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    1 year ago

    Previously, Tesla owners simply had to go to their mobile apps to pay and unlock the extra range.

    God, I hate this timeline.

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        1 year ago

        Maybe the Tesla owners who still somehow worship or apologize for Musk, but most of them don’t deserve this at all. A lot of Tesla drivers dislike Musk and regret their purchases at this point.

        They were the best electric car to buy for a long time. I don’t fault anyone for buying them in the past. If anyone buys one now, with all the information and other options we have, then maybe they’d deserve it.

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            Five years ago the average person didn’t even know his name, or care. Honestly, even today the average person doesn’t know who he is. My mom barely does. But those people still buy cars, and some of them still buy electric cars.

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          As a, Tesla owner i agree. Musk is awful and Tesla are heading down the toilet. I’d never buy one agian.

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          They were the best electric car to buy for a long time.

          Well, if you were buying a car with both your eyes wide shut.

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              1 year ago

              Renault Zoe, Kia Soul, BMW i3 and the list goes on. It just depends on what people expected of their cars.

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      Honestly it makes sense if it pushes the batteries out of the optimal (say 40-80%) charge level.

      E.g. It wears out the battery faster and so makes them more prone to fail faster.

      But if, and only if, you’re getting an extension on the warranty where Tesla is eating the cost of the replacements.

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          Basically and then that only makes sense if the company’s going to foot the bill. Otherwise they could just make it very very clear that by using extended mode they’re reducing the lifetime of the battery and doing so at their own risk, yadda yadda.

          If it’s, as the article suggests, to use what’s already there (larger capacity) then nah. That’s slimy just like BMW.