High Margin Options?

[slomo]

Not a nice to have list. Not a "hope is is standard equipment" list. What options could Tesla offer that are overpriced but highly desirable to you? For me:

1) High wattage inverter (home backup)
2) Removable front winch
3) Lockers on dual motor
4) Maybe easily removable second row

I'm assuming the truck will have higher res cameras standard given the removable mirrors. The current blind spot image is not good enough.

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[Paradox]

I'm assuming the truck will have higher res cameras standard given the removable mirrors. The current blind spot image is not good enough.

I forget specifics in the article I read a few days/weeks ago but it talked about how with FSD hardware 4.0, Tesla will be using 5 megapixel cameras instead of the current 1.2 megapixel cameras.

 

[RVAC]

Glass roof with integrated Starlink antenna and a cube shaped console w/fridge that takes up the same space and sits on the same mounting points as the center seat. Both would be reasonably easy to handle on the assembly line so as not to add too much complexity.

 

[FutureBoy]

Glass roof with integrated Starlink antenna and a cube shaped console w/fridge that takes up the same space and sits on the same mounting points as the center seat. Both would be reasonably easy to handle on the assembly line so as not to add too much complexity.

Just make the seat and the fridge console easily interchangeable. Then sell the fridge console separately for the extra charge. No change to the assembly line.

 

[Gurule92]

Solar panel. If i could get 5-10 miles/day i would rarely need to plug in
Camp kitchen that slides out from bed
Removable bed mounted range extender (sacrifice more bedspace for batteries): This could also potentially have plugs on it to be used outside of the vehicle as a battery backup
BAW extension because I need my BAW to be the biggest

 

[FutureBoy]

Solar panel. If i could get 5-10 miles/day i would rarely need to plug in
Camp kitchen that slides out from bed
Removable bed mounted range extender (sacrifice more bedspace for batteries): This could also potentially have plugs on it to be used outside of the vehicle as a battery backup
BAW extension because I need my BAW to be the biggest

Storm mode: when a storm is coming, park on a hill and extend the BAW straight up. When lightning strikes the lightning rod BAW, battery gets insta charged and all your cooking happens in one fell swoop. Just make sure you are inside the faraday cage exoskeleton or you will be part of the dinner cooking.

 

[fhteagle]

AC power outlets at both 120v 20A and at least one 240v 30 amp should be standard. I would pay a reasonable extra cost for bidirectional DC charging though.

Same with removable second row and removable front middle seat, really should be standard. I'd be okay with a small upcharge on those though.

Locking diffs would definitely be a nice upsell for a reasonable price.

Mid-gate and tail gate ramps are another set of those nice to haves. Great if it's standard, okay if it's a reasonable upcharge.

But none at "overpriced". A healthy profit, sure. Overpriced, no.

 

[RVAC]

Solar panel. If i could get 5-10 miles/day i would rarely need to plug in
Camp kitchen that slides out from bed
Removable bed mounted range extender (sacrifice more bedspace for batteries): This could also potentially have plugs on it to be used outside of the vehicle as a battery backup
BAW extension because I need my BAW to be the biggest

Forgot about the camp kitchen, would be another good option. Should be in the front though, frunk lifts and then you slide the kitchen out, keeps bed volume intact.

 

[FutureBoy]

By the way, for all those who have not used a winch or don't know how to use one safely... Here is a video of what can happen if the winch cable fails:

 

[JBee]

Use nylon or composite ropes instead of steel cable. Don't stand anywhere within range and us a remote.

 

[Cyberman]

Built-in beer tap w/his & hers nozzles!
Just kidding here, folks. No drinkie drivie.

 

[FutureBoy]

Built-in beer tap w/his & hers nozzles!
Just kidding here, folks. No drinkie drivie.

Oh how the world is going to unexpectedly change once FSD becomes standard. Want a beer tap in your car? Sure! Just don't let the FSD chauffeur have any.

 

[flowerlandfilms]

There are all sorts of cool things I want, but my philosophy is that anything I can add or hack in myself isn't worth trying to convince a corporate giant to mass manufacture.
That includes most hardware features I can fabricate.

So hoping for software features and customizability I can't create after the fact seems more reasonable.

Dolby Atmos movie mode?
Add a "Drive-Thru" feature to the enhanced connectivity subscription that picks up food for me?
Hidden machine in the glovebox that folds square pieces of paper into origami unicorns so there is mysteriously always a new one there when you open it?
TSLA stock ticker widget in the UI.

 

[Jhodgesatmb]

I forget specifics in the article I read a few days/weeks ago but it talked about how with FSD hardware 4.0, Tesla will be using 5 megapixel cameras instead of the current 1.2 megapixel cameras.

That was announced last spring.

 

[slomo]

Built-in beer tap w/his & hers nozzles!
Just kidding here, folks. No drinkie drivie.

Unfortunately only an integrated bong is likely

That was announced last spring.

So was boat mode.

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