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Been there, done that. About 1000 times. But the car drives so nice …

IMHO I would always look at battery state of health and not too much at mileage. The battery is by far the most expensive part of an EV and degradation can happen if it’s regularly charged to 100% (even in a low mileage home charged EV) and then left to sit. It’s like buying a used ICE car and...

In ‘Charging’, there are three tabs: Overview, Timer, Profiles. In Profiles, this is where you set the MINIMUM charge. Set it to 25%. In Timer, this is where you set the daily schedule. Set ‘Ready to depart’ to the end of your cheap electric period (05:30). There are more complex schedules you...

Let’s see a screenshot of the Charging ‘Profiles’ tab. The mistake most people make in the timer profile is the percentage. They think this is the maximum charge, but in fact this is the minimum charge. They then set the minimum charge to 85% which is wrong. It should be set to 25% (or some...

Love: Massage seats: I use it most times I drive anywhere Air suspension with smart lift: I need it to avoid scrapping the Taycan bottom on my driveway Rear wheel steering: IMHO essential for parking the long Taycan Miss: Rear heated seats: my wife reminds me of this when we travel with friends...

Politics. Politicians in Texas say “we don’t like electric cars since they don’t consume Texas produced oil, so let’s make sure they are more expensive to drive”. So they added taxes to own an EV. In Norway, which like Texas has a huge amount of oil reserves, politicians said “let’s encourage...

I have a 2022 Taycan RWD and I normally get around 200 to 210 miles on an 85% charge in the winter. I get maybe 225 miles in the summer with the A/C on. I have two places which I go most weekends so I know how many miles I'll be travelling and how much of the 85% charge I'll be using...

IMHO they ruined a classically great looking car. The 2019 to 2024 Taycan was one of the best looking production street cars available at any price.

If you have 220v to 240v power at 40 amps in your home somewhere near where you want to charge your EV, then there are a number of home EV chargers you can use. They all work basically the same. I use a 40 amp EVSE (the device which goes between your house power and your car) which has a timer...

Not to bash Tesla when they are down but ... "Tesla Cybertruck Owners Who Drove 10,000 Miles Say Range Is 164 To 206 Miles" I own a Tesla long range Y and a Taycan RWD and both give me around the same range, winter or summer. I believe the problem with the Tesla is (besides Tesla's inflated...

My heater failed last week. I didn't notice it (I normally keep the cabin temperature low and the seat heater on). My wife mentioned to me that the inside temperature felt cold. I brought my car in yesterday, the dealer verified the heater needed to be replaced and it was fixed that day. While...

I'm on the TMC forum and from other postings, what I see is entirely normal. There are three levels of phantom power drain: - with Sentry mode on (up to 8% loss per day) - with Sentry mode off but with the Tesla app active (reports are 3 to 4% loss per day) - with Sentry mode and the Tesla app...

No. With Sentry mode on, I lose around 7% per day. With Sentry mode off, I lose around 4% per day. Its pretty easy to see. When I get home from workx around 7pm, I take a picture of the Tesla screen, and then take it again the next morning (14 hours later) when I'm getting ready for work. Some...

I have both a Taycan RWD and a Tesla model Y. From a range point of view, I find exactly the opposite: the Taycan is more accurate when calculating range. I normally charge at home once a week to 85% on both the Taycan and the model Y. On the model Y in a week, I'll get around 150 miles in...

I own both a Tesla long range model Y and a Taycan RWD. The Taycan RWD always get longer range than the Tesla. I can't speak for the model S or any other set of Porsche/Tesla's, but in my opinion the Tesla model Y range is overstated. So much so and they have so many complaints about poor range...

As an owner of both a Taycan and a long range Y, I offer my two cents: Agreed. I wish all cars had 'phone as key'. Agreed. While I don't often charge at a public EA charger, the weight of the CCS cable is not for the faint of heart. The Tesla cable is lighter and easier to maneuver. Disagree...

Sentry mode is off. With sentry mode ON, I lose 7%. With Sentry mode off, I lose around 4% (I need to check this on multiple days due to rounding). I screen shot state-of-charge when I leave my car so I know what I have lost due to phantom power drain. Obviously you haven't read this: Tesla...

All Tesla's suffer from severe phantom power drain (use of battery power when not driving the car). That's why Tesla owners have been advised "Always Be Charging". When you're charging daily, you don't notice phantom power drain. I lose between 4% and 7% per day with my Tesla Y while its...

Does anyone know if this is a special registration just for this update? Or is this just the registration for the MyPorsche account? I looked at both the MyPorsche app on my iPhone and online at porsche.com and there was no indication of any kind of registration. And no, I did not watch the...

I added an Amazon Echo Auto to my Taycan and Tesla to change music, send text messages and make phone calls: "Alexa, what time is it?", "Alexa, resume Pandora", "Alexa, play John Prine on Amazon music", "Alexa, call home", "Alexa, text blahblahblah". The Taycan has a big added benefit that Echo...