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Here's the actual Tesla announcement: https://www.tesla.com/blog/update-our-vehicle-lineup https://www.tesla.com/blog/update-our-vehicle-lineup "Given the pop

Here's the actual Tesla announcement: https://www.tesla.com/blog/update-our-vehicle-lineup https://www.tesla.com/blog/update-our-vehicle-lineup "Given the popularity of the Standard Plus relative to the Standard, we have made the decision to simplify our production operations to better optimize cost, minimize complexity and streamline operations. As a result, Model 3 Standard will now be a software-limited version of the Standard Plus, and we are taking it off the online ordering menu, which just means that to get it, customers will need to call us or visit any one of the several hundred Tesla stores. Deliveries of Model 3 Standard will begin this weekend."

dv_dt 8y ago
The next paragraph is interesting too: "Its range will be limited by 10%, and several features will be disabled via software (including our onboard music streaming service, navigation with live traffic visualization, and heated seats). Similar to other software-limited vehicles produced in the past, Standard customers will have the option to upgrade to a Standard Plus at any time. Similarly, anyone who has already bought Standard Plus and wants to convert to Standard is welcome to do so, and we will provide a refund for the difference in cost." It's pretty confident to offer both upgrade and downgrade options between the two.
- rplnt 8y ago
  The downgrade offer is only for those who had already ordered. Not that you can downgrade at any time. It makes sense to offer this as your choice might have been influenced by the "permanency" of the decision.
- crazysim 8y ago
  Software disabled heated seats?
  - giarc 8y ago
    When the "switch" is on a display, software can do anything.
jak92 8y ago
I don't understand. Will they be selling the standard then ? The quote and headline don't seem to match. And no, I haven't read the link. edit: I did read the link and I still don't understand.
- Finch2192 8y ago
  Confusing indeed. Are they just trying to make it harder to buy the cheapest model? That's the only thing that makes sense to me.
  - mhermher 8y ago
    They use the cheapest model to try to lure customers in and upsell them. That is why it is not available online. They don't want to sell the SR; they are likely losing money on it.
- mereel 8y ago
  I thought they were saying they're going to stop selling the current standard one, and the new "standard" will be the software limited plus, and that it will only be available at a store and not online.
  - stetrain 8y ago
    As far as I know they never delivered any of the Standard Range cars with cloth seats, and this sound like they don't plan to for the forseeable future.
- stetrain 8y ago
  They were originally going to sell a physically different Standard Range model. Manually adjusting cloth seats, fewer speakers, a more basic center console, etc. The update is that they won't be making a physically distinct Standard Range model, it will be physically the same as the $39k model with software limitations.
speeq 8y ago
Sounds familiar: https://techcrunch.com/2013/04/01/tesla-kills-the-entry-level-40-kwh-model-s-citing-poor-demand/ https://techcrunch.com/2013/04/01/tesla-kills-the-entry-leve...

dv_dt 8y ago

The next paragraph is interesting too: "Its range will be limited by 10%, and several features will be disabled via software (including our onboard music streaming service, navigation with live traffic visualization, and heated seats). Similar to other software-limited vehicles produced in the past, Standard customers will have the option to upgrade to a Standard Plus at any time. Similarly, anyone who has already bought Standard Plus and wants to convert to Standard is welcome to do so, and we will provide a refund for the difference in cost." It's pretty confident to offer both upgrade and downgrade options between the two.

rplnt 8y ago
The downgrade offer is only for those who had already ordered. Not that you can downgrade at any time. It makes sense to offer this as your choice might have been influenced by the "permanency" of the decision.
crazysim 8y ago
Software disabled heated seats?
- giarc 8y ago
  When the "switch" is on a display, software can do anything.

jak92 8y ago

I don't understand. Will they be selling the standard then ? The quote and headline don't seem to match. And no, I haven't read the link. edit: I did read the link and I still don't understand.

Finch2192 8y ago
Confusing indeed. Are they just trying to make it harder to buy the cheapest model? That's the only thing that makes sense to me.
- mhermher 8y ago
  They use the cheapest model to try to lure customers in and upsell them. That is why it is not available online. They don't want to sell the SR; they are likely losing money on it.
mereel 8y ago
I thought they were saying they're going to stop selling the current standard one, and the new "standard" will be the software limited plus, and that it will only be available at a store and not online.
- stetrain 8y ago
  As far as I know they never delivered any of the Standard Range cars with cloth seats, and this sound like they don't plan to for the forseeable future.
stetrain 8y ago
They were originally going to sell a physically different Standard Range model. Manually adjusting cloth seats, fewer speakers, a more basic center console, etc. The update is that they won't be making a physically distinct Standard Range model, it will be physically the same as the $39k model with software limitations.

speeq 8y ago

Sounds familiar: https://techcrunch.com/2013/04/01/tesla-kills-the-entry-level-40-kwh-model-s-citing-poor-demand/ https://techcrunch.com/2013/04/01/tesla-kills-the-entry-leve...