First post and loving it. Range is humorous

[Coffinhunter]

I picked up my car less than a week ago and have read a lot on here. There is some good information.
Did my first home, full, charge and had to laugh at the range. I’m not bothered by it, as I have had an EV before and just charged range is not actual range. But it was good for a chuckle.

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[PrudentOcean]

Being in Florida that might actually be achievable.

 

[Bobrae99]

I thought to reduce battery degradation you are supposed to maintain a minimum 20% state of charge and a maximum 80% state of charge. If you did that, you range would be 214 miles.

 

[CandianPorsche83]

I picked up my car less than a week ago and have read a lot on here. There is some good information.
Did my first home, full, charge and had to laugh at the range. I’m not bothered by it, as I have had an EV before and just charged range is not actual range. But it was good for a chuckle.

Congrats and where are the pics? Looks like your config is similar to mine!

 

[Coffinhunter]

I’m not an expert, but I charged my previous EV to 100% all the time. Never had an issue. I remember reading somewhere that it will reduce capacity over time, but it is like 10,000 charges or some crazy number.

 

[Coffinhunter]

Congrats and where are the pics? Looks like your config is similar to mine!

Base model with chrono package, ventilated seats, Bose, and upgraded LED.

 

[marksmacan4]

I picked up my car less than a week ago and have read a lot on here. There is some good information.
Did my first home, full, charge and had to laugh at the range. I’m not bothered by it, as I have had an EV before and just charged range is not actual range. But it was good for a chuckle.

I had a similar range when I set out with 100% charge on my short commute to work this morning, and after travelling 8 miles at the cost of 5% charge the remaining range had dropped by 95 miles!

 

[SergeyIndy]

I’m not an expert, but I charged my previous EV to 100% all the time. Never had an issue. I remember reading somewhere that it will reduce capacity over time, but it is like 10,000 charges or some crazy number.

You can do whatever you want of course.
Charging to 100% is not recommended for daily driving for Macan EV battery chemistry.

 

[Coffinhunter]

I don’t charge to 100% everyday. I don’t charge everyday. When I do charge (once a week maybe) I do charge to 100%. I’m retired so don’t drive a ton.

 

[meerec]

I think it depends on how you charge.

Super fast charging on DC may benefit the battery if you charge to 80% only. It may, it’s what I’ve read in some place.

When charging at home, what I do 98% of time, it’s all slow charging on AC. I’ve been charging my Mini EV in the last three years, and always to 100%. I believe there are no issues charging to 100% on AC ie slowly.

 

[alxman]

I have been driving my 4S for about a week and so far I am loving it. I have not had any software glitches. It handles beautifully in normal and more so in sport and sport plus. The cabin is quiet and I can barely notice any road noise or vibration in any mode. I have noise insulated glass and 20” wheels. I used InnoDrive on the highway without any issues. It keeps the car in the lane, slows down with traffic even to a full stop and accelerates appropriately. I like the fact that it reengages automatically once you change lanes. I love the luxurious interior, the digital display, and the HUD. The range has continued to improve once brake regeneration became active (see picture below). I only wish the warming of the cabin was more efficient. You have to set the temperature high, like 80+, before you feel some warm air through the vents. I guess it’s the usual in all EVs compared to ICE cars. The only issue so far is a squeaky sound coming from around the passenger’s B pillar when going over rough surfaces and specially when turning to the right. Seems to stop when you push on the door. It is not caused by the seat buckle as it also happens when driving with a buckled passenger. I will post a more detailed report of my impressions once I have driven it a little longer.

 

[ColdCase]

You can do whatever you want of course.
Charging to 100% is not recommended for daily driving for Macan EV battery chemistry.

There is tons of research and real world data that indicate these batteries are much more robust and durable than once thought. I think a couple previous posts here references some of the studies. Charging on the home AC charger to 100% routinely has no ill affect, except perhaps for Teslas who basically lie about buffers for marketing reasons. The car will slow down fast DC chargers dramatically beyond 80% to protect the battery. Yes there is a little difference in chemistry, nothing to worry about.

 

[SergeyIndy]

There is tons of research and real world data that indicate these batteries are much more robust and durable than once thought. I think a couple previous posts here references some of the studies. Charging on the home AC charger to 100% routinely has no ill affect, except perhaps for Teslas who basically lie about buffers for marketing reasons. The car will slow down fast DC chargers dramatically beyond 80% to protect the battery. Yes there is a little difference in chemistry, nothing to worry about.

There is also real-world evidence that keeping the battery at 100% increases chances of shortcutting your cells and catching fire, so why you want to test your luck, even if the chance is very small.

I know that the chemistry and type of cells are different on Macan EV but that may not be a good thing since there is no long term data on what happens to the battery if you do not follow best practices of taking care of it, which is keeping it at 80% for daily use (if you read the manual), and ok to go to 100% with in time charging for a long trip so you use up that top 20% right away.

Currently, first gen Taycans are under ARB6 and ARB7 open recalls, with only 2% currently may be impacted by bad cells, however, if the bad cell is in fact detected, the immediate instruction is to limit charge to 80% and park away from structures.

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V732-8320.PDF

 

[ColdCase]

There is also real-world evidence that keeping the battery at 100% increases chances of shortcutting your cells and catching fire, so why you want to test your luck, even if the chance is very small.

Thats not true, there is no correlation between chance of a fault that could lead to a fire and charge. A battery fire as a result of the fault at more than 20-30% charge is much more likely and serious, however. So with your logic and the desire to avoid fires, we should never charge more than 20% - 30% or park near any flammable structure, no use pressing our luck.

I think just about any manufacture has had a control related battery recall where some faults were undetected. Most suggested a 30% or so charge limit until a fix was limited. Some owners waited years for a fix. Most of these added control software that discharged the battery to 20-30% until a repair was implemented.

Note that regardless of charge, there is a similar risk of fire or a fault that could lead to a fire. The lower the charge, the less chance the vehicle will catch fire and the fire will be less intense. But you are talking 30% levels to be reasonably safe.

 

[Barry41561]

I have been driving my 4S for about a week and so far I am loving it. I have not had any software glitches. It handles beautifully in normal and more so in sport and sport plus. The cabin is quiet and I can barely notice any road noise or vibration in any mode. I have noise insulated glass and 20” wheels. I used InnoDrive on the highway without any issues. It keeps the car in the lane, slows down with traffic even to a full stop and accelerates appropriately. I like the fact that it reengages automatically once you change lanes. I love the luxurious interior, the digital display, and the HUD. The range has continued to improve once brake regeneration became active (see picture below). I only wish the warming of the cabin was more efficient. You have to set the temperature high, like 80+, before you feel some warm air through the vents. I guess it’s the usual in all EVs compared to ICE cars. The only issue so far is a squeaky sound coming from around the passenger’s B pillar when going over rough surfaces and specially when turning to the right. Seems to stop when you push on the door. It is not caused by the seat buckle as it also happens when driving with a buckled passenger. I will post a more detailed report of my impressions once I have driven it a little longer.

This is extremely helpful - as I've not seen too many 4S efficiency numbers. My 4S is arriving at the Rhode Island port today - so it won't be too much longer of a wait for me.

Quick question - did you option the 20' summer tires - or the all-season tires?

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