When it comes to pure electric driving, one of the biggest concerns is range anxiety, especially when someone is accustomed to driving long distances before making a quick stop for fuel. It’s a real problem, but the folks at Porsche, who tirelessly worked on the forthcoming Taycan, have proven that the brand’s electric drivetrain is more than ready for real world use.
To demonstrate this, Porsche deployed six test drivers to drive a pre-production Taycan at the Nardò high-speed track in Italy to prove its point. The result is quite simply astonishing – the Taycan covered exactly 3,425 kilometres in the span of 24 hours, a distance equivalent to driving from Singapore to Georgetown, Penang a total of five times.
This was achieved under the scorching Italian summer heat (track temperature rose up to 54 degrees Celsius), with speeds averaging between 195 km/h and 215 km/h – both are conditions which would drain battery capacity by a significant amount. The test was carried out without interruptions, with the Taycan merely requiring quick stops for charging and driver changes. There was also a quality assurance test as part of the endurance and hot climate test.
The biggest factor that enabled this feat is Porsche’s 800-volt electrical system, as well as several 800-volt high-power charging stations by Porsche Engineering Group. At launch, the Taycan will be the first fully electric production vehicle to benefit from the state-of-the-art tech, one which helped the 900-hp 919 Hybrid win the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times in a row.
Porsche claims that the 800-volt system enables consistent high performance while reducing charge times and decreases the weight and packaging space for wiring harnesses. It also boasts sophisticated thermal management, thanks to an advanced network of computers that manage heating and cooling of the high-voltage components.
It’s exactly this that allowed the Taycan to perform the 0-200 km/h full acceleration test a total of 26 consecutive times. The average acceleration time was just under 10 seconds, and the difference between the fastest and the slowest attempts was 0.8 seconds. The 800-volt system also prevents potential power losses due to excessive heat generation and ensures that the optimum temperature for the most efficient charging process is achieved when the vehicle arrives at a charging station.
“The Taycan mastered this ambitious endurance run without any problems. The result achieved in Nardò highlights the advantages of the unique 800-volt technology and its high maturity level. Before the Taycan is launched on the market at the end of the year, we will have covered over six million test kilometres across the globe,” said Stefan Weckbach, vice president of product line Taycan. The Taycan will debut on September 4.
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Wow 3425 km on an electric vehicle? That’s amazing!!
“… with the Taycan merely requiring quick stops for charging…” pffft wtf.
I initially thought it was single charge only
All car manufacturers are moving towards EV because that is the future. By 2035, even whole of Europe will be fully EV. Not long more. Just 16 years to go.
Car companies that are sleeping and not having EV, pls wake up. You cannot export to the world petrol cars when the whole world is moving towards EV
I am waiting for Proton Iriz EV. 6 years of waiting resulting in disappointment and Proton game their Iriz EV over
I wish Perodua would give us EV cars by now. They have talked about hybrid car since 10 years ago but until now habuk pun tarak. They should wake up.
Yup. If they electrified the whole track and installed wireless charging underneath the car, its range should be indefinite. Don’t understand what this stunt suppose to prove here.
Hahaha…me too.
Its a great eg feat nonetheless….but the range anxiety is still there when used in real,actual, fact,unforgiving situation.
Even petrol cars cannot go that far in a single tank. Try it yourself, maintain 205km/h, see how far you go.
Bad times for Tesla which can only be used for drag races. After one acceleration battery overheated.
So….how many charging stations out there support the 800 volt system?
That’s quite impressive. I thought it was being charged by another vehicle, while it was moving. But nope, it charged while resting. So that’s a very quick charge indeed.
Indeed. Havent finished queuing for the toilet and ur car is already charged.
almost 143km/h average speed taken stops for charging/driver switches into consideration.
26 times 0-200 with a maximum deviation of .8 seconds.
that’s insanely good. try that, especially the latter with a tesla.
OK, now lets test this car it as daily drive…with mix city driving, traffic jam, AC, start-stop and other electrical loading included…..
Electric car is like a rubber band car – battery yield is no more no less than regular battery – no breakthrough here. Ice will long live hence everybody try to forget that the toxic waste to dump the battery and the battery itself are like biawak hidup. I never believe in electric vehicle. Western try to propagate because they have no control on oil production. They try to bullshit the use of oil but actually all of their weapon and vehicle all depend to ice.
agreed with “easterners” . up till 5 years ago diesel was popular in europe. but after the emissions cheating scandal , plus the fact that NO is poisoning their cities, those same idiots are now banning diesel. who knows what will happen , maybe 20 years later electric will fall out of favor in exchange for hydrogen power.
What’s the tail pipe for when it fully runs with battery?
Good point lol. Maybe just cosmetics or sentimental value.
That are two 400V sockets
That’s to disguise the car when they test it on the road. It worked, because when the prototype first came out it was rumoured to be a baby Panamera the media called the Pajun (Panamera Junior). The final product won’t have them.