Porsche Cayenne Electric Ready To Shift Tesla With Only 16 Minutes Of Charging

Porsche Cayenne Electric. (Photo: Carbuzz)

JAKARTA Porsche is preparing to enter a new chapter in the world of electric vehicles by presenting the Cayenne Electric, a luxury SUV that combines high performance with the fastest charging technology in its class. In fact, it is claimed to beat Tesla's fast charging.

Launching from Carbuzz, Friday, October 24, this car is claimed to be able to charge from 10 percent to 80 percent in just about 16 minutes. In comparison, Taycan can charge the battery at the same percentage in 18 minutes, and the Tigers in 21 minutes.

This figure is also fast compared to the Tesla Model X which takes about 27 minutes on Supercharger V3 fast charging. Cayenne Electric uses a battery with a capacity of 108 kWh and an architectural system of 800 volts.

This allows ultra-fast charging of up to 400 kW. Porsche also optimizes battery cooling systems to remain stable during high-speed charging, so that this process can run safely and efficiently without lowering battery life.

Porsche announced that the Cayenne Electric will come with a battery pack with a capacity of 113 kWh, which is capable of carrying this luxury SUV covering a distance of more than 600 km or about 373 miles based on the WLTP test cycle. This figure marks a significant increase in battery efficiency and capacity compared to the previous Porsche electric model.

Even so, Porsche admits that the results of WLTP testing are usually more optimistic than the EPA cycle used in the United States. The manufacturer estimates that the actual reach in real-world conditions will be in the range of 350 miles or about 563 km. However, this figure still makes Cayenne Electric an electric SUV with the longest distance Porsche has ever produced.

In comparison, the Porsche Taycan with a 105 kWh battery is only capable of traveling about 318 miles (511 kilometers), while the Electric Tigers with a 100 kWh battery have a maximum range of about 315 miles (507 kilometers).

To facilitate access to charging in various regions, Porsche also provides Cayenne Electric with a NACS (North American Charging Standard) charging port. This port will be compatible with the main public charging network in North America.

However, the system currently still supports direct charging (DC), while back and forth current charging (AC) continues to use Porsche's standard port. Not only superior in power efficiency, but Cayenne Electric is also designed to maintain a typical Porsche character that focuses on performance.