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That's a really silly and wrong way of looking at it. Tesla has down society and you a great service by including additional capacity in your car above what you
by pie420 6y ago
That's a really silly and wrong way of looking at it. Tesla has down society and you a great service by including additional capacity in your car above what you payed for. If they choose to let you have it for free, pat on the back for them. If not, then it is no different at all from someone dying in a Ford Focus that was only front wheel drive where all-wheel drive would have saved their lives.
- crocodiletears 6y agoIs the AWD drivetrain included in the base model?
- bjelkeman-again 6y agoNo. It is only a single motor in the SR model.
- userbinator 6y agoby including additional capacity in your car above what you payed for. The batteries have been already manufactured and you physically have them in your possession as they are there in your car; they just chose to artificially cripple their capacity in software. If not, then it is no different at all from someone dying in a Ford Focus that was only front wheel drive where all-wheel drive would have saved their lives. If the FWD version also came with all the parts that the AWD one has, but they were simply disabled in software and only acted as dead weight, people would be just as furious (and no doubt someone would find a way to reenable it.)
- Guvante 6y agoWhile agree the focus metaphor isn't a great one but you are also miss-selling the Tesla situation here. Tesla restricts your battery usage for battery life purposes. This allows them to sell you a vehicle that has a charge matching what they claim while also having a battery life matching what they want it to be. SSDs work similarly. You don't sell 1 TB of SSD storage you sell slightly more than 1 TB worth. Then you wear level between cells to ensure the whole thing lasts a lot longer. (Batteries are nice because losing a cell isn't losing data but the fundamental strategy isn't anti-consumer)
- fomine3 6y agoThis is fair point. Adding batteries also improves max output (performance).
- xwdv 6y agoLetting you use the extra batteries will create more warranty issues later which are not subsidized at the price you pay for the car. Imagine cars came with governors for instance that could restrict speeds and acceleration to limit wear and tear on a vehicle and provide the consumer with a lower cost upfront thanks to less warranty work needed. Similar concept.
- vultour 6y agoThey choose to artifically cripple their capacity in software so more people can afford the car. Apparently they should only be selling the most expensive version according to you?