Can’t really answer this without specs and timeline. But on pure speculation I’ll keep my “1” and consider a “2” as an addition to the fleet.
That option used to exist so it seems like they had an engineering path forward. My sense is that quads (max or large) will face priority pressure as they chase the bottom line or if price pressures cause a drop in demand.
As a pre-price-hike R1S customer, I’m not interested in trading in.
That aside, the +range is marginal compared to the +price.
my question is: why isn’t there a quad max pack option?
A random number on my part. Pick any number you want. It still adds up at scale.
Again, I’m not defending it. Quietly changing the experience, in this case the horn, looses customer trust.
$50? per horn X 50,000 units is pretty substantial savings. I’m not condoning it as it dilutes the brand. But when you chase all these small changes it starts to add up in BOM savings: horn, 12v outlets, rear seat hooks, single 12v, reduced ECUs and HDDs
But chipping away at features risks...
Interesting. If that true then we’re likely to see a phasing out of quads, or a new quad drive unit design to support enduros. Bosch motors seem to be on the endangered list.
Agreed that EVs get a bad wrap regarding emergency preparedness. The EVs aren’t bad but rather the humans at being prepared.
Re: the contaminated gas. It’s also human error and bad timing. The article does say “potential widespread”. I’m not sure what the reader is supposed to conclude from...
Seems more poser than grocery getter. I wonder if the loss of space in the frunk is for suspension travel. But look, it has an integrated full size spare!