This is all the government's fault. They offered an incentive for any EV with sale price less than $55,000 provided there was a base model for less than $45,000. Rumor has it this was concocted by Detroit lobbyists to freeze out Tesla. Other logic is "why should Joe Taxpayer give money to people buying expensive luxury cars?"
Tesla responded by offering a $44,999 car so limited almost nobody would take it (150km range); but offering it qualifies them to sell $54,999 Model3 SR+ and that will qualify for the rebate.
It's debatable whether the range is fixed due to government regulation, or simply Tesla not wanting to sell a large number of relatively useless vehicles and then have to deal with unlocking and added feature issues later. I don't think the auto regulations are quite up to the challenge of software-unlocking features.
Also, with stop-and-go traffic in the middle of winter, at -20C, I find I was using up to 3 or 4 km for each km travelled, thanks to cabin heat and cold batteries, and frequent traffic lights - average speed 25km/hr over the commute. I would hope your Canadian commute is pretty short if this vehicle works for you.
Tesla responded by offering a $44,999 car so limited almost nobody would take it (150km range); but offering it qualifies them to sell $54,999 Model3 SR+ and that will qualify for the rebate.
It's debatable whether the range is fixed due to government regulation, or simply Tesla not wanting to sell a large number of relatively useless vehicles and then have to deal with unlocking and added feature issues later. I don't think the auto regulations are quite up to the challenge of software-unlocking features.
Also, with stop-and-go traffic in the middle of winter, at -20C, I find I was using up to 3 or 4 km for each km travelled, thanks to cabin heat and cold batteries, and frequent traffic lights - average speed 25km/hr over the commute. I would hope your Canadian commute is pretty short if this vehicle works for you.