palmermd
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I saw a $1M worth of cars passing me today at a traffic light.
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jlv said:I suppose 0-60 really matters for someone in the market for a Porsche. Based upon that chart, a Taycan buyer will be very happy.
Personally, I've never cared about 0-60 times. OTOH, I really loved my LEAF for it's instantaneous torque and 0-30 performance; e.g., when I was first at a red light and it went green, I loved being able to pull away from all the other cars.
jlv said:I suppose 0-60 really matters for someone in the market for a Porsche. Based upon that chart, a Taycan buyer will be very happy.
Personally, I've never cared about 0-60 times. OTOH, I really loved my LEAF for it's instantaneous torque and 0-30 performance; e.g., when I was first at a red light and it went green, I loved being able to pull away from all the other cars.
LeftieBiker said:but my 40kwh Leaf is actually fast enough for me.
LeftieBiker said:I care about 0-60 times, but having grown up in the Seventies I have some perspective. My first car (not the first one I drove - that was a V-8 Plymouth Sport Suburban wagon) was a Volvo 122S with a terrible Borg-Warner 3 speed automatic that took about 15 seconds to get the car to 60MPH. It would eventually get up to 110MPH though, and because the car handled well I would eventually pass all of my friends in their American cars who were struggling to stay on the road above 80. So anything no slower than 10 seconds is fine with me. I do like being able to blast UP hills, though! If I do manage to upgrade to an SV+ the extra HP will be fun, but my 40kwh Leaf is actually fast enough for me.
Porsche Taycan Sales In U.S. See Notable Improvement In Q2 2020
The all-electric model now accounts for one in every 15 new Porsche models.
Despite the COVID-19-related lockdown, which slowed down Porsche Taycan deliveries, the results are relatively good.
Porsche delivered a total of 12,192 new cars, which is down 20% year-over-year, but overall demand for the reportedly rebounded since April.
The all-electric Porsche Taycan, which interests us the most, saw some 818 sales, which is 6.7% of all Porsche models sold for the quarter (1 in 15 new).
Unfortunately, we don't know the sales volume of the plug-in hybrid Panamera and Cayenne, but it's already possible that well over 10% of new Porsche models sold in the U.S. are plug-ins. . . .
So far this year, Porsche has sold 1,039 Taycan (1,169 cumulatively), which is not much in the grand scheme of things, although we believe it should gradually increase to at least several thousand per year.
The all-electric model now accounts for one in every 15 new Porsche models.
LeftieBiker said:The all-electric model now accounts for one in every 15 new Porsche models.
Are they trying (but failing) to say that one of every 15 Porsche cars sold is electric...?
That is one of the wonders of OTA updates and Tesla -- things can get fixed before you have time to post a video.lorenfb said:Interesting comparison of Tesla vs Porsche "sleep" modes;
2021 Porsche Taycan gets a number of updates in second model year
InsideEVs' Porsche Taycan 4S Real-World 70 MPH Range Test
. . . According to the EPA, the 4S will take you 203 miles on a single charge. Porsche received a lot of criticism when the Taycan came along, since a range of around 200 miles is low for a new EV, and especially one with such a high sticker price. However, many folks have proven that the Taycan can do much better, including our own Tom Moloughney.
As usual, Conner started with a full charge and saw over 270 kW charging speed at an Electrify America station. He ran the normal, loop-style highway test until the Taycan 4S was rendered useless. It actually died on the way to the charger. Fortunately, he shut the car off and then started it again and it gave him enough boost to get to the charging station.
Tom and Kyle both run these tests the same way and work hard to make sure that they are as consistent as possible, though there are always variables. According to Conner, he tried to keep it so that there were no cars in front of him and he used RANGE mode. The HVAC remains turned on in ECO mode, and the tires are set to the manufacturer's specifications.
The good news here is, even with the Taycan 4S wearing the largest and widest wheels available for the car, it destroyed the EPA's range estimate, with an impressive 278 miles. . . .
Tesla Model Y vs. Porsche Taycan: Real-World Range Test
According to EPA range estimates, the Tesla Model Y trounces the Porsche Taycan — but the EPA tests in a lab.
Do the estimates hold up in the real world? Edmunds' test results have something to say about that.
TLDR: The Taycan beat the Model Y by a whopping 70 miles in our testing, yet the EPA says it should lose by 88 miles. So what gives? . . . .
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