Porsche Taycan Turbo has an EPA range of 201 miles (324km)

EPA's Taycan turbo cruising range announced

The other day, all American car media reported that "EPA announced that the Taycan turbo has a cruising range of 201 miles (324 km)."

What is an EPA?US Environmental Protection AgencyIt is an abbreviation of "American Environmental Protection Agency".

This EPA publishes a measurement of the cruising range of an electric vehicle, and it is said that this value is close to the true cruising range value when the vehicle is actually used in daily life. That's right, it seems that it is very important as a reference value.

This time, according to the announcement of the EPA, the cruising range of the "Taikan Turbo" among Porsche's full electric car Taycan was 201 miles (324 km).

Whether this number is good or bad, it may be difficult to understand if it is suddenly said to be 201 miles (324 km), but when compared with the EPA announced cruising range figures of other electric vehicles, it is "about the middle". It seems like ↓

Therefore, the American media said, "For Porsche, which is always making high-performance cars, the model that will be the first fully electric car has become an average value in cruising range." ..

Porsche does not care

It is said that way, but Porsche says, "I'm not disappointed (at this announced number) at all."

Oh, that was good ^^

According to Marcus Kabel, a spokeswoman for Porsche in North America, "Porsche is not disappointed with the cruising range figures announced this time, and in the first place, Porsche balances performance with cruising range sufficient to meet customer needs" True Porsche " Because the emphasis was on making. "

Yes, extending the cruising range is not the only electric car that Porsche aimed for, but there must be the performance and feeling that is "True Porsche" that "this is Porsche", and that True Porsche In order to find it in the electric car, I think that there was another part that had to be achieved at the expense of some cruising distance.

Here, Taycan's "following distance indicator" that appears on the Porsche Japan site ↓

As you can see by playing around with it, it is natural to change the outside temperature, whether or not the air conditioner is used, the wheel size and design, etc., but it will affect the cruising distance, so various conditions and how to run It seems that it depends on.

Therefore, in reality, I think that it can be said that "the cruising range of xx km can always be guaranteed" (in the sense that it is difficult to specify the maximum value even if the minimum range can be set).

By the way, according to the cruising range measurement by WLTP (Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedure) in Europe, the Taycan turbo was 279 miles (about 450 km).

It seems that the difference between these measured values between EPA and WLTP depends largely on what kind of driving was used.

While the EPA includes a lot of driving on the highway, the WLTP seems to be more driven in the suburbs of Europe, and the EPA test is stricter overall.

However, the cruising range announced by the EPA, which is said to be a little strict, gives a numerical value that "it would be like this if you use it regularly" under various conditions. It can be compared with other cars as a reference value, which is also important.

The North American Porsche site also immediately stated the cruising range on the EPA.

Taycan is True Porsche

Anyway, I am very convinced that the emphasis was on making Taycan a "True Porsche".

At the Taycan preview in Japan the other day, it was said that the Taycan is special because it is a True Porsche.

In the future, those who can ride Porsche Taycan will also say, "Wow, is this Porsche? It's not like Porsche. Well, it's okay to run 500 km?" I think that people who say "I'm riding!" Are desired ^ ^

Source:
◆ Porsche's Taycan EV achieves'average' range　
◆ The Porsche Taycan Turbo's Range Is Only 201 Miles According To The EPA　
◆ (Official) Porsche Taycan Site　
◆ (Official) Porsche North America site