Tesla Model 3 Customers Won’t Get Free Supercharger Access, Model X Updated

While drivers of the all-electric Tesla Model S and Model X will continue to enjoy free lifetime access to the company’s network of Supercharger fast-charge stations, buyers of Tesla’s mass-market Model 3 won’t receive the same perk.

Speaking at Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting, Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk said the Model 3 wouldn’t come with free Supercharger access in order to keep its purchase cost low.

“Free Supercharging fundamentally has a cost. The obvious thing to do is decouple that from the cost of the Model 3,” Musk told shareholders on Tuesday.

“It will still be very cheap - and far cheaper than gasoline - to drive long-distance with the Model 3. But it will not be free long distance for life.”

Model 3 owners will be able to buy Supercharger access as a cost option, though Musk did not reveal pricing for the package.

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