There’s changes coming to what’s included when you buy a new Tesla
Tesla customers will now have to pay extra for a mobile charging connector when they buy one of the company’s electric vehicle models.
The new move by the EV maker is similar to those made by tech giant, Apple – which has removed power packs and headphones from new iPhones.
It’s obvious that charging an electric vehicle is a critical point to allow the car to actually operate.
Many road users wanting to transition to cleaner energy and opt in for a shiny new Tesla (or other EVs too if you’re the type of person to shop around) continue to express concerns about charging and recharging stations.
Up until now, it made sense for Tesla to include a mobile charging cable with every vehicle sold – but according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the company has decided to dump the policy because not enough drivers were using the charging connectors.
So does that mean a new Tesla EV does not include a charger at all?
There’s no need to panic all that much.
Up until now Tesla has included a charging cable with both a NEMA 14-50 (level 2) connector and a connector for a regular outlet (Level 1).
The automaker has decided to drop the NEMA 14-50 connector from the included bundle and only included the NEMA 5-15 adapter – which is for a regular outlet.
You could always buy the Level 2 connector separately, but prepare to fork out more.
