How well does Taycan handle hot climates?

[Tooney]

What I can say is that whatever and however the SoH value is determined (and again, despite all the chat here no one here actually knows how this is done and all comments are entirely speculative) it is clear that the outputs in respect for example behaviour of SoH in different climate zones would appear to match exactly that as reported from industry and Porches's own comments in respect very hot climates seeing worse degradation.

The latter point is actually one of the primary reasons I started tracking this OBDII data at all as clearly I am squarely in a Hot Climate zone so of def interest (zones as defined in the baseline thread).

Max daily air temperatures in parts of Texas last month were over 95 F/35 C and in some areas over 100 F/38 C for a couple weeks. How does Taycan handle those conditions?
For example:
At outside temperatures over 95 F/35 C, what is the typical battery temperature? Does the battery temperature get reduced below ambient by cooling system?
Are cabin temperatures comfortable with glass roof?
Insulated glass needed?
Any other adverse behavior in hot climates?
Max temps here have been about 85 F/29 C. I haven't noticed any problems.

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[Fsudoles]

South Florida here, brutal Summer so far…the Taycan has been great. AC is ice cold, I had aftermarket tint that definitely helps, and the glass roof is fine, no issues with that either. Battery temp from what I notice time to time is high 80s to low 90s. Range hasn’t wavered, still over 200 miles around town on a 90% plus charge.

 

[riburn3]

I live in West Texas, where weeks of 100+ degree weather are a norm in the summer, my CT4 also sits outside in a large hospital parking lot for long hours during my work week. About 10 minutes before I head home for the day, I will have the car fire up the AC, and that's really all it takes.

Overall I would say the car holds up marvelously well in these conditions. I have the Pano roof and never get hot in the car, even when road tripping it along the desert southwest. I don't have the insulated glass either. I just use a sun screen for the main windshield and had my other windows tinted, mostly for aesthetics but would imagine it plays a role in cooling as well.

My range after nearly 18k miles is still as good as new.

 

[DerekS]

It’s fine. No issues.

 

[ciaranob]

Max daily air temperatures in parts of Texas last month were over 95 F/35 C and in some areas over 100 F/38 C for a couple weeks. How does Taycan handle those conditions?
For example:
At outside temperatures over 95 F/35 C, what is the typical battery temperature? Does the battery temperature get reduced below ambient by cooling system?
Are cabin temperatures comfortable with glass roof?
Insulated glass needed?
Any other adverse behavior in hot climates?
Max temps here have been about 85 F/29 C. I haven't noticed any problems.

Late response but same observations as other Texas members above. I do think the insulated glass makes a notable difference in respect retaining a cool cabin longer once parked and in respect efficiency of needing less cooling to maintain that comfort zone (separate observations in another thread) but yes performing exceptionally well with pano roof.

 

[Tooney]

Late response but same observations as other Texas members above. I do think the insulated glass makes a notable difference in respect retaining a cool cabin longer once parked and in respect efficiency of needing less cooling to maintain that comfort zone (separate observations in another thread) but yes performing exceptionally well with pano roof.

How about battery temperature? In high ambient temps 95F +, does the battery temp stay at ambient or is its temperature reduced?

 

[TXSchnee]

How about battery temperature? In high ambient temps 95F +, does the battery temp stay at ambient or is its temperature reduced?

I am in Austin, TX. Last week, when it was 103 ambient temp, my battery was holding at 92. So far it is handling the heat quite well. I have the insulated glass, and the pano roof (CT has no option for a solid roof) and the interior stays quite cool. My '20 Cayenne E Hybrid battery has not shown much degradation from nearly 3 years of the TX heat, so whatever Porsche is doing in regards to HV cooling set up, it works extremely well.

 

[ciaranob]

How about battery temperature? In high ambient temps 95F +, does the battery temp stay at ambient or is its temperature reduced?

