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[North America] - FAQ: the ultimate guide to the Porsche EVSE PMC+/PMCC/PWCC
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saw that - added the link to post #1 - the consistency here is amazing - 4+ years and it still sucks.
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J-1772 internals need re-working by consumer/customer for the Porsche EVSE not to suck - not a quality product.
the trend continues unabated that the porsche EVSE and related parts are simply awful products and have no business charging your EV - purchase an alternative quality EVSE and ignore the Porsche EVSE offerings.
https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/plug-j1772-overheating.26768/#post-400874
the trend continues unabated that the porsche EVSE and related parts are simply awful products and have no business charging your EV - purchase an alternative quality EVSE and ignore the Porsche EVSE offerings.
https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/plug-j1772-overheating.26768/#post-400874
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added to post #1 - thanks!
quite the history for a glorified on/off switch…
this thread the ongoing discoveries about the internal problems with the OBC and it's lack of power-robustness seem to indicate that Porsche farming out EE design decisions to supply chain partners has had some negative impacts…
- EVSE - not designed by Porsche
- OBC - not designed by Porsche
- Heater - not designed by Porsche
- other recall items "not designed" by Porsche
hmmmm…EV's are not mature and the "let the supply chain do this" approach hasn't paid dividends - it has in fact cost more - because all sorts of other digital wins are "blocked" - OTA updates are technically infeasible and lead to high maintenance and warranty costs to have dealer-service perform tasks that could be scaled/automated to be done digitally…
wonder if VW/Audi/Porsche are learning any lessons?
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I bought a Wallbox 40 amp plug-in EVSE four years ago. It's been three years since it was connected to internet and updated. I don't use any of its online functionality. The switch seems to work ok to charge my Taycan.
I'd rather not FA,FO.
I hope things will continue to be ok.
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until Porsche came out with their EVSE I was unaware of any EVSE's that had problems, my experience was always they were a "solved" problem and not particularly challenging - they ere wall paper - not something you think about or notice…i
Porsche has managed to bring shame/regret/incompetence to something that no one should've even noticed or thought about.
who knew plugging your EV into the wall could be made so bad…
good thing EV's generally conform to a published EV charging standard like J-1777 or alternatives and therefore do not REQUIRE a vendor specific EV charger - if I was "stuck" with the Porsche EVSE because my car REQUIRED it - it would suck badly!!! very very badly.
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This is an interesting point about EV technology and reliance on external supply chain.
Electronic products like computers and TVs seem to rely on external supply chains for parts, assembly, and ?design?.
The complexity of EVs makes them different?
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I think the different with car is design and production is given to supply chain - where as with most electronics only production is "farmed" out - design/validation/conformance normally remains "in house"…
the difference is where are the details sweated?
with electronics the details are sweated by the vendor
with automobiles the details are sweated by the supply-chain vendor - they deliver a "widget"
the OBC was spec'd by Porsche 22 kW - the details were handled by they Italian supply chain partner…
at least I believe that's where the difference lies…
