The company believes that the free charging privilege, which was offered as a bonus to branded electric car buyers until 2018, is now exhausted. The promotion turned out to be very generous. Now the company is actively trying to reduce the number of cars with such a privilege.

what is known

• Initially, Tesla offered such a privilege to electric car owners. $5,000 for refusing free rechargehowever, these funds could only be used as a discount when buying a new electric car.
• Now, those who replace their old car with a new one are offered an additional 6 years of recharge at branded stations (ordinary buyers are given 3 years), provided that they receive a new car by June 30 of the current year.

The right to charge Tesla for life was actively used by the company as a marketing ploy until 2018. It was a really attractive proposition because technically you if you only use the Supercharger network you will never be able to pay for the recharge. This isn’t ideal for most people, of course, but for some homeowners looking to save on fuel and electricity at home, it’s a valuable benefit.

The privilege is tied to the particular vehicle and its owner and is valid until the end of the vehicle’s service life. However, if the owner sells the vehicle, the right to the bonus does not pass to the new owner. Thus, when replacing a lifetime electric car with a new one, this privilege is no longer granted.

There are several hundred thousand Tesla cars with unlimited charging in the world today.