whitex
Well-Known Member
Not necessarily. Tesla product is a bleeding edge product, and if you live on the edge, you're more likely to fall. Other manufacturers don't let you charge to the true 100% SoC for example (which is known to potentially have adverse effects on battery life), even though that would mean they could claim more rated miles (like Tesla does). They also design their charging with similarly conservative approach, trying to ensure that the car will maintain its design specs for some expected lifespan duration. Each solution has it's advantages and disadvantages, so customers should pick the approach they prefer.Yes Tesla handled it very poorly, but I think all EVs are going to have the same problem.
Most likely Tesla didn't know it back then either. Unlike say Porsche/VW, who spent a few years and few million miles testing their designs, Tesla pushes the envelope and learns on customers. "Ship it now, fix it later via OTA, fix hardware only if we have to" is Elon's famous MO.The main thing I'm pissed about is that I didn't know I was heading for a cap on SC rate. If I knew then (when I bought the car) what I know now, I'd have almost never used a SC, whereas I used it almost exclusively back then.
The best way to think about it, when you're driving a Tesla, you're driving an experimental test vehicle. You get to experience the latest and greatest features before they are fully baked, so sometimes a few years before the other guys who prefer to thoroughly test before shipping, but you take the risk that it might not be good for your car's longevity.