Looking to buy a used Model S - how to check for free super charging?

MadamMenlo · Dec 27, 2022

I currently own a 2015 Model S 70. One nice perk is that it has free lifetime supercharging. Given that I have several Superchargers locations close to my house, I've not had to pay for charging for the past 7 years! However, it has over 85K miles and its charging speed is kind of slow. From what I've read, Tesla ended fully transferrable free super charging sometime in late 2017 or early 2018, but there are several caveats. I am looking at purchasing a newer 2017 S 100D, from a non Tesla car dealership. I've sent a query to Tesla, but they have not responded to me. Is there a way to find out this information?
Thanks.

Bigriver · Dec 28, 2022

MadamMenlo said:
From what I've read, Tesla ended fully transferrable free super charging sometime in late 2017 or early 2018

You are off by a year. For it to be transferrable, it had to be ordered by January 2017 and delivered by March 2017. There are specific days associated with the cutoffs, but I do not know them. Every other free supercharging offer, which came and went for awhile, does not transfer. Last person I personally know who got free non-transferable supercharging on his model S got it from Tesla early 2020.

MadamMenlo · Jan 3, 2023

Thanks Bigriver! That is good to know!

FRC · Dec 27, 2022

The only free supercharging confirmation I can locate on my 2018 M3P is at Tesla.com under manage/details. Does the seller have an account for the car at Tesla.com? Where can you confirm free supercharging on your current Model S?

MadamMenlo · Dec 28, 2022

Thanks FRC. The seller was able to confirm that the card did not have free transferrable super charging. Thank you for your help.

Looking to buy a used Model S - how to check for free super charging?

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