Mystery solved? Porsche Macan, Taycan, 718 EVs set to step up tech war on battery health with important feature few others can offer

21 August 2024, 9:30 pm

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Mystery solved? Porsche Macan, Taycan, 718 EVs set to step up tech war on battery health with important feature few others can offer
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Mystery solved? Porsche Macan, Taycan, 718 EVs set to step up tech war on battery health with important feature few others can offer
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Porsche is developing advanced battery analytics software to provide owners of its electric vehicles with information on the health of the car’s battery. The company is working on making the state of health (SoH) data available to owners through the central infotainment screen. This move comes as concerns about the longevity of EV batteries continue to weigh on owners and buyers. Porsche’s global spokesperson for the Taycan, Mayk Wienkoetter, says that the company is also considering displaying the battery state of health on the instrument cluster. Battery health is seen as a contributing factor for the values of used electric cars due to concerns about future battery replacement costs.

Brands mentioned: Porsche, Tesla, Nissan.

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