Tesla just killed one of the biggest benefits for customers

Yeah very sensational headline noticed how it starts with "Tesla just killed". That's certainly not one of it's biggest benefits since you were already limited on how frequently you could use the chargers (you weren't able to use them all the time for regular charging, only meant for large trips or when far from home area. So the amount of extra you will have to pay not/how much you saved, will be negligible compared to how much the cars cost. So while it's a neat feature certainly not a big deal and of course wouldn't be practical to continue offering it forever as they grow, yet they are still giving another 1K for free per year which will cover the majority of people who have that years big road trip.

Actual announcement: https://www.tesla.com/blog/update-our-supercharging-program

And relevant section:

> For Teslas ordered after January 1, 2017, 400 kWh of free Supercharging credits (roughly 1,000 miles) will be included annually so that all owners can continue to enjoy free Supercharging during travel. Beyond that, there will be a small fee to Supercharge which will be charged incrementally and cost less than the price of filling up a comparable gas car. All cars will continue to come standard with the onboard hardware required for Supercharging.

Haha wow look at this sensationalist headline. The blog post they wrote actually frames it pretty generously! Did anyone expect this to last forever?

Maybe I'm biased though because I ordered mine before the cutoff date :D