svp6
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It is 5% over 180 miles. No, the battery does not warm up in 10 or 20 miles in cold weather (anything less than 30F) - it takes about 1 hour of driving to get the battery above 50F. Signing out here.
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... again, you don't need a profile or a timer to do this. Just select "Direct Charging" the night before your trip.
The only reason you really need a timer or profile is if you want to take advantage of lower electrical costs at some point during the night or if you want to pre-condition the environment in your car.
Well... I've been charging my car to 85% since it arrived in August this very way. So I guess my car is also "completely wrong".euh, you're *completely* wrong...
It's quite simple.
A profile = the minimal charge you want at all times when you need your car.
If the location has better/worse times to charge, you can set them there.
A timer = when you want your car to be ready to drive (at that moment). You set the chargelevel and the interior temperature and more importantly: your battery will be at an optimal temperature for the drive.
So if you have a fixed schedule, e.g. you leave for work every workday at 7.30, do use the timer.
It will make sure your battery has an optimal temperature for best performance and efficiency and your cabin will be heated/cooled using the plug.
So I have two profiles, one for my home and one for my office, just setting the charge level to 40%, which is enough to take me from the one place to the other.
And I have a timer set at 7.30 to charge to 80% with a cabin temperature at 21°C and a timer set at 19.00 with a charge level of 50% and a cabin temperature at 21°C.
If you don't have a schedule, then indeed, only use the profile.
Using direct charge or pressing the button next so the socket will charge your car to 100%. That's not what you want.
So it's not complicated at all *sigh*
Yes that's right.Well... I've been charging my car to 85% since it arrived in August this very way. So I guess my car is also "completely wrong".
- I have no timers...
- I have no profiles (other than the "default" profile)
- I do not use Porsche Connect to "adjust" anything
- I plug my car in anytime/everytime it is in the garage (regardless of current SOC)
- I simply set the "min charge level" in the default profile to 85% ONCE (in August) and left it that way...
(...and, as I've said before, I only select "Direct Charging" on the rare occasions I want a full 100% charge a for a long trip the next day.)
*** Its pretty amazing how my car is ALWAYS waiting for me with 85% charge any time / every time I get into it. I guess my car is "Completely Wrong" as well...
(You read THIS as well, right?)
Yes, lots of needless confusion because folks THINK they need custom profiles or timers when most probably do not...Yes that's right.
As long as you don't set preferred charging charging in the profile. If you do set preferred charging times then the %age charge you enter acts as an immediate minimum and then it will restart charging again within the preferred charging times potentially charging up to 100%. Perhaps this is why some are confused.
Have owned my Taycan for 7 months now and have had no problems with charging etc.
I've been charging the same way since May. Simple default general profile with 85% min (which is really the target SOC). If I need extra range the next day, I just use the Direct Charging. Generally, I don't charge unless I drop below 40% SOC. Totally agree that Porsche made this needlessly complicated and confusing.Well... I've been charging my car to 85% since it arrived in August this very way. So I guess my car is also "completely wrong".
- I have no timers...
- I have no profiles (other than the "default" profile)
- I do not use Porsche Connect to "adjust" anything
- I plug my car in anytime/everytime it is in the garage (regardless of current SOC)
- I simply set the "min charge level" in the default profile to 85% ONCE (in August) and left it that way...
(...and, as I've said before, I only select "Direct Charging" on the rare occasions I want a full 100% charge a for a long trip the next day.)
*** Its pretty amazing how my car is ALWAYS waiting for me with 85% charge any time / every time I get into it. I guess my car is "Completely Wrong" as well...
(You read THIS as well, right?)
Well, no that's not amazing, that's exactly what I wrote in the third line of my post:*** Its pretty amazing how my car is ALWAYS waiting for me with 85% charge any time / every time I get into it. I guess my car is "Completely Wrong" as well...
(You read THIS as well, right?)
My car always starts warm as it sits in a heated garage. Like I said (as linked), you only need to use a timer if you want to precondition the car or take advantage of discounted electrical rates. I don't need this and many others don't need it either... However, some folks seem to think that they DO need to set a timer in order to limit an 85% charge which IS incorrect!Well, no that's not amazing, that's exactly what I wrote in the third line of my post:
A profile = the minimal charge you want at all times when you need your car.
So you put it to 85%. You plug your car in and it starts charging to 85%, which is finished by eg. 23.00.
When you leave your house at 7.30, you start with a cold car and a cold battery.
Which is less efficient than if your car would have started charging not when you got home, but e.g. at 04.00 to be at the desired charge level at 7.30 with a warm battery (for optimal performancy, battery life, etc) and with a warm car.
As said, if you don't have a schedule, just use profile(s). And the different profiles are indeed completely optional for further finetuning.
If you do have a more or less fixed schedule, limit the profile charge to the minimum and use timers on top of the profile. And you will start with a car that is warm and has a warm battery.
The car gives all options for all use cases. It's brilliantly designed. Stop whining.
No not from the car or Connect app.Can somebody tell me whether it is possible to limit my charge to 85% with a DC charger? My car does not have Porsche Connect.
EXACTLYHas someone tried this: Configure the general (default) profile to 85%, DISABLE direct charging, then plug in - will it stop at 85% or go to 100%?
Sure, but there is also much misleading information stating that you MUST use custom profiles and timers in order to set a max charge level. Take a look at the second post in this thread for example. Its completely incorrect!This is turning into quite a charged topic — pun intended.
I think Porsche is just trying to give owners options and like so many things in life, too many options equates to confusion. Plus owning an EV requires a whole new set of knowledge akin to moving from a horse drawn carriage to an ICE. I am sure the first users of an ICE were terrified of blowing themselves up — just as we are all concerned about doing something bad to the car/causing the 12V battery jinx, the longevity of our battery, etc.
As I said, I think it is a learning process and find some of the tips and tricks people share here a great resource. So let’s agree to disagree at times ;-)
I for one have now ended up using timers and profiles! I like the benefit it brings — I can also see why some would not need them — but without this forum I would not have figured it out from “just reading the manual“. This from a noob who only became an EV owner two weeks ago!