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  1. tomw00

    Tesla Supercharger (250kw) resulting in electrical system error.

    no - it disappeared after leaving the car locked for 30 mins
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    Tesla Supercharger (250kw) resulting in electrical system error.

    I have had exactly the same. In both cases I was charging to 95%+. My OPC have diagnosed the issue as a fault with the HV battery booster.
  3. tomw00

    Server can't be accessed Error

    I use a product called home assistant to connect directly to Porsche's API. It has been highly unreliable over the recent weeks. The gaps in this chart are when Porsche servers are unavailable If some of you are seeing no problems then that points to a failed/failing instance among a cluster...
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    Service & maintenance - experiences in the UK

    I use Mid Sussex in Burgess Hill. My only real gripe is that they don't seem to have EVs as courtesy cars. During my last visit they gave me use of an office so I could do some calls while I waited. I previously has a problem with the DC charger which Porsche Marbella either couldn't be arsed...
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    Do you remember last time your filled up your ICE car?

    It's an app called Octopus Watch https://octopus.smarthound.uk It has live pricing for the day ahead and then predictions for the next day. It also has long range predictions, so for example I can see on Thursday it will be likely negative and as I won't be needing the Taycan until next weekend...
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    Do you remember last time your filled up your ICE car?

    it's even better if you get paid to charge it. Electricity are negative in the UK tonight.
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    WARNING DO NOT TAKE YOUR TAYCAN TO EUROPE

    I echo these comments. A similar issue happened to me. I couldn't get the OPC in Spain to look at the issue for many days and then it was time to return home. Porsche recovery wasn't interested since the car was "driveable" although I couldn't DC charge it. When I got home ( after many days )...
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    Solar, Heat Pumps, Home Battery Storage - How far have you or would you go?

    I use a similar amount to you ~ 22,000kwh. This is my setup:- ASHP - underfloor heating on ground and first floor 30 solar panels - 10 facing east , 20 west 12kwh - battery system using Victron inverter and BYD batteries Shareholding in Ripple energy's Kirk Hill Wind farm ( on stream next year...
  9. tomw00

    Bip & Go Recharge card

    Check out the difference in fees for the same charging point. The screenshots are for a chargepoint at Lidl, Darnétal, Rouen I used en route Le Man 24h
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    Bip & Go Recharge card

    Has anyone experience of using the Bip & Go recharge card? It states on their site that is cost 0.20€ per charge - that seems to good to be true Répondez en français si vous préférez Tom
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    Energy tariff help!

    Octopus provides an API. This allows you grab the prices for the coming 24 hours. You can then use this information to switch appliances on and off as the prices vary. I also use the Porsche API to tell the car when to charge or not. https://developer.octopus.energy/docs/api/...
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    Energy tariff help!

    I use Octopus agile and am paying on average 15p per kWh for all my power. If you have some technical skills Octopus agile can be really good. I know others on here sing the praises of Octopus Go and Octopus Intelligent.
  13. tomw00

    New Porsche Charging Lounge Experience by Out of Spec

    There is a lot of emphasis on safety/security. I think Porsche are ahead of the game here. For example I don't fancy my wife or daughter waiting on their own in the middle of night while their cars charge. I think this will very attractive for option for a lot of people.
  14. tomw00

    Android auto (wireless) drops

    I used AA a lot and haven't noticed this. How are you connecting? Although wireless works I use a USB connection and disable the wireless interface on the phone. This has the advantage of keeping my phone charged. I have a Samsung Galaxy S21
  15. tomw00

    Feeling Nauseous?

    I can suffer from motion sickness driving my Taycan but only around a track. I suspect it is the lateral 1g+ force that is doing it. To counter this I wear a scopoderm patch. This works really well for me.
  16. tomw00

    Nordschleife / Nürburgring - tricks /tips / advice

    Hi All, I am off to the Nürburgring next Friday with my Turbo ( and a fresh set of Michelin Pilot Sports!! ). Is anyone who has taken their Taycan happy to share the experiences? I'll post my experiences of the green hell once I am safely home ;-) Tom
  17. tomw00

    Steering wheel cleaning

    I saw someone else mention that is better to clean it regularly rather than leave it until it feels awful. I waited too long I think ( 18 months / 18k miles )
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    Steering wheel cleaning

    note to self - don't eat burgers in the car
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    Steering wheel cleaning

    Sonax Xtreme has a faint citrus odour ( i think ) - it's bit hard to apply direct so I spraying it on a cloth. The steps I took:- spray Sonax on a cloth an apply this gets through the shiny,compacted layer brush in apply water as a mist let it soak in remove dirty water with a cloth The...
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    Steering wheel cleaning

    Thanks for all the advice everyone. I ended up using Sonax Xtreme, a shoe brush, a repurposed bottle of my wife's moisturiser spray filled with water and several microfibre cloths. I have posted a before and after shot below. I am pretty pleased the results.





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