Supercharing without an account

[player3917]

I'm heading to a 3rd Party dealership to examine a Long Range dual motor. Before buying it, I'd like to check out how it charges to see if there are any issues.
How could I charge at a supercharger if I don't have an account yet?
Never been to one so no idea how it works. Can I borrow a friends card/account or something?

 

[nowtleft]

I had the same situation and mine charged perfectly well but I guess previous owner paid Once you prove you are the new owner it is quickly swapped to your account and debit card.

 

[user212_nr]

The dealer will pay for it. Assuming that you are testing to see if the supercharging is restricted, that idea probably won't work. The reason is that the car might come charged, and supercharging is not very fast above 80%. You'll need to drive it down to 40-60% to get reasonable supercharging speeds. It is possible, but that makes for a long test drive.

 

[SMAlset]

I'm heading to a 3rd Party dealership to examine a Long Range dual motor. Before buying it, I'd like to check out how it charges to see if there are any issues.
How could I charge at a supercharger if I don't have an account yet?
Never been to one so no idea how it works. Can I borrow a friends card/account or something?

Payment arrangements are done through the owner of the car's account. No idea what arrangements the dealership has made on that front with the owner.

How did your visit to the car go and what did you learn?

 

[MP3Mike]

Current software versions in the cars now allow you to pay for a single charging session with a credit card via the screen in the car if a payment method is not on file for the car: Tesla adds in-car payment option for Supercharger sessions [Video] - Update - Drive Tesla Canada

This is useful for buyers of cars, as well as for people that rent their Tesla.