Porsche Taycan Turbo gets woefully low EPA mile range

When Porsche unveiled its electric supercar, the Taycan, the company said the Turbo S variant would have approximately 280 miles of range, with the "regular" Turbo trailing close behind with 260 miles of range.

But now the official EPA rating is in, and the number is far, far lower. The EPA says the Porsche Taycan Turbo has just 201 miles of range, which, given the car's fairly large battery – with a capacity of 93.4kWh – makes it a real electricity guzzler. 

For comparison, Tesla's Model 3 Long Range has a 76kWh battery and gets an EPA estimated range of 310 miles total, and Tesla Model S Long Range, which has a 100kWh battery, is rated at 370 miles of total range (see comparison below).  Read more...