PanameraFrank
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Hello all. I wanted to start this thread as a friendly, helpful place on tips for road tripping in a Taycan. Please do not make this thread about glitches, bugs, bad experiences, etc.. the point of this thread is for those of us with extensive road tripping questions to share our tips on how we've done it. Please nice only here.
1) This is the big one. Set realistic expectations. You should be planning an hour detour for every charging stop to get 70% charge. You should be arriving at a charger with enough battery remaining to reach a BACKUP charging location.
2) Plan in advance using Plugshare. Plan not only a primary stop but a backup in case you run into issues.
3) For EA, try to use Porsche Connect once to initiate the charge. Otherwise call the EA number and immediately ask for a free charge to be started. If they ask for more info, insist the problem is known and you're in a hurry. EA reps are usually great about it. If they have trouble on that station, give it 1 more attempt and move to the next charger.
4) If there is anything funky going on with a charger screen or the credit card terminal, GO TO A DIFFERENT STATION. Do not even bother attempting to use an EA charger with a bugged screen or card terminal.
5) Please be aware that sometimes the car will LOCK when you try to initiate the charge, which will FAIL the charge. This doesn't mean the station isn't working. I recommend making sure to unlock the car immediately before plugging in the charger. I'd wager a huge number of "failed" charges are due to this issue, as EA won't know what happened and will just register it as a failure.
6) I strongly advise against using any of the Porsche connect or Nav systems for locating chargers. Use a 3rd party app and enter a physical address into the Nav.
1) This is the big one. Set realistic expectations. You should be planning an hour detour for every charging stop to get 70% charge. You should be arriving at a charger with enough battery remaining to reach a BACKUP charging location.
2) Plan in advance using Plugshare. Plan not only a primary stop but a backup in case you run into issues.
3) For EA, try to use Porsche Connect once to initiate the charge. Otherwise call the EA number and immediately ask for a free charge to be started. If they ask for more info, insist the problem is known and you're in a hurry. EA reps are usually great about it. If they have trouble on that station, give it 1 more attempt and move to the next charger.
4) If there is anything funky going on with a charger screen or the credit card terminal, GO TO A DIFFERENT STATION. Do not even bother attempting to use an EA charger with a bugged screen or card terminal.
5) Please be aware that sometimes the car will LOCK when you try to initiate the charge, which will FAIL the charge. This doesn't mean the station isn't working. I recommend making sure to unlock the car immediately before plugging in the charger. I'd wager a huge number of "failed" charges are due to this issue, as EA won't know what happened and will just register it as a failure.
6) I strongly advise against using any of the Porsche connect or Nav systems for locating chargers. Use a 3rd party app and enter a physical address into the Nav.
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