Prediction: One battery for Model 3 part 2

Jul 23, 2016

alseTrick

Mo City said: ?

My 2 cents:

If Ludicrous mode is an option for M3s, I think it's very doubtful there will be just one battery.

Close to nil.

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That's what I said a month or two ago. And it will have Ludicrous.

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Jul 23, 2016

JeffK

alseTrick said: ?

That's what I said a month or two ago. And it will have Ludicrous.

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I think the question we all want answered is: Will it be quicker than a Model S?

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Jul 23, 2016

SebastianR

Just my 2 cts: I could imagine that Tesla will offer virtual/sofware upgrade to batteries in the Model 3, too. But why limit it to the lowest trim? I could perfectly well imagine a "true" 55, then a "virtual" 70 and then again a "true" 85 version. I see that as a brilliant way to "upsell" people to the 70 version while keeping margins intact for the lower trims.

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Jul 23, 2016

alseTrick

JeffK said: ?

I think the question we all want answered is: Will it be quicker than a Model S?

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Do I care about that? Nope.

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Jul 23, 2016

alseTrick

SebastianR said: ?

Just my 2 cts: I could imagine that Tesla will offer virtual/sofware upgrade to batteries in the Model 3, too. But why limit it to the lowest trim? I could perfectly well imagine a "true" 55, then a "virtual" 70 and then again a "true" 85 version. I see that as a brilliant way to "upsell" people to the 70 version while keeping margins intact for the lower trims.

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Makes more sense than the current method, I think.

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Jul 24, 2016

Red Sage

JeffK said: ?

I think the question we all want answered is: Will it be quicker than a Model S?

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Didn't I answer this already? One more time... HELL, YES! Heck, Insane mode in the Model ? may be the same speed as Ludicrous on a Model S! And Ludicrous for Model ? will be quicker still.

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Jul 24, 2016

YBT

I think Tesla are looking very closely at how previous roll outs of this idea have panned out with other models.
Methinks there is sound logic behind it from a general perspective - manufacturing simplicities notwithstanding the raft of other benefits are also really compelling.

Not hard to imagine all the initial 3's being loaded 75kW versions and when the 60 becomes available it will just be a software limited 75.

2/3 years down the line there will be a battery refresh for the 3 platform where Tesla may see benefits in offering multiple physical pack sizes, but just as likely not.

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Jul 24, 2016

alseTrick

YBT said: ?

Not hard to imagine all the initial 3's being loaded 75kW versions and when the 60 becomes available it will just be a software limited 75.

2/3 years down the line there will be a battery refresh for the 3 platform where Tesla may see benefits in offering multiple physical pack sizes, but just as likely not.

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Does Tesla offer one battery pack or two for the Model S and X? Does the base car with zero options get the same battery as the Ludicrous car?

Until Tesla starts limiting their 90kWh battery pack on the S and X, it seems doubtful they'd do it with the comparable 3 packs. So this talk of having ONE battery pack, again, seems doubtful.

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