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TESLA NO LONGER INCLUDES CHARGING EQUIPMENT WITH VEHICLES; CITES STATISTICS


THE MOVE WILL LEAVE NEW BUYERS WITHOUT A WAY TO RECHARGE AT HOME


Apr 16, 2022 at 10:25pm ET
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By: Tom Moloughney


In a surprising move, Tesla has suddenly discontinued its longstanding practice
of including charging equipment with its vehicles. Tesla CEO Elon Musk replied
to comments on Twitter about the new policy by saying "Usage statistics were
super low, so seemed wasteful".



Every electric vehicle produced up until 2022 has included as standard equipment
some sort of charging equipment. In the early days of EVs, most vehicles came
with a simple 120-v portable charging cord. More recently though, many
manufacturers are including dual-voltage portable charging equipment that allows
the user to toggle between 120-volt and 240-v charging by switching an adapter
on the unit.

However, the Kia EV6 that was just recently launched does not come with any
charging equipment either, making it the first EV sold in North America that
didn't come with any form of charging equipment. 

Tesla has always provided a dual-voltage mobile connector, and as they are in
many ways, has been a leader in providing exceptional portable charging
equipment as standard equipment with all of its vehicles. 


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However, that practice is over. Tesla no longer includes charging equipment with
its cars. New owners will need to purchase charging equipment before they take
delivery of their vehicle or they won't have a way to charge it when they get it
home. They could, of course, use Tesla Superchargers, but one of the best
aspects of electric vehicles is the ability to plug in at home and charge the
car up overnight while you're sleeping. 



Quite often, first-time EV buyers will use the 120-v charging cord when they
first take delivery of their EV until they figure out what equipment they want
to buy and install in their garage. Since the 120-v charging equipment can plug
into a simple household outlet, the owners have a way to charge their EVs right
from day one, albeit in a slow way.



That's because while charging on a 120-v source, the vehicles will only
replenish about 3-5 miles of range for every hour of charging. But that will
work for most people in the short term until they decide on a permanent
solution. 

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Many Tesla owners chose to install a NEMA 14-50 outlet and use the Mobile
connector with the NEMA 14-50 adapter for all of their daily charging needs.
They did, however, need to purchase the NEMA 14-50 adapter from the Tesla
website for $35.00. Tesla used to include the NEMA 14-50 adapter with the mobile
connector but discontinued that practice in 2019. Since then, only the 120-v
NEMA 5-15 adapter came standard with eh mobile connector. 

Besides using the portable charging equipment for daily charging, many EV owners
like to have some kind of portable EVSE in the vehicle at all times just in case
they find themselves in need of a boost somewhere. Even if they never use it
(which is most likely what Elon was referring to when he said usage statistics
were very low) having it there just in case provided peace of mind for many. 



In concert with discontinuing the practice of including the mobile connector
with its vehicles, Tesla now offers two versions of the unit. Customers can
purchase a 120-v version with a NEMA 5-15 plug for $275.00, or a higher-powered
240-v unit with NEMA 14-50 plug for $400. 

Both versions of the Tesla Mobile Connector are out of stock


CAN'T EVEN CURRENTLY BUY ONE

But here's the kicker: Both units are currently out of stock. Therefore, you
cannot even buy one now if you're about to take delivery of your new Tesla.
We're also not sure if customers that ordered their Tesla's when the policy was
to include the mobile connector with the vehicle, will still receive it when
their order is filled. We'd love to ask the automaker for clarification, but
Tesla doesn't respond to questions from journalists. Therefore, we're left to
speculate.



I've started a poll on my Twitter account for Tesla owners to chime in on
whether or not they currently use their Mobile Connector:


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The fact that these units are out of stock leads us to assume Tesla is
experiencing supply chain issues regarding parts for the mobile connector. That
may have actually been the impetus behind the decision to discontinue including
it with the vehicle. Perhaps Tesla simply cannot keep up with the supply and
decided it would be easier (and cost-effective at the same time) to just drop it
from the standard equipment. 

Whatever the reason, could this be a sign of things to come for the entire
industry? We mentioned earlier that Kia isn't including charging equipment with
the EV6. Maybe that's going to be the trend moving forward.

We do believe that there will come a time when it won't be necessary to include
charging equipment with every vehicle, perhaps once the majority of the
population is on their 2nd or 3rd EV. But that's probably more than a decade
away. For now, we believe it's still good policy to supply new owners with a way
to recharge their vehicles on day one of ownership, without requiring them to
have purchased and installed charging equipment beforehand. 

UPDATE 4/17/22: Last night Musk tweeted that, based on feedback, Tesla will
reduce the price of the mobile connector to $200. We checked the Tesla website
and the price was still listed as $275.00. However, it is Easter Sunday today,
so we wouldn't expect the new price to be updated until tomorrow anyway. He also
recommended installing a Tesla Wall Connector before customers take delivery. 


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