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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
The adapter would have to be pretty sophisticated, as the plug-in is a com port as well as a power port. I think initially Tesla made charging free, so naturally the power supply had to know it was connected to a Tesla. Now I think you get 1000 miles a year (or month?) free to Tesla owners. The power cord needs to know what it is plugged into for billing purposes if nothing else.
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For Model 3 (and upcoming Y) owners, you only get free mileage for referring another buyer and only once they take delivery. I referred a friend and it’s taking me forever to get through the free 2000 miles since most charging is done at my home.
I believe S and X still have free charging but Elon has already stated that isn’t a sustainable business model.
The car and the app are all tied into a credit card so you just pull up to the charger and press the button to open the charging port, put it in, then walk away and do whatever. It’s a bit big brother-ish as Tesla basically can monitor your every move but I guess it’s not terribly different than most luxury cars. Hell, my wife’s Subaru had some fault code and the dealership emailed and called her within the hour to drop in for service.