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@SergeyIndy is dispensing some wise advice. The Taycan is a superb road trip car. EA isn't so hot, but the car itself is wonderful and you might find yourself taking it. The 150kW option could prove to be priceless. A dash cam is a very worthwhile addition to the car. The rear dashcam option...

But I bet you don't occupy a 350 charger with your Bolt. If you have visited a few EA chargers it's pretty obvious that some people don't get it, or don't care. Bolts at a 350 are a frequent subject of rants on this forum, so was the comment a little snarky? Probably. Stupid? Not if it is...

Probably a Chevy Bolt owner who sits at a 350 kW charger thinking it will charge his car faster. Some people are clueless.

Cosmetics are what you will look at every day so whatever gives you that little thrill every time you look at the car is the right call for you. But you really should consider the 150kW/400V charger option if you are going to road trip at all and think we/Porsche will eventually get access to...

It will be interesting to see where you wind up on SoH in a couple of weeks.

My understanding is that "full" available battery capacity is 86.7 kWh when new (despite Porsche's published spec). The difference between that figure and the 93 kWh is the buffer. If you sort of work backwards from my screen shots: 50.25 kWh battery energy @ 63% SoC = 79.76 kWh theoretical...

You ordered a Taycan. After that there is no wrong decision.

+1 on the leather option. There is way too much plastic without the leather. The configurator is not good for subtle differences (and sometimes not even close) and doesn't give you any good pictures where you can really compare the exterior color with the leather. You should get to your dealer...

@ciaranob. I noticed a pattern that might be of interest to you. Left Florida for NJ at 95.0% SoH. 94.49% shortly after arrival. Barely a drop. The next time I checked (3 weeks later) the SoH dropped to 92.96%. No additional DCFC and actually very little driving at all in the interim. Drove back...

Do a forum search. Lots of discussions on this subject with good recommendations. Personally I would go for another Tesla unit. Inexpensive, you are already wired for it, generally bullet proof, new universal model works with NACS and J-1772.

Exactly that.

The profile setting ("Minimum battery charge") is what the car charges up to any time you plug in. It gets you back to a personally comfortable minimum charge level right away (in case of a need to drive again soon). If you set this at 85% the car would start charging as soon as you plugged in...

This undoubtedly varies by dealer so YMMV. My dealer included the 20,000 mile service as "complementary" when purchasing the car. It was invoiced/included at $770, and then the car purchase invoice was credited for the maintenance cost (odd accounting, but net to me was zero). This amount was...

Personally I'm glad he published his findings. I had no idea you could eat a whole fast food meal in the 20 or 25 minutes it took to charge a Taycan. Truly deep investigative reporting and just so useful to know.

Didn't phrase my reply well. LKA is a complete pain in the ass with the way it deals with getting close to the edge of a lane. Like you, I very quickly turned it off. It's not capable of doing even a small portion of what ALK does.

LKA is just a nag that you are close to the edge of the lane. There is no active steering with that function as far as I can tell. LKA isn't intended to do what ALK does. Active Lane Keep works well on the right roads. Relatively clear lane lines and no 180 degree switchbacks. It may not work...

LKA is extremely annoying and does little other than alert you that you are close to the side of the lane. It does no active steering from what I could tell with mine. Switched it off within a week of getting the car. Active Lane Keep I find to be pretty decent. It does a good job of centering...

1) A 1,000 pound diet. 2) More efficient, quicker, smaller exterior dimensions. Puts a little more sport in the sport sedan (or CT, ST if that's your preference). No clue how you manage this with current battery technology but you said to leave the physics out.

A beautiful part of this country. I'm not sure I would like those roads in the winter but just spectacular with everything green.

9/19/23 to 9/21/23 - Got to the Biltmore Estate mid afternoon. It's worth a couple of day visit. Did the usual tourist stuff - walked, ate, drank, enjoyed some very nice Fall weather. It's a beautiful, large, very well maintained property. Took a tour of the Biltmore Mansion. Think you are...