It is safe to say that when a company locks the full potential of a car when it is already purchased behind a monthly membership, Volkswagen is doing in the UK. As if Electric And Auto Express Reported, the automaker now lists the UK website with less horsepower on the list of Volkswagen ID.3 Pro and Pro, which he is worthy of. In a foot note for ID.3 Pro’s necessary page, the company notes that for new orders, 150 kW or 201 horsepower is now the new standard of engine power. If they activate the “optional power upgrade for fees”, users can only enjoy the 228 hp (170 kW) capacity of the electric vehicle.
They can pay $ 22 (16.50) a month to pay a full year pay, or pay a time -long fee of 880 (80 649) at the same time, at the same time. Based on the words of Volkswagen, a time is good for a festive life, not the owner. If the user sells his EV, the new owner also gets an upgrade. After that they will have to pay for it again if they buy a new EV which is also paid. Owners will have at least a free month’s test if they want to find out if they really need this extra muscle.
In 2022, BMW also closed the hot set of its cars in some countries behind the 18-Fer month membership fee. It offered to unlock automatic high beams at another $ 12 and steering wheel heating as well as another $ 12. Like the Volkswagen case, EV’s hardware was already worth all of these features, and users didn’t have to install anything. All of this was just a matter of paying for their availability. Well, as someone expected, consumers didn’t like it. A year later, BMW terminated its hardware subscription service and said it would no longer pay for users for hardware functions.
