Tesla brings back free Supercharging for Model S and X

Tesla has confirmed that it will offer new buyers of the Model S and Model X lifetime complimentary access to its Supercharger network – but there's a catch.

Despite announcing the new offer has no expiration date, the free access to the car maker's fast-charging network is not transferable and is voided if the owner sells their car or transfers the ownership to a friend, family member or loved one.

Tesla says it will not extend the offer to its most recent customers, but said that any owners who took delivery of a Model S or Model X in the last seven days can return their vehicle for a full refund.

Perversely, the former owners are then required to reorder their cars for a second time to take advantage of the new deal.

The latest deal is far superior to the former free access to the Supercharger network that limited charging to 400kWh annually.

The car maker has recently confused buyers globally by slashing prices of all its models back in early March that, in Australia, involved carving an incredible $82,583 off the price of its flagship Model S P100D and an even more substantial $85,900 off the Model X P100D.

Just a week later the US car-maker then had to admit that it would roll back a portion of its dramatic price cuts.

Understandably, even among its most loyal fanbase the lack of clarity when it comes to pricing and the severe impact felt in some markets on residuals saw many take to Twitter to vent their frustrations.

To help placate owners affected, Tesla boss Elon Musk offered them the option of half-price Autopilot.

It's rumoured the current Supercharging offer has been introduced to stimulate sales of two of Tesla's oldest vehicles ahead of the launch of, what's primed to be its best-seller, the small Model Y SUV.

In Q2 of 2019 Tesla built a total of 87,048 cars, of which just 14,500 were the Model X and Model S, although it said during Q2 it actually shipped 17,722 of its most expensive cars as it worked to reduce its inventory.