Tesla Battery Gossip cut n paste
As Florida residents fled Hurricane Irma over the weekend, some Tesla owners got a little surprise from the auto maker to help them get out of the danger zone. On Saturday, Tesla began pushing a so...
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fj12ryder wrote:John & Angela wrote:Not quite:
Agreed. They bought a 60 KWH battery. They could have paid more and got a 70 / 75 KWH battery but they didn't. Tesla unlocked the additional range in an emergency case to make it easier to evacuate and not have to hit a supercharger as fast. After the crisis Tesla again locked out the additional capacity. At any time a Tesla 60 owner can upgrade to the additional capacity if their situation should need it. Most people don't need the additional range so why pay for it. Our EV has an approximate 200 KM range. I would pay exactly zero dollars to get an additional 100 KM. It would be a waste. When we retire that will be different and we'll buy something with a 400 KM plus range. That's why EV's are sold with different size batteries at different price points. Buy what you need. Its all about choices.
"But downsizing didn't mean replacing the big battery with a physically smaller one; it just meant using a bit of computer code to restrict how much of the battery the car could access. If they wanted, they could later have Tesla lift the software lock by paying an additional fee, which can run into the thousands of dollars."
IOW, the batteries were the same, you paid for it, you just don't get to use it. You get cheated and thank the man for it. Wow, I just don't get it. PT Barnum sure had it right.
They DID NOT pay for it. They paid a lower price by accepting a lower battery range. If they wanted the extended range, they could have paid for it.
Just like your cell phone plan. Your phone can handle any of the plans. You choose if you want 10gb at price $2X or 3gb at $X. At any time, the provider can increase your data plan without changing out your phone.
