green1
Active Member
Is not a matter of crippling it, it's a matter of bringing the cost down, as with every other part, a smaller motor is cheaper. They need every cost savings they can manage to get that car to their target price point. In reality lower horse power, especially on a lighter car, won't hurt their sales of the gen III. Lower range though might, I'm expecting MS like range (though a smaller battery pack due to a lighter car)So you think Elon would purposely cripple what could be offered in the truly mass market EV in order to prop up the more niche luxury model? That wouldn't seem to be in alignment with Elon's goals on accelerating EV adoption.