Upon unveiling, the Porsche Taycan was supposed to be the super EV to take on Tesla and beat it at its own game, but according to a recent report released by EPA, it's going to have some difficulty with that.
This is down to the fact that Porsche may have overestimated the 300 mile or 480km range that their EV possesses, as US EPA emissions testing found that Taycan Turbo couldn't get anywhere near that figure.
In their independent testing, the EPA found that they could only achieve a range of 201 miles or 323km with the Taycan, leaving it sitting a lot lower than most of its competitors in the EV segment.
According to the EPA testing, the Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Bolt, Jaguar I-Pace, and all three Tesla models have a higher range, despite the Porsche costing more than every single one.
As you can imagine, Porsche was shocked by this result as their real-world testing showed that a number a lot closer to 480km was possible on one charge.
Thanks to this disappointing rating, Porsche decided to conduct their own testing in the States, and hired testing firm AMCI to work their magic. AMCI found that the Taycan Turbo was capable of 275 miles on one charge, a figure that's much closer to Porsche's claimed 300 miles. Adding to this, WLTP found a 279 mile range was possible over in Europe, raising questions as to how strenuous the EPA's testing procedure is.
Unfortunately for the German manufacturer, the EPA rating is the official figure, and is the one that prospective buyers will be looking at when comparing their EV to others on the market.
We can expect to see Porsche roll out updates throughout the car's lifespan in an attempt to improve this EPA rating.