It is no longer the case today that Tesla shows a particular commitment to simplify its offer, especially by reducing the various options available for the models that make it up. Even in the mechanical chapter. The measure aims to provide advantages in several areas, such as optimizing production, simplifying the process of customer choice, shortening the delivery time of these same models and, in some cases, stimulating the search for more advanced solutions, And … with greater profit margin!
An example of this is the changes that have been introduced in its configurator of vehicles, the famous Design Studio. Not long ago, the 60 kWh battery version was removed from the range of battery options, so the Model S and Model X range has since started in variants equipped with a 75 kWh battery, sufficient for a range Of 490 km and 417 km, respectively. For those less familiar with these tram issues, it should be noted that, in physical terms, the battery in question is exactly the same, the respective capacity being determined by the system management software installed on the vehicle.
In the same direction is the latest modification operated by the Palo Alto company in this area: the suppression of the offer of these two models of the battery of 90 kWh – by the way, the same that serves its versions 60, 75 and 90. Thus, Model S and Model X now have only one capacity for each type of battery used: 75 for the original pack, 100 for the most advanced, introduced in the autumn of last year.
However, in this case, the measure adopted by the Californian manufacturer will also provide financial benefits. This is because anyone who wants to opt for a top version of Model S and Model X, with more than 75 kWh of capacity and in which the air suspension can be installed, is now obliged to choose the 100D or P100D versions, naturally more expensive than The previous 90D and P90D, thus, with greater profit margin.
This was a decision that had been expected for some time and would not have been introduced earlier because, at an early stage, the 100 kWh battery was reserved for the high-performance versions of the models mentioned (the P100D), for reasons of limitation of production. Now that such limitations have ceased to exist, Tesla can already propose the models also in 100D versions, whose prices begin in Portugal (before incentives), in the €116,800 for the Model S 100D, and in the €119,750 for the Model X 100D (€165,950 for Model S P100D and €172,500 for Model X P100D).
