And Tesla does it today, many examples of this in the Model 3. Most directly, the Model 3 Long Range and the Model 3 Long Range Performance are almost entirely

And Tesla does it today, many examples of this in the Model 3. Most directly, the Model 3 Long Range and the Model 3 Long Range Performance are almost entirely exactly the same car, with some firmware differences. The thing is, though, Tesla is proving this is a viable way to extract a profit from the market in the EV space (as others did before in the ICE space) so don't expect it to change. Is it morally wrong? I don't think it really is, this is the manufacturer getting the most out of the market that they can, and that helps fund the great technology those manufacturers are then providing and even allows more people to access the lower-cost versions of the product.