santana338
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From my perspective, the 40kWh battery is the right choice. I am going with some of the upgrades to keep the cost down on what will essentially be a daily commuter car. We have a family car that we will use for longer trips.
My main reason for the smaller battery is that when my kids (currently 8 and 10) get to college age, I plan to pass this car to them. At that point I can replace the worn battery pack with a larger one depending one (size depending on where the kids will be going to school). I think I saw a post from someone that Tesla says the range of the batteries will be increasing 10% per year (or was it cost reducing 10% per year). So this way I get to have my car now and have a long term plan for it later with more range.
Of course, this only takes care of one kid. Not sure how I am going to make both happy...
My main reason for the smaller battery is that when my kids (currently 8 and 10) get to college age, I plan to pass this car to them. At that point I can replace the worn battery pack with a larger one depending one (size depending on where the kids will be going to school). I think I saw a post from someone that Tesla says the range of the batteries will be increasing 10% per year (or was it cost reducing 10% per year). So this way I get to have my car now and have a long term plan for it later with more range.
Of course, this only takes care of one kid. Not sure how I am going to make both happy...