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  1. daveo4EV

    [anti-FUD] -Porsche Digital Key overview - from Porsche!!

    yeah the FUD'sters were mostly FUD - it's a well done implementation - works even if your phone is dead!! I'm looking forward to this in future Porsche models - I'm more convinced than ever there is new hardware embedded in the vehicle for this new feature - _IF_ there is a retrofit it would be...
  2. daveo4EV

    [Black Friday Sale] - Shameless plug - Dirtfish Rally School

    I've tracking Porsche's for 14+ years - the _BEST_ car skills instruction I've received is rally school mud/gravel/ice driving skills - where do you get such instruction/practice? DirtFish Rally school!! https://dirtfish.com/learn/grab-15-off-this-black-friday-and-cyber-monday/ 15% off Dirt...
  3. daveo4EV

    [North America] - Coupon Codes for free charging @ EVGo

    https://www.spoofee.com/free-evgo-charging-credit-with-code-winterdrive10dr/deals/1010239 EVgo is offering a $25 charging credit for free with coupon promo code WINTERDRIVE10DR Download the EVgo app Android App Apple iOS App Go to "Promo Codes" and enter your payment method Go back to...
  4. daveo4EV

    [North America] - Tesla Supercharger Integration status…

    good summary of Supercharger integration and current status can be found here… https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/tesla-supercharging-full-integration-w-porsche-and-porsche-charging-service.31482/
  5. daveo4EV

    [Review] - Porsche's problem in a 27 min review video

    this is an entertaining video comparing a Model Y vs. Macan 4 - it doesn't tell us anything we don't know - but it Porsche problem in a nut shell…it's the price stupid! the only thing wrong with Porsche's EVs is the price!
  6. daveo4EV

    daylight savings fail?

    got in car this morning - 1 hour ā€œaheadā€ - didn’t fall back! anyone else? had to set time zone to alaska +9 to get correct time!
  7. daveo4EV

    [North America] - Supercharging a 2024 Macan Turbo EV (with Lectron adapter at Tesla Supercharger(

    TLDR; it works and works well! The Lectron adapter is a worthy substitute if for some reason you simply can't get Porsche to give you one! gory details: I received my Lectron NACS to CCS Adapter w/Interlock | Vortex Plus - you know the one Porsche is rebranding but can't seem to actually ship...
  8. daveo4EV

    [software] - maybe there is a reason the Macan software is so glitchy…

    nah this couldnt' be it…or could it?
  9. daveo4EV

    [Porsche] future 22 kW Macan EV option? don't hold your breath…

    Taycan owner's are getting this notice… https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2025/MC-11023945-0001.pdf Porsche continues it's strong record in the realm of EV charging… where is this 11 kW onboard charger they discuss? mine only goes to 9.6!
  10. daveo4EV

    A thought…bug reporting for the modern world - Porsche lacks it

    one of the great "features" of software is it's malleable - and can change - but what changes to put in software and then subsequently release is a difficult undertaking. Modern companies plan software changes using all sorts of data - but most importantly they harvest feedback directly from...
  11. daveo4EV

    [North America] - Porsche's official guides to charging

    see this thread so we keep it all in one place… https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/north-america-porsches-guides-to-charging.29868/
  12. daveo4EV

    [North America] - Supercharger app for planning

    Team, for purposes of finding Tesla Superchargers the best app I've found is as follows: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1056496235 (not sure if there is an Android version) it's the app version of this website: https://supercharge.info/map this is _NOT_ an official Tesla app - but it lists...
  13. daveo4EV

    $21k Kia K4 has better backkup camera than _ANY_ of my Porsche's

    seriously this is 2025 and starting to tic me off!! Why is my pathetic rental Kia K4 (a horrible sedan by any measure, the hard plastics alone and my phone sliding around in it like it's a ice rink nearly drove me mad in less than 3 days) the backup camera in the K4 is: high resolution...
  14. daveo4EV

    [FAQ] - EV Chargers - common misconceptions - what is an EVSE?

    Over the years new EV owners inevitably end up with a series of questions - this FAQ is an attempt to demystify the EV Charger (EVSE) this FAQ will lean heavily on my personal experience/knowledge of North American EV chargers - much of this applies in the rest of the world, but if you're not...
  15. daveo4EV

    [Poll] - Cayenne EV first Porsche with Native NACS port?

    Cayenne EV is trickling out - we know active suspension (yeah!!!!) - great performance but this is the first "new" EV post NACS transition plans… will this be the first EV in Porsche's North American line up w/Native NACS port(s)?? vote now because it matters…so so much.
  16. daveo4EV

    BMW new EV's - bring lifetime carbon foot prints way way down…

    https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/08/how-bmw-slashed-the-carbon-footprint-of-its-next-ev-the-2026-ix3/
  17. daveo4EV

    [breaking news] - maybe it's not self driving or autopilot after all…OMG you think they may have lied?

    say it isn't so!! https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/tesla-found-partly-responsible-deadly-182510930.html Tesla's gotten away with the illusion of auto-pilot/self driving for too long…I'm hoping this an other "reality checks" resets expectations but I'm probably naive
  18. daveo4EV

    Turbo service and Macan 4 loaner

    well team - after a fairly blissful 12,792 miles and two major road trips (Road Trip 1, Road Trip 2) in less than a year it's come time to bring the 2024 Macan Turbo EV in for it's first service since being picked up from PECATL in Nov. of 2024 - nothing major but a couple of warranty issues...
  19. daveo4EV

    [Poll] - how much for the NACS adatper?

    will the North American superchargter adapter be free/included or an extra fee part/option?
  20. daveo4EV

    [Trip Report] - A Pacific Northwest Family wedding

    Plan: Visit my Brother and his daughter who's getting Married in Port Townsend, WA - woot family wedding!!! And I get to see my daughter who lives in Seattle (she's coming over for the wedding - double bonus family time!) Route w/Macan Turbo EV √ - Day 1: Santa Cruz to Eureka, CA √- Day 2...




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