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Re:Tesla Posts Big Quarterly Loss as Its Electric-Car Sales Lag by dannyw on Thursday April 25, 2019 @05:00AM (#19746266)
Everything extra that you get with $39.5k is software unlocks (autopilot, navigation, heated seats software).

So the extra $4.5k is pure margin.

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Re:Tesla Posts Big Quarterly Loss as Its Electric-Car Sales Lag by humbleMouse on Thursday April 25, 2019 @07:54AM (#19747083)
So to clarify, you dont get heated seats unless you pay 4.5k for a software upgrade?
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Re:Tesla Posts Big Quarterly Loss as Its Electric-Car Sales Lag by jsight on Thursday April 25, 2019 @10:02AM (#19748191)
That was the initial claim. It sounds like they might not actually be turning those off, though.
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Re:Tesla Posts Big Quarterly Loss as Its Electric-Car Sales Lag by humbleMouse on Thursday April 25, 2019 @12:40PM (#19749871)
Seems pretty ridiculous to claim software is needed for heated seats. Usually a hardware setup with a simple switch.
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Re:Tesla Posts Big Quarterly Loss as Its Electric-Car Sales Lag by natch on Sunday April 28, 2019 @09:29AM (#19771050)
The heated seats can be controlled by an iPhone app and various other means. Pretty sure this involves software. I mean sure software is not needed but then you would be in a different car.
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Re:Tesla Posts Big Quarterly Loss as Its Electric-Car Sales Lag by humbleMouse on Monday April 29, 2019 @11:54AM (#19779503)
If you need software to control the heated seats in your car, I don't want that car.
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