Thanks for the write up. Shows with good planning CCS road trips are feasible. When you charged overnight at the Fairfield Hotel Level 2 NACS were you concerned someone would steal your Tesla Tap adapter or does it lock?
Seems that moisture in the tailight is an issue. I had the same and had the light replaced under warranty when I got a center backup light defective warning in the PCM. There are several threads on this forum that discuss this.
I suggest asking the adapter manufacturer before buying. Here was the response from A2Z:
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Hi there, The Typhoon plug will work on your car, but you will need to wait for Tesla to give access to their superchargers to Porsche first, which is set to be in 2025. We recommend you...
I see you live in Virginia. If you plan on driving your Taycan through West Virginia good luck since there are no EA stations or any DC fast chargers in the whole state except for Tesla, which we cannot access until Porsche gets around to it in 2025. The Taycan is a great EV but not a good road...
Not to defend Tesla because what you say is accurate about their timelines but without Tesla I doubt we’d have a Taycan to drive. Tesla forced the hand of legacy OEMs to launch EVs when they lost luxury car market share. Legacy is looking to drag out the transition. Look how long it took to...
True, but are you sure Tesla is the holdup since with the Tesla app you can charge a CCS vehicle on a magic dock site. The release says the adapter will work seamlessly with Ford pass which to me means Ford needed time to integrate the software. If that’s the case with Porsche we may be waiting...
Seems like as we approach the tipping point where the general population realizes that EVs are simply better that those with a lot to lose are spreading negative news that is very misleading. If EVs are so bad in cold climates why are 9 out of 10 new car purchases in Norway electric?