New Porsche batteries coming with 800 mile range

[AGM]

My Taycan was just delivered to the dealership, which is exciting, but I read that Porsche is coming out with a battery with 800 mile range (that will revolutionize the industry). Should I refuse to buy the car I ordered and wait until the new battery is released? I feel as if I'm buying a car that will be obsolete right after I buy it. How could I possibly resell such a car at a decent price?https://carbuzz.com/news/porsche-evs-coming-with-800-mile-range-and-15-minute-recharge-time

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[tbinmd]

Life is short, take the car. How long are you willing to wait, 3 years, 5 years, 8 years? Solid state batteries are not going to hit until 2027+. The development cycle is long.

 

[DougFrisk]

My Taycan was just delivered to the dealership, which is exciting, but I read that Porsche is coming out with a battery with 800 mile range (that will revolutionize the industry). Should I refuse to buy the car I ordered and wait until the new battery is released? I feel as if I'm buying a car that will be obsolete right after I buy it. How could I possibly resell such a car at a decent price?https://carbuzz.com/news/porsche-evs-coming-with-800-mile-range-and-15-minute-recharge-time

Solid state batteries are a sort of holy grail of lithium battery tech. There are many companies working on it and at some point it will happen. It won't happen next year or the year after that.

It's 5 to 10 years out before commercial solid state EV high voltage batteries are ready. So buy the Taycan and trust that Porsche is committed enough in maintaining their vehicles that in 15 years when the original battery needs replacing you'll be able to install a new battery tray from Porsche that triples the range.

 

[Archimedes]

I would wait. Those batteries will be here any decade now.

Seriously, you shouldn’t buy any high end electric car if you can’t stomach massive depreciation over the first three years.

 

[Chas1]

My Taycan was just delivered to the dealership, which is exciting, but I read that Porsche is coming out with a battery with 800 mile range (that will revolutionize the industry). Should I refuse to buy the car I ordered and wait until the new battery is released? I feel as if I'm buying a car that will be obsolete right after I buy it. How could I possibly resell such a car at a decent price?https://carbuzz.com/news/porsche-evs-coming-with-800-mile-range-and-15-minute-recharge-time

As a lifelong petrolhead I’ve been enjoying EV’s for nine years - glad I didn’t wait for the next best thing!

 

[Deleted member 7514]

yes refuse delivery and wait 10 years. I hear EV bikes have doubled their range in the last few years ?

 

[W1NGE]

My Taycan was just delivered to the dealership, which is exciting, but I read that Porsche is coming out with a battery with 800 mile range (that will revolutionize the industry). Should I refuse to buy the car I ordered and wait until the new battery is released? I feel as if I'm buying a car that will be obsolete right after I buy it. How could I possibly resell such a car at a decent price?https://carbuzz.com/news/porsche-evs-coming-with-800-mile-range-and-15-minute-recharge-time

Nissan / Toyota will be first with solid state (2027) and so this is a long way off yet.

Your point is valid though as once these batteries become mainstream it will turn the EV market upside down for sure.

Battery swap might be an option for some where this is possible rather than a vehicle replacement. Taycans, as we know, can have their batteries replaced.

Perhaps we all go back to ICE for one last hurrah 2 years prior to minimize the inevitable depreciation hit. Time will tell.

 

[f1eng]

It's 5 to 10 years out before commercial solid state EV high voltage batteries are ready. So buy the Taycan and trust that Porsche is committed enough in maintaining their vehicles that in 15 years when the original battery needs replacing you'll be able to install a new battery tray from Porsche that triples the range.

Indeed.
Mind you my hope is that I can replace or rebuild the battery pack with one half the weight. I don't need more range.

 

[TAYC4S]

Indeed.
Mind you my hope is that I can replace or rebuild the battery pack with one half the weight. I don't need more range.

Cost would probably make it not worth the hassle, if and when it was even an option. I also doubt Porsche would provide that as a service.

 

[DoctorLife]

My Taycan was just delivered to the dealership, which is exciting, but I read that Porsche is coming out with a battery with 800 mile range (that will revolutionize the industry). Should I refuse to buy the car I ordered and wait until the new battery is released? I feel as if I'm buying a car that will be obsolete right after I buy it. How could I possibly resell such a car at a decent price?https://carbuzz.com/news/porsche-evs-coming-with-800-mile-range-and-15-minute-recharge-time

If you think about this the other way round, how many Taycan owners have actually run out of charge and had to be recovered by the roadside?

From reading the forums, I'm guessing very close to zero? So why the panic about range especially as all cars depreciate?

Enjoy the car, its a hoot, I have no regrets and it always puts a smile on my face.....

 

[Fish Fingers]

I have been thinking of getting one of these new 'Smart Phones' Since 2007.

But every time I think of buying one, I hear there is going to be a better one coming out soon.

So I am just waiting untill they say that no improvements are ever going to be made at all in the future.
Then I'll buy one.
?

In the meantime this Nokia 3210 is getting a little tired. Battery only lasts 20 minutes.

 

[whitex]

My Taycan was just delivered to the dealership, which is exciting, but I read that Porsche is coming out with a battery with 800 mile range (that will revolutionize the industry). Should I refuse to buy the car I ordered and wait until the new battery is released? I feel as if I'm buying a car that will be obsolete right after I buy it. How could I possibly resell such a car at a decent price?https://carbuzz.com/news/porsche-evs-coming-with-800-mile-range-and-15-minute-recharge-time

Any new car you buy today will more than likely be improved upon in the next decade, maybe earlier. It will also be true in a decade - technology always improves. If you want to buy a car which has a decent chance of not being eclipsed by newer tech same model in the next decade, buy a 1927 Model T. There isn't a newer one on the market, and likely won't be. FOMO sucks, go with YOLO!

 

[f1eng]

Cost would probably make it not worth the hassle, if and when it was even an option. I also doubt Porsche would provide that as a service.

Really?
Porsche made a big thing about the modular design of the battery and its servicability. Sooner or later the main battery will need service or replacement and experience with almost 20 years of hybrids shows rebuilds are an economical alternative to replacement.

With the motors themselves being simple the bulk of the work at garages in the future will be battery servicing.

Porsche have always publicise how they keeping older cars running and the big proportion of all Porsches made still on the road.

 

[Porsche-Guru]

Moral of the story … all comments point out that ‘There will never be a perfect time to buy or for that matter a perfect car/ model to buy’

We are all lucky/ privileged to be able to afford these cars… enjoy the ride.

I also do not understand the psyche behind buying new (customising your car, waiting endlessly) and then immediately worrying (excessively) about resale value - buying new is almost guaranteeing a massive depreciation hit.
Buy used if resale is the biggest contributing factor in decision making.

 

[satchurator]

Really?
Porsche made a big thing about the modular design of the battery and its servicability. Sooner or later the main battery will need service or replacement and experience with almost 20 years of hybrids shows rebuilds are an economical alternative to replacement.

@f1eng, I believe the cost of a battery replacement present-day is $40K+. For me, assuming whatever next-generation battery tech is of a similar cost, it would be hard to justify spending what might be more than half of the car's depreciated value. One could trade in the old car and add that same amount of cash to get the latest model with that next-gen battery technology incorporated.

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