Electric Porsche Taycan Turbo hit with disappointing 201-mile range rating
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}It looks like you won’t be taking a very long ride in the Porsche Taycan Turbo.
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The electric sports sedan has received a range rating of just 201 miles per charge from the Environmental Protection Agency. That compares to 348 miles for a Tesla Model S Performance with 19-inch wheels and 326 miles with 20-inch wheels. The Taycan Turbo comes standard with 20-inch wheels and a 93-kilowatt-hour battery pack, while the Teslas have 100-kilowatt-hour packs.
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The federal agency also gave the Porsche a lower energy efficiency rating of 69 MPGe, or miles per gallon equivalent, and the Teslas come in at 104 MPGe and 97 MPGe, respectively.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Porsche spokesperson told TechCrunch: “We sought to build a true Porsche, balancing legendary performance our customers expect of our products with range sufficient to meet their everyday needs. The Taycan is a phenomenal car built to perform and drive as a Porsche should. We stand by that.”
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Porsche has been touting the Taycan’s ability to be driven for long periods of time on a racetrack without any power loss, which has been an issue with the Teslas and some other electric vehicles.
U.S. prices for the Taycan Turbo start above $152,250, which is over $50,000 more than the Tesla Model S Performance. Porsche told Reuters that it already has 30,000 deposits and 10,000 firm orders in Europe alone, with plans to build just 20,000 cars for global sale in 2020.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}EPA figures for the entry-level Taycan 4S and top of the line Taycan Turbo S have not been released.