Here's how much Tesla will charge new owners for using Superchargers

The answer is a bit more complex than you'd think.
 By 
Stan Schroeder
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So long, free charging.

After announcing in November 2016 that it will start charging new Tesla owners for using its Supercharger network, Tesla detailed exactly how it will go down.

Tesla previously said that everyone who orders a Tesla after Jan. 15, 2017, or pre-ordered a Tesla that won't arrive before April 2017, will be charged "a small fee" for charging at Supercharger stations. The company also said it would grant Tesla Model S and Model X (but not Model 3) car owners 400 kWh of free Supercharging credits per year.

Now we also know how much will the fee for charging beyond those credits will be, but it's not one number, as the pricing is different in various regions and countries, and varies depending on whether you're charging at or below 60kW (Tesla calls this tier 1) or above 60kW (tier 2).

A trip from Los Angeles to New York will cost about $120.

According to Tesla, customers will mostly be charged per kWh, but in some places the charges will be per mileage. All in all, customers can expect to pay about $15 for a trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles, about $120 from Los Angeles to New York, about €60 from Paris to Rome and about ¥400 from Beijing to Shanghai.

Google Maps says a road trip from Los Angeles to New York is 2,792 miles, which means Tesla will be charging roughly $4.30 per 100 miles.

To find the exact Supercharging fees per region/country, go here.

Tesla claims it is only aiming to recover "a portion" of its cost, and that Supercharging fees will "never be a profit center for Tesla."

Of course, if you've bought a Tesla before the dates stated above, you can keep charging at Supercharge stations for free, as long as your car runs.

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Stan Schroeder
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Stan is a Senior Editor at Mashable, where he has worked since 2007. He's got more battery-powered gadgets and band t-shirts than you. He writes about the next groundbreaking thing. Typically, this is a phone, a coin, or a car. His ultimate goal is to know something about everything.

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