On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 1:36 AM, Martin WINLOW via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > Now the dust has settled somewhat, does anyone has the insider knowledge of > why Tesla abandoned the 40kWh pack and why, more interestingly, it didn't > come with a supercharger option? >
I remember reading some time ago that there were so few 40kWh pack orders that it was cheaper for them to just make the 60kWh packs and software limit them to 40kWh for those few early orders, thus nearly eliminating a SKU. I'm sure they would have no trouble starting up the 40kWh production for other markets if the demand were high enough. As for no supercharger option, my guess is that it wasn't a technical issue but instead a cost cutting issue. The price of the car didn't need to include the few grand added to the price. -- David D. Nelson http://evalbum.com/1328 http://www.levforum.com _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