I’d have to get back on that but obviously the battery must be under higher stress for longer periods than batteries in cooler climates, spending more time in an elevated temp range which the car will try to manage but accelerated chem. reactions due to heat stress part of the reason cars in hot climates have increased (albeit perhaps by minor amounts) degradation and resultant lower SoH over time.

 

[riburn3]

It stays in the low 90's most of the time and in general feels like it works less hard than my previous 2013 Model S, 2018 Model X, or current 2020 Model 3 does when out and about in really hot temps.

I doubt these batteries will have any longevity issues. This was a huge knock on buying EVs in Tesla's early days, but with a decade of data, we pretty much now know that most EV batteries will make it to the moon and then some before you have to worry about severe degradation. Outside of a bad battery, or someone just constantly charging it on a DCFC to 100% every day, EV batteries seem to hold up well in most environments.

 

[DerekS]

Late response but same observations as other Texas members above. I do think the insulated glass makes a notable difference in respect retaining a cool cabin longer once parked and in respect efficiency of needing less cooling to maintain that comfort zone (separate observations in another thread) but yes performing exceptionally well with pano roof.

Having owned non-insulated and insulated, I agree with you that it does help keep the cabin a bit cooler.

However, the signal blocking aspects of it (radar detector, GPS on dashcam) outweigh that benefit, at least for me. I'd rather just turn the AC a little colder.

 

[ciaranob]

Having owned non-insulated and insulated, I agree with you that it does help keep the cabin a bit cooler.

However, the signal blocking aspects of it (radar detector, GPS on dashcam) outweigh that benefit, at least for me. I'd rather just turn the AC a little colder.

Fair enough - everyone's needs are different - owned numerous RD's but I actually stopped using my last unit, an Escort Max, when I got the Taycan (couldn't get a neat fit in that small area around mirror stem and gave up!) and TBH, surprised myself but have to say I don't miss it! I know I prob will when I get a ticket , but no plans as yet either to go big on an stealth/external mount as mad expensive.

Also my Dashcam needs have changed whereby I switched from BlackVue to my current super OEM looking FitCamX which again has worked flawlessly, suits my needs, but I know lacks features that others would not give up.

So in my use case I'm extra happy with the insulated glass (and BTW I've never had a single issue with cell reception that some others apparently have had).

 

[Hirschaj]

I am in Austin, TX. Last week, when it was 103 ambient temp, my battery was holding at 92. So far it is handling the heat quite well. I have the insulated glass, and the pano roof (CT has no option for a solid roof) and the interior stays quite cool.

Ditto!

 

[PorscheGuyFromAZ]

Max daily air temperatures in parts of Texas last month were over 95 F/35 C and in some areas over 100 F/38 C for a couple weeks. How does Taycan handle those conditions?
For example:
At outside temperatures over 95 F/35 C, what is the typical battery temperature? Does the battery temperature get reduced below ambient by cooling system?
Are cabin temperatures comfortable with glass roof?
Insulated glass needed?
Any other adverse behavior in hot climates?
Max temps here have been about 85 F/29 C. I haven't noticed any problems.

My 2020 Taycan Turbo handles the hot Arizona (Scottsdale and Phoenix) summers very well. It’s the most comfortable car I’ve ever driven in the summer heat - - the pano roof glass doesn’t let much heat in and the AC system can cool the cabin to whatever temperature I want (typically I keep it at 71).

No matter how hot outside, I’ve never seen the battery temperature go any higher than 91 degrees so I think the battery is cooled to keep it from going higher than 91. This evening as I was driving home the outside temperature was 105 and my battery was showing 81 degrees.

unmentioned in any of the replies is that my range and energy efficiency are better during the hot summer months than they are in the cooler winter month.

All things considered, I feel that the Taycan handles hot climates extremely well.

 

[911-TOUR]

Will let you know in a few weeks. My car will be delivered in Abu Dhabi end of July

 

[TXSchnee]

I have been sitting in the car, waiting for my son for an hour and a half. AC has been running, battery temp is still holding below ambient.

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