OK, so potentially $30k difference between buying the cheapest 100 pack available today and guaranteeing unlimited Supercharging vs. buying the cheapest 100 pack available next year and paying for Supercharging. Paying for Supercharging doesn't sound so bad.
But that is only the Off Peak rate, which in my area of California is 11PM - 7AM. Peak rates go over $0.42/kWh in the summer. Not cheap. Hmm...the summer, when it's hot and there is a lot of AC being run, wait a minute, that's when the sun is strongest!
So your plan is to order a 90D, hope for 100D introduction, and upgrade if that happens?
Exactly. My order is confirmed now and I requested Feb production/delivery but could wait until March I suppose. After that... I'll just take the 90D and be happy with it. But, if the 100D is announced, I can upgrade before production and still have the Supercharging for life. This is going to be our "road warrior" so the Supercharging is important. My Model 3 will not need Supercharging beyond the included amount.
The reason this doesn't work for me is that I already have a 90D. I'd only upgrade if I were guaranteed to get a 100 pack, and really only because I hope to tow a trailer.
That may be allowed by Tesla, but I wouldn't count on it. There is going to be a lot of demand for the 100 battery and it is possible Tesla will decide to give priority to orders placed with the 100 at time of order and not divert their likely limited supply of 100 batteries to people who have already placed an order with a lower capacity battery.
Nobody well-informed would complain much about Hydro-Québec IMHO. One can argue that Hydro has negative environmental impact, nothing near fossil fuel though, and they're investing fortunes in wind. Not only that but EV charging is province-wide and pretty cheap. We established Tesla drivers like free
