Hungry for cash, Musk says company can no longer afford free Supercharging for new buyers
by Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times
Jan 18, 2019
3 minutes
Tesla needs more cash. To help keep what it's got from flying out the door, Chief Executive Elon Musk on Wednesday announced the end of a customer referral program that offers free Supercharging to new buyers.
"It's adding too much cost to the cars, especially the Model 3," Musk said in a tweet late Wednesday. The referral program, originally scheduled to end March 11, will cease on Feb. 1.
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