Here at Porsche Centre East London, we believe it's essential for our team to truly understand our Battery Electric Vehicles through first hand-experience. With this in mind the team will have the fantastic opportunity to live with a Macan Electric or Taycan for a week!
Today we caught up with Emily, our Corporate Accounts Coordinator to see how she got on. Emily's week consisted mostly of short journeys to work with a commute of 12 miles with some further adjacent trips over the weekend. This was great to see how Emily experienced using the EV in her day-to-day life. With the opportunity to drive both the Taycan and Macan Electric over the week, it was the Taycan for Emily that personally stood out with its luxurious feel. As a petrol-owner we wanted to see how Emily particularly got on when it came to navigating around charging the EVs.
Did you use the My Porsche app or the vehicle's PCM system to locate you to a nearby charger?
Yes, I used the My Porsche app to plan my journey which was very cool! The app tells you where to stop and for how long to charge the car for. On the app you can choose how much charge you want to have by the time you are home so it will manage this very accurately on where to stop nearby. I also used the nav on the PCM screen to find other local charging stations to me. You can check the chargers are available to use at that time and which kW they are too.
How far away was your local charger, what was the cost and did you try pre-conditioning the battery?
Yes, I did pre-condition the battery on the app which worked well. The closest charger to my house was about 0.5 miles. I used a charger called Instavolt, this was a 160kW fast charger and cost £50.44 to use for about 25 minutes (taking the battery from 30% - 85%).
What one piece of tip or advice can you pass onto the next team member?
Do not have range anxiety and only charge when you need it! There is not much point in charging above 80%. I advise to use the nav on the PCM to check for your local chargers.
Emily's experience highlights just how adaptable daily life is to live with a Porsche EV using the app and car's features.
For more information, please call Porsche Centre East London on 0203 203 0489 or email sales@porscheeastlondon.co.uk to learn more about our Taycan or Macan Electric models.