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Onscreen supercharger $$
- Thread starter Leeroy
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Icey
Member
Nope, stays there forever to remind you that Elon took some money from you.
Not sure he’d be the richest person if he decided to sell all his tsla shares. Would probably melt the market in the freefall.I guess you can be the richest person in history without siphoning a little from all your followers
Wol747
Active Member
Do you know what all the headings on the account are?"Quantity base", "Quantity tier 1" etc?
I asked on the US site and nobody seemed to know.
A few US states don't allow Tesla to charge by the kWh. So they now have four tiers of charges per minute depending on how quick the charger is.
I have some supercharger credits from the now closed referral program. Supercharging does show up as a charge on my car’s display, but the money is never charged to my credit card (my remaining credit does go down). The amount disappears after a while.
Wol747
Active Member
Thanks for that. I'm on UFSC but just wanted to know if I saved more than the coffees and buns I bought while charging (g).
CAM3RON
Member
Can't see them on mine. I clicked on account > charging. Listed there are the following headings:
| Date | Location | Charge Type | Total | Charging Fees | Idle Fees | Invoice |
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Wol747
Active Member
It also shows the last Supercharge for seemingly forever - until I recently started charging at Broadway, my last was at Goulburn probably in 2019 and it was still displaying. It just shows the cost as $0.00 if you have Lifetime Free Supercharging.
sdca
Member
Quick qu re supercharging that I can’t see elsewhere obviously…
What is the current cost to use a supercharger? I see articles from late 2020 saying 52c/kWh…. This seems v expensive compared with the others. Even Chargefox Ultrarapid is 40c/kWh and if you’re with RACQ you get 20% off this…..
What is the current cost to use a supercharger? I see articles from late 2020 saying 52c/kWh…. This seems v expensive compared with the others. Even Chargefox Ultrarapid is 40c/kWh and if you’re with RACQ you get 20% off this…..
sdca
Member
Thanks Leeroy. Sorry I should have clarified. I have a M3LR on order so don’t have the ability to do this yet.
Just after a broad overview of costs… I understand that it can vary, ?most sites per kWh, some tiered per time….
In Australia at the moment all sites are $0.51/kWh afaik.
Tiered pricing (now up to 4 tiers) is more a US thing, as there are multiple states where Tesla can't bill per kWh so instead bills per minute.
Tiered pricing (now up to 4 tiers) is more a US thing, as there are multiple states where Tesla can't bill per kWh so instead bills per minute.
Evie Ultrarapids are 60c/kWh though, so Tesla is right in the middle there.
Remember too they're not exactly the same grade of service. I'm a fan of Chargefox, but it's undeniable that right now, you're more likely to find a free, working ultrafast charger if you hit a Supercharger site (eg. the Port Macquarie site has only one ultrafast working right now, the Goulburn site has none).
Tesla have stated that their Supercharger network is priced on a cost-recovery basis, not as a profit centre - and right now I see no reason to doubt that. We have seen price reductions as well as price rises in the past.
It’s all relative I think, my mrs is looking for an EV and was looking at a mini you. Great car for the same price as an SR+….. with half the range?!
After I explained all the pros (and cons) of an M3, I went through the supercharger network which sold her. Yes there are plenty of other chargers available that are cheaper etc, but the Tesla ones work, there is frequently one available at least for a few years to come and IMO are to extend your driving range rather than charge daily. It is more expensive, but how often do you use it? Superchargers are 2.5x my home energy charge so we would be crazy to rely on this.
After I explained all the pros (and cons) of an M3, I went through the supercharger network which sold her. Yes there are plenty of other chargers available that are cheaper etc, but the Tesla ones work, there is frequently one available at least for a few years to come and IMO are to extend your driving range rather than charge daily. It is more expensive, but how often do you use it? Superchargers are 2.5x my home energy charge so we would be crazy to rely on this.
I think most people will just use these on the occasional long(er) road trips or if they live in an apartment where it doesn't have charging.
