[RM7]

Looks like EPA testing has given it the number of 201, much less than Porsche was hoping for. Don't think that will attract many cross-shopping Tesla.


https://www.yahoo.com/autos/porsche-...204500393.html

[flgfish]

Yawn.
Watch how fast Matt Farah killed the battery on his, driving it hard. Hard pass on these electrical vehicles, except maybe something cheap for an in-town commuter.

[Conissah]

So the fast car doesn't go fast for long? Who would've thunk!

Only EV I would consider is a Leaf, because it's cheap and gets me where I need to go. Would have already picked one up if I had a way to charge it that doesn't require me to remove the M from the garage.

[clee1982]

Porsche made the conscious decision to weight performance over range, but I would say this decision has went too far that way..., really hope when BMW came out with i4 they can outrange Tesla (4 sec 0 to 60 is more than plenty, to me more important to outrange...)

[Darth One]

Originally Posted by flgfish

Yawn.
Watch how fast Matt Farah killed the battery on his, driving it hard. Hard pass on these electrical vehicles, except maybe something cheap for an in-town commuter.

That was my takeaway from his review as well, although i noted how the car just seemed to warp from spot to spot through the road. Impressive, but I’ll consider high performance EV’s when I’m confident that i can drive them hard for more than 70-ish miles

[Gamb1t]

Tesla fanboys will have a field day.
But I do wonder, how often does one drive a $200k car far anyway?

A Model S will appeal to those that can't afford a Taycan Turbo S. The pricing gulf is insane. It likens to some one cross shops a Kia Stinger to an M5. Sure both are fast sedans. Just complete different demographics. Those who buys the Turbo S because "Taycan".

[The Wind Breezes]

No electric vehicle does both fast and far. You can pick one or the other. In reality 200 miles is way, way more than enough for 90% of Porsche drivers 99% of the time. Let's face it most Porsches are driven slow, in the left lane, between work, the golf club and home.

Also these are premium cars. If you have any financial business buying one you should have other cars for long trips if that's your thing.

[b4hand]

Originally Posted by The Wind Breezes

No electric vehicle does both fast and far. You can pick one or the other. In reality 200 miles is way, way more than enough for 90% of Porsche drivers 99% of the time. Let's face it most Porsches are driven slow, in the left lane, between work, the golf club and home.

Also these are premium cars. If you have any financial business buying one you should have other cars for long trips if that's your thing.

IDK where you live but I would disagree that is how they're driven.

[flgfish]

A Taycan would need multiple charging stops on some of our PCA cruises.... at least the way most of us drive.

[The Wind Breezes]

Originally Posted by b4hand

IDK where you live but I would disagree that is how they're driven.

I live near you, and your city has so much traffic nothing gets driven more than 5 mph most of the time. All jokes aside, from what I've seen in Austin slow and boring is definitely how most Porsches, and other premium performance cars are driven. The rule on Lime Creek is, the nicer the car, the slower the driver.

[Red Bread]

I live in the same town and P cars are mostly road blocks. The more actual capability, the slower they tend to be driven. A clapped out 924 is probably the most aggressively driven one in all of Travis County.

Of course I live in West Lake, so 61 is Ludicrous Speed for most drivers.

[Humdizzle]

i dont think its a big deal... who takes an EV on a roadtrip? 200 miles is plenty for normal everyday activities.

and this car is more of a status symbol. I remember when the hot thing for the eco-conscious folks was to get a prius... then it was a $100k tesla... now its a near-200k porsche. the best "humble brag" type of car you can buy.

[RM7]

Originally Posted by Humdizzle

i dont think its a big deal... who takes an EV on a roadtrip? 200 miles is plenty for normal everyday activities.

and this car is more of a status symbol. I remember when the hot thing for the eco-conscious folks was to get a prius... then it was a $100k tesla... now its a near-200k porsche. the best "humble brag" type of car you can buy.

I see lots of people taking EVs on road-trips. I know of people that take their Tesla from Denver up to WP and back. I see them in places on the Kenai Peninsula and Talkeetna where they had to drive for hours to get there. I think 200 does kind of relegate it to a city-car, which is sad. I think it takes 300 or to make it one of those road-trip cars where you'll drive a few hours each way to go do something. I see the utility go up dramatically at the 300 mile level, putting electric cars on par with fossil fuels. It kind of doesn't make sense that the Porsche would be so poor in this regard, like there couldn't be a mostly software mode/mod that would allow for extended range, given it's battery size.

[RM7]

Originally Posted by Red Bread

I live in the same town and P cars are mostly road blocks. The more actual capability, the slower they tend to be driven.

Well yes, I find that I have very little to prove while other people/cars are around

[Germanauto]

Taycan clients won't care. Anybody familiar with Porsche knows that they barely negotiate and have very high money factors. The people complaining need to shift out of the "value" mindset because that's not what Porsche has ever been about. Porsche has never been about having the nicest interiors, best tech, best price, or any other "value" metrics. It's all about the driving experience and exclusivity with Porsche.


Plus, Taycan clients more likely have one or two other cars in the garage for longer drives.

[yco]

but there is a catch or there was.. it has 800 volts arch that with proper hardware it can charge up to 100km after 5 mins of charging.. if im remembering it right Model 3 has 350..

[DieselDiner]

Originally Posted by JamesNoBrakes

I see the utility go up dramatically at the 300 mile level, putting electric cars on par with fossil fuels.

In the context you're discussing (road trips), 300 miles does not put an EV on par with a fossil fuel car. Not close. My car can do 550-600 miles per tank, and I use that range in my travel. An EV would add at least an additional 1 hour stop to the same trip (each direction). Sorry, that's not "on par". I have better things to do with my time than sit at a super charger station for an hour claiming parity as the fossil fuel cars fly by.

I agree with you that 300 mile range seems to be the threshold for EV usefulness for a wide swath of the marketplace.

[RM7]

Originally Posted by DieselDiner

In the context you're discussing (road trips), 300 miles does not put an EV on par with a fossil fuel car. Not close. My car can do 550-600 miles per tank, and I use that range in my travel. An EV would add at least an additional 1 hour stop to the same trip (each direction). Sorry, that's not "on par". I have better things to do with my time than sit at a super charger station for an hour claiming parity as the fossil fuel cars fly by.

I agree with you that 300 mile range seems to be the threshold for EV usefulness for a wide swath of the marketplace.

Well, your car isn't a GT350/500 with a tiny 16g tank either!

[The Wind Breezes]

Originally Posted by DieselDiner

In the context you're discussing (road trips), 300 miles does not put an EV on par with a fossil fuel car. Not close. My car can do 550-600 miles per tank

LMAO. Nice brag on that diesel, but your 550-600 miles a tank really isn't on par with other cars either. Like, really? Not that tank size is a big deal anyway, because petro cars can be fueled up in a few minutes and you're on your way.

I have EVs but I would never take them on a road trip even with supercharging and stuff. Sitting around for a long drive is bad enough, having to stop for more than a few minutes is even worse. There are exceptions to that attitude, but they are just that, exceptions--not the rule.

[roastbeef]

people commonly miscategorize electric cars. electric cars are second cars that you daily drive. your first car is a gas car. get it?

[albin530dxdrive]

Good Day together
My fan heater has not been working properly for a week. he switches on when he wants and off when he wants. The pale is at the highest level and suddenly you hear a loud hum of the Fanengine and it drives down. How should I proceed did you already have problems with the Fan? My question is also, where is this blower motor located? I want to have a look of problems?

[10"]

Pretty lame time for cars when "range" is a performance criteria people are getting emotional about.

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