The shrinking range of electric vehicles has plagued many car owners, especially in winter, and even the million-level Porsche pure electric version of the Taycan is no exception.
Recently, Ms. Luo, a Porsche Taycan owner in Changsha, Hunan Province, reported to the media that the Taycan she bought for millions of yuan had a serious shrinkage problem in three years.
Ms. Luo said that the official claim is that the battery life is 414 kilometers, and in winter, the battery life is basically discounted, and she can run more than 200 kilometers at most, so scared that she does not dare to go out of the city at all, worried that the battery life will run out and lie on the road.
Even on a good day, her Taycan shows 63% charge, but can only drive 193 km, or a maximum of 306 km if it is 100% charged.
In this regard, the staff of the Porsche 4S store said that each car will predict the corresponding cruising range according to the driving habits of the owner and the road conditions that are usually driven. After testing, Ms. Luo's car was found to be within the normal wear and tear range.
In fact, the shrinkage of electric vehicle range is not new, and some electric vehicle users also accept by default that the winter range shrinks by at least seven to eight percent.
Ms. Luo believes that the vehicle's battery life does not meet the official range, indicating that the vehicle's battery life is suspected of shrinking. At present, the two sides are still negotiating on the issue of vehicle range.
The Porsche Taycan was officially launched in China in the second half of 2019. This series of models is positioned as a pure electric coupe, with a guide price of 88.8-1.998 million.
At that time, the only competitor to the Taycan was Tesla, and the Taycan has been compared to the Tesla Model S.
It's just that if you compare the parameters alone, it's hard to say that Porsche can "beat" and win against Tesla. Although the power performance is significantly inferior, in terms of price, the Taycan is nearly twice as high as the Model S.
Musk once provoked with his real name, saying that the Taycan is not at the same level as the Model S in terms of power performance, appearance design and cost performance, and said that he would completely defeat the Porsche Taycan at the Nürburgring.
Some well-known domestic car critics said that the Taycan is a coupe model, and the ride is too low, the car machine system is often disconnected, stuck, and the voice recognition effect is poor, and the acceleration force is poor, the endurance is poor, and even the brakes will have abnormal noise.
Some netizens recently wanted to change the tram, and after test driving the Taycan, they said that the seats are hard, the suspension is hard, and the rear row is small, which is barely bearable, but the car with a landing price of nearly one million has no electric suction door, and I feel very disappointed.
Porsche, a car brand that represents sports and luxury, has also started its own journey of electrification transformation under the tide of new energy.
However, Porsche's R&D and investment in electrification technology is relatively low, which leads to a lack of competitiveness in the field of electrification.
Recently, a Porsche Taycan owner posted on the Internet to defend his rights, saying that his vehicle had a battery failure, and the 4S store asked him to replace the battery at his own expense of more than 300,000 yuan.
The vehicle fault photos provided by the owner show that the vehicle machine instrument prompted "electrical system failure and needs to be repaired" two days ago, and after the 4S shop overhauled, it was found that the vehicle chassis had a hole up to one or two centimeters deep.
The owner said that the original battery had an 8-year warranty, but the 4S store believed that the hole was caused by external factors, so the battery damage was not covered by their warranty.
Some netizens said, "If there is such a small hole in the chassis, it will cost more than 300,000 yuan, if it is a fuel car, it will be done for a few thousand yuan" "More than 300,000 yuan to replace the battery, it is recommended to buy a Xiaomi SU7 directly, and replace it at the same price."
A few more words
"The rich are abandoning Porsche", this is not alarmist, but real data. According to official delivery data for the first quarter, Porsche delivered 16,340 vehicles in China, down 24% year-on-year.
Some people may think that Chinese consumers have run out of money, so Porsche is not easy to sell. In fact, it's not that everyone has no money, but that the rich have more choices.