Well said, it's interesting how regulators are always focusing on the wrong root cause! How are they going to prevent people from adding a chip/software to bypass the speed limit!
Our neighbor got one BMW EV, totally regretted after realizing the car can't get the expected mileage from casual use of A/C, stereo, with occasional spirited acceleration during the travel. Most shockingly is the auto & home insurance premium renewal, both climb steeply at 17%+. They called up the insurance to find out that EV insurance premium will continue to go up at much higher pace due to potential fire hazard, the car parked inside of garage compartment also triggered overall home insurance premium increase.
We discussed with one of the Porsche Service, it quoted $48K to replace Taycan battery. The desire of owning EV in our garage has gone down in the drain even it's free!
This is very helpful and interesting data points with a lesson to do your due diligence when going into something new like EV motoring as your mileage may vary. I spent 2 years learning, driving, evaluating each option, before making a decision to purchase our Taycan and my experience is totally different from what you are describing.
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Insurance: I called our agent who covers our house, cars, life, etc. all insurance and was surprised that Taycan insurance is only 17% more than a Cayenne and 28% more than a Macan, which is much less than proportional differences in their retail values, so that was such a deal. Therefore, if in your example of a BMW EV that costs the same that Macan ICE version and insurance is 17% more, than this is a concern. Our Cayenne costs 50% more and Taycan 100% more than our 2024 Macan GTS. All of them parked in the same garage and no Home insurance premium went up.
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EV Batteries: There is a lot of misconceptions around this topic, but what I found out, is that EV batteries in general and Taycan in particular are so resilient that they will outlast the car by many years, not to mention, this component is warrantied for much more than your standard car warranty, and its state of health (level of degradation over time) is also under warranty. Therefore, your argument for replacing a battery at 46k is not wrong, but when this event would even happen, after 8 years and 100k miles? I am participating in a study on the Taycan forum, and no one is having any issues with battery replacements out of pocket and if anyone needs one replaced, they are getting a better one for FREE.
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Level of Enjoyment: One factor that is missing is the level of enjoyment of driving Taycan in particular since it is a Porsche first. I went all in when placing my order, thinking this is way too much to spend, and way too much risk, however, it has been flawless and the level of enjoyment is pretty much infinite, to me. The car looks and drives like a dream. There is not a day goes by that I am not looking forward to every drive, and I cannot see another car on the road that even comes close in terms of looks, utility, sound, driving dynamics, and everyday practicality.
