Recent content by daveo4EV

sept??? :oops:

Lucid is excellent!!

for my wife and myself we'd rather not go "backwards" - honestly it's doesn't matter "how good" the massage is or is not - when sitting in a seat for a long drive it's nice to be able to get some "motion" on the seat and break up the static seating position - the degree of good is less important...

hmmmm… I have a 2021 Cayenne Hybrid w/massage seats I had a 2020 Taycan w/massage seats I have a 2024 Macan EV w/massage seats the current configurator has no massage seat options and they are not listed in standard equipment honestly - this is a deal breaker for me - hopefully they will add...

when I've owned "faster" charging EV's (Model S/X w/19.2 kW and Taycan w/11 kW) I would find it useful 3-6 times a year - also sometimes when using someone elses EVSE it was nicer to have the faster turn around time… there is no doubt that for normal daily use + overnight charging charge speed...

https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/help-me-understand-why-would-i-want-to-order-the-19-2-kw-charger.17374/ https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/19-2-kw-charging-retrofit-cost-in-us-price-breakdown.12325/...

19.2 kW EVSE's in North America are a rare bird - but not impossible - just very very very rare…it's good for home charging and is 2x faster if you have a 100 amp home EVSE… 800V is "da norm" for most FastCharger's these days if they are more than 100 kW max charge speed… Tesla's...

given that the MTBF on the Taycan OBC 19.2 kW units is about 12 seconds (and is/was under recall, was unavailable for replacement, was then available again, then it wasn't, and then Porsche would reimburse for a downgrade, and then was no longer offered, and to this day is still absent as an...

for my money - this is the one performance option you can "save" on a full EV with massive regen (i.e. regen means less friction brake usage) - PCCB's are largely a cosmetic exercise on ICE vehicle's with no regen…unless you're tracking them… this option money can be saved or redirected to...

https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/nice-vid-about-ceramic-brakes.10964/page-3#post-410273 https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/brake-pad-wear-on-carbon-ceramics.20811/#post-319649 https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/conversations/pad-wear.5129/#convMessage-30567...

Spoiler https://www.cnet.com/home/electric-vehicles/audi-e-tron-electric-suv-pikes-peak-regenerative-braking-test/ Quote: NOTE: the Cayenne EV's regeneration is next level vs. the eTron discussed here - and it's also more powerful than the eTron's mentioned here - so there is even less...

thanks to @Mr_Marty and @retom - love _BOTH_ the lists for a concise pros and cons list for PCCB's PCCB PRO's. (Superpowers really!) + They are lighter which reduces the unsprung weight of the wheel. This improves handling and wheel dynamics on bumpy surfaces. + Rotors are effectively lifetime...

I consider this post pretty definitive… https://rennlist.com/forums/cayenne-9y0-2019/1266353-pccb-vs-steel-performance-difference.html#post17645553 I'm not saying to avoid getting PCCB's - they are in fact the best brakes possible - but simply go in "eyes open" about where/why they are better...

TLDR; EV's (yes even the Cayenne EV) don't have enough stamina on track to warrant PCCB's - and for non-track use 98% percent of deceleration is handled by regen in normal driving (Porsche's words not mine)… this makes PCCB's a huge cosmetic exercise vs. an actual stopping the vehicle exercise...

Based on my Macan Experience - I believe the Cayenne EV will be a strong EV offering for North American customers with well integrated Supercharger Support and native NACS fast charging port… https://www.macanevowners.com/forum...-lectron-adapter-at-tesla-supercharger.23505/