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I’d be incredibly surprised if they committed to this strategy if they didn’t from the beginning when charging times were long. Now charging times are reasonable so this would be a difficult change.

I think it’s an interesting concept but it will be tough for premium performance car makers like Porsche to give up over 50% of a base Taycan’s price & profit to a battery manufacturer. Porsche wants to make the money on the battery upfront and then down the road in repairs & replacement...

Unfortunately Porsche has not dropped their prices on Taycan and has no intention to. We are stuck with the depreciation of the early model years as they try to squirm their way out of early battery issues. The primary source of dropping resale values has been the questions around the...

This is exactly why I find this feature useless. I don’t park in tight spaces ever so I don’t get door dinged when people on either side carelessly open their doors. With my beautiful, dingless after 3 years, Taycan I take the opportunity to park as far away as I can to get a bit of exercise...

At this point Recell has stated upgrades to larger batteries or newer chemistries is not cost effective at this time. I believe only if Porsche paves the way for these upgrades to vehicles already delivered will this become a reliable reality. Unfortunately I don’t believe Porsche will want to...

At least in the US I expect this will put to bed the idea that a battery replacement will cost so much from Porsche that out of warranty vehicles will be practically worthless. Recell is a Porsche certified partner so they recognize they need a lower cost option to keep Porsche EV’s on the road...

I just found it! The company is called Recell. Recell is a licensed member of the Porsche Partner Network, and all our refurbished battery packs use only genuine Porsche parts and factory original LG battery modules. 2019-2020 costs $9995.00 2021-2024 costs $10,995.00 Shipping to/from Recell is...

Someone on the forum mentioned an EV battery module repair, rebuild & replacement service where the cost to fully rebuild a base Taycan battery for $8900.00 in a week or so which includes transport of your vehicle to/from Henderson, NV where the rebuilder’s facility is. I can’t find the...

You may be right. I parked in my garage 2 hours ago but it updated 48 minutes ago. What is the frequency of updates when the car is not being used? I would think it is the same frequency as software updates which can happen anytime but maybe someone knows the actual update frequency.

The widget shows the status of the vehicle the last time you actually opened it.

I’m wondering why I have 14K miles on my 21PZ4s on my 2021RWD but both the fronts & rears are the same treadwear. All are at 6/32 so I’m expecting I will need to replace them between 18K & 20K. The fact most of my miles are around town the front tires wear more because of turning more often...

Yes, time will tell. I took the plunge with my first EV being a Taycan back in 2023 and have never been happier with a vehicle! Aside from a few recalls it’s been smooth sailing but we don’t drive much to really test the Taycan’s durability. For you the smiles per mile are immeasurable. You...

Yes, you will be well out of warranty in 4-5 years depending on how many miles your CPO had on it. Hopefully your newer battery design will last at least 200K miles which I would categorise as “driving until the wheels fall off”. That means you’ll get maybe 9-10 years out of it but I make...

You are correct but the wake up call has been blaring for a decade but the passing of the CHIPS Acts in the US & Europe are beginning the long fight back to the strategic control of sovereign chip manufacturing being brought back to countries outside of China. Ai will accelerate innovation and...

Cheap labor always gets crushed by automation. I worked for ASML for a decade. They build the most advanced, most complicated, highest productivity chip making equipment on earth. China cannot compete with it to build advanced chips. China has tried to copy ASML equipment for decades but...

You are wise to be skeptical but it’s amazing how 100 year old companies respond to competition & adversity. Many just fold & die. I can’t imagine Porsche going down that path and I also can’t imagine them just building vehicles for the ultra wealthy like Bugatti. The Germans are very proud of...

You may well be right but there is no need to throw in the towel quite yet. The US & Europe need to learn how to compete with China just as the Japanese kicked the US & Europe’s asses in traditional ICE vehicles in the 1980s. It’s an engineering problem that can be overcome but as competition...

I’m going to ask my dealer in Newport Beach, CA when they anticipate getting the PZ5 since apparently it’s available in Europe. Tire Rack doesn’t offer it yet on their website.

I don’t have much of a choice. Trying to look at the long term view in the hope Porsche will get back to their historic form for quality & high performance.

Thanks!