Unloading Panamera for the Taycan?
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Joined: Jun 2019
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From: Florida
Not at this time. My Panamera is my only car, and as such, my daily commuter. I have about 620+ miles of range during my normal driving. I can't imagine a range of 200 and then waiting at least 2 hours to "fill up", and where would you charge it aside from your garage (assuming you have one), the 840V system is far from having a decent infrastructure. Once the charging has been made much more accessible and the range doubled, then I'll consider a CPO one.
Batteries are not advised to be fast charged too frequently with current technologies, so battery development will have to improve along with capacity. Until batteries can be charged within a few minutes, most charging has to be were a car would be parked, except each space would have to have a charger; an expensive proposition. Once electric power matures, then I will be much more interested as I'm sure will many others. I suppose car companies can pool their resources to develop a universal system (I believe there a 2 or 3 major connectors in use now) and at least initially, subsidize charging installation for a cut of the electric bill.
Batteries are not advised to be fast charged too frequently with current technologies, so battery development will have to improve along with capacity. Until batteries can be charged within a few minutes, most charging has to be were a car would be parked, except each space would have to have a charger; an expensive proposition. Once electric power matures, then I will be much more interested as I'm sure will many others. I suppose car companies can pool their resources to develop a universal system (I believe there a 2 or 3 major connectors in use now) and at least initially, subsidize charging installation for a cut of the electric bill.
Last edited by jivor; Feb 6, 2020 at 10:41 PM.
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Joined: Jan 2018
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From: SF Bay Area
After test driving a Taycan Turbo I have to admit that I am thinking about it. The Taycan is pretty impressive and I don’t think the back seats are terrible. I took my teenager and 6’3” father-in-law for the test drive and all where impressed by the ride comfort and EV torque. That being said, the visceral feel of my Panamera is holding me back. It may be the highest form of grand tourer performance Porsche of the petrol era.
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Joined: Jan 2019
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Keep in mind that no first year EV has ever been successful from a customer satisfaction point of view. They are notoriously glitchy and it takes companies a while to get the integration correct. I know the first customer Taycan here has already been back for service fixes four times.
I just finished a lemon buyback on an iPace and highly recommend waiting until at least the 3rd production year to purchase an EV. I can also personally attest that if you're hoping for the EA chargers to help you, you will be very disappointed. They are extremely glitchy and poor quality, often taking 15 minutes just to start charging and capped at fairly low rates.
It just doesn't matter how good the Taycan is (or isn't) right now, it won't be reliable until it's finished beta testing (which, sadly, is how companies treat year 1 and 2 of EVs.)
I just finished a lemon buyback on an iPace and highly recommend waiting until at least the 3rd production year to purchase an EV. I can also personally attest that if you're hoping for the EA chargers to help you, you will be very disappointed. They are extremely glitchy and poor quality, often taking 15 minutes just to start charging and capped at fairly low rates.
It just doesn't matter how good the Taycan is (or isn't) right now, it won't be reliable until it's finished beta testing (which, sadly, is how companies treat year 1 and 2 of EVs.)
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From: Northern NJ
I test drove a Taycan Turbo on Monday. That car left me smiling ear to ear! Acceleration like you wouldn't believe! That said, I don't think I'd trade in my Panamera 4s just yet. As much fun as it was for the spirited loop I did, I think I too would have range anxiety and I just don't feel like the infrastructure is up to speed. Of course, when it's time to change out the Panamera (Probably 3 yr), it would be something I would consider.
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