I would be curious to know as well. One possibility could be fear of cannibalization. Other than decrease range on the budget cars and possibly enable FSD for f

I would be curious to know as well. One possibility could be fear of cannibalization. Other than decrease range on the budget cars and possibly enable FSD for free on premium models, there may not be much Tesla can do to distinguish its budget line from more premium cars. I am also curious to know what impact a large number of lower range budget cars would have on the charging network. I would definitely be upset if I bought a $60k Tesla only to find the chargers constantly taken up by people who bought $25k cars with limited range. It could also be that Tesla does not have the quality control to make a lower-margin car possible. Warranty claims and service costs could eat up any profit made in this segment very quickly, especially if consumers do not buy add-ons such as FSD.