Powered Charge Port Cover - YES or No?

[Gambler]

No for me it's not worth it in my view.

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[mandoyoda]

No for me. Prefer the body styling without the touch sensitive handle, so spent the money elsewhere.

 

[Nickj]

I didn’t and regret it. Not necessary but the manual flaps are a bit basic, given the cost of the car.

 

[Mike in CA]

No for me. The car was designed to have functional air extraction vents behind the front wheel openings and the power charging flaps cause them to be blocked which offends me greatly. That, and the $640 for a feature that should have been designed not to interfere with another feature and been no cost standard in the first place. They are kind of cool (though not as well executed, IMHO, as the power flaps on our e-Tron) but the manual flaps work just fine. No regrets.

 

[Klepper]

I did not order them. I would rather skip a few ~$500 options and get something like rear axle steering (which is what I did) that makes a difference in driving.

My $0.02

 

[hshm]

Yes ?

I think it makes the Taycan special. Most cars have flaps and the power charge port cover is futuristic and really cool IMO.

Other benefits:

- If you're forgetful like me, you never have to worry about driving off with the cover open. It will always close on its own.
- You can open/close it from the inside.
- It covers the opening in the front fender. If you track your Taycan, it's better to have this open for airflow. However, for most people, having it closed is a benefit because rock chips can't go through it and chip the door—if you don't have it wrapped and protected.

 

[Mr. 2021 Taycan]

The electric charge port covers are a great party trick that offer no practical value and even add to the list of stuff that will eventually go wrong.

But I am happy I ordered them!

 

[kort]

the issue I see with the manual port door is that it is easy to knock them off of the car, the motorized doors retract out of they way up into the vehicle

 

[remanis]

Definitely yes! They work very well for me

 

[SCSEV]

Mine came without the powered charge port. I thought I would want it, but after living without it for the first 2 months I’m good. It is one less powered/automated thing that can malfunction. It does look cool as shit, though.

 

[Mike in CA]

Yes ?

I think it makes the Taycan special. Most cars have flaps and the power charge port cover is futuristic and really cool IMO.

Other benefits:

- If you're forgetful like me, you never have to worry about driving off with the cover open. It will always close on its own.
- You can open/close it from the inside.
- It covers the opening in the front fender. If you track your Taycan, it's better to have this open for airflow. However, for most people, having it closed is a benefit because rock chips can't go through it and chip the door—if you don't have it wrapped and protected.

They are futuristic and cool; absolutely.

My only comments would be that a) the benefit to the vents is theoretically in improved aero=range, not necessarily for track use and b) you'd have to be extremely inattentive as well as forgetful to drive off with the manual flaps open!

 

[SYN_Skydance]

It does look cool but I have the manual ports and as I charge from home 99% of the time I don’t really miss them.

 

[Taycan24]

Was on the fence cause I think the black line looks kind of cool - but went without it as I had issues with the auto-open port in my last car (Tesla) so wanted to avoid one more thing that could go wrong.

 

[andrewh3]

Currently do not have as mine was off the showroom floor. The three negatives of the standard port are that they stick out when open, can be 'sticky' to open and close and you lose the visual contrast from of the line or small 'wing' that supports the sensor. I would have preferred the electric port but cannot comment on reliability issues. I think air flow implications likely very minor.

 

[Satin_Volcano]

Yes.. It's a cheap option that's cool and gives the exterior a better look

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