Interesting article.
I have a Model S with unlimited supercharging and I have never heard of this
offer.
So, how exactly is Tesla trying to get us to give up free supercharging?
It appears that it is an incentive to try and sell new cars which don't have
free supercharging rather than a ploy to take it away from current owners.
Especially since the only way one would know of it is if they were shopping for
a new Tesla.
They removed free supercharging years ago as an option.
I doubt it swayed many people to upgrade that weren't already in the market
especially because like the article said it was only on a trade-in and everyone
knows you can get more for your vehicle if you sell it yourself..... though
maybe not $5000 so you might consider a trade in for ease if you aren't losing
money.
To be honest though, unless you drive a lot it doesn't save much to have free
supercharging.
I used 3561 Kwh in the last 12 months. I pay $0.11 a kwh at home and I believe
the same at a supercharger in my area.
So, roughly $400 a year. Even if you double that to $800 a year it takes a long
time to get to $5000.
Plus it says they were offering 6 years free supercharging to boot.
I don't see how this is in any way a negative but just extra incentive to
upgrade if you were looking to......
On Monday, April 24, 2023 at 11:18:44 AM CDT, EV List Lackey via EV
<ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote:
Tesla tries to get owners to give up `unlimited free Supercharging for life´
Fred Lambert | Apr 24 2023 - 12:25 am PT
"Tesla is trying again to get owners of older Model S and Model X with
unlimited free Supercharging for life to give up the perk ...
"Current Tesla Model S or Model X owners with active unlimited free
Supercharging are eligible for 6 years of unlimited Supercharging. To
qualify, owners must trade in or remove unlimited Supercharging from their
vehicle and take delivery of a new Model S or Model X by June 30, 2023 ...
"It´s interesting that Tesla is just now trying hard to get people off of
the unlimited free Supercharging just as it appears to try to make
Supercharging a profit center - something it originally said it wouldn´t do.
"With non-Tesla EV drivers now getting access to the network, it looks like
Tesla is now looking to see what the Supercharger network would look like as
a full-scale money-making charging network."
Complete article:
https://electrek.co/2023/04/24/tesla-triesowners-give-up-unlimited-free-
supercharging-for-life/
or https://v.gd/vBwnXc
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