09-23-2021, 07:19 AM | #31 |
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Hm. Maybe we need to start shopping for the next car sooner than I thought.
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09-23-2021, 08:52 AM | #33 |
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Challenging, but I'm going to delete what I just typed out and instead hold fast on this.
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09-23-2021, 10:08 AM | #34 | |
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I think that this is a much lower hurdle than people make it out to be. Do you put gas in your car at home? No. You don't need to charge at home. The only reason why people focus on that is because of the sluggishness of so many of today's charging options.
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09-23-2021, 10:15 AM | #36 | |
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I do think there's a tremendous opportunity right now to build and lock in an advantage on the charging front, which Tesla is taking advantage of and other people seem to be asleep on. But this is ultimately a pretty easily solvable problem, especially compared to supposed alternatives like hydrogen. |
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09-23-2021, 10:29 AM | #38 | |
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Not sure the taycan necessarily predicts what a Porsche sports car EV will be like other than the obvious: more screens, no manual trans, different headlights etc. Porsche has shown they can make large 4 door vehicles while at the same time still making sports cars… it’s not like the cayenne and panamera predicted the direction of the 911 other than some interior design cues. I don’t think I’ll shed a tear for the demise of the pdk 4 cyl turbo boxster. Could an EV powertrain make that car better? Probably. As for stuff like the gts 4.0, maybe they’ll stuff that engine in a future “T” variant of the 911. If they are serious about keeping it around as an ICE vehicle why not double down on making even more expensive niche versions… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Maybe! We'll see. I'll reserve judgment. As I've said elsewhere, one thing an EV powertrain lets you do is experience driving in a very different way, because the lack of powertrain noise lets you be "in the moment" much more than an equivalent ICE vehicle. I suspect that will be even more true in a Boxster. I'm actually eager to see what top down driving with no engine noise is like--I suspect it will be pretty cool in the right setting. |
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