Owners of affordable "Tesla" will leave no free "refills" Bashny.Net

The owners of the most affordable electric car company Tesla Motors — Model 3 — will have to pay for the use of a proprietary network of charging stations Supercharger. This statement at the annual meeting of shareholders of the American company made its leader Elon Musk. About it reports The Verge.





"It's clear that our Supercharger stations cost money. We have adopted the obvious solution: do not include in the price of the Model 3 free use "filling stations". They will still be very cheap, much cheaper than gasoline, is necessary for long distance travel. However are not free until you order the appropriate option. We could act differently, but such a move would be economically unjustified," — said Musk.

Earlier the management of "Tesla" said that the free use of the Supercharger network will be included in the basic cost of the available models of the automaker. Now Elon Musk has made it clear that such a function will only owners of more expensive cars "Tesla" Model S and Model X.

In addition to the financial aspect, the decision to leave owners of the Model 3 without free charges is due to another cause. At the moment, on many major American highways before the "pump" Supercharger formed a large queue, and the mass occurrence on them of electric cars Model 3 will only complicate the situation.





Pre-production prototype Model 3 made its debut in April. The cost of the basic electric vehicle, production of which will start in 2017, will amount to about 35 thousand dollars.

As of mid-may, the automaker has received over 370 thousand orders for their cheapest model. By 2018, Tesla plans to produce up to half a million copies Model 3 annually. published

 

P. S. And remember, only by changing their consumption — together we change the world! ©

 

Source: motor.ru/news/2016/06/01/payforcharge/