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- John
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- California
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- 2021 Taycan 4S. 2019 Cayenne E-Hy.
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Hi All; I’m new to this forum but have read posts from all over.
I see a lot of comments that involve the mileage the Taycan states it will get after a charge. AND
“should I buy the Big battery or not.”
This is my first EV, but I’ve had 5 Plug in Hybrids. 3 MBs and 2 Porsches. A 2018 Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid, that I exchanged for the Taycan 4S, and still have a 2019 Cayenne e-Hybrid.
The Cayenne and Panamera both get about 21-24 miles electric only, on a fi’ll charge. SO, you have to recharge every time you drive it. Or else in the middle of your 20 mile drive, the engine will have to start. Its’ not to save a couple pennies on gas, but you really don’t want your engine starting 3 blocks from home, and then shutting off the still cold engine when you arrive. OR being on electric at 70 MPH when the motor starts from dead cold, to 2500 rpm. So there is a lot of learning on how to best drive it, and most people really know know how. On both vehicles, we drove on electric only about 70% of the miles. On a hybrid, the best use is a low speed for electric, and high speed for gas with the “charge” mode operating.
The Taycan: I said all of the above, just to compare that the Taycan can be driven hard and put it away wet!. All those ponies won’t mind. I can go 50 miles and not even think about plugging it in, unless I have a long drive the next day. What a relief. What a pleasure.
So, to get to my point, most of us will want those extra miles, numerous times. GET THE BIG BATTERY. It comes into play almost every charge decision, not just the long trips.
As for the ongoing comments about the “projected“ mileage on the Taycan. The car learns your driving pattern, and what range you drive in, any your commuting pattern if any, and probably the temperature. So I don’t have to leave the comfort of my drivers seat and do a fancy spreadsheet I’ll submit the attached photo. It shows the project mileage on a newly charged battery. At 97%, because the Porsche charger at 40 Amps got too hot and stopped, but that’s for another post.
I looked at the “projected” mileage in each of the 4 ranges. AND with the air condition on, and off. The Taycan remembers my driving habbits, so my ”normal” driving pattern should be pretty close. But the numbers varied greatly. They went from a high of 290 miles in “Range” with the air conditioning off, to a low of 251 miles in sport+. The changes show the pattern. I hope this is a help to somebody on the forum. I really appreciate on the knowledge and experience Y’all share! John
I see a lot of comments that involve the mileage the Taycan states it will get after a charge. AND
“should I buy the Big battery or not.”
This is my first EV, but I’ve had 5 Plug in Hybrids. 3 MBs and 2 Porsches. A 2018 Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid, that I exchanged for the Taycan 4S, and still have a 2019 Cayenne e-Hybrid.
The Cayenne and Panamera both get about 21-24 miles electric only, on a fi’ll charge. SO, you have to recharge every time you drive it. Or else in the middle of your 20 mile drive, the engine will have to start. Its’ not to save a couple pennies on gas, but you really don’t want your engine starting 3 blocks from home, and then shutting off the still cold engine when you arrive. OR being on electric at 70 MPH when the motor starts from dead cold, to 2500 rpm. So there is a lot of learning on how to best drive it, and most people really know know how. On both vehicles, we drove on electric only about 70% of the miles. On a hybrid, the best use is a low speed for electric, and high speed for gas with the “charge” mode operating.
The Taycan: I said all of the above, just to compare that the Taycan can be driven hard and put it away wet!. All those ponies won’t mind. I can go 50 miles and not even think about plugging it in, unless I have a long drive the next day. What a relief. What a pleasure.
So, to get to my point, most of us will want those extra miles, numerous times. GET THE BIG BATTERY. It comes into play almost every charge decision, not just the long trips.
As for the ongoing comments about the “projected“ mileage on the Taycan. The car learns your driving pattern, and what range you drive in, any your commuting pattern if any, and probably the temperature. So I don’t have to leave the comfort of my drivers seat and do a fancy spreadsheet I’ll submit the attached photo. It shows the project mileage on a newly charged battery. At 97%, because the Porsche charger at 40 Amps got too hot and stopped, but that’s for another post.
I looked at the “projected” mileage in each of the 4 ranges. AND with the air condition on, and off. The Taycan remembers my driving habbits, so my ”normal” driving pattern should be pretty close. But the numbers varied greatly. They went from a high of 290 miles in “Range” with the air conditioning off, to a low of 251 miles in sport+. The changes show the pattern. I hope this is a help to somebody on the forum. I really appreciate on the knowledge and experience Y’all share! John
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