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Re:Tesla flips a switch to increase the range of some cars i... by coin on Saturday September 09, 2017 @10:03PM (#15210141)
> IMO locking down the battery capacity via software is pretty lame

This is done all the time in other industries - aircraft engines are derated, SSDs are over-provisioned, all to preserve longevity. It's also done with CPUs, perfectly good cores disabled in lower performance models.

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Re:Tesla flips a switch to increase the range of some cars i... by LeifCarrotson on Saturday September 09, 2017 @11:34PM (#15210438)
The worst is in printers. Sometimes the fast "workgroup" model is completely identical to the "personal" model, just with the speed turned down.
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Re:Tesla flips a switch to increase the range of some cars i... by eudox on Saturday September 09, 2017 @11:28PM (#15210422)
For those who haven't heard of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_binning
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