Comment on Elon Musk reveals Tesla software-locked cheapest Model Y, offers 40-60 more miles of range
ch00f@lemmy.world 1 month agoBecause there is no inherent link between the cost of manufacturing a product and the price at which it’s sold.
If they can sell it cheaper then do so. If they can’t don’t.
So if Tesla develops new technology that allows them to produce cars cheaper, should they be required to lower the sale price of their vehicles?
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 1 month ago
No, they price them based off tons of factors. I understand that. What I’m saying is they’ve demonstrated that they can sell the vehicle at that cheaper price point so do it. If it only works because the people paying more are subsidizing the cheaper ones then the price should probably be somewhere in the middle. When they are selling two identical vehicles those should be the same price. What they are doing is the same as if they were selling a “headlights” version and “no headlights” version and accomplishing that by just smashing the headlights on the latter as they roll of the line. It’s dishonest, stupid, and wasteful.
ch00f@lemmy.world 1 month ago
They’re not destroying anything. The car can still be upgraded by either the current owner or the next one.
Ironically, you’re advocating for going through the effort of physically removing batteries to sell at a lower price. That’s closer to your headlight analogy. The car was designed to have a specific battery size, and the equipment is already built to make that size. It is not easy to physically alter the batteries at scale.