Comment on Elon Musk reveals Tesla software-locked cheapest Model Y, offers 40-60 more miles of range
deranger@sh.itjust.works 4 months agoThere is no “larger battery”. It’s an identical battery with different software limitations on the charge level.
Buffalox@lemmy.world 4 months ago
No we agree on that, but when the market is so they can charge more, you still benefit getting the car cheaper with 80 Watt than an extra production line with a 70 watt battery. I agree it feels like cheating, and I’m not defending the practice, but if the choice is between making a model with an actual smaller battery that cost the same to make, the customer is actually better off getting the bigger battery without being able to use it 100%
There is no such advantage in the BMW example. Which was kind of the point.