Recent content by svp6

No question that current Tesla - Raven has the more efficient drivetrain. For me the surprise was how much better than EPA is the Taycan - as opposed to less than the EPA I observed with our 3 Tesla's. Not a large miss for the Tesla, but I never matched the EPA range - around 240 vs. 253 miles...

That is absolutely true by EPA numbers. By real world range, all the Taycans go at or above 250. I checked the consumption on few 180 mile trips in my 4S, per mile it is identical with the consumption of my previous P85D (see graph below). With the larger battery pack, the 4S goes about 300 mi...

The base Taycan was anounced - but only for China. I presume that it will later be available in Europe and US. Single motor (RWD) but dual speed gearbox. It's on all automotive news. Price in China is ~77% of the 4S - which means base version here will start at around 80k. The surprise was the...

Karen, I am not sure why you seem so infuriated by the Taycan. All the things you point out are true and in line with a new manufacturer and a new network. I started watching Bjorn Nyland's videos as soon as he started posting - and I remember how much more challenging was for him to do his...

Agree that they could have done better. That being said, there was the UK test of electric cars ran to depletion (CarWow). The test was done with a starting outside temp of 7C (45F) dropping to 5C (41F) at the end of the trip, mostly on highways at a cruise control speed set at 70 mph. The Tesla...

Now is this not a tad misleading? Since you took the time to go through the 38 pages of that thread, you could have at least mentioned that the average consumption you quote is travelling in winter through Canada including a stint through a blizzard, and going though the Canadian Rockies...

Range is clearly better for Tesla than the competition. That being said, they tend to have a highway range lower than EPA reported - by a larger margin than other automakers. Here is a range comparison recently posted on youtube. For those who did not watch the video, it was done in UK with a...

I think I understand what you say - but was that because of the change to ICE or because of the clunkier user interface, or perhaps both? We have now a model 3 with white interior (very elegant, zen-like) and a 2019 Merc E-coupe. My wife and I both prefer the model 3 for the fun of driving, but...

That is complete and utter BS - rated range has nothing to do with your driving style (this is what other EVs do, but not Tesla). As far as I can tell, Tesla rated range depends only on the state of charge of your battery, and changes under 3 circumstances: 1. Decrease - with natural decay in...

To the OP - my Porsche dealer tells me about half of their waiting list are people who owned EVs, most of them Tesla - so you are not the only one considering it. The downsides of Taycan are obviously price, charging infrastructure and range. Advantage is really a very good looking car with...

It is definitely going to be worse than with a Tesla - for both the density of superchargers and the lower range. But I would say perhaps not as drastic as you are mentioning. Daily driving assuming you don't have a huge commute should be OK. For the day trips I currently charge our model 3 to...

I could not find any good user review of the Porsche Innodrive system, will probably be similar to the e-tron system. I assume Tesla will be clearly superior to both in terms of features, upgrades. I assume the Porsche will be just at the level of Autopilot from 2014 or so.

Have not seen anything in writing, but people are talking about charging to 80% being recommended.

Range is indeed much less than expected, which is a disappointment. The car is a beautiful design though and drives very well, that is why many will buy it. As you can see several forum members lurk on the Taycan forums - which should tell you there is interest in the Taycan from current Tesla...