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"Taycan spends a total of less than 2.5 hours charging on a cross-country drive, the shortest charging time to cross the United States in an electric vehicle – the benchmark being 7 hours, 10 minutes, and 1 second" What did he do, drive 25MPH average? It is just advertising for Electrify America (owned by VW, like Porsche), and a worthless Record without telling how long they took to drive the whole distance. A Tesla…
On the Taycan forum [0] a few people were working the math out and figured out a theoretical 2:30 charge route. It requires 55MPH cruise and a few other things, but doesn't seem that out of the realm of possibility for a manufacturer backed PR stunt. [0]: https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/taycan-cross-count...
Notably, 200 wh/mi is at least 20% too optimistic. OTOH, ABRP seems to underestimate the charge KW rate a little bit, but it doesn't seem to be enough.
They should publish the details for public examination. It seems like this comes with some important asterisks.
"I had to move from cord to cord or cabinet to cabinet at some locations, but I was never stranded."
The 5 star Euro NCAP is mostly worthless on rear impact: https://www.businessinsider.com/porsche-taycan-5-star-crash-... " In these seat and head-restraint tests, Euro NCAP propelled a dummy with a realistic spine on a sled at both 10 and 15 mph, mimicking a rear collision. This is the type of crash most likely to inflict a neck sprain or whiplash injury. In general, manufacturers design seats so the headrests are as close to the back of an occupant's head as possible. As you can see by the orange in these diagrams, Euro NCAP assessed only "marginal" protection for the seat and head restraints in both the front and rear seats. "
Who cares as long as the Taycan has marginal whiplash protection due to its seats _at very low_ speeds. Basically unusable. Nobody needs an expensive death trap, as an alternative to a 0 star Renault ZOE. The 5 star Euro NCAP is mostly worthless on rear impact: https://www.businessinsider.com/porsche-taycan-5-star-crash-... " In these seat and head-restraint tests, Euro NCAP propelled a dummy with a realistic spine o…
About a year ago, the EA chargers were a crapshoot as to whether the rate negotiation with the vehicle would work. Looks like they either solved that problem, or had technical support from EA to ensure they wouldn't be delayed on their trip. https://youtu.be/lR41-IS9HTU?t=2590
>Conner tells us that he had the engineers at both Porsche and Electrify America on speed dial for this run. Despite it being New Year's Eve, he was able to work with the teams to ensure that the car was operating to its potential (despite the bugs) and the chargers he was visiting were both working and reliable.
"Taycan spends a total of less than 2.5 hours charging on a cross-country drive, the shortest charging time to cross the United States in an electric vehicle – the benchmark being 7 hours, 10 minutes, and 1 second" What did he do, drive 25MPH average? It is just advertising for Electrify America (owned by VW, like Porsche), and a worthless Record without telling how long they took to drive the whole distance. A Tesla…
Peak efficiency is at about 40-50mph, at least for Teslas: https://forum.abetterrouteplanner.com/uploads/monthly_2018_1...