It's about $100/month in additional loan payments, with 10% down and a market rate loan. Will that make a difference? Eh, unknown, likely not. This does make s

It's about $100/month in additional loan payments, with 10% down and a market rate loan. Will that make a difference? Eh, unknown, likely not. This does make sense however, if the range of the car can later be upgraded, and, it still uses the entire battery, and just cuts out at a higher % charge than the full range battery would as that'll make it last even longer. Also, many people are surprised to know that even a full range tesla does not use 100% of their pack capacity. It always leaves some in reserve for the sake of prolonging battery life, so this move really isn't too strange, and the benefit of manufacturing a single battery pack likely drives costs down more than having to manufacture bespoke battery packs for each and every variation.