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Re:Tesla tries to get owners to give up ‘unlimited free Supe... by vegardx on Monday April 24, 2023 @06:38AM (#35685832)
For what it's worth Tesla has been limiting how fast older models are able to charge at superchargers, with the stated goal of extending battery longevity. I guess there's some truth to the stated goal, but I imagine it was more about nudging people to start charging at home. The affected models happen to be a lot of those with unlimited supercharging.

I think the offer they've made is a decent one. Looking at my charging habits I would actually have preferred the $5k rebate over 6 years of supercharging. I wouldn't want to spend 30 minutes every week at supercharger, and charging over-night at home is dirt cheap.

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Re:Tesla tries to get owners to give up ‘unlimited free Supe... by Reason077 on Monday April 24, 2023 @08:44AM (#35686950)
> "For what it's worth Tesla has been limiting how fast older models are able to charge at superchargers, with the stated goal of extending battery longevity."

This limitation is not based on the vehicle model you drive but based on the age and condition of the battery. Certain high-milage battery packs that have been supercharged frequently during their life tend to be the ones affected.

But if you replace an old, rate-limited battery with a new (or newer) one, you get back the full charging speed.

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Re:Tesla tries to get owners to give up ‘unlimited free Supe... by vegardx on Monday April 24, 2023 @09:00AM (#35687122)
You're right. But they only recently started removing the rate-limiting when you got a new pack, which there was a lot of fuss about. I imagine there's quite an overlap of cars with unlimited supercharging and frequent supercharging.
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Re:Tesla tries to get owners to give up ‘unlimited free Supe... by flockonus on Monday April 24, 2023 @09:56AM (#35687701)
> charging over-night at home is dirt cheap

Today it is, but "energy crisis" headlines are pilling up.

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Re:Tesla tries to get owners to give up ‘unlimited free Supe... by bacchusracine on Monday April 24, 2023 @11:45AM (#35689096)
>Tesla has been limiting how fast older models are able to charge at superchargers, with the stated goal of extending battery longevity.

Apple didn't get away with slowing down iPhones for this stated purpose, what makes Tesla think they can get away with it?

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Re:Tesla tries to get owners to give up ‘unlimited free Supe... by WastingMyTime89 on Monday April 24, 2023 @12:07PM (#35689410)
Tesla didn’t try to hide it and it’s only affecting charging not the overall performance of the car?
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Re:Tesla tries to get owners to give up ‘unlimited free Supe... by whitemary on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @12:54AM (#35696645)
Yes, they did. The fine was a lot less than they profited from planned obsolescence.
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