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If you own a Porsche Taycan, you might plan on making a trip to the dealership. reported that recalls have been issued due to a short circuiting risk in one of the battery’s cell block modules. issued a safety recall for more than 27,000 of the Porsche EVs. The recall affects “certain” Taycan vehicles released from 2021-2024. Notices will be issued to owners by the end of November.
Porsche hasn’t been able to pinpoint exactly which cars in the Taycan fleet have the hazard. In order to determine which cars need fixing, Porsche is advising owners of Taycans made between October 21, 2019 and February 1, 2024 to bring their car to a dealership where crews can monitor the battery with diagnostic software. Porsche is also advising its Taycan owners to only charge the vehicle’s battery up to 80 percent until dealership mechanics can determine if the battery needs to be replaced.
If this problem sounds familiar, it’s because it’s one of the chief causes for the downfall of Chevrolet’s EV, the Chevy Bolt. The electric car went through due to a fire risk with the battery.
Chevy had to replace the batteries in Bolts made between 2017 and 2019 at . The battery issues led to and that netted owners of the 2020-2022 Bolt EVs and EUVs a $1,400 settlement.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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Porsche hasn’t been able to pinpoint exactly which cars in the Taycan fleet have the hazard. In order to determine which cars need fixing, Porsche is advising owners of Taycans made between October 21, 2019 and February 1, 2024 to bring their car to a dealership where crews can monitor the battery with diagnostic software. Porsche is also advising its Taycan owners to only charge the vehicle’s battery up to 80 percent until dealership mechanics can determine if the battery needs to be replaced.
If this problem sounds familiar, it’s because it’s one of the chief causes for the downfall of Chevrolet’s EV, the Chevy Bolt. The electric car went through due to a fire risk with the battery.
Chevy had to replace the batteries in Bolts made between 2017 and 2019 at . The battery issues led to and that netted owners of the 2020-2022 Bolt EVs and EUVs a $1,400 settlement.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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