How long does it take to drive 1 kilometer in a Porsche Taycan? Here: 000 hours 9 minutes, average 12 km / h Not bad! [video]

The German decided to test how long he can cover a distance of 1 kilometer in a Porsche Taycan 000S with a 4 kWh battery (total: 83,7 kWh). It took him 93,4 hours and 9 minutes to cover the entire route with recharges, and by the way it turned out that an electric Porsche at a speed of 12-120 km / h on the highway can be as economical as at 130-80 km / h on the highway. ... normal roads

Porsche Taycan on the track – energy optimum ~ 120-130 km/h

We recently described an experiment by a Norwegian who went with his friends to ride an Audi e-tron and a Porsche Taycan Turbo S. The average energy consumption of the Porsche was 24,2 kWh / 100 km. at an average speed of 65 km / h. This tells us that it was a mixed ride, passing through the city and a small section of the highway, meter "I try to keep 80-90 km / h".

Implicit: Because conditions or rules don't allow more.

> The Porsche Taycan Turbo S consumes as much energy while driving as the Audi e-tron. Ouch …

The Norwegians had the most powerful electric version, the Germans had the weakest Taycan 4S. They drove on different roads, he was driving on the highway. Thus, the conditions were once disadvantageous to the Norwegians, and sometimes to the Germans, so the differences should be leveled. Therefore, we expected the wear of the Porsche on the highway to be higher.

The result of the Taycan 4S at the first stop surprised us: when driving on a highway with an average speed of 117 km / h (counter "trying to keep 125-130 km / h") Porsche Konsumowało 24,4 kWh / 100 km... This is practically the same as in the experiment in Norway!

Where does this amazing result come from? It seems to us that with a variety of traffic (as in Norway), the consumption will be higher due to the need to spend additional power on acceleration in bends and restrictions. On the other hand, when driving on the highway, when there are no surprises on the route, the wheels are almost entirely driven by a more fuel efficient engine at the front.

In addition, at speeds above 100 km / h, the rear engine shifts into second gear, which reduces the appetite for energy. As a result, the results were similar, and The Taycan 4S traveled over 300 kilometers on the highway and still had a small amount of energy. for a possible search for another charging station.

Porsche Taycan energy consumption versus Audi RS6 consumption

For some time, the electric Porsche accompanied the Audi RS6 with an internal combustion engine, that is, a car with similar power parameters. The car consumed an average of 10,1 liters of gasoline per 100 kilometers:

This leads to an important conclusion: Combustion-powered cars will completely lose their raison d'être when the specific energy in electrics doubles compared to batteries.... Today we have about 0,2 kWh / kg, in order to double this parameter, we need elements with an energy density of at least 0,4-0,5 kWh / kg.

> TeraWatt: We have solid electrolyte batteries with a specific energy of 0,432 kWh / kg. Available from 2021

Experiment summary

The electric Porsche covered the entire route – including charging and deducting some unnecessary stretches of road – in 9 hours and 12 minutes. The speeds we observed ranged from 110 to 160 km/h, while the driver most willingly used the range of the order of 130-140 km / h..

The average speed was almost 109 km / h. Average energy consumption on the road was 27,9 kWh / 100 km. (279 Wh / km), so the usable battery capacity should theoretically be sufficient to surpass 300 kilometers on the highway:

Under normal, sensible highway driving, the Porsche Taycan 4S should consume less than 28kWh/100km. This gives you up to 300 kilometers of real range on a single charge and a little headroom to find a charging station. Ignore the distance or time here - the values ​​have been skewed by the need to take one more step.

Interesting, in the city of Taikan, the 4S was able to deliver in just 14,2 kWh / 100 km. (142 Wh / km). This can be seen in one of the initial shots:

Based on the above data, we can easily calculate that if the driver charged at Ionity stations, overcoming 1 kilometer will cost him the equivalent of less than PLN 000., that is, 42 PLN per 100 km. This is the equivalent 11,4 liters 98 gasoline per 100 kilometersand thus slightly higher than the aforementioned Audi RS6.

However, if he had not driven a Porsche and had not used the discounted rate on the Ionity network, the trip would have cost him almost PLN 980, which is the equivalent of about 26,5 liters of gasoline per 100 kilometers.

Takeaway: While the Porsche Taycan does not shine in EPA tests, it should travel up to 300 kilometers on the motorway at a reasonable speed. In such conditions, Tesla Model 3 will be better by several tens of kilometers:

> Tesla Model 3 and Porsche Taycan Turbo - Nextmove range test [video]. Is the EPA wrong?

And cheaper by 200 PLN ...

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