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Most reports I've read indicate you can fully charge the 60 to 100% without drawbacks unlike the other tesla options with it being like this.
Now take it a step further and say it is three years out and you decide you want more range. Is it really going to be worth it to sink $9 grand into a 3 year old Model S given what we will likely see with battery advancements, the arrival of the Model 3 and other competitors. I cannot imagine there is ANY WAY you'd get much of that back in resale. Heck, you'd likely be better off just selling your Model S 60 and putting that money into a equivalent 3 year old used 90D which would give you an even bigger battery, more performance, etc.
One way to look at it is that if you are going to get the entire $7500 tax credit as a rebate you could use that to pay for the upgrade when it comes in rather than financing the amount up front.The whole "pay $9K later to upgrade" thing is probably more of a theoretical benefit than a real one for most folks. Let's face it, most folks (me included) considering a 60 are likely either unable to afford a 90 or just can't stomach dropping that kind of coin...so they are shopping at the Model S 60 price point. Will they REALLY be positioned to drop an additional $9 grand "later on" at some point for the upgrade?
Now take it a step further and say it is three years out and you decide you want more range. Is it really going to be worth it to sink $9 grand into a 3 year old Model S given what we will likely see with battery advancements, the arrival of the Model 3 and other competitors. I cannot imagine there is ANY WAY you'd get much of that back in resale. Heck, you'd likely be better off just selling your Model S 60 and putting that money into a equivalent 3 year old used 90D which would give you an even bigger battery, more performance, etc.
I suppose, the one use-case I see for the $9K upgrade is folks who are right on the edge with regard to whether a 60 would have enough range for them. If they go in knowing that and are prepared to spend the $9K extra right from the get-go (and thus just wait to see one way or the other) then this is a nice "try before you buy" option. As stated though, those folks are prepared to drop the $9K immediately if need be.
Obviously, the 75 upgrade is great for Tesla if folks trade the cars into them as they all magically become 75s with a few keyboard clicks...as an aside, depending on how Tesla prices these newly realized 75s as CPOs this could be a stinger for the existing 60 owners trying to sell outright.
I can confirm this statement as I spoke with Tesla about it. It even works that way with a software limited 75kw battery stopped down to 70kw. I have a 70D operating this way.
Can you elaborate on the source here? I've got a software limited 70D, and was told by my DS that they still only recommend charging to 90%
If that's not true, I would set my charging to 100%.
Same. I have a 60S was told to charge to 90%. Wish I could get a better answer. I'm pretty sure 100% is fine, but double confirmation would be nice.
Thanks for the educationyou all with 60 batteries need to first understand what the actual capacity of your battery is: only recent 60's are 75's with software limiting the battery to 60. These new cars are capable of the upgrade as noted.
Older 60's are actually 60kwh batteries: there is currently no upgrade path for folks currently. Battery upgrades were made available for early 85 owners to 90's at a cost of 22,500.