I know that some of us have free supercharging for life. My car is "pre" auto pilot and awd, so to me this is probably one of the best existing benefits that I am not willing to give up to move to the newer car. Let me know what would you consider a "must" to give up this great benefit.
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Would you give up free supercharging for life?
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Videofrank
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I'll give up my free supercharging when you pry it from my cold, dead hands.
(Or when the car finally dies)
(Or when the car finally dies)
dark cloud
Active Member
I would be less inclined to trade in my car because of it, yes. If my car gets in an accident and written off I would have a tough decision to make.
The odd part is in a few years there will be some old high mileage Tesla's out there, where some cheap people will be buying them for less than $20,000 and charging 100% of the time at superchargers.
The odd part is in a few years there will be some old high mileage Tesla's out there, where some cheap people will be buying them for less than $20,000 and charging 100% of the time at superchargers.
AMPd
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Yes, but only for a worthwhile upgrade, which the current model s is not.
There should be a maybe option. I can tell you that when it's time to replace my 90D. If I don't get grandfathered in to Free supercharging I doubt I will end up with a Tesla. In a couple years other brands might have electrical vehicles superior to the model S, in performance, comfort, and also service.
AMPd
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400 miles of range! V3 Supercharging
I have a P90D and yeah the P100D is faster and has a bit more range but that’s it. And that alone is not incentive enough to upgrade, not because I’d lose the free supercharging but financially it’s too small of an upgrade to be worth it
Now if they had a performance model s that has a range of 400 miles and was able to supercharge at the V3 supercharger, I’d be upgrading without hesitation.
You can upgrade to an AP2 car that was ordered before 1/15/2017 and which includes free transferable Supercharging. You can then buy FSD for that car to get AP3 hardware.
Agreed! I think a "lot" more range and ability to charge "lot" more faster would be very enticing...
Forget about the "giving up anything" knee jerk reaction. The more important, is just how much money has it saved you?
Has it also led to the bad habit of only charging at Supercharges?
I don't have lifetime free Supercharging, but my 2018 Leaf has 2 years free charging and I have to pay for the Model 3. I'm not sure if we've used even $50 of free charging on the Leaf. And I know that on the Model 3, which is at 17,000 miles, I am just getting close to $100 of charging.
I just don't drive enough in traffic or long distance to really want AP. But this seems like a good plan if I was upgrading
I have 75K miles on my Model S, so I have used plenty of Super Chargers, but I charge at home 95% of the time. I think the Free Super Charging benefit is obviously more beneficial if I keep the car for a long time in my case.
I already gave it up in exchange for $5000 cash back. I’d have to SC once a week for 12 years to break even. That will never happen. So at most it’s worth $5000. In reality I might use $1000 worth in 10 years. And that’s based on $0.25 kWh.
I've always thought it is a shame that free supercharging is a vehicle right, rather than an owner right.
There again, I would say that, I've just ordered a new model S P100 for May delivery (at the reduced price) and will be selling my 2015 P85D.
I'm retired, pretty much, with some time on my hands and have a SC 20 minutes drive away, so for three years (almost) I've been using the SC weekly.
Let's be clear I love Tesla as a brand and it's highly unlikely that I will ever change for another manufacturer, but I think they have many things to learn on their way of doing business.
Here in the UK spares are almost non existent so any repair is at least a week sometimes 3 months - which is a joke. Their trade in offers are derisory, because they just don't want to be bothered with the job of reselling your vehicle. Their product is wonderful - and they know it - so they take liberties particularly with existing customers.
But I still wouldn't change no matter how much I miss the free SC.
There again, I would say that, I've just ordered a new model S P100 for May delivery (at the reduced price) and will be selling my 2015 P85D.
I'm retired, pretty much, with some time on my hands and have a SC 20 minutes drive away, so for three years (almost) I've been using the SC weekly.
Let's be clear I love Tesla as a brand and it's highly unlikely that I will ever change for another manufacturer, but I think they have many things to learn on their way of doing business.
Here in the UK spares are almost non existent so any repair is at least a week sometimes 3 months - which is a joke. Their trade in offers are derisory, because they just don't want to be bothered with the job of reselling your vehicle. Their product is wonderful - and they know it - so they take liberties particularly with existing customers.
But I still wouldn't change no matter how much I miss the free SC.
boonedocks
MS LR Blk/Blk 19”
Absolutely yes. If Tesla would give me a good reason to on a new car I certainly would. Pushing 70k miles and used Supercharging 2 times. FUSC is definitely NOT a benefit for me and especially not the $$$$ value Tesla seems to attach to it.
never would give up P RWD non nanny car .... Free SC is just a bonus
I have 'only' used 6000 kW of SC charging in 85k miles, in CA that is still under $1500....which is about 5% of the value of my car now and considering SC was billed as $2000 (2% of my p85 price) for the 60's I guess it has gone up in value if I look at it with journalistic math.
I have 'only' used 6000 kW of SC charging in 85k miles, in CA that is still under $1500....which is about 5% of the value of my car now and considering SC was billed as $2000 (2% of my p85 price) for the 60's I guess it has gone up in value if I look at it with journalistic math.
It saves me at least 2k a year and yes I charge mostly at superchargers but I wouldn't call it a bad habit. Happens that a supercharger is conveniently located at a mall where I go to have lunch at least twice a week. Perfect situation for me.
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