> A Software locked 90>60 gets less range than a native 60kWh
Yah, a little less, this is true. It also is less damaged by charging to 100%, has better regen, charges faster, and can be expected to have a much better lifespan. You could make a lot of arguments both ways for which one is better.
> A 60kWh battery is not a defective 90kWh pack at all,
The point I'm making is that most 6 core parts are 8 core parts with no defect, so the distinction becomes an artificial one for the purpose of price discrimination rather quickly.
> locking down the hardware via software with no yield reason
In addition to the market segmentation reason, there's also the much-better-warranty-yields reason, and the less-need-to-predict-what-buyers-will-want reason.
Yah, a little less, this is true. It also is less damaged by charging to 100%, has better regen, charges faster, and can be expected to have a much better lifespan. You could make a lot of arguments both ways for which one is better.
> A 60kWh battery is not a defective 90kWh pack at all,
The point I'm making is that most 6 core parts are 8 core parts with no defect, so the distinction becomes an artificial one for the purpose of price discrimination rather quickly.
> locking down the hardware via software with no yield reason
In addition to the market segmentation reason, there's also the much-better-warranty-yields reason, and the less-need-to-predict-what-buyers-will-want reason.