Exploring My Used 2021 Porsche Taycan's Efficiency & Charging, Interior Concept & More

The Porsche Taycan is great to drive – there is hardly a better handling electric sports car out there in my opinion.

Welcome to part 2 of my Porsche Taycan 4S journey.

I have so far averaged a consumption of 22.5 kWh per 100 km over the first couple of months. With the ~83 kWh net battery capacity this means a theoretical range of 370-385 km with a 100% charge and ca. 300-310 km with an 85% charge. I expect it to improve to 400+ km in warmer temperatures.

I recommend you to limit the charging to 85% SoC as recommended by Porsche to reduce battery wear, except if you go road tripping in your Taycan. You can define your own charging profile which suits your needs under the charging section in the PCM and then you may also benefit from a lower night tariff, depending on your utilities supplier.

I have also set the max DC-charge speed to a max. of 200 kW instead of the possible 270 kW which reduces battery wear but makes DC-charging a bit slower by 4-5 Minutes (10-80%). In any case the Taycan charges super-fast if you need it.

One thing that did surprise me was the cost of using the Porsche Connect services. After three years, Porsche will charge you 249 CHF per year. If you do not pay for this you cannot connect with your car via your smartphone.

When you pay the 249 CHF you also get something called Navigation Plus with real-time information incl. a Risk Radar. And you get a better charging planner and a Porsche Voice Pilot.
I can live without these things because apple CarPlay is also very good (if not better), and I can also use the Tesla chargers if I need to albeit they charge rather slowly compared to an IONITY or similar fast DC-charger.

Without the costly Porsche Connect subscription I cannot activate the heating or cooling remotely, and I cannot lock or unlock the car remotely either or see the state of charge.

But apart from Porsche Connect, all in all, the Taycan has not given me any negative surprises so far, and it has proven a great car for my daily commutes. Quiet, fast, comfortable, and spacious. And it looks amazing.

This being said, I picked up a message from March 20th, 2024, from NHTSA, the US authority National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, that there may be another Taycan recall.
It is called ARA4 and concerns the traction battery and a risk that the high-voltage battery may short circuit. Owners are advised only to charge their vehicles to a maximum of 80% until the repair has been completed. Porsche must inform affected customers by May 17th. We will see if it is only for the US or also for the rest of the world.

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Filmed in Switzerland in April 2024 and produced by DNTS Productions.