Moving From Tesla and charging

[bigweb]

I'm just about to pick up my 3rd EV in a row.

I had an i3 for a few months while I was waiting for a Polestar that failed to arrive, Then for the last couple of years I've had a model 3 and now I'm getting a used Taycan.

Obviously charging is easy with the model 3 when I'm on a long journey as the Supercharger network is excellent but what's the best way to go with the Taycan?

I've heard vaguely about some VW\Porsche card you can get for discounted charging etc.

Most of the fast chargers near me are around 70p/KW which seems high. What is everyone else doing?

[andy43]

20,000 miles in two years in a Tesla and now we’ve got a local EV runabout and a petrol long distance car.
Didn’t want another Tesla and long distances using electricity still don’t make sense.

[DMZ]

Maybe someone with a used Taycan can answer (or Porsche themselves) but you get a 3 year free subscription to Ionity with a new Taycan. Assuming you’re talking about a car that is less than 3yo then I suspect that subscription carries with the car. I don’t think there is any point in paying for a subscription beyond those three years unless you are a big user of Ionity.

[bigweb]

Info on the Porsche charging card is thin on the ground and none existent for used cars.

[Blue62]

bigweb said:

Info on the Porsche charging card is thin on the ground and none existent for used cars.

I think you can apply for the charging card, you’ll just need to be the registered owner, probably best to speak to a dealer or contact Porsche customer support.

I mainly charge from home, but the Porsche deal gives you a discount rate at Ionity and the dealer network, only problem with the dealers us they have to be open because of where the chargers are situated (in most cases). As with any non Tesla, planning is key. I love my 4S, but if I was making regular long trips I might not be so smitten, worth joining the Taycan forum, lots of good advice.

[bigweb]

Ok that's great thanks.

I don't do a massive amount of long trips so should be cool, Just wanted piece of mind for the odd time I do.

I remember it being a nightmare on the very few longer journeys I did in the i3 although I would hope the charging network had improved considerably in the 2 years since then.

I've bought the Taycan from a non-franchise dealer so will just speak to Preston Porsche as they used to service my 911.

[PetrolHeadInRecovery]

My 0.02 kWh, based on almost 7000km with Ioniq 5 since Xmas time (mostly longish trips from Geneva):

Ionity subscription is worth it (kicking myself for doing the math late). A modest monthly fee, and after that charging costs less than 0.3€/kWh. I'd imagine Porsche has a similar deal? The station network seems to be pretty good, at least in most of the "old" continental EU.

Hyundai's (Ionity) charge card, Chargemap pass and credit card seem to cover almost all situations. France seems to be very reasonably priced, Italy and Slovenia (much) less so. Bosnia has been the only place where some minimal planning of trips/charging was needed - but there were quite a few free AC chargers available.

Can't compare this with the Tesla experience, since our previous car was a Toyota diesel. Worries about the fuel quality were a bigger headache than anything EV-related has been so far (and it taught us to manage range anxiety...).