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"Tesla limits driving range through software then sell the vehicle at a lower price" The battery is the most expensive part in the car, no way manufacturers wo
by tinco 5y ago
"Tesla limits driving range through software then sell the vehicle at a lower price"
The battery is the most expensive part in the car, no way manufacturers would put them in and not expose them through software just to sell at a lower price point. That's just not how the world works.
Tesla, as well as every other long term lithium battery producer limits the amount you can use to protect the longetivity of the battery. Their company wouldn't do so well if after 3 years reports of severely degraded batteries started coming out.
It still supports the article's point, but it's a lot less malicious. You don't get to decide how much to drain your battery because Tesla has a reputation to maintain.
- BlueTemplar 5y agoThis isn't about discharging the battery "under 0%" or charging it "over 100%", as car batteries already only go between 25% and 85% effective charge, this is about forcibly keeping them what should be between 35% and 75% (for the "60" => "40" kWh models) https://batteryuniversity.com/article/bu-808-how-to-prolong-lithium-based-batteries https://batteryuniversity.com/article/bu-808-how-to-prolong-... And while this does have some extra benefit in terms of battery lifetime, it's fucked up that you wouldn't be able to choose the % charge on batteries that you supposedly own.
- objclxt 5y ago> The battery is the most expensive part in the car, no way manufacturers would put them in and not expose them through software just to sell at a lower price point. That's just not how the world works. That is literally what Tesla did in Canada: https://www.thedrive.com/news/40153/heres-why-tesla-still-sells-a-94-mile-model-3-without-autopilot-in-canada https://www.thedrive.com/news/40153/heres-why-tesla-still-se...
- rpmisms 5y agoThat's essentially a show model, made to fulfill a stupid government funding mandate. It ends up being better for the customer in the end.