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To be fair, that that is even possible is because they installed better, larger battery packs than were initially promised in the first place. Even if the buyer never pays for the 'extra' miles, they still get the benefit of improved responsiveness and less wear and tear on the cells that the larger pack brings.

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What a weird conter argument. Can be used for porsche too !

> To be fair, that that is even possible is because they installed better, larger engine than were initially promised in the first place.

Are you telling me you wouldn't be happy to get a better engine, for the same price, than what you originally agreed to pay for?

Because to complete the analogy, the new engine would have to have better acceleration and superior durability than what you thought you were going to get, even if you never once paid for any additional performance unlocks.

But is that really what it is, or is it a case of not getting all of the engine that you did pay for?

They are delivering a superior battery with more capacity and performance than what you actually ordered. The only difference is that they figure to make up the difference when eventually the car is sold back to tesla and then they can "activate" the extra part of the battery of the owner didn't already pay for the extra upgrade somewhere along the way and then resell the car for much more than what they paid since the car is now a couple models better.

But maybe I didn't want to the bigger battery in my car? Maybe I would have preferred a lighter car? Or I have some other reason I wanted specifically the small battery? Do I have the option to not have the optional-upgrade-enabled battery? Do I have the option to give the car back because it's not what I ordered?

It also means that it is heavier than it needed to be to have the bought and paid for attributes. So I use more gas. This is wasteful.

I wouldn’t be happy if I had to pay more to use it.

Logically, bigger engine means higher costs. Maybe indirect costs.

The buyers also get more weight to pull around.

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