Oliver Haslam·

Tesla Pulls An Apple, No Longer Bundles A Charger With Your Car Despite Recent Increase In Prices

Tesla has taken the decision to remove the charging cable hardware that came with all of its cars, meaning anyone who now buys one will need to shell out $400 for a level 2 charger or $275 for a level 1 charger.

The move, which has already come in for considerable backlash among Tesla buyers, means that those who want to be able to charge their Tesla via a normal plug socket will now need to buy additional kit.

What’s more, those who already have orders for a new Tesla being processed will not receive the charger, despite it being part of the specification when the purchase was made.

Tesla has already reduced the price of its mobile charging cable by $75, but that isn’t much use when the cable appears to be perpetually out of stock. As for why the change was made, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said via Twitter that usage of the cable was low, suggesting it wasn’t required. The backlash would suggest that wasn’t entirely representative of how people feel.

“Usage statistics were super low, so seemed wasteful. On the (minor) plus side, we will be including more plug adapters with the mobile connector kit.”

As Electrek points out, this isn’t the first time an EV has shipped without such a charger. But it’s the first time that a company has backtracked on a previous sales model.

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