Written by | Song Yuting
Speaking of car companies, an impression is that they are rich and powerful, but there are exceptions, such as Tesla, as a new upstart in the car circle, has always had an arrogant attitude, in recent years, the product has repeatedly reduced prices and increased prices, not to mention, but also frequently out of the news of allocation reduction, by countless consumers spit on the door, cut leeks.
Not only that, Tesla CEO Musk, as the world's richest man, has also privately "cut" his fame. Not only was his girlfriend repeatedly exposed that his quality of life was very poor, but even the broken mattress was reluctant to replace. Before 2021, it was often reported by foreign media that taxes were not paid.
Of course, how he cuts the door in private has nothing to do with us, and consumers are most concerned about his "key" on the product.
At the end of last year, some Tesla Model 3 and Model Y were found to have the USB interface and mobile phone wireless charging configuration reduced at the time of delivery, only the interface location was prepared for future reloading, the Type-C interface could only be charged, and the data reading chip had been removed.
At the same time, the passenger waist support adjustment function was also abolished, and the place where the original waist support adjustment button was changed became a filling. At the time, Musk said the part was barely used and not worth adding to the cost/quality, especially in the event of a supply shortage.
In the past February, Tesla confirmed through its official website that the Model S and Model X produced from mid-February 2022 will no longer be equipped with radar, and all driver assistance systems will rely entirely on a camera system called "Tesla Vision" composed of eight cameras.
At the same time, Tesla has also adjusted the relevant capabilities of automatic driving, reducing the maximum speed of automatic driving to 128 km / h, which is basically in line with the mainland's high-speed maximum speed limit.
Not only that, a recent internal Tesla document exposed by foreign media shows that Tesla has reduced the allocation of the New Model 3 and Model Y new cars manufactured by the Shanghai Gigafactory, removing an electronic control unit (ECU) in the electric power steering system of the new car, and the role of this component is to convert the driver's electrical signal to the steering wheel into the steering action of the vehicle.
Prior to the reduction, the above models will be equipped with two related electronic control units.
At present, these reduced models have been sold from Tesla's Shanghai factory to China, Australia, Europe and other places, but because Tesla has not officially announced the specific information of the reduction to the outside world, it is unknown how many new cars have been affected.
It is worth noting that Tesla's excesses are not limited to the reduction of allocations, he also increased prices.
On March 10, Tesla China officially announced that the high-end performance version of the model 3 and the model Y long-lasting version / high performance version both rose by 10,000 yuan.
On March 15, Tesla's official website in China once again showed a price increase, in addition to the rear-wheel drive version of the Model Y, including the Model 3 rear-wheel drive version / high-performance version, and the Model Y long-endurance version / high-performance version, including four models the price increased slightly, the range of about 5%.
According to the official website, the price of the Model 3 high-performance version has been adjusted to 367,900 yuan, up 18,000 yuan from 34.99 yuan on March 10; the price of the Model Y long-endurance and high-performance version is 375,900 yuan and 417,900 yuan, respectively, up 18,000 yuan and 20,000 yuan from 357,900 yuan and 397,900 yuan on March 10.
On the same day, Tesla's official website in the United States also raised the price of all models of the Model S. This is Tesla's second price adjustment in the vehicle market in a week.
Not only that, earlier Tesla's official website in the United States raised the price of wall-mounted home chargers by 10%, from the previous 500 US dollars (about 3195 yuan) to the current 550 US dollars (about 3515 yuan).
In March last year, the Price of model Y for sale in the Chinese market was raised by 8,000 yuan due to the soaring price of raw materials. Although as of now, tesla officials have not given a reason for this price increase.
However, the industry predicts that it may be affected by the recent price increase in nickel, lithium and other raw materials, because there are not a few new energy models that have recently increased in price for this reason.
It is true that chip shortages and rising raw material prices have plagued all automakers, but the spate of similarities remains unfair to affected customers. 【iDailycar】