HostileHarry
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Thinking more about that, I can see many reasons why having a detailed battery status visible is important.
1) It would provide visible basis for warranty provision and claims. The current warranty cover appears too nebulous without any status that Tesla agree to recognise.
2) With battery condition representing a significant proportion of a car's value, being able to see an officially accepted measure would be very helpful on resale.
3) Tesla just saying 'it's within spec' can't be the only measure that owners have to work with, especially with items such as battery condition where there are no obvious markers.
4) It's all well and good for Tesla to offer performance upgrades / versions, but without more visible data it isn't clear just what the negative effects of those upgrades can be (which is why personally chose LR non performance). IE: you could be paying more for a car that is likely to fail a lot sooner if you actually use the extra performance.
5) If there are thresholds / limits / counters for things like Supercharging and launches that result in step reductions to performance, then those counters should be made available too. Either that, or they must be removed and allowed to continue indefinitely. Even then, a visible counter of anything that effectively has a direct measurable effect on vehicle longevity would be reasonable for resale.
6) Since Supercharging speed and availability can be an important factor and linked closely to the battery capacity a buyer selects, any negative effect or 'using up' of Supercharging availability should be recorded too.
I've always been surprised about the lack of information that is available through the cars infotainment system. It would be great to have an 'Advanced' feature set for us geeks who want to dig into more the data. Yes, I have SMT, and I love it. It would be great to have a bunch of additional data easily visible.