Porsche Taycan Charges Ahead in First Year on American Roads
One year after the U.S. launched global deliveries of the Taycan, the fully electric sports car is seeing strong sales, world records and continued development
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ATLANTA, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Porsche wrote a new chapter in its history one year ago when the first Taycan Turbo S and Taycan Turbo models were delivered to customers in the U.S. in late December 2019. Following much anticipation, and an unveiling that took place simultaneously on three continents in September 2019, new owners on the East and West Coast became the first people in the world to receive their Taycan keys. One year later, the pioneering model has established itself on American roads, instantly becoming a milestone in its own right. The Taycan brings the unmistakable Porsche design DNA and performance into a new powertrain future as the brand s soul, electrified.
Plug&Charge: The missing link to a breakthrough
Is the industry ready to plug and play?
In the coming year, more and more charging stations will be Plug&Charge-capable, thanks to several steps that have been taken behind the scenes. This lays the groundwork from which the automotive industry at large should now benefit. That being said, for the technology to be widely used, one main thing is still missing: a large number of Plug&Charge-enabled vehicles.
Yes, Tesla has again shown the way. Simply plug the cable into the car at a Supercharger, and the charging process begins automatically, billing automatically without any further action on the part of the user. Tesla has a significant advantage here because the proprietary solution only has to be able to communicate and bill between Tesla vehicles and Tesla charging stations. A temporary software glitch this year showed that other cars could also charge at the CCS Superchargers, but weren’t billed.
Watch Ford Mustang Mach-E Demonstrate Its Plug&Charge Technology
Dec 15, 2020 at 7:36am ET ++ A huge step forward for public EV charging.
We take a 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E to an Electrify America DC fast charge station to see how well its Plug&Charge technology works. The Mustang Mach-E is the very first electric vehicle to launch with Plug&Charge technology, and we wanted to be the first to see the plug-in pony demonstrate the feature.
Plug&Charge employs the ISO 15118 international standard which specifies the secured communication protocol an EV and the charging stations should use. Plug&Charge will dramatically improve the public charging experience for electric vehicle owners.