Porsche Taycan has set a new Guinness World Record, with cross-country trips seeing EV away from the beach to the beach in the US with under 2.5 hours of charging along the road. This is a sign of how far the infrastructure of public electric vehicles has come in recent years, although also reminders that there are more EV ownership rather than just where you can connect.
The route itself directly: from Los Angeles, CA to New York City, NY on November 12, 2021. In total, Taycan drove 2,834.5 miles, said Porsche, with Driver Wayne Gerdes stop in 18 charging locations for a total cumulative 2 hours, 26 minutes, and 48 seconds. It averages around 157 miles per charging session. The previous record was stood at 7 hours, 10 minutes and 1 second.
The car itself is 2021 Taycan with a battery performance plus, which is a ranked EPA for 225 miles range. Car makers say do not make special customization to EV, even though it is equipped with an ordinary premium package, adaptive cruise ship control, and Porsche’s electric sports sound.
Taycan and EPA have a rocky relationship since Porsche launched EV in the US. While the initial estimate for electric sedan batteries was quite high, when he had gone through a test cycle for the US environmental protection agency, the number of spans was unexpectedly proven. Porsche pushes back with independent testing which, it is debated, not only gets a higher range of numbers – more than 280 miles, in fact – but it is better to represent typical use, but it is still forced to openly reveal the official EPA number while marketing the car while marketing car .
Since then, we have seen uptick within reach – not a little with Porsche debuting the more affordable Taycan model without driving all wheels – but the car still falls well from what rivals like Tesla offer, at least on paper. Porsche argument, beyond independent test results, always that charging speed is equally important, or more, than the total range. However, it has been proven to be more difficult to market.
Charging EV has many variables
For starters, not all electric vehicles can fill at the same speed. It depends on the hardware that is installed on the eV itself, the hardware of the charger, and other factors including the condition of charging the current vehicle when plugged into.
In the case of Taycan, the electric sedan supports fast charging 270 KW DC. For that, of course you will need a capable charging station with that price, some – even though not all, electric American chargers can provide. The current charger provider supports rates of up to 350 kW in certain units.
However, called the filling curve also makes a big difference. Porsche said that Taycan could switch from 5% to 80% of circumstances in around 22.5 minutes, with a strong DC fast charger. More than 80%, the rate drops significantly, partly to avoid damaging the long-term health of the battery.
Get the best fees when you are exploring, not just about finding out where to add, but when. For Porsche records, for example, each 6% to 82% took over a 22-minute quote on an American charger 350 kW. However, it continues to increase from 82% to be fully charged, it will increase much longer than that.