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  1. kmcdonal

    Two Years of Level 1 Charging

    I just wrapped up two years of Level 1 charging, and I am here to say that it can be done (depending on your driving habits). Not only did I charge my Taycan on a 110 volt outlet for 2 years, but I shared that charger between the Taycan and another EV. As well, I only ran my Porsche charger at...
  2. kmcdonal

    Pump vs Tire Gauge vs TPMS

    This is a question I have long wondered about. Figured I would get the expertise of this group on it. I have often seen a significant difference between the tire pressure as measured by my pumps vs my tire pressure gauges vs the TPMS. I am wondering which one to trust. Here is the data from...
  3. kmcdonal

    Early 2025 Taycan Turbo Range Data

    I have only had my 2025 Turbo for about 6 weeks, but I thought I would post some preliminary range data: The car is currently estimating that it can go 165 miles on 48% charge. That equates to 344 miles on a full charge During my first 100 miles, the state of charge went down 25%. That equates...
  4. kmcdonal

    Sold but I'll Be Back

    I never thought I would say this, but I sold my 2020 Taycan 4S yesterday after almost two years with the car. I loved the car, but some unique circumstances caused me to sell. The short version is that we are in the process of moving and won’t have room to park all our cars. I had no intention...
  5. kmcdonal

    911 Turbo vs Taycan Turbo S comparison at PEC LA

    I just wanted to share a few thoughts based on doing the "Taycan Turbo vs 911 Turbo" comparison at the Porsche Experience Center in LA today. I know that comparison comes up a fair bit on this forum. It was really interesting to drive those cars back to back. While I was supposed to drive the...
  6. kmcdonal

    Nav Estimate of Ending SOC & Elevation

    Has anyone figured out what all the nav system takes into account when computing the end of trip state of charge? I specifically am interested in whether it takes elevation gain and weather en-route into account. If I enter a destination in the mountains into the nav system and look at the...
  7. kmcdonal

    Winter Driving First Impressions

    I know people have touched on winter driving in other threads, but I thought it was worthy of a dedicated thread. I have had my Taycan for about four months and have been anxious to see how it would do in the snow. I bought the car so I could have a sports car I could drive year round, but...
  8. kmcdonal

    NY Times Article: How Green Is That Electric Car [Taycan & Model S]? And When It Hits 100 M.P.H.?

    NY Times just posted this article on the environmental side of the Taycan and Teslas. I could quibble about certain parts of the article, but overall I thought it was pretty solid. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/business/electric-supercars-porsche-taycan-tesla.html
  9. kmcdonal

    Recuperation Mode Impact on Range

    I am trying to understand the impact of recuperation mode on range. If I am reading the Good to Know app correctly, recuperation mode is slightly less efficient than having it off. I am thinking that is because when it is on, it sometimes initiates regen (forcing me later to draw from the...
  10. kmcdonal

    Connect NA app for Android

    Are there others using the Porsche Connect for North America app on Android successfully? I would say the app works for me less than 5% of the time. The issues generally fall into one of three categories: I get a login error or the login process just stalls I get logged in, but it then logs...
  11. kmcdonal

    Charging Plug Stuck in Port and Won’t Release - Car is Stuck in Garage

    Just got my 4S two days ago and am now running into a weird issue. I am wondering if anyone else has seen this. I charged the car once and on the second time I went to charge it, I noticed that it was not charging. I then went to release the plug to try again, but I couldn't release the plug...





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