I also think, at some point when there are more cars, there will be several aftermarket options for "tuning" and battery upgrades. It seems unlikely that Tesla will do this as to me it does not fit their "core mission" - which right now seems to be expanding into new EV market segments (semi trucks CUV) and working on autonomous driving. They are targeting the broader market, performance upgrades and tuning are probably less then 5% of the current ICE market - just a guess.
Remember that the amount of EV's sold and on the road is very small and all the other manufacturers have budget offerings. I'd say once Model 3 start getting out there, we will see companies start up that will offer tuning options just like higher end performance cars -think Callaway or Ruff. It seems like there has been quite a bit of progress in understanding the software CAN system and control of the basic drive-train functions as seen on other posts. Single speed transmission and induction motors are very well understood. Once the drive software is replicated then there could also be a competing operating system / software - without the self driving.
With the big exception of the autopilot, it seems like it is feasible for a new aftermarket company to take older S and then start hopping them up - also possible with base model 3 (no autopilot). What is to stop someone from buying a base model 3 with no options and dropping in salvaged parts from an S or X? Ditto with companies that take salvaged battery packs. Seems like this would be a good business opportunity for someone especially on the west coast. Right now the market and number of cars are just too small, but when there are 500K+ model 3 per year and older used / salvaged opportunities things will be different.
Remember that the amount of EV's sold and on the road is very small and all the other manufacturers have budget offerings. I'd say once Model 3 start getting out there, we will see companies start up that will offer tuning options just like higher end performance cars -think Callaway or Ruff. It seems like there has been quite a bit of progress in understanding the software CAN system and control of the basic drive-train functions as seen on other posts. Single speed transmission and induction motors are very well understood. Once the drive software is replicated then there could also be a competing operating system / software - without the self driving.
With the big exception of the autopilot, it seems like it is feasible for a new aftermarket company to take older S and then start hopping them up - also possible with base model 3 (no autopilot). What is to stop someone from buying a base model 3 with no options and dropping in salvaged parts from an S or X? Ditto with companies that take salvaged battery packs. Seems like this would be a good business opportunity for someone especially on the west coast. Right now the market and number of cars are just too small, but when there are 500K+ model 3 per year and older used / salvaged opportunities things will be different.
