction in power ?

I wondered this too, but as @O2TheL says, the timing may well be just a factor of winter being when people notice that their heater is not working. Here in northern California, I hadn't needed the heater until mid-December, which was when we first noticed it wasn't working. I have no idea when...