Tesla, Inc
Four years ago, Tesla introduced the Supercharger Network – the world’s fastest charging solution – to enable convenient long distance travel. Today, more than Four,600 Superchargers permit over 160,000 Tesla owners to drive across the continental U.S., from the Arctic Circle to the south of Spain, and across all of the population centers in China and Japan, among many other places. Supercharging has even helped owners drive their Teslas around the world.
We’ve designed our network so that all customers have access to a seamless and convenient charging practice when they’re away from home, as our intention has always been for Supercharging to enable long distance travel. That’s why today we’re announcing a switch to the economics of Supercharging – one that permits us to reinvest in the network, accelerate its growth and bring all owners, current and future, the best Supercharging practice.
Ensuring Use for Long-Distance Travel
For Teslas ordered after January 1, 2017, four hundred kWh of free Supercharging credits (harshly 1,000 miles) will be included annually so that all owners can proceed to love free Supercharging during travel. Beyond that, there will be a puny fee to Supercharge which will be charged incrementally and cost less than the price of packing up a comparable gas car. All cars will proceed to come standard with the onboard hardware required for Supercharging.
We will release the details of the program later this year, and while prices may fluctuate over time and vary regionally based on the cost of electric current, our Supercharger Network will never be a profit center.
These switches will not influence current owners or any fresh Teslas ordered before January 1, 2017, as long as delivery is taken before April 1, 2017.
Just as you would charge your cell phone, we believe the best way to charge your car is either at home or at work, during the hours you’re not using it. For travelers, the Supercharger Network has become a powerful, unique benefit of Tesla ownership. As we treatment the launch of Model Trio, this update will enable us to greatly expand our Supercharger Network, providing customers with the best possible user practice and bringing sustainable transport to even more people.
Update: Because of high request and to give an chance to those customers who could not order over the holidays, we are extending it so customers can place an order for a Model S or X until January 15th, two thousand seventeen and take delivery by April 15, two thousand seventeen to receive free unlimited Supercharging.