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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. 2023 Porsche Taycan RWD in Crayon and with choice options.

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Insane Collection of White Porsches Sells for $30 Million

The Truth About Cars

An expansive, strange collection of all-white Porsche products and memorabilia has sold for a total of $30.5 Tony DeFeo, former editor of Mopar Action, also called the car questionable after examining it personally. But it made for a good story and that in turn drew the kind of attention that would help pad the price.

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Porsche just officially paired up with ChargePoint in the US

Baua Electric

Photo: Porsche Cars North America Porsche Cars North America has signed an agreement that gives drivers access to ChargePoint’s network within the Porsche Charging Service. The My Porsche app enables drivers to easily find EV charging stations, use them, and pay for the charge. Get started here.

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Porsche Casts Doubt Upon Combustion Ban Timeline

The Truth About Cars

.& With this in mind, Porsche’s CFO was recently quoted as saying European combustion bans will probably need to be delayed and there’s good reason to believe him.& However, Porsche Chief Financial Officer Lutz Meschke was quoted by Automotive News on Thursday casting some doubts.&

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Porsche Cars NA providing three years of charging at Electrify America stations for Taycam

Green Car Congress

Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) has entered an agreement with Electrify America, LLC to provide the first all-electric Porsche, the Taycan, with three years of charging at Electrify America public stations across the country. This charging benefit will be included in the price of the Taycan.

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Porsche Whistleblower: “60% of all delivered Taycan have battery issues that caused replacements, damages and fires”

Teslarati

“Six out of ten Porsche Taycan” ever delivered have a problem with battery management that affects and damages battery cells, requires replacement of cells and batteries, and is causing vehicle fires, according to a source working at Porsche’s headquarters in Zuffenhausen, Germany. The Porsche Taycan’s charging port.

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Porsche CFO says Europe may delay its ICE ban

Baua Electric

On the heels of unveiling the long-awaited all-electric Porsche Macan SUV, the company’s chief financial officer Lutz Meschke delivered what could be some dreary news, if it happens: He said that Europe’s plan to ban ICE vehicles by 2035 may get pushed back due to a slowing EV demand, reports Automotive News Europe. Get started here.

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