Panamera 4 E-hybrid Owners Thread
#1307
Hey JCBH,
excellent setup. Looking to do something similar in my garage once my car arrives in 2 weeks.
In fact, I ordered the dock and was curious how the mounting works if you were to hide the cable to the power supply like you did on this picture:
Is the socket inside the dock? could you send me a picture of the inside life of the dock? crazy how Porsche charges this much money for a dummy case.
I am only receiving my dock in a week so I am currently lost as to how my final setup will look like. A picture from inside the dock of this setup (where you can't see the socket) would help me a lot.
cheers
excellent setup. Looking to do something similar in my garage once my car arrives in 2 weeks.
In fact, I ordered the dock and was curious how the mounting works if you were to hide the cable to the power supply like you did on this picture:
Is the socket inside the dock? could you send me a picture of the inside life of the dock? crazy how Porsche charges this much money for a dummy case.
I am only receiving my dock in a week so I am currently lost as to how my final setup will look like. A picture from inside the dock of this setup (where you can't see the socket) would help me a lot.
cheers
#1308
https://rennlist.com/forums/panamera...on-my2019.html
As for MY2018: production seems to be a problem too. a ST of my friend which should have been produced in May has yet to be built. My car, scheduled to be built last week, supposedly will be built this week. Currently there is chaos in the factory.
#1309
Rennlist Member
Originally Posted by rsyed
Hey JCBH,
excellent setup. Looking to do something similar in my garage once my car arrives in 2 weeks.
In fact, I ordered the dock and was curious how the mounting works if you were to hide the cable to the power supply like you did on this picture:
Is the socket inside the dock? could you send me a picture of the inside life of the dock? crazy how Porsche charges this much money for a dummy case.
I am only receiving my dock in a week so I am currently lost as to how my final setup will look like. A picture from inside the dock of this setup (where you can't see the socket) would help me a lot.
cheers
excellent setup. Looking to do something similar in my garage once my car arrives in 2 weeks.
In fact, I ordered the dock and was curious how the mounting works if you were to hide the cable to the power supply like you did on this picture:
Is the socket inside the dock? could you send me a picture of the inside life of the dock? crazy how Porsche charges this much money for a dummy case.
I am only receiving my dock in a week so I am currently lost as to how my final setup will look like. A picture from inside the dock of this setup (where you can't see the socket) would help me a lot.
cheers
Jeff
#1310
Rennlist Member
Originally Posted by ajriches01
JCBH....serious garage/hanger/warehouse envy going on!
#1311
#1312
one last question: the key is just there so that no one can steal the charger, or? you don't need the key to start charging the car is more my question, ie. park teh car, unwind the plug from the dock and plug it into the the car socket..
#1313
Rennlist Member
rsyed
I had the same questions as you have. I thought I would be able to find a template or get one from the dealer for the back plate in order to align the outlet I installed on the garage wall properly so the dock would be centered in the space I had. No good, could not locate a template. So I went to the dealers and took about a dozen dimensions and then made my own template from the sports page of the newspaper. I used this to locate where to have the wire comes out of the wall so the outlet was properly offset to allow the dock to be centered. I will enclose a picture with the outlet and the makeshift template taped to the wall. I did not receive my car yet, so still awaiting the dock. Good luck.
BTW, I do believe the key is strictly for locking the door and the charger inside. It is not needed for charging. The dealer had a hard time finding the key when I wanted to take the dimensions.
#1314
Rennlist Member
Originally Posted by rsyed
one last question: the key is just there so that no one can steal the charger, or? you don't need the key to start charging the car is more my question, ie. park teh car, unwind the plug from the dock and plug it into the the car socket..
#1317
Burning Brakes
I'm getting into a routine now, able to drive to and from my office on all-electric with extra to spare. The key I've found is driving back roads (part country, part suburban, part city) rather than the expressway, as the expressway eats the battery capacity more rapidly, and I get more regeneration (and less hills) on the back roads. So I'm getting consistently 26-28 miles on a single charge now with summertime temperatures.
I'm not having any other obvious significant problems with software or anything else at 2000 miles on the odometer. Fabulous car. And it gets huge attention everywhere I go, because it's such a unique, rare car (a Porsche station wagon!).
I'm not having any other obvious significant problems with software or anything else at 2000 miles on the odometer. Fabulous car. And it gets huge attention everywhere I go, because it's such a unique, rare car (a Porsche station wagon!).
#1318
Rennlist Member
I found this article from my engineering alumni newsletter and thought I would share it just as something of interest about the Lithium Ion batteries. Toward the end of the article it explains that in cold weather, it is better to charge the battery slowly to prevent premature degradation of the battery. Please see attached link.
https://news.psu.edu/story/526756/20...ing%20newswire
https://news.psu.edu/story/526756/20...ing%20newswire
#1319
Racer
Software update delayed - official
I found this article from my engineering alumni newsletter and thought I would share it just as something of interest about the Lithium Ion batteries. Toward the end of the article it explains that in cold weather, it is better to charge the battery slowly to prevent premature degradation of the battery. Please see attached link.
https://news.psu.edu/story/526756/2018/06/28/research/self-heating-fast-charging-battery-makes-electric-vehicles-climate?utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_term=527128_HTML&utm_co ntent=07-03-2018-07-19&utm_campaign=engineering%20newswire
https://news.psu.edu/story/526756/2018/06/28/research/self-heating-fast-charging-battery-makes-electric-vehicles-climate?utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_term=527128_HTML&utm_co ntent=07-03-2018-07-19&utm_campaign=engineering%20newswire
On a different subject, I have just received disappointing news from Porsche GB, that the software update for existing cars to correct the speedometer display units amongst other items, has no release date but "should be before the end of the year" I think this is pathetic and a very poor service for owners of a very expensive car. Just not enough effort being put into it. This is the sort of thing I expect from Morgan but I had hoped for better from Porsche.