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But they did. They paid for and received larger capacity batteries in their vehicles that are artificially hampered to a lower capacity.
by jtbayly 8y ago
But they did. They paid for and received larger capacity batteries in their vehicles that are artificially hampered to a lower capacity.
- Latteland 8y agoThey also stopped doing this practice, the new mid range m 3 have fewer batteries and are not software upgradeable. Is this better? Not sure.
- arcticbull 8y agoNet-net probably? Less batteries, lower weight, better performance, lower environmental impact from the waste of mining and throwing away that extra lithium you didn't pay to unlock...
- cptskippy 8y agoIf you buy a 4 piece of chicken nuggets at McDonalds and they're out of 4 piece boxes so they put your 4 nuggets in a 9 piece box for you, have they cheated you out of 5 nuggets? No. Then why, if you pay for 100 kWh capacity, and they give it to you in a battery capable of 120 kWh capacity are they suddenly cheating you? Did you pay for the higher capacity? No. Did you get the capacity you paid for? Yes. Are you able to buy up to the higher capacity? Yes.
- ddingus 8y agoThey put 6 nuggets in the 4 nugget box. You paid to eat 4. Those other two cost a little extra to eat. You can't eat them, until you pay for a catalyst that renders them edible.
- cptskippy 8y agoThat's one way to look at it but it belies the fact that the box was designed and intended for 6, not 4. They didn't force and extra 2 in the box, it's not out of spec.
- ddingus 8y agoActually, the box is either 4 or 10, but just a quibble. I do not care that Tesla shipped more battery personally. Just got sucked into the analogy here.
- jtbayly 8y agoI don't have any problem with them giving me extra capacity if they are unable to deliver what I paid for. What I do object to is them giving me extra capacity, but trying to prevent me from using it. And then claiming it is illegal for me to take a hacksaw to their lock they left on my car.