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Tesla Says Goodbye To The Base Model 3 RWD In The U.S.: Now Just Long Range And Performance Versions Available (www.torquenews.com)
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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

By removing the LFP model they’ve removed all the complexities of how many speakers are in the vehicle and all the other minor changes that were part of the standard range vehicles.

There is barely any difference between the base model and LR. Besides the battery pack itself, the standard range doesn't have different parts, it just has fewer of them. Also, Tesla could make the base model a "build to order" vehicle meaning there would be no "stale" inventory.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Not sure if you saw my edit, but you're vastly underestimating the cost savings here from simplifying the production lines, which also then carries over into simplified warranty/support. They're also going to regain this space from the LFP portion of the factory footprint, be able to focus it on the LR battery pack and make things cheaper through efficiencies of scale.