If it's range you're looking for go with a Lucid. Much better looking than a Tesla, stunning interior, just as fast if not faster and crazy range. Having owned a Tesla Model S in the past, which I happily sold for my Taycan, there's no way I'd buy another one--the company is simply too mercurial.
I just checked with my contact at Hertz corporate, who said "Return at or above the delivery SOC to avoid a $35 fee."
That would be a big problem is the prior renter returned at something like 99%...
I bought the Tesla adapter for use at Destination Tesla charging. It worked fine, and I’m here to tell you about it. Now, that was an A/C charger, I believe.
I owned a 2020 S Performance and a 2023 Taycan GTS side by side for a while. Both are excellent in different ways. They are comparable only in that they are very similar in size and weigh and have 4 doors. I sold the Tesla recently because I don't need the interior space (sounds like you do). The Taycan's range is plenty (it seems something wrong if you can barely do 130 mile round trip in the winter). On a road trip I have the time to play around trying to get an EA session started (no kids asking "are we there yet?", although my wife has expressed a certain hate for EA). The Taycan is markedly better to drive. Fantastic on the road. And for me that made it the better car to keep. It's shortcomings weren't important. Your situation would seem to tilt toward a Model S. I should add that I am probably biased in my opinion of Tesla. My car was well screwed together and in 3.5 years and 27,000 miles had no rattles and needed no service. So yes, if I needed what the Tesla offers I would go back (but probably never will).
Yep, I have a Tesla Tap and it works fine. I'm talking about high DC voltages and high current situations, not 240V AC.
The opposite. I was just about convinced that the Model 3 was an "acceptable" EV, until I drove the Taycan. Now I can never own a Tesla.
So, wait - you're saying that a $140K+ car is better overall than a $55K car?
I’m still not getting a clear idea of range for the Taycan. I’m currently in a 2014 p85 S, and range has dropped down to 330km (at 90% charge, vs 385km brand new).
I know! Call the media. Extraordinary news!
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My range with the GTS, at 100%, calculates to between 280 and 290 miles (roughly half highway going along with traffic, half local. I do not drive like a loon). This is all in warm weather though and varies depending on recent driving (I think Porsche uses the last 300 miles in calculating estimated range). Range is more than enough. If you drove a 911 like you were on a race track your mileage would suffer. Taycan is no different. I would think a safe estimate of range with the Taycan, under most circumstances, would be 250 miles (400km). The Taycan is no Model S - and vice versa. The Taycan does have enough range. It does not have an adequate charging system. That's the drawback if you road trip. But even that is manageable.
