Porsche has to call the Taycan back to the workshop.
The drive of the e-athlete can suddenly fail due to faulty software.
This is a source of amusement for Tesla fans.
Stuttgart - Due to a possible loss of drive power, Porsche * has to recall 43,000 vehicles from its top electric model Taycan to the workshop worldwide.
The Volkswagen * subsidiary announced on Friday in Stuttgart that the affected vehicles could have their drive switched off in certain cases.
The recall had already begun in the past few months.
It was only in May that the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) declared after several failures in Porsche Taycan models that “a charge loss in the 12-volt battery” could “deactivate the entire electrical system and prevent the vehicle from operating ".
According to the first findings of the NHTSA, a complete failure of the drive power can apparently occur in all speed ranges.
The luxury sports car (Porsche slogan: "Performance at the push of a button") then simply stops.
According to Porsche, however, the driver can continue to brake.
The company also emphasized that there have been no accidents or property damage so far.
Porsche Taycan: 3400 vehicles are affected in Germany
In order to rectify the error, the vehicles now have to be returned to the workshop.
The software for the power electronics and the engine control unit is checked and updated there.
Around 3,400 cars are being recalled in Germany.
Just a few days ago, Tesla * also had to struggle with software problems in China.
According to the responsible authorities, there should have been a total of around 285,000 Model 3 and Model Ys at risk of unintentional activation of the assistance system.
This could lead to a sudden acceleration, the Chinese authorities had criticized.
Tesla immediately apologized to its customers.
But instead of calling the workshop back, the electric car pioneer wants to fix the error by updating the software over the Internet (over-the-air).
Porsche Taycan: blaspheme Tesla fanboys
Porsche, on the other hand, has to call the vehicles back to the workshop for software updates. This causes ridicule among Tesla fans. “What use is 800 volts if the software is grits? Don't give up, VW / Porsche. You can do it with the software, "" said a user on the Teslamag portal. Instead of over-the-air updates, Porsche has the new software: "OTW, or over-the-workshop," said another.
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