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Bigger battery will be a about 25% bigger than smaller on.
Same amount of cells will thus suffice for 20% less cars.
50k cars with smaller battery or 40k cars with bigger battery, which is better?
Same amount of cells will thus suffice for 20% less cars.
50k cars with smaller battery or 40k cars with bigger battery, which is better?
favo
P3D+ owner
Depends (partly) on profit margin for each. I'm guessing bigger profit margin on bigger battery. They need cash for Model 3 production ramp. More cash up front helps facilitate faster ramp. People wanting smaller battery probably won't have to wait more than a few months, so not a huge deal.
BluestarE3
Active Member
Did Elon actually comment recently on the first-day availability (or lack thereof) of the larger battery on RWD models?
favo
P3D+ owner
Indeed. That's why I said partly. Also depends on how many orders they get for each config. They may get some people to upgrade just by offering the bigger battery first. Also depends on whether the production bottleneck is battery or body (rest of car).
Big-T
Member
BluestarE3
Active Member
Hmm... what are the criteria for relevance and how are they weighted?
Maybe that "spaceship feel" is implemented solely on the 15" display?
Fodder for a whole new round of speculation!
What would happen if they open the design studio, get 100's of thousands of configurations, and 75% go for the 75kwh battery.
They may change their thinking about the 55khw battery and just make the 55 a software limited 75.
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AI serves up relevant information depending on the circumstances?
On side streets or congested areas with speed limits <35 mph and driving manually, it is important to know your speed, so that will be displayed.
On a divided highway with autopilot, time to destination is displayed.
Just my guess.
Edit to add the Tweet from Elon
I think I'm finally standing the philosophy here and the approach Tesla is taking. The bet is that you really only need to see your speed when you're going too fast. At speeds slower than the limit or in traffic a speedometer is not necessary and it may be refreshing to not have to constantly see it. When either going over the posted limit or too fast for a specific stretch of road as evidenced from self driving data the speed will pop up in the corner of the center screen alerting you. In all, it may turn out to be a more engaging driving experience and more refreshing in general.
Attica04
Member
Had a thought will the car read speed signs like say a volvo does? Maybe this is why a HUD is not needed. Checked the time it takes me to look at the NAV map on the centre console and then Road and same again with the the speedo. No time difference nor any issues with missing anything I would normally see. I know many cars have centre speedo's these days so not sure what the real issue is.
Kant.Ing
Member
I know somebody has been guiding us since long... the spaceship like feel:
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AP1 already supported reading speed limit signs. Eventually AP2 will have that capability as well. As of 11.9.3, AP2 is still using GPS based speed limits.
BluestarE3
Active Member
