PoscheNewb

Hello,

I recently acquired a CPO Taycan GTS Turismo. It was a hard find with the performance options I wanted (PCCB, PDCC, and Rear Axle Steering). An option I wish the original buyer had spec'd out was the 150 kW/400V DC Charger ($490 option). Can anyone tell me if this is something I can have dealer add for me and if so, what the cost would be?

Bonus inquiry - I've heard Tesla may come up with chargers that can accommodate 800V battery cars and if so, would this 150 on-board charge be unnecessary?

Thank you in advance for this AWESOME community!!!

d00d

Yes, Tesla is already building v4 chargers that charge at native 800V battery speed.
You could call your dealer for a 400V charger retrofit, but I haven't read about anyone doing it.

daveo4porsche

to date there is no known procedure for retrofitting the 400V/150kW - it's part of the "main" battery high voltage bus - even if there was a retro fit it's unlikely to be cost effective - this choice should have never been an option - and it has in fact been removed as an option in the .2 Taycann, and the new MacanEV has a "different" approach.

I would not rely/plan on any retrofit being plausible.

v4 superchargers can do 800V but it's unclear if they will do 800V CCS1 compliant 800V…this will be an evolving story for the next several years.

the cyberTruck has 800V support - but no other Tesla cars in the fleet can do it - I also would not plan on Tesla offering 800V support to CCS1 vehicles anytime soon…

d00d

I notice you specified CCS1 (US) as an open question Dave.
Found a CCS2 (EU) Taycan owner with an acceptable 86F battery temperature only getting 150kW quickly decreasing to 100kW, so yes, doesn't look like it's sorted yet.

https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/th...ger-v-4.19208/

PoscheNewb

Thank you! So much to learn about this TAYCAN and EV charging. I initially thought the car is limited to 50kW DC charging without this option but learning that it’s limited to 50kW at a charger meant for 400V batteries. (I hope I understand this correctly).

I am just not going to plan long distance drive with the taycan to be safe (for now)