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Porsche Taycan Range... just how far?

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It might be the only area where it doesn't live up to Tesla, yes, I'm talking about that all-important statistic: range.

The Porsche Taycan range isn't known for sure yet, but Porsche has been up-front about the number and they've been clever with their narrative.

With less than a year away from deliveries and a production debut later this year, Porsche is saying the Taycan will get 310 miles (500 kilometers) of range when fully charged. To put that into perspective, driving from LA to Las Vegas is 270 miles.

That sounds decent, but remember, the Tesla Model S can go from 315-330 miles on the P100 model.

What makes the Taycan unique is that Porsche is using a smaller and lighter battery pack than Tesla... allegedly, on purpose. This will help with weight (the enemy of performance) and Porsche says that the overall range isn't really important because you'll be able to recharge the battery pack so fast it won't even matter. How fast? Well, according to recent reports, using a fast-charger (that's far more powerful than Tesla's) the Taycan will be able to get a 248 mile charge in just 15 minutes. That's not as quick as a stop at the pump, but it's getting really close!

The big mystery is if that 310 mile range will be for the 600-hp Turbo model or on the base Taycan or Taycan 4S versions. We're betting it's for the Turbo model. And what else we don't yet know is how far the range will be for the Taycan and Taycan 4S.

Looking at what Tesla offers, and assuming it will be close, range for those two should be around 250 to 270 miles.

As for Taycan pricing, it'll reportedly start at around $90,000 and get close to six-figures for a 4S, while the Taycan Turbo will cost close to $130,000 if not a bit over.

As for charging infrastructure, there's a lot of worry that Porsche won't have a proper charging network like Tesla has with its superchargers. If that is a concern of yours, you can stop worrying. Porsche has committed to a nationwide charging network with special corridors in densely populated areas with a total of 5,000 chargers online by the summer of 2019. Click here for more on Porsche's charging stations.


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Estimated ranges are great and everything but we need to see what's repeatable in real world conditions. In the winter months range can drop by as much as 40%, which is why we are seeing such a big focus on reducing charge times. With how people typically drive their Porsche we can also assume that a heavy foot is going to bring down these figures by a decent margin.
 
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As new owners become more familiar with the driving dynamics of the Taycan, they will learn the best habits to maximize its efficiency. That being said the average range of newer EV's is well beyond what most people would need a daily basis. Comparing it to what you get from an ICE over a week period isn't relative as you can charge overnight at home.
 
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Car and Driver is predicting that the Taycan's range will be closer to 200 miles than 300 miles.If that's the case that's pretty disappointing.


We Predict That the Taycan's Range Rating in the U.S. Will Be Closer to 200 Miles Than 300
Although Porsche has claimed a 500-kilometer range (311 miles), that's using the European NEDC cycle, which is far less taxing than the EPA's. On our ridealong, we saw a predicted 234 miles starting with a full charge, which seemed accurate for our southern California drive loop that ranged from 70-mph highway cruising to storming up a twisty mountain road. And that, combined with reading between the lines of Meier's comments about wanting to "be conservative" with the range figure and to make it "achievable" has us expecting a United States rating closer to 200 than 300 miles. Again, we'll be testing this for ourselves as soon as we can, because the two-speed gearbox may enable better highway range than is the EV norm.
 
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We need to be careful here. Porsche is still advertising the 500km (310mi) under NEDC, not under WLTP or EPA.. just a heads-up. I am, like many of your hoping for a solid miracle from Porsche pertaining to Taycan’s range to finally shut some TSLA peeps up on twitter
 
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Thanks. I’ve been using heated seats lately. Might have to think twice about that option.
 
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""This will help with weight (the enemy of performance) and Porsche says that the overall range isn't really important because you'll be able to recharge the battery pack so fast it won't even matter.""

They showed their hand in the actual press release from above. "overall range isn't really important...."

Uh, yes it is. And they knew 300 miles of real range was BS. Especially in winter.
 
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