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It nice to see humans keep on finding solutions for their problems. We will surely succeed in solving the climate change and environmental problems. I believe we can be optimistic.

Wouldn't it be cheaper on a Taycan because you can replace one module without replacing the whole battery pack ?

The zeekr 001 looks very promising. Both the design and the technology. Geely is quickly getting better and better.

Could you ask your dealer how much it would cost to replace a module out of warranty ?

To me, the only number that is important is 'what does it really cost to replace the battery of a Taycan with a refurbished one, out of warranty ?' If I do not know that number, I will sell the car before it is 8 years old. If it is in the same price range as a Tesla model S (about 10000 euro)...

I strongly believe this exercise is not tracking the right number. It is good for relative measurements but it can not be used in absolute context. I believe the total energy is a better number to track. For example: In my car the SoH is 92%. But the total energy is 68kwh. This is 95% of the...

The tesla sites are a good backup plan. I don't use it often but it is nice to know that there is a huge amount of chargers nearby if any other option fails. I am not so fond of big government, but in this case, the EU did a good job of standardizing the charging infrastructure soon. And...

Do you know what they replaced ? Only one module or the entire pack ? (I have the impression that Porsche replaces the entire pack on the 2020-2021 taycan's because they still have the 'old' chemistry batteries.) When they announced the car, they said that one of the advantages was that the...

I also got the small battery. Looking back, the big battery would be totally unnecessary. I only fast-charged 6 times this year. An average of 16 minutes. Of which one changing stop could have been avoided if I would have the bigger battery. That time, I charged for 7 minutes. So I could have...

I also experienced these problems. There were exceptionally many connectivity issues this week. I think they have been doing some updates/changes to the system causing a lot of hick-ups.

I know somebody that had a Tesla model S full battery replacement out of warranty costing 10000 euro. (with a refurbished battery) How can a Taycan battery replacement be 5 times more expensive ?

Sure, but how can that cost 50000 euro. There are complete cars with such a battery that cost 50000 euro.

I have the same feeling. I like my Taycan. And I do not regret buying it. But it will surely be my first and last Porsche. It is nice to experience a very nice, expensive car. It is a very good car. But it just not good enough to justify the price. There are too many things that are better in...

A 50000 dollar bill for fixing cooling tubing for a battery pack ? It sounds like Porsche is abusing the situation to have new source of income to replace oil changes on ICE cars. It can't be that expensive to repair. Even if they have to replace it with an entire new battery pack, it cannot...

Range strongly depends on the kind of roads you drive. In Belgium, where I live, you have an extreme amount of traffic lights, speed bumps and speed radars. So you are starting and stopping a lot. Average speed, including stopping, on non-high way roads is barely 30 km/h. Next to that you have...

I have a Taycan and I had a Tesla. I am very happy with my Taycan. But I would strongly recommend Tesla to new buyers. If you just look at the facts: It is just so much value for money compared to other cars, I don't understand why anybody is still buying new +40k euro ICE cars. (In Belgium at...

Next to my Taycan, I ride an electric motorcycle. The typical motorcycle enthusiast is rather negative about electric motorcycles. Seems to be a quite conservative kind of people. They say it is bad, even if the have never ever ridden an electric motorcyle. Just because it does not make noise...

The 911 is also a lot about marketing. They just need time to make a good story around it. Maybe they will put a big part of the battery pack in the back of the car and say that it gives the same driving dynamics as the 911 ice. Maybe they will use some uber-expensive materials to keep the total...

Yes, sure. When did we hear that before ?, :-) The 911 will always be naturally aspirated. No Turbo. The 911 will always be air cooled. No water cooling Porsche will never make diesels. Porsche will never make SUV's. .... Obviously the 911 will 100% surely be electric at some point in time. But...

I would recommend using Ionity and FastNed. But I would also install the Tesla app as a backup. They have so many chargers per location, that you will always find one that is available. It is a bit slower, and it is a bit less user friendly with the short cables, but it is a good backup plan.