SC01 is the Unlimited Free Supercharging code. A vehicle-specific result includes the capture date. Later changes and account-specific transfer terms are not included. Verify the exact car with Tesla before purchase.

SC05 is the Unlimited Free Supercharging, First Owner code. Confirm account-specific terms with Tesla before purchase.

How is SC01 different from SC05?

They can look identical in the Tesla app. The distinction is the underlying option code and Tesla's treatment of that code after transfer, so record the code source and check current policy before purchase.

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SC01, SC05, and the Other Supercharging Codes

Q: What is SC04?

SC04 is the pay-per-use Supercharging code.

Compare SC01, SC04, SC05, and the other Supercharging codes.

How to read a vehicle result

A vehicle-specific result reflects the Supercharging code and capture date returned for that VIN. Later changes to vehicle configuration, charging access, billing, and account-specific transfer terms are not included.

Code	Meaning
SC00	Supercharging Disabled
SC01	Unlimited Free Supercharging
SC04	Pay-Per-Use Supercharging
SC05	Unlimited Free Supercharging, First Owner
SC06	Time-Limited Free Supercharging

SC00Code

Supercharging Disabled

SC00 is the Supercharging Disabled code.

Supercharging Disabled
Vehicle-specific results include the capture date

SC01Code

Unlimited Free Supercharging

SC01 is the Unlimited Free Supercharging code.

Unlimited Free Supercharging
January 15, 2017 and April 2017 are useful screening boundaries, not known hard rules
SC01 has been returned for vehicles outside the commonly cited production window
Vehicle-specific results include the capture date

SC04Code

Pay-Per-Use Supercharging

SC04 is the Pay-Per-Use Supercharging code.

Pay-Per-Use Supercharging
Vehicle-specific results include the capture date

SC05Code

Unlimited Free Supercharging, First Owner

SC05 is the Unlimited Free Supercharging, First Owner code.

Unlimited Free Supercharging, First Owner
SC01 and SC05 can use the same visible wording in the Tesla app
Vehicle-specific results include the capture date

SC06Code

Time-Limited Free Supercharging

SC06 is the Time-Limited Free Supercharging code.

Time-Limited Free Supercharging
Often connected with promotional offers or referral programs
Vehicle-specific results include the capture date

Tesla app wording can represent more than one code

“Free Supercharging” and “Lifetime Award” can appear for both SC01 and SC05. Use the returned option code to distinguish them, and confirm account-specific terms with Tesla before purchase.