tigerbalm
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Day 4: Interlaken (Switzerland) -> Täsch/Zermatt (Switzerland)
A very lazy day today – this is a relaxing holiday after all!
We awake to a very nice view of the Swiss alps and Jungfrau peak out of our bedroom window.

We check-out at midday and have a fully charged car delivered up to reception. Navigation is easy today – point the car towards the mountains!
Though not planned for – there is always opportunities for some twists and turns in Switzerland.
And it's not long until we're boarding the car train at Kandersteg to take us through the Lötschberg tunnel under the Bernese Alps.
Remembering to set Transport Mode on the Porsche Vehicle Tracking Service (PVTS+) while in the queue. It is warm in the tunnel – it is so nice to be able to run full air-conditioning in an EV.
We always nearly fall asleep in the tunnel – it's dark with a gentle rocking motion and the ambient lighting of the Taycan just makes it very comfortable.
Once off the train on the other side – we head south on the road towards Zermatt.
As Zermatt is a car-free town – we have pre-paid parking at Täsch – including booking a space on floor three – which is dedicated to EV charging.

Where every space here has a 22 kW AC charger – which is trivial to get going using a QR code and Apple Pay – no apps required.
The setup reminds me of the BMW Museum in Munich – though there each charger only had a 3 kW supply.

We've also pre-paid for the train up to Zermatt – and present a bar code from out mobile phone to open the gates.

The shuttles up the mountain are frequent.

We're staying at The Omnia again – which now has the familiar cave entrance and elevator up to reception.
Where we're given a well appointed suite – each time getting a free upgrade here.

And a telescope allowing us to observe the changing light on The Matterhorn.
Tomorrow we get back to the mountain passes.
The days charging stats
Today we did 96 km over 2:50 hours, with an average speed of 34 km/h, consuming 24.5 kWh/100km.
A very lazy day today – this is a relaxing holiday after all!
We awake to a very nice view of the Swiss alps and Jungfrau peak out of our bedroom window.

We check-out at midday and have a fully charged car delivered up to reception. Navigation is easy today – point the car towards the mountains!
Though not planned for – there is always opportunities for some twists and turns in Switzerland.
And it's not long until we're boarding the car train at Kandersteg to take us through the Lötschberg tunnel under the Bernese Alps.
Remembering to set Transport Mode on the Porsche Vehicle Tracking Service (PVTS+) while in the queue. It is warm in the tunnel – it is so nice to be able to run full air-conditioning in an EV.
We always nearly fall asleep in the tunnel – it's dark with a gentle rocking motion and the ambient lighting of the Taycan just makes it very comfortable.
Once off the train on the other side – we head south on the road towards Zermatt.
As Zermatt is a car-free town – we have pre-paid parking at Täsch – including booking a space on floor three – which is dedicated to EV charging.

Where every space here has a 22 kW AC charger – which is trivial to get going using a QR code and Apple Pay – no apps required.
The setup reminds me of the BMW Museum in Munich – though there each charger only had a 3 kW supply.

We've also pre-paid for the train up to Zermatt – and present a bar code from out mobile phone to open the gates.

The shuttles up the mountain are frequent.

We're staying at The Omnia again – which now has the familiar cave entrance and elevator up to reception.
Where we're given a well appointed suite – each time getting a free upgrade here.

And a telescope allowing us to observe the changing light on The Matterhorn.
Tomorrow we get back to the mountain passes.
The days charging stats
Location | Start SOC % | End SOC % | kWh added | Cost | Duration | Ambient Temp | Battery Temp | Charger Type | Network |
Täsch | 74% | 100% | 21.8 | €12.60 | 1 hour 14 mins | 27 | 32 | AC 22 kW | Apple Pay |
Today we did 96 km over 2:50 hours, with an average speed of 34 km/h, consuming 24.5 kWh/100km.
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