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Tesla reduced battery capacity due to the fires, so it was for safety reasons. I'd be a little ticked if I bought a vehicle with one stated range, and later it got reduced because of engineer issues.
The obvious difference between reduced ICE range and battery is it's pretty quick to fill up a gas tank vs charging, and it isn't all that expensive to restore most of the range with maintenance, unlike a battery replacement. A lot of people in that Tesla thread also reported longer and longer charging times at fast chargers, so not only do you lose range, it takes longer to refill.
I'm not saying all this to rag on Tesla, just that there are specific and inherent challenges to EV's that don't exist in ICE's, just as there are issues with ICE's that don't exist in EV's. But EV issues are not as easy to solve, and may be more frustrating when they occur.
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