Taycan range

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Hello all - newbie here.

I have a Taycan Turbo S. I'm intrigued to hear the experience of others re: the range they're achieving with these cars.

Mine is now nearly 6 months old. In October, when it first arrived, the 100%-charged range was around 207-209 miles.

I've now realised that to maintain battery health/life, it should be charged to a max of 85% unless a long journey is planned.

But now, the 100%-equivalent range is down to around 195 miles at very best, sometimes down to 185.

Thoughts, others' experience and advice gratefully received, thanks in advance!

FP

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Flying machine said:

Grantstown said:

https://www.driving.ca/tesla/model-s/features/feat...

Wow, interesting read! Thanks for the link. Although I've got a M3 not a MS, the results seem to reflect my experience with Tesla.

Yes, agreed - my experience is that the Taycan range indicator is pretty accurate. A very gentle driving style can eek out a few more miles than the 100% range-prediction, but only by 2-3 miles or so over 180-odd.

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Pope said:

https://www.porsche.com/uk/models/taycan/taycan-mo...

Scroll to the bottom of the page; there is a range calculator tool that seems pleasingly accurate

Funnily enough, found this at the w/e. Yes, agree, it gives predictions that mirror quite closely what I'm seeing in real use.

At least I can be content that there's nothing outlier-ish about my car.

And, in the round, they are extraordinary cars. There's something quite luxurious about the seamless power delivery combined with the refinement and freakish ride. You can see how well suited the next gen of EV powertrain will be to a Rolls, for example, once there's a bit more power capacity.

The charging network isn't actually that bad. The Shell Recharge 150kw rapid chargers (not many around at the moment, have a look on Zap Map) seem to work at least as fast as the Ionity network. Gridserve have taken a share in the ageing Ecotricity network to upgrade motorway sites and will, I understand, put rapid chargers (350kw) at the Cornwall Services site on the A30 this summer. Their existing programme of bespoke sites continues albeit longer lead on these - understand that there may be one on the A303 near Amesbury in due course.

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h0b0 said:

My Cayenne GTS shows me almost 500 miles range from a tank. While I love its optimism, I know that if I set off expecting 500 miles I would be let down. At best I get 400 miles if I sit on a motorway with no traffic. However, at the moment I am getting just over 300 miles to a tank due to only doing short journeys.


I am not sure why people think the Taycan would be any better at predicting [b]future[b] trips.

Edited by h0b0 on Monday 22 March 19:36

'tis strange but seemingly true. The range indicator is spookily accurate.

It helps with this weird range-anxiety recalibration that one goes through. I'd now probably have second thoughts if it said my destination or power stop was predicted to leave me with 5 miles range or under. Anything above that feels like 50miles in a gas car. I have been doing a 175 mile trip when the range consistently predicts 185miles. Don't give it a moments thought. Arrive, plug it in, wander to grab a comfort break, paper and a takeout, wander back, few more mins, and back up to 180 miles. Because you don't need to stand there with your finger on the fuel pump trigger, it all seems pretty painless.

I still obviously love my gas cars, but this has its place, it works and will only get better. And it's definitely a proper Porsche. And another 50miles range would be nice, please! Maybe summer will add a chunk of that.