manitou202

I have over 7k miles on my Turbo S, but I recently started trying range mode on a couple of road trips. This weekend I drove 248 miles each way across central and western Colorado. All country roads (45-65mph speed limits) with lots of elevation. Several mountain passes including Monarch pass at 11,312ft. Temperature was in the high 80's to mid 90's so I was using the cooled seats and A/C the entire drive. I drove 5-10 mph over the speed limit when possible. I also had two passengers and about 200lbs of gear. Keep in mind this is a Turbo S with 21" wheels, and an EPA rated range of 192 miles.

Results:

Manitou Springs to Montrose Colorado
Distance: 248 miles
Efficiency: 29.9 kWh/100miles
Avg Speed: 47mph
Total Range based on efficiency: 280 miles
(assuming 83.6kWh of usable battery)

Montrose to Manitou Springs Colorado
Distance: 248 miles
Efficiency: 29.1 kWh/100miles
Avg Speed: 53mph
Total Range based on efficiency: 287 miles

Both times I stopped briefly in Salida Colorado and used a 125kW Chargepoint Fast Charger to add about 15%. I could have easily made both directions on a single charge, but we needed a break and this charger is in a convenient location at the half way point.

In the past using Sport/Sport Plus mode I have averaged closer to 36.0 kWh/100miles along the same route. Needless to say I have been really impressed with range mode. I have it set to the 85mph limit, but it still has more pickup than just about any car I've ever owned. I did switch to Sport/Sport Plus mode a couple of times when I was planning on passing someone and didn't want to hit the 85mph limiter. Otherwise range mode was great.

The Taycan continues to impress.

jmrdmd

Great write up…thank you.

I’m loving my Turbo S!

Best

Jan

spdracerut

~3.4 miles per kWh is pretty solid.

XLR82XS

Any issues with charging? Plug-n-charge work? I'm taking my RWD from S. Florida to PEC Atlanta in September.

kort677

charging issues depend on which car you are driving, what year it is and how it is equipped, my car with the onboard 19.2 charger cannot plug and charge because of a flaw and porsche has and is doing NOTHING to fix the problem. I have a 50/50 chance of being able to initiate a charge without assistance from EA and have had 2 instances of a complete fail to charge. Porsche refuses to acknowledge that there is an issue.
that said, the loaner I had while they were trying to diagnose my problem was a RWD base model and it would plug and charge without issues.
the only other concern is that there are still issues with the EA units being down.
overall you shouldn't have an issue on your trip

manitou202

I haven't had the Plug-n-charge software update yet. I've been waiting until the power loss issue gets resolved, but overall I haven't had any issues with EA and using the Porsche app.