[North American] - Macan does NOT support 11 kW charging??? Home / Residential charging update (using Tesla Universal Wall Charger)

[whitex]

we will not get this 'fixed' if it's just me complaining to my local service guy!!

Perhaps reach out to YouTubers/reviewers to get some more exposure to it, they even be able to get an official response from Porsche.

 

[MFitz]

it's going to take more than just me escalating this to PCNA if we want a response - it's pretty clear now that North American Macan's are capped at 9.6 kW (40 amps) - the questions are:

• why are they capped
• is this an "intentional" limit
• is this an "unintentional" limit
• is this hardware based - 9.6 kW onboard charging hardware inside the vehicle
• is this software limit
• is Porsche willing to release software or proceedures to remove the "cap"?
• does anyone at Porsche really understand how/why they might be capping it
• are they simple confused and set the limit because that's all mobile EVSE's can provide (9.6 kW) - not realizing that there are non-Mobile EVSE's that can provide more than 9.6 kW and their customer base uses these EVSE's…

in any case - unless you bring this to your dealer/service managers attention (probably noting the 11 kW charger listed on standard equipment from the Porsche website will help)

we will not get this 'fixed' if it's just me complaining to my local service guy!!

I'd like to unlock my Macan's full potential for charging - but I'll need more of us escalating the issue (and most likley educating our service techs that no this is in fact an un-necessary limitation).

I agree and i will be doing that when i take possession. Everyone before you leave the dealer on pickup day insist they show you the charging stats on their Porsche charging unit. I will be requesting that.

 

[daveo4EV]

I agree and i will be doing that when i take possession. Everyone before you leave the dealer on pickup day insist they show you the charging stats on their Porsche charging unit. I will be requesting that.

make sure to have the 11 kW on board charger listing from the Porsche website ready to show them

the mobile unit that is included with the Macan is a mobile unit and therefore limited to 40 amp or 9.6 kW max charge rate - ONLY hardwired EVSE's (like a Porsche Wall charger) on a 60 amp or larger breaker will provide enough power to exceed the 9.6 kW limit…

my dealer has 3 Porsche Wall Charger's on 100 amp breakers with max power of 19.2 kW (80 amps) - they have these units to test the 19.2 kW onboard Charger for Gen1 Taycans

Gen1 Taycan's can charge at 11 kW standard - 19.2 kw with optional factory option
Gen2 Taycan's can charge at 11 kW standard - 19.2 kW is not yet an option for gen2 Taycan's
2024 or later Cayenne eHybrids have an 11 kW max charge rate

those are examples of 3 shipping Porsche EV's that can charge at a rate greater than 9.6 kW and would demonstrate that rate when plugged into a 19.2 kW Porsche Wall Charger…

the Macan will demonstrate a 9.6 kW maximum charge rate plugged into the same Porsche Wall Chargers - and yet has an 11 kW onboard charger specified on the Porsche standard equipment list on the USA website.

 

[MFitz]

make sure to have the 11 kW on board charger listing from the Porsche website ready to show them

the mobile unit that is included with the Macan is a mobile unit and therefore limited to 40 amp or 9.6 kW max charge rate - ONLY hardwired EVSE's (like a Porsche Wall charger) on a 60 amp or larger breaker will provide enough power to exceed the 9.6 kW limit…

my dealer has 3 Porsche Wall Charger's on 100 amp breakers with max power of 19.2 kW (80 amps) - they have these units to test the 19.2 kW onboard Charger for Gen1 Taycans

Gen1 Taycan's can charge at 11 kW standard - 19.2 kw with optional factory option
Gen2 Taycan's can charge at 11 kW standard - 19.2 kW is not yet an option for gen2 Taycan's
2024 or later Cayenne eHybrids have an 11 kW max charge rate

those are examples of 3 shipping Porsche EV's that can charge at a rate greater than 9.6 kW and would demonstrate that rate when plugged into a 19.2 kW Porsche Wall Charger…

the Macan will demonstrate a 9.6 kW maximum charge rate plugged into the same Porsche Wall Chargers - and yet has an 11 kW onboard charger specified on the Porsche standard equipment list on the USA website.

Ok, thanks. Good guidance. Printing it out now.

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