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Diesel-truck owner, 61, buys 2026 Model 3 Premium as diesel hits $8
Unconfirmed: A forum user says they bought a new 2026 Model 3 Premium at the end of May, even though they had not wanted an electric car before. They own a diesel truck with 350,000 miles and ride dirt bikes, mountain bikes, and pull a large trailer. When their father's Prius died and diesel reached $8 per gallon, they looked at Tesla's website. According to the post, the Premium trim included one year of free Supercharging. The text is cut off at the end, so it gives no further figures for efficiency, range, or cost.
- New purchase at end of May: Model 3 Premium 2026.
- Cited reason: $8-per-gallon diesel after the Prius failed.
- Per the post, Premium includes 1 year of free Supercharging.
🔎 Why it matters: No official confirmation: this is one owner's personal account and does not verify the one-year free Supercharging offer on the 2026 Model 3 Premium or its terms. What the author does state is that diesel at $8 per gallon led them to consider the Model 3.
📈 Upside: According to the author, the one year of free Supercharging was part of what led them to look at the Model 3 Premium.
📉 Risk: This is one owner's testimony, and their use case (towing a trailer and riding dirt bikes) does not allow the experience to be generalized to other buyers.
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