Hardware

The included Mobile Connector

The included Mobile Connector was dropped on 17 Apr 2022, 9 years, 9 months after it launched on 22 Jun 2012.

Launched 22 Jun 2012 Killed 17 Apr 2022 Lived 9 years, 9 months Dead 4 years ago

For a decade every Tesla shipped with a charging cable in the boot. From 17 April 2022 it became a $275–$400 accessory. Musk: "Usage statistics were super low, so seemed wasteful." The backlash bought buyers a $75 discount.

Archived screenshot of the source reporting the end of The included Mobile Connector — Screenshot of the live page, captured 21 Aug 2026. Kept on this server so the record survives the page it came from.

Electrek — 16 Apr 2022

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