and charging, running a Porsche Taycan GTS Sport Turismo as a daily driver has been remarkably easy. It’s not got the longest range in the world – the figures say it’ll do 274 miles, in reality that’s nearer 220, to be safe – but in three months of varied driving I’ve rarely had to use a public charging point. Partly that’s because I’m lucky, in that I have chargers both at home and at the office, and also because it’s been unseasonably warm so the efficiency has come easier.
A recent run to Castle Combe to race with my dad in a TVR Grantura gave me one of those chances to try the public charging network. It was a late night run so the Ionity station at Chippenham was deserted but well-lit, although I can imagine a lone female finding it a bit too remote for comfort. The speed was good and the cost okay.
The latter is helped by the Porsche charge card that comes with all new Taycans. It lasts three years and gives you a discounted rate at Ionity, dropping it from 74p/kWh to 30p. It can also be used at various ‘destination’ chargers like hotels, as well as Porsche dealers, but after the three years you need to renew it at an annual cost of £179.The Chippenham charger took only 18 minutes to give me enough charge to get to Castle Combe and then home the following day.
Even so, I’d still recommend getting an idea of options before you leave. The nav is, theoretically, up-to-date as to what chargers are working or available, but that relies on the network providers updating their database. In my experience, you’re better off double checking on an app like Zapmap.