Macan EV Road Trip by Out of Spec Dave - Part 1

[PrudentOcean]

Protip: click on the gear icon in the lower right corner of the YouTube video player, go to Playback Speed, and select 1.25 or even 1.5. The video will play at the selected rate with the audio adjusted to prevent a pitch shift.

 

[Riddler82]

Hi guys Yes indeed I was learning on the fly Hope you all don’t mind my short format YouTube videos Very happy to be part of this community now! Go easy on me though as I make mistakes along my journey We really LOVE this car!

Welcome (discovery and sharing is part of the point)!!

 

[JonoNZ]

Hi Dave ...from New Zealand! I, for one, love your content -- still making my way through your latest video but keep it coming.

 

[craz8]

Did anyone else notice at the first charging stop, where the failure occurred?

It looked like, when the max charge level of the car was changed AFTER the charging was 'complete' (charge rate was zero), the charging station got grumpy and failed.

 

[dgkhn]

Must be a misprint in the manual as the Macan only supports 9.6kW 40A It does not support 48A OBC

Another OOS fan here. Issue re charger is not just manual, but also specs and press materials say 11kw (48 amps). PCNA has not changed those materials, nor responded to Macan owner efforts to understand the facts of 40 amps vs 48 amps. Dealers and PCNA pointing fingers at each other to respond to this concern. We thought maybe you or Kyle could get through to Porsche about this.

 

[dgkhn]

Protip: click on the gear icon in the lower right corner of the YouTube video player, go to Playback Speed, and select 1.25 or even 1.5. The video will play at the selected rate with the audio adjusted to prevent a pitch shift.

I watch both Kyle and Dave at 1.25x. I occasionally fast-forward or end early, but I do watch them all!

 

[daveo4EV]

I respect Kyle/his-associates for his accuracy and thoroughness - and lack of hyperbole - and his very knowledgable EV'centric approach vs. some of the legacy non-EV reviewers - who sometime reach interesting conclusions because they are clueless about EV's…

to date I've never had any issues with Kyle's conclusions, opinions or general information shared - he also teases out things other non-EV reviewers fail to pay attention to or simply don't know to look for.

I look forward to his standardized reviews, and the now broad/deep history of comparisons across multiple EV's (range, driving aids, cargo, handeling, charging speed, etc…)

his reviews are thorough/accurate/consistent and well researched and "not stupid"…we'd all be so lucky if all reviewers met this criteria.

but his videos are just soooooooooooo long…that's my only complaint - but it doesn't mean I don't respect him/associates and don't consider him authoritative on the topic.

also I simply don't know how he has time for it all and seems to be one of the hardest working reviewers on youTube, and making a go of it with sponsers, an audience, car manufacturers and what not - it's hard work, a lot of time, and unrelenting…congratulations to Kyle/Dave for keeping this a successful entity - it's hard work and not everyone is any good at it, and I respect the content they generate and share with all of us.

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