A point that I think some might be missing: The battery is part of the motor, not part of the gas tank. Increasing the size of a gas tank does nothing for performance. Changing the battery structure and power directly affect (sorry, not a fan of "impact") the acceleration of the car. Changing the cooling makes it able to run farther at high speed. Incidently, it affects range, but not like building a larger gas tank. Just making the car dual motor instead of single increased the power and range.
In essence, the gas car analogies are weak. They may be familiar, but they are not quite correct. Core charges don't quite apply, either. Tesla can, and does, charge, whether anyone likes it or not.