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We buy a used Porsche Taycan! Bargain price, 1000km road trip and charging dramas

EV Central

“That’s proper arse-hole parking,” says the Tesla Model 3 owner as he stares – bewildered – at our Porsche Taycan blocking three Tesla superchargers. Arse-hole parking engaged: charging a Porsche Taycan RWD with a Tesla Supercharger. Study finance, not motoring journalism, if you want to have nice things.

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2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance review: Global launch first drive of a sickeningly good electric sports sedan

EV Central

READ MORE: 2024 Tesla Model 3 Long Range review: 331 reasons the dual motor is worth the extra spend READ MORE: Supreme power! That’s less than half what a Porsche Taycan starts at, and well below another obvious competitor in the shape of Hyundai’s $111,000 Ioniq 5 N. 2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance … canyon carver.

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Best speakers ever

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We filled the place, which had a 225-person capacity,” said Jerry Pohorsky, another former EVA board member who has served as EAASV chapter president for 11 of the past 13 years. “It He had all these charts and graphs showing the power going into the motor. He was also the owner of the California Poppy Porsche 914.

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Reflections on Converting a 914 to an EV

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

Here goes (in no particular order): Things That Went Well During the Conversion The 914 AC kit from Electro Automotive is a good one. If you do your own conversion, tap into all these resources whenever you have an issue. The conversion car came from camp914.com I received much support and encouragement from everyone around me.

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Transmission Removed!

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

This was a big evening of figuring out how to remove the transmission with one person. My only concern is that I'll be taking the flywheel for the EV conversion. Acutally, the first thing out, even before the exhaust, was the starter motor. Someone else converted a '94 Saturn Wagon to an EV, but I'll keep mine!)

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

EV Central

Spy the back end at the wrong angle and it could be the lovechild of a Porsche 993 and Ford AU Falcon. An Ioniq 5 with the same battery and motor travels only 507km due to its blockier 0.29 seconds thanks to the twin motors’ combined 239kW and 605Nm. It’s striking in the metal. Distinctive. Challenging.

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Talking with Mike at ElectroAuto

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

It seems that Mike is more of a mechanical person than an electronics person. He graciously faxed me a circuit to generate a tach pulse from an ADC8" or 9" motor, but he didn't really understand the circuit. He also agreed to provide a new motor to flywheel coupler if I still had engine vibrations.

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