New Taycan

[Deleted User 1874]

It is a matter of time... there is enough smart people focusing on EV tech across the planet.

For me, the 4x improvement will be sufficiently attractive to switch, i.e. 2x the current range at 1/2 the weight of the battery pack.

That's a bit like saying wouldn't it be fantastic if you could suddenly achieve 160 mpg out of a 3.0L Turbo engine. I think you are in for a very long wait based on that criteria!

[Col Lamb]

It is a matter of time... there is enough smart people focusing on EV tech across the planet.

For me, the 4x improvement will be sufficiently attractive to switch, i.e. 2x the current range at 1/2 the weight of the battery pack.

That's a bit like saying wouldn't it be fantastic if you could suddenly achieve 160 mpg out of a 3.0L Turbo engine. I think you are in for a very long wait based on that criteria!

It has taken since the mid eighties to get the EV battery pack cells to their present state of development.

Moores Law does not apply to cells.

[VanB]

No, it doesn't but that doesn't mean that there aren't some exciting areas of research that could and probably will lead to significant steps forward. I suspect battery development will likely be a step-change progression.

[Deleted User 1874]

Today's news at Evo: Porsche Taycan new details revealed:
https://www.evo.co.uk/porsche/17091/por ... n-revealed

An extract about SUV's:
"The saloon won’t be the only fully electric offering from Porsche, an SUV to rival Audi’s E-tron, Mercedes’ EQC, Tesla’s Model X and Jaguar’s iPace will be launched in 2022 and further electric performance cars will follow soon after. The SUV has already been teased by the Mission E Cross Turismo Concept – a jacked-up, tough-looking version of the Taycan."

porsche-taycan-002.jpg

According to that article it's now going on sale in 2020, not this year? At one point it was supposed to be released in 2018

[VanB]

I thought on sale this year with first deliveries 2020?

[goron59]

Has anyone paid to have a charging point installed at home - how much?

I looked at getting a pod point (domestic) in my garage (shared garage for my apartment building).

Podpoint have 3 options, 3.6kW, 7kW and 22kW.
I'd probably go for the middle one, but the prices are respectively:
£779 / £800 / £1499 (full price)
£279 / 300 / 999 (with OLEV grant).

I'd also have to pay about £1000 to my building management company as it's a bit complicated to get things done in a shared env.

This was in light of getting a Kona as that would suit my needs for an EV. I still have another parking spot for my Macan for longer and road-trips.

I'm not completely happy with the T&Cs with all this though, so decided against it.

[Deleted User 1874]

Podpoint have 3 options, 3.6kW, 7kW and 22kW.

IME 3.6 kW is too slow for overnight charging, but 7 kW is fine. 22 kW requires a 3-phase supply, which is expensive unless you happen to already have 3-phase installed for some other purpose.

[Deleted User 1874]

I thought on sale this year with first deliveries 2020?

that's what I thought too, but the article suggests otherwise.

[SAC1]

According to this report: "Upcoming Porsche Taycan electric four-door GT has been spotted again ahead of late 2019 reveal."

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/porsche/t ... newsletter

[goron59]

Podpoint have 3 options, 3.6kW, 7kW and 22kW.

IME 3.6 kW is too slow for overnight charging, but 7 kW is fine. 22 kW requires a 3-phase supply, which is expensive unless you happen to already have 3-phase installed for some other purpose.

Yea, that's my thoughts too. I could have the 22 but my use case for the EV would only need it half charged every 2 or 3 days.