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> If you want a high performance or road-trip capable electric car, you basically have just one option. Is it the Porsche Taycan? Or the Porsche Taycan Cross T
by clouddrover 6y ago
> If you want a high performance or road-trip capable electric car, you basically have just one option.
Is it the Porsche Taycan? Or the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo? Or do you mean the Audi e-tron GT? Or perhaps the Lucid Air? Or maybe the Mercedes EQS?
- leetcrew 6y agoI would certainly take a taycan over any tesla, but to be fair, the taycan has a significantly worse range. I might be wrong now, but tesla was the leader in that category last I checked.
- clouddrover 6y agoPaper miles don't count for much. Real world miles are a more useful comparison. The Taycan does poorly in the EPA's test but does a lot better on the road: https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a30874032/porsche-taycan-range-test-tesla-model-s/ https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a30874032/porsche-tayca... https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/2021-porsche-taycan-epa-range-testing/ https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/2021-porsche-taycan-epa-r... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C_7fBljFzY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C_7fBljFzY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFsjMvCFlig https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFsjMvCFlig
- jsight 6y agoTo be fair, bringing the Lucid Air into this is like bringing the Tesla Roadster or Tri-Motor Cybertruck into it. They don't exist yet except as prototypes.
- clouddrover 6y agoRelease candidate stage now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM6x_jSKixg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM6x_jSKixg
- jsight 6y agoHa, I actually watched that video earlier today. I'm definitely hoping that they get this into full production, as it really does look like an exciting vehicle. We had gone a long time without any new successful car companies, and now maybe we can have two launched this century? Maybe even a few little boutique makers can make a go of it too... I really what Aptera is doing right now.