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What the code gets you in United States
Three months of FSD (Supervised) added to the car after delivery, not money off the invoice. At the $99/month US subscription price that is about $297 of software you would otherwise pay for, and it stacks on top of Tesla's own 30-day trial — so a first-time buyer who uses a code and then the standard trial can see roughly four months before the first bill.
Model S / Model X: Model S and Model X are not part of the referral program.
What that reward is actually worth in United States
The US reward is time-based, not energy-based, so there is no km-to-dollars conversion to do — its worth is simply whether you would have subscribed to FSD anyway. If you would not, the honest value to you is closer to zero than to $297.
| Supercharger price band | $0.25 – $0.50 per kWh |
|---|---|
| Consumption used | 14–18 kWh/100 km (Model 3 / Model Y, real-world band) |
Estimate, not a quote — distance × consumption × local rate, so you can substitute your own figures. How we calculate it.
Applying it on Tesla's United States store
The link opens Tesla’s United States store with prices in USD. Order of operations is the same in every market — link first, then confirm the reward in the order summary before paying — and is set out screen by screen in the how-it-works guide.
The referrer's side: The referrer earns Tesla Credits (about $250 in the US), capped at 10 successful referrals per year. Full referrer terms.
United States EV incentives that stack with the code
None of the schemes below affect referral eligibility, or vice versa. Statuses are dated because several change mid-year.
| Scheme | Amount and how it works |
|---|---|
| Federal clean-vehicle credit Ended · checked August 31, 2026 |
no longer a point-of-sale credit The $7,500 point-of-sale credit that dominated US EV advice is gone. Pages still quoting it are out of date, and it is the single most common stale claim on referral sites. |
| Auto-loan interest deduction Live · checked August 31, 2026 |
deduction, not a rebate Interest on a qualifying new-vehicle loan can be deducted, reported to you on Form 1098 and claimed via Schedule 1-A. It reduces taxable income rather than the purchase price, so the cash value depends on your bracket and on how much interest you actually pay — a large down payment shrinks it. Verify at IRS |
| State and utility programs Varies locally · checked August 31, 2026 |
varies by state and utility Rebates, HOV-lane access and charger installation credits are set at state and utility level and several are income-tested or first-come-first-served against an annual budget. Verify at US DOE — laws & incentives by state |
Ordering in United States: the thing that actually catches people out
US orders are placed against a fixed configurator price, so there is no negotiation step where a code could be traded for a discount — the referral benefit arrives as software after delivery. Model S and Model X carry no referral benefit here at all since the March 2026 change, which catches out buyers cross-shopping the older cars.
Sources for this page: Tesla — Refer and Earn · US DOE AFDC — state laws & incentives
New to how this works? Read the full guide, check your model's page, or compare the other 8 countries.