Thats a pretty bombshell of an article. If the word Tesla was in front of it rather than porsche, I would likely be hearing about it on national syndicated news channels. I doubt it will get carried like that here, though, since its porsche instead.
Of the many things in that article that were interesting (and I dont normally find articles about product failures interesting), was the warranty stipulations laid out by porsche to maintain warranty on the battery, and how relatively short the battery warranty is. From the article:
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A REMARKABLY SHORT WARRANTY
An apparent hint of Porsche’s challenges with the Taycan’s battery could be seen in the warranty for the all-electric sports car, which happens to be one of the lowest on the market with just 60,000 km or three years if following conditions (Porsche Warranty Requirements) are not met:
Vehicles standing longer than two weeks supposed to be connected to a charger
- Customers must assure that the Taycan’s state of charge remains between 20% – 50%
- Customers must make sure that their Taycan is not exposed to continuous sunlight
Vehicles standing longer than two weeks not connected to a charger
- Customers must charge the Taycan’s battery before to 50%
- Customers must check every three months and assure SoC remains at or above 20%
- Customers must assure that their vehicle’s temperature is between 0C – 20C
While 160,000 km is an average battery warranty in the industry, Porsche confirmed to me the 100,000 km lower, 60,000 km warranty and its restrictions.
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I mean, wow... Its not even a 40k mile warranty, and has all these stipulations on it. Now, granted, the average porsche is not someones "daily" unless you are talking about the SUVs, but.....
I wonder how much traction this will get? (rhetorical question.. probably not much, will get swept up in the news cycle in a few days tops would be my guess).
@ecarfan , thanks for sharing!
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