Gino
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- First Name
- Gino
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- Orange County, CA
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- 2000 Boxster & 2021 Taycan
I hope you are right & do appreciate your perspective as well as your use case.Pardon me @Gino but this seems a bit over the top, and your worries overstated. This is a safety precaution recall, and we can all deal with it without worry that our houses will burn down.
Here is a summary of how I'm responding to this recall --
- Charging On the Road or within 50 miles of Home - Charge to whatever SOC makes sense to me with no upper limit. Sometimes this is 90%, sometimes 95%. Generally the charge is going to be less by the time I reach home so when I park in the garage I expect it to be in the 80% ± 5% range.
- Charging at Home - I currently limit to 80%, and since there is a dearth of news items of fires occurring in Taycans (other than the 3 mentioned above), I sleep well and don't worry about the house burning down.
To be honest, this reminds of of the time my Lexus GX 350 had a fuel pump recall, except that there was nothing I could do (like charge to a lower SOC) to reduce risk. I wish there had been, as it took several months for the replacement fuel pumps to become available, and in the meantime I crossed my fingers.
I appreciate that you might see things differently, but I hope my perspective helps.
I have worked in high tech semiconductor capital equcorporate environments with very detailed legal contracts which outline both buyer & seller liabilities for all products and services.
I was only stating the reality which Porsche/VW group faces every day concerning product liability & representations.
I am satisfied with the way Porsche has handled these issues and would have likely advised them to do exactly what they are doing to mitigate the financial impact they face until these issues are mostly behind them.
The real danger for all EVs is after their battery warranties expire. Improper repair poses the largest risk of fire going forward.
I work with the NTHSB with regards to EV battery safety and their biggest concern for all EVs after collision induced battery fires is improper battery replacement/repair by unlicensed, uncertified or DIY mechanics.
I believe as long as certified, licensed battery technicians at the dealers or shops which are authorized to repair or replace these batteries are used then the risk of fire will remain extremely low.
I was just stating the obvious position the Porsche/VW group is hedging against. They had a safety issue with battery fires early on which is safe to say they have managed well to date from what I can see.
The range issue is another thing altogether since they never said the range was 80% of 225 when it was initially sold.
Does 200 or 225 mile range matter to me? No. I have 4 vehicles I drive less than 3K miles per year.
I travel by air internationally & domestically 75% of the year where I drive rental cars more miles than my personal vehicles. All I care about is that the car is safe, I can charge as infrequently as possible to 100% and the battery will last 15+ years with at least 50 miles of range after year 10.
Unfortunately I cannot get 220 charging in my garage so I will be forced to use my 120V charging in January when my EA subscription expires.
I will not charge more than 12 hours a day as the Porsche service bulletin suggests back in early 2022 but it also states the 120V charger should only be used in emergencies to add only enough charge to get to a 220v or DC fast charger.
Even my dealer in Newport Beach, CA was unaware of this Porsche service bulletin.
I wouldn’t have purchased my Taycan if I was told I couldn’t charge daily using the 120V charger. Some said this bulletin was to protect the customer’s wiring in their garage but as an electrical engineer this makes absolutely no sense as long as you install the correct wiring & receptacle to accommodate the 120v or 220
I’m pretty confident all of my desires will be realized very comfortably.
Will I buy another Porsche EV or ICE vehicle to add to what I already own?
Yes! I would love a 2 door convertible ICE (before they discontinue the ICE version) in the next year and a long range EV SUV with 400-600 miles range in the next 3-5 years (or sooner).
Will I get rid of any vehicles?
No, not unless they get totaled in an accident.
I just need to buy another home to park the next 2 Porsche’s I purchase…
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