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Nah. Losing 36% of range is quite a lot. That's the safety buffer I depend on.
Over buying capacity by an extra 1/3rd is either noticeably more expensive, or just not available yet.
Gas vehicles can run into a similar issue. Though, I don't know how many. I've got a Gen 2 Prius and it only holds about 65% of it's rated capacity of gas. Why? Bladder in the tank that's meant to reduce gas vapors. Gets stiffer over time. Not worth spending the money to get it replaced.
Didn't even know it was a thing that could happen until it had already happened.
That's a strange and specific problem. Gas tanks don't shrink.