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It wouldn't be surprising if the 240 mile range battery and the 220 mile range battery are actually the same part. (As I understand it, there is a trade-off be
by elihu 8y ago
It wouldn't be surprising if the 240 mile range battery and the 220 mile range battery are actually the same part. (As I understand it, there is a trade-off between battery wear and what voltage you change and discharge to. So, the people with the "low capacity" battery may benefit by having a somewhat longer overall usable battery lifetime.)
If that's the case and the "bigger" battery costs nothing to Tesla, the $37k version has a higher margin if the enhanced interior features cost less than ~$2k.
- natch 8y agoPossible... that does make sense. It would definitely be smart to use the same parts if they can do it and give both cars good trade offs for the performance / wear. My hunch is though the other upgrades more than meet the $2k difference even when only considering Tesla’s own cost.