Some of you guys would seriously consider putting in a significant chunk of dough for more range on a Roadster?
First, its not a touring car. The small trunk doesn't allow you to travel 'comfortably'. No SuperCharger access doesn't allow you to travel "comfortably". So if you weren't touring around states before, you probably still won't with any battery upgrade.
Second, increased range will get you more fun at the track. Which is nice, I have to admit. However, the motor and PEM overheats so that takes the fun out of it to a significant degree.
Third, are you seriously maxing out your range on a consistent daily driver basis that a $20k/30k/40k upgrade is worth it? I'm not even sure I'd pay $10k. I don't drive 130 miles daily but that's just me. And if I did, I'd get a Model S, just so much more practical for that sort of thing.
Roadster owners typically don't need the range since its a 2-seater sports car. I said it before, its cost prohibitive to Tesla to invest in upgrading the pack for 2400 existing roadsters. And probably less than 10% will purchase the upgrade. I know they have to do something with the battery since the original cells are out of production, but just don't know what that is.
And quite frankly, if Elon announces, "Hey, $30,000 upgrade (1/2 or 1/3 of value of their car) for existing Roadster to get 60 more miles", I wouldn't classify it as "cool". More like, "DAMN....".