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The "arrangement" was already made when I purchaed the car...it was "free supercharging for life", not "free remote supercharging for life". I don't partake in or condone habitual local supercharging. But after all, "free" supercharging was included in the price of the 80KWh option and the 60KWh-80KWh upgrade that those owners PAID for. If Tesla wants to change that policy for new owners that's up to them, but it seems a little disingenuous to go all ex post facto on current owners.
From Tesla's Website.
"Free long distance travel using Tesla’s Supercharger network"
They added the "long distance travel" part this spring.
They've always had language that implied it was really only meant for long distance travel.
Where is the nearest one to me?
The Tesla website is regularly updated to include existing and upcoming Superchargers in your area.
Supercharging is free for the life of Model S, once the Supercharger option is enabled
Will it always be free?
Yes, Superchargers will be free to use for Supercharging-enabled vehicles for the life of Model S.
Customers are free to use the network as much as they like.
How can I help bring a Supercharger to my area?
Send your suggestion to Tesla here.
I consider this somewhat similar to the "fair Internet use policies" that have -more or less- regulated DSL, Cable and 3G/4G internet connections. E.g. with respect to "unlimited downloads" that really are not when people are pushing things to the extreme... Or when it comes to "unlimited text messages"...
Initially, the definition from the providers was fairly soft. This became more "crisp" over time also as technology advancements enabled providers to better measure use and thereby also further define "fair use" and discourage abuse (e.g. through techniques like "throttling").
Seems to me tesla used free supercharging to help sell cars, and now, they start to realise the cost will become too high and they are looking for ways to implement restrictions..
I definitely agree that for their own protection they should have used language forbidding the use of daily charging.
Tesla tends to play it fast and loose, and sometimes this comes back to bite them. The entire way they implemented the supercharger network doesn't support daily charging, and it never did. In most cases they don't own the land the supercharger is on, and they also don't control the parking situation. The original intention of the supercharger network was to remove road-trip anxiety. So by removing this anxiety it helped sell cars.
Elon Musk was trying to break down barriers into EV's. He wasn't trying to do a bait and switch.
Now that isn't to say there aren't other issues where Tesla/Elon didn't go a little too far out on the edge in what was demo'd/advertised/implied.
But, as far as the Supercharger network goes i fail to see how they misled anyone. The wording changed as it was rolled out, and became more and more possible to abuse it.
Will it always be free?
Yes, Superchargers will be free to use for Supercharging-enabled vehicles for the life of Model S.
Customers are free to use the network as much as they like.
How can I help bring a Supercharger to my area?
Send your suggestion to Tesla here.
Gosh, I am confused.
I don't see how Tesla would know if someone COULD charge at home or not.
Do they know if someone lives in a home or in a joined building?
What if someone was going through a divorce / breakup of some kind?
I don't see how Tesla would know. I have gotten zero impression that they are the type to find out this information.
My confusion is that has it been really made clear to multiple building dwellers that you can't use the superchargers regularly? If I had not already talked to 3 extensively, I might feel differently. What do they do now? Are these three people (who seemed so far to be lovely well intentioned folks) now struggle to find another way to charge?
And for any true "abusive types", a little note likely won't change any behavior.
Elon said absolutely nothing about fees. I suspect he hopes that common sense will prevail & those abusing things will stop when asked. To bill people would be costly to Tesla on all sorts of levels.
^ completely agree and hope common sense triumphs over the entitlement attitude.
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Indeed, everything I've ever read about supercharging suggested unlimited use. The qualifications to limit it are new...
I would suspect most people who can't charge at home didn't/won't get notes. It's easy for them to know if you are cheating or if superchargers are your only option - Tesla knows where you live and where the car charged. If you charged once at 40A at home, they know you have good charging facilities there. If you stop charging at home and only use superchargers, than a note is justified.I would expect people who can't charge at home or have special circumstances, and received a note, to contact Tesla. I'm sure Tesla would be accommodating for those folks.
Not really. You might as well argue that you shouldn't charge often at 80A, since it's harder on the battery than 40A (which, in turn, is harder on the battery than 20A).A.) Supercharging is harder on the battery.
Indeed, everything I've ever read about supercharging suggested unlimited use.
The qualifications to limit it are new.