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November 8, 2016

Tesla to charge for supercharge

  • Tesla wouldn’t say specifically how much the fees will be, but said the change will let it expand the supercharger network and allow longer distance driving.
    • By TOM KRISHER
    AP Auto Writer

    AP Photo/Mark Lennihan [enlarge]
    Supercharger stations can give Tesla cars 170 miles of range in a half hour. Buyers of new cars ordered or sold on or before Jan. 1 must take delivery before April 1 in order to get unlimited free charging.

    DETROIT — Electric car maker Tesla Motors has decided to stop offering unlimited free use of its 734 fast charging stations worldwide, just months before it’s scheduled to start selling a mass-market electric car.


     
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