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Huge fan of this -- will definitely replace my Tesla for this car!

outericky 7y ago
By the time they are available, your Tesla will likely be due to replaced anyway. But here's to the future, fellow EV'er.
- kylec 7y ago
  Deliveries of the Taycan start this year
  - outericky 7y ago
    ok. Deliveries of the model 3 started in 2017. But it took a while to reach critical mass. And some countries still haven't gotten them. EDIT: "Prices for this ‘Turbo’ launch model will be around £130,000 with cheaper/slower versions kicking off around £65,000 within 18 months of the car’s launch in late 2019. " So... maybe we'll see some in 2019, but really it's 2021 before more than a few thousand hit the market.
    - hef19898 7y ago
      I would assume Porsche to be able to launch a car with an equivalent of production hell, so.
      - xedeon 7y ago
        The big question would be where will they source all of those batteries?
        felixbraun 7y ago
        "VW secures US$25B in battery supplies in electric-car surge" https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/vw-secures-25-billion-battery-supplies-in-electric-car-surge-1.1025335 https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/vw-secures-25-billion-battery-su... "Volkswagen will invest almost 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in battery cell production at a facility in western Germany" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-electric/volkswagen-to-make-batteries-in-germany-slim-down-idUSKCN1SJ1PU https://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-electric/volks...
        xedeon 7y ago
        Cool, I read those a while back. Where will be the the factory located at and when is the ETA for completion? Have they broke ground yet?
Corrado 7y ago
Ever since I knew what a car was I have loved Porsche. Back in high school I bought a used 914 that was in boxes and reassembled it over the next 2 years. The highlight of my early days was getting to drive a 911 at the track. Several years ago I visited a Porsche dealer and looked around. I left extremenly sad and disappointed. The cars were cramped and full of pedestrian doo-dads and I hated every single one of them. On top of that, the Porsche salespeople didn't even look my way. I left that dealership and went down the street to the Tesla showroom and my life changed. They were friendly and happy to see me. They took me around the car and showed me everything. I got to rode test a P100D and was able to drive the car while the Tesla guy showed me how to do a high-speed launch and how to change the steering response while driving. It was, and still is, the best car "dealer" experience I'd had ever had! While the Porsche Taycan is cool and it's really the only Porsche that even remotely piques my interest, it can't really compete with the Tesla. I guess I'm getting old.

By the time they are available, your Tesla will likely be due to replaced anyway. But here's to the future, fellow EV'er.

kylec 7y ago
Deliveries of the Taycan start this year
- outericky 7y ago
  ok. Deliveries of the model 3 started in 2017. But it took a while to reach critical mass. And some countries still haven't gotten them. EDIT: "Prices for this ‘Turbo’ launch model will be around £130,000 with cheaper/slower versions kicking off around £65,000 within 18 months of the car’s launch in late 2019. " So... maybe we'll see some in 2019, but really it's 2021 before more than a few thousand hit the market.
  - hef19898 7y ago
    I would assume Porsche to be able to launch a car with an equivalent of production hell, so.
    - xedeon 7y ago
      The big question would be where will they source all of those batteries?
      - felixbraun 7y ago
        "VW secures US$25B in battery supplies in electric-car surge" https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/vw-secures-25-billion-battery-supplies-in-electric-car-surge-1.1025335 https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/vw-secures-25-billion-battery-su... "Volkswagen will invest almost 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in battery cell production at a facility in western Germany" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-electric/volkswagen-to-make-batteries-in-germany-slim-down-idUSKCN1SJ1PU https://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-electric/volks...
        xedeon 7y ago
        Cool, I read those a while back. Where will be the the factory located at and when is the ETA for completion? Have they broke ground yet?

Corrado 7y ago

Ever since I knew what a car was I have loved Porsche. Back in high school I bought a used 914 that was in boxes and reassembled it over the next 2 years. The highlight of my early days was getting to drive a 911 at the track. Several years ago I visited a Porsche dealer and looked around. I left extremenly sad and disappointed. The cars were cramped and full of pedestrian doo-dads and I hated every single one of them. On top of that, the Porsche salespeople didn't even look my way. I left that dealership and went down the street to the Tesla showroom and my life changed. They were friendly and happy to see me. They took me around the car and showed me everything. I got to rode test a P100D and was able to drive the car while the Tesla guy showed me how to do a high-speed launch and how to change the steering response while driving. It was, and still is, the best car "dealer" experience I'd had ever had! While the Porsche Taycan is cool and it's really the only Porsche that even remotely piques my interest, it can't really compete with the Tesla. I guess I'm getting old.