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Porsche electric class action overview:
- Who: A Porsche owner is suing the automaker.
- Why: The plaintiff alleges Porsche electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles now take twice as long to charge compared to when they were sold.
- Where: The Porsche electric class action lawsuit was filed in a Georgia federal court.
Porsche electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles now take twice as long to charge compared to when they were sold, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
Plaintiff Ian Bauser filed the class action lawsuit against Porsche Cars North America Inc. and its German parent company Porsche AG on March 10 in a Georgia federal court, alleging violations of state and federal consumer laws.
According to the lawsuit, the defendants sell devices that charge their Porsche electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles’ batteries. But after a post-sale software change, the devices can only safely charge at half of their advertised rate, the lawsuit alleges.
“As a result, consumers who purchased the charging devices have paid for functionality that Defendants advertise but that their devices cannot safely provide,” it says.
“Defendants knew that their software change would cause this issue, but have not provided their customers with a remedy to this problem, and thus their conduct violates federal and state consumer-protection laws.”
‘Update’ devalued the chargers, lawsuit alleges
Porsche sold two chargers for their electric and plug-in hybrid cars, Bauser says. After consumers started to notice them overheating, Porsche deployed an “update” for the chargers.
“These steps caused vehicle charging times to double, limiting consumers’ ability to use their cars when needed and as advertised,” Bauser says.
He added that the defendants have allegedly made no effort to recall, repair, replace, or otherwise return the chargers to their full functionality.
As a result, he is suing on behalf of anyone who purchased or leased a new Porsche vehicle equipped with a Porsche Mobile Charger Plus or a Porsche Mobile Charger Connect in New York.
He is suing for breach of warranty, fraudulent concealment, unjust enrichment and breaches of New York consumer laws. He seeks certification of the class action, an order forcing corrective action, damages, fees, costs and a jury trial.
Meanwhile, in March, a Georgia federal judge gave preliminary approval to a settlement reached between Porsche and drivers that would end a class action alleging a failed software update permanently damaged thousands of Porsche vehicles’ infotainment systems, causing them to enter a “near-continuous reboot cycle” and drain the car batteries.
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The plaintiff is represented by Webb, Klase & Lemond LLC, Handley Farah & Anderson PLLC, Sauder Schelkopf LLC and Varnell & Warwick.
The Porsche class action lawsuit is Ian Bauser et al., v. Porsche Cars North America Inc., Case No. 1:23-cv-01054-ELR in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
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I am an owner of a 2020 E hybrid Porsche Cayenne, coupe and noticed a diminishing range to my fully electric charge from 24 to 14 miles on a full charge. The car was taken for analysis for 10 days by Hennessy Porsche of North Atlanta, and they could find problems with the battery itself. He said I needed a recall Service and asked me to bring the charging cable to them. I brought the charging cable they did not give me details of what they were doing to the charging cable and when I plugged in the charging cable to my home 220 outlet it no longer gave me a charge overnight. Charging at my office or the hospital Gave me a full charge within a few hours. I contacted Hennessy Porsche to seek remedy of this problem, and they instructed me that they take no responsibility and will not take risk to reverse their recall, which is where we going adjusted my charging cable to limit the charge process. I am a physician and I cannot go without this feature. This is original equipment, and I believe Porsche should make good on this without risk to the consumer. I want to join a class action lawsuit. Please contact me at 404-245-0750.
Jim Libby.