Porsche recalls thousands of electric models over battery problem
The German manufacturer would have happily done without it. Porsche has launched a recall concerning several thousand electric Taycans, a spokesperson for the manufacturer confirmed on Thursday May 9. A defect in the cells of some batteries could cause a short circuit and cause a fire.
The German brand first identified 858 defective units of the Taycan, its first electric model, and recalled them in January 2024. After in-depth analyses, other vehicles that could be affected are subject to a new recall .
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In total, 2,936 of these sports sedans showed “abnormalities” in the battery module settings, according to data collected by Porsche. They are called back to change certain modules, an operation which involves removing and opening the large 600 kilo battery, located under the car. Some 4,522 other Taycans could not be analyzed and therefore must be taken back to the garage for verification.
Renault, Ford and GM had already carried out similar recalls for defective batteries. The Taycan’s battery cells are supplied by Korean electronics giant LG, while the batteries are assembled in Germany before being installed under the car at Porsche’s Zuffenhausen plant.
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