Ugh. Over the weekend I got pelted by a rock driving through NY/NJ, which left a dime-sized star on the passenger's side, low.
Insurance, of course, wanted a seal, which I just had done and, alas, the star is still visible: its appearance basically didn't change at all.
Windshield replacements...
Anyone know how to remove the cover on the driver's side of the dash - the flat part, facing the door? I tried lightly prying with a trim tool and it didn't seem to want to release...
The guide says this
So perhaps I'm just not being diligent/rough enough?
My car, which has been in for service since last Monday, seems to have been deleted from my Connect account, which is...weird. I received an email this morning that said it was "removed from my account" at 8:04am, that I need to "activate it", and that I should contact them immediately.
Of...
I've been having a problem with the driver's side (AC-only) port on my Taycan. Prior to the latest software, it basically would refuse to open. But since the new software install, it actually flags the error as an "impaired port". It eventually clears up on its own, and then works for a while...
So, it's cold here in the Northeast, but I'd been noticing that all my DC Fast Charge sessions were maxing out at about 60kWh. Thinking it was because the battery might be cold despite driving for 20-30 minutes, I set up a test, driving about 50 minutes to the Auburn MA 350kW chargers, arriving...
It's clear that EA is starting to get a handle on their network.
Over the past three weeks, I've endeavored to charge at an EA charger every time I need a charge, just to try to see how things are coming along.
Chargers that I was having trouble with before (Burlington, Auburn, Seabrook...
Looks like the new version of Connect, released yesterday, fixes the "can't stay logged in" problem. In fact, it seems much more stable (although I don't think I've managed to get it to stay connected to the car, it's getting occasional updates, and has stayed logged in).
Edit: just connected...
I was a guest on the week's I Like Batteries podcast, and like a little yapping dog who just won't shut up, I overstayed my welcome, so it was split into two parts. Part one went live today, and part two drops next week.
I discussed our electric cars, including our old Model S, our current i3...
This is a bit weird. Under the driver's seat, there's a cable and molex plug just sort of hanging there:
On the passenger's side, it looks quite different:
Anyone know how the driver's side is supposed to look? Is it broken or just not clicked in somewhere?
An interesting take on "old school" vs "new school" (eg Tesla) development:
https://mondaynote.com/how-the-tesla-way-keeps-it-ahead-of-the-pack-358db5d52add
While Mr. Chain doesn't really get into them, there are clear downsides to the Tesla approach, and those of us who have had Teslas have...
If I search for an album in Apple Music, I can certainly tell the system to play it by tapping it.
If, however, I then exit the vehicle, turn it off and come back later, it doesn't remember that's what I was playing, and resets to a default (which is somehow the first thing I played on the...
Anyone else seeing this? Basically, open up "My Porsche" at the Porsche web site. You should see your car, a battery indicator to the right, and then a button for "Car Control settings".
Click that button to get to the "control" section. There, click the "E-Mobility" tab.
When I do that, I get...
Found this at the Porsche Newsroom site - I think this is the more basic charger without WiFi.
https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/products/taycan/charging-18558.html
I have to say, I find the whole Profile concept in Connect quite confusing. Not so much about how to select them, but rather, what they're trying to do.
First, rather than setting a maximum charge, you seem to be setting a "minimum" charge. If the Taycan is at or above minimum... it does not...
Just took my first long roadtrip from home near Boston up to Ogunquit, ME - then to Portland and then back home. I figured I'd see how the range estimate was, and how much more than the obviously ridiculous EPA rating I could achive.
Good things first: I made this drive without any problem...
In the spirit of listing things we've found (apart from "awesome car!"):
Had the password issue, which didn't 'fix' itself until I changed the password at Connect's web site
Ended up with a German welcome screen after trying to go from Guest to an owner account
Believe it or not, there's no way...