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Ron,

Your summary nailed it.

Porsche’s investigation concluded there’s nothing wrong with the car. It was a coincidence of 3 of “bad” charging stations.

Fingers crossed.
I am very happy to hear that the car was having no issues. Sorry to hear that the Charging infrastructure in Calgary is very poor.

You may find this Mar 2019 article on Taycan testing encouraging.
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Ron,

Your summary nailed it.

Porsche’s investigation concluded there’s nothing wrong with the car. It was a coincidence of 3 of “bad” charging stations.

Fingers crossed.
I'm delighted there is nothing wrong with the car. You know its not really the new frontier anymore with EVs they have been on the road in regular use over 5 years. I believe ANY car ICE or EV that is bought NEW can have an issue and if it does they usually manifest themselves in the first 1500 miles.

Now that said charging networks ARE in their infancy most of them less than six months old with multiple suppliers and parts Even EA has the same box with different components it needs to be better standardized...
 
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Charging is all good. I’m at my second charger so far this morning. No issues.

I’m entering the beautiful Canadian Rockies, with a quick visit to Banff and Lake Louise. Then onward until the approaching storm sends me into a hotel for the night to let it all pass.

Then onward to Vancouver tomorrow.
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Charging is all good. I’m at my second charger so far this morning. No issues.

I’m entering the beautiful Canadian Rockies, with a quick visit to Banff and Lake Louise. Then onward until the approaching storm sends me into a hotel for the night to let it all pass.

Then onward to Vancouver tomorrow.
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Don, the scenery is spectacular!
 

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Are those the tires the car came with or snow tires? How has it been handling in all the snow/ice? Any comments/observations/jokes?
 


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Amazing pictures Don! I just sent them on to my 12 year old who is really enjoying reading about your adventure! He's stuck at school right now, but is in love with the Banff area, and electric vehicles, so this checks both of those boxes!
 
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Are those the tires the car came with or snow tires? How has it been handling in all the snow/ice? Any comments/observations/jokes?
These are Pirelli snow tires. Fantastic. No issues at all (so far).
 
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On a whim... I stopped in at the Fairmont Chateau on Lake Louise and asked the front desk if they had any cancellations. Magically, they did have an available room.

So, even though it might delay my arrival in Vancouver tomorrow by staying here, I can’t pass it up.

So here I sit... drinking mulled wine, having lunch, at the side of Lake Louise.

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The last time I was here, having lunch at the Fairmont at Lake Louise, was in 2010 when I rode my motorcycle to Alaska. At the time I was probably a wet, stinky camper. Sitting in luxury. Life sure has changed in those 10 years.
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3 more pictures and we'll invite you to give a talk in Munich about The Great Adventure ;)!
 

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Ok. Done. :cool:
Haha, that was quick! Anyways, seriously, if you'd be here, I'll find an audience, including 20+ engineers that are actively working on "related machinery". I'll ask their boss if we could get a company tour.

Cheers,
Henrik
 

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On a whim... I stopped in at the Fairmont Chateau on Lake Louise and asked the front desk if they had any cancellations. Magically, they did have an available room.

So, even though it might delay my arrival in Vancouver tomorrow by staying here, I can’t pass it up.

So here I sit... drinking mulled wine, having lunch, at the side of Lake Louise.

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Fairmont, pretty place!!!! Enjoy
 
 




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