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They are just raising the price for nothing but profit.
originally posted by: Bluntone22
a reply to: Edumakated
You are still ignoring that the cable company pays for the content of their broadcasts.
For every subscription they have for HBO, they pay HBO a set price.
If a customer doesn't buy the HBO upgrade, the cable company does not pay HBO.
More content costs more money so they pass on the price to the customer.
The battery in this car is a set cost. No matter the output, it does not cost tesla one extra penny. They are just raising the price for nothing but profit.
originally posted by: Edumakated
originally posted by: Bluntone22
a reply to: Edumakated
I would be a little pissed to find out that I paid 6k for a software tweek.
But my biggest problem was the other scenarios I mentioned.
There is a real cost associated with the battery. From Tesla's stand point it is cheaper and more efficient to use one battery.
If a purchaser wants to get full range, they have to pay the premium. However, those who may not need the full range, will not pay the premium, so Tesla can offer them a cheaper car but limit access to range wihtout incurring the cost associated with offering a different battery pack.
Electric cars are not like gas engines. It is just a "software tweek" that also unleashes full acceleration. The slowest Tesla's do 0-60 in like 5.5 seconds. You flip a switch and it will do 0-60 in like 2.8 seconds. However, you'd have to pay like $40k premium to get that access between the base model and the p100d. However, it is all the same hardware.
originally posted by: HarryJoy
Well they may have just allowed the batteries to discharge to a deeper level than what they normally would because it's not good to discharge a battery too deeply too often so they probably just allowed it for this one time
originally posted by: Edumakated
I don't understand why this is an issue? Electric cars are not like gas engines. You can get more or less power simply from a software change. It makes zero sense to have two or three different battery packs from a manufacturing stand point when you can adjust range with software.
Telsa increased range of vehicles that had not paid for the increased range to be a good corporate citizen. These owners were trying to evacuate a natural disaster, so they did it to help them go further.
The only thing nefarious about this is that it shows that consumers can lose control over their cars to an unknown entity. I can think of all kinds of conspiracy scenarios where your car is turned off without your permission or other issues, but that is an entirely different topic.
originally posted by: TheLotLizard
How were they caught when they told everyone about this when the cars came out? You act like it's been some secret.
The dealership even tells you not to charge it to 100% because it will degrade your battery.