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Changes to Supercharging?
- Thread starter drrock
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Jason71
Well-Known Member
No, nothing has been sent to me.
Do you have any free miles or a car with included supercharging? I have neither
Do you have any free miles or a car with included supercharging? I have neither
From April 13th, we are updating Supercharging pricing. All customers can purchase a membership to access lower prices for Supercharging or pay higher, non-membership prices.
As a Tesla driver, you're automatically a member and you can continue to access lower member prices when Supercharging.
No action required.
And a link to this page:
As a Tesla driver, you're automatically a member and you can continue to access lower member prices when Supercharging.
No action required.
And a link to this page:
I received the following email:
“From April 13th, we are updating Supercharging pricing. All customers can purchase a membership to access lower prices for Supercharging or pay higher, non-membership prices.
As a Tesla driver, you're automatically a member and you can continue to access lower member prices when Supercharging.
No action required.”
I thought this was how it’s been since they began opening their chargers to other brand EVs?
“From April 13th, we are updating Supercharging pricing. All customers can purchase a membership to access lower prices for Supercharging or pay higher, non-membership prices.
As a Tesla driver, you're automatically a member and you can continue to access lower member prices when Supercharging.
No action required.”
I thought this was how it’s been since they began opening their chargers to other brand EVs?
It is, they are notifying everyone that pricing will be "updated" i.e. going up most probably.
They don't normally notify you when prices are going up - or down for that matter.
HenryT
Active Member
I suspect the sub plot is to increase membership numbers as that delivers passive/renewable income. That the non-member charging costs will be increasing is the driver.
For anyone who didn't get the email yet, this is all it says:
The Learn More link just points to the Supercharging part of the web page but this is the relevant page: https://www.tesla.com/en_gb/support/supercharging-other-evs#supercharging-membership
The Learn More link just points to the Supercharging part of the web page but this is the relevant page: https://www.tesla.com/en_gb/support/supercharging-other-evs#supercharging-membership
Got the same.
Interestingly, when you click learn more, it takes you to their Supercharger Support page which does not yet mention a subscription or the cost increases.
Given this is in effect from tomorrow, I'm surprised (perhaps I should not be!).
Will be interested to see what the subscription costs will be, and what the increase will look like without the subscription. I only use Superchargers a couple of times a year when visiting family 100+ miles away, so not a massive impact personally.
Interestingly, when you click learn more, it takes you to their Supercharger Support page which does not yet mention a subscription or the cost increases.
Given this is in effect from tomorrow, I'm surprised (perhaps I should not be!).
Will be interested to see what the subscription costs will be, and what the increase will look like without the subscription. I only use Superchargers a couple of times a year when visiting family 100+ miles away, so not a massive impact personally.
The link does take you to a section on Supercharging Membership, it's just that the anchor link is partially obscured by the sticky nav.
I presume that none Tesla owwners can pay to be a member and thus then be able to use the Tesla superchargers but I am guessing. And on the topis of guessing I am wondering . . . why send me an email telling me this follwoed by . ..
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I may be wrong. But I believe we had to pay the same prices as other EV’s on Tesla SC’s
This email now says Tesla owners will have a “discount”?
Is that right? I didn’t think as Tesla owners we paid a discounted price for owning one. I may be wrong of course. I don’t really use superchargers (probably once or twice a year)
This email now says Tesla owners will have a “discount”?
Is that right? I didn’t think as Tesla owners we paid a discounted price for owning one. I may be wrong of course. I don’t really use superchargers (probably once or twice a year)
Very confusing email.
I guess they are putting up the non-member price per kWh, but want us to know that isn't going to effect us as Tesla owners if we see news about it.
Given wholesale electricity prices aren't changing, this is perhaps mainly to encourage non Tesla drivers into memberships, creating loyalty. It's odd at the moment that non-member pricing is cheaper than alternative chargers at the same site.
Some sort of regulator does need to look at the pricing of public charging, it doubled in the winter before last due to energy prices, and has largely just stayed there. Drag the heads of Gridserve, Instavolt, Fastned, Osprey, BP and Shell into a select committee to explain why they now need more margin.
I guess they are putting up the non-member price per kWh, but want us to know that isn't going to effect us as Tesla owners if we see news about it.
Given wholesale electricity prices aren't changing, this is perhaps mainly to encourage non Tesla drivers into memberships, creating loyalty. It's odd at the moment that non-member pricing is cheaper than alternative chargers at the same site.
Some sort of regulator does need to look at the pricing of public charging, it doubled in the winter before last due to energy prices, and has largely just stayed there. Drag the heads of Gridserve, Instavolt, Fastned, Osprey, BP and Shell into a select committee to explain why they now need more margin.
There's a few different ways you can read this email.
- Is it the price of "membership" itself that's changing? If so, strange that it's just the UK
- Is it the way that member vs non-member pricing works changing - ie does this mean Tesla owners can get membership pricing when charging their non-Tesla EVs?
- Is the per-kWh pricing changing significantly - if so up? or down? Just for non-members, or for members to?
