right? really unbecoming... shocks me a bit...to develop all the positive engineering (what I consider the hardest part), and then top that delicious automobile sundae off with an anchovy.
But to each their own.
I totally agree. Charging the battery is not good for it, and neither is being at a high state of charge. If you can go 2-3 weeks without charging and not keep the battery at 80%+ state of charge, that’s a win in my book. The extra range for the occasional road trip is icing on the cake. Hopefully they get the styling figured out because that is one ugly car.
I plugged in my 2012 Model S every night for the 8 years / 100,000 miles I owned it, with a target charge at around 80%, except for any long trips where I would charge to 100%. At the end, the maximum range (according to the computer) had declined from 265 to 245 miles at 100%. Plugging in daily isn't a problem. As you point out, dwell at high (>90% SOC) is detrimental.
It’s sporting a Roomba vibe.
Well, maybe there is a reason Porsche made the Taycan almost the same dimensions as the Model S? 8+ years with 4 Model S here, switching to Taycan CT Turbo (if Porsche can sell me one before I find a better alternative). I test drove the original Taycan but didn't love it's transmission shifts and truck access, couple of years later CT comes out with smoothed out transmission. It's a comparable car to me (obviously with some added benefits, or would not looking to spend $50K more than what I could get a new Model S Plaid for). If Lucid looked better and was an established car company, I might be looking at the Air with 1111hp. EQS is still a possibility, a bit slow for my taste (switching from a car which can do 2.9s 0-60 without launch mode), but if Porsche keeps experiencing supply delays, who knows - it does have some redeeming features, though I've never before wanted to buy a Merc.
Exactly. Realistic (worst case weather) 200 mile range should satisfy the majority of drivers today. Most people don't mind a 20-30m stop every 3 hours on long haul trips. I've driven my 265m EPA rated miles Tesla coast to coast and it was fine (ok, I could have used 15% more battery so I didn't have to wait so long to charge past 90% charge, but that's because I like to drive fast, and at 100mph cruising my 265m car did 142 miles from 98% to 3% charge, and I had to slow down the last 10-15 miles to make sure I make the next charger). Of course back in 2014, 200 miles was not sufficient as there were not enough chargers around, I remember visiting a friend and frantically looking for a charger so my car can make the next supercharger. I'm hoping EA today is at the same state of deployment as Tesla was in 2017, which is when I 200 miles of realistic mileage became sufficient for me. Oh, and 80A charging also helped about 2-3 times a year, before COVID-19 that is.
But you must have known higher range was possible on a Tesla, yet still went with the Porsche, so range is not your top priority.
