andrewket
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- First Name
- Andrew
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- Jan 31, 2021
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- Vienna, VA
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- 21 Taycan Turbo, Tesla Y*2; Prev S,X,3,996TT
This already exists. I haven't seen a dealer or wholesaler do this yet, but as I said in an earlier post, private buyers have been doing this on the original Tesla roadster and the Nissan leaf for a few years.I charge to 80% every day (and plug in every night no matter what I used that day). Only charge to 100% if I need it that day.
Two other thoughts:
1) I think there was a time when there was concern that leaving the Taycan connected to the charger for “extended” periods could have caused the dreaded dead 12V. Think that has become less of an issue since the big software update.
2) @HerrCooles has a good point (albeit written only in German): just like an iPhone can now tell you its “battery health” and what maximum capacity is (OK maybe not perfectly accurate) it does raise the question if in 2-3 years from now a dealer (or anyone with the right equipment?) will be able to assess the same on an EV. So the idea of “don’t care selling it in x years and charging to 100% every day” might not be the way to go and have some kind of an effect on the residual value.
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