Tesla Model Y referral (2026): real benefit + eco bonus
The Model Y is the only Tesla in France that combines both savings levers: the referral benefit and the eco bonus. Here are the real numbers.
Your Model Y code
2,000 km of Supercharging or €250 off.
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Copy link copies the whole URL: Tesla has no code field, so opening the link is what pre-applies the benefit. Always confirm it shows before you pay.
The referral benefit on the Model Y
Ordering a new Model Y through a referral link gets you 2,000 km of free Supercharging or €250 off — one or the other, not both. No code “gives more”: every valid code opens the same benefit, so use a verified one.
The Model Y and the 2026 eco bonus
The RWD and Long Range RWD Model Y, built in Berlin, are eligible for the bonus écologique — up to €5 700 depending on your reference tax income, plus a €1 200–2 000 European-battery top-up. The Performance, AWD and 7-seat versions exceed the €47 000 price cap and are not eligible.
| Reference tax income (RFR) | 2026 eco bonus |
|---|---|
| RFR < €16,301 | €5 700 |
| €16,301 – €26,300 | €4 700 |
| Above €26,300 | €3 500 |
| European-battery top-up | + €1 200 – €2 000 |
Conditions: new vehicle < €47 000, < 2 400 kg, ADEME eco-score ≥ 60/80. 2026 scale — re-verify before ordering.
Which Model Y trim keeps the bonus: three separate caps
"The Model Y is eligible" is true of the model and false of the trim. Three independent caps apply to the exact configuration you confirm, and the Model Y is the only Tesla sold in France capable of breaching all three depending on how you spec it.
| Cap | Threshold | What tips you over |
|---|---|---|
| Price | < €47 000 | Paint, wheels, interior, third row. The easiest cap to breach without meaning to. |
| Weight | < 2 400 kg | All-wheel drive and the 7-seat layout add mass. A cap almost nobody checks. |
| Eco-score | ≥ 60/80 | Where the car is built. Nothing you tick in the configurator changes it. |
In practice the RWD and Long Range RWD versions, built in Berlin, are the ones that hold all three. Performance, all-wheel drive and 7-seat versions breach the price cap — and the 7-seat also approaches the weight cap.
The calculation that should decide your trim
Put the two amounts side by side before you tick anything. A few-hundred-euro option that pushes you over the €47 000 cap costs you up to €5 700 in bonus, plus any battery top-up. That isn't an €800 option: it's a several-thousand-euro option whose sticker price shows only a fraction of the cost.
Put differently: on a Model Y the trim decision is by far the most profitable decision in the whole order. The referral isn't a decision at all — you open it before configuring, it's free, and it changes none of these three caps. Do both, in that order.
What a Model Y costs you after the purchase
A point referral pages ignore entirely, and one that lasts longer than a one-off grant: the Model Y is heavier and uses more energy per kilometre than a Model 3. In France that mostly shows up as a higher charging bill for the same use — with the flip side that free Supercharging kilometres mechanically displace more paid energy here.
If you're still choosing between the two models, the useful question isn't "which has the better referral" — it's identical — but "which keeps the bonus in the trim I actually want". That's exactly what Model Y vs Model 3 against the 2026 incentives compares.
How to combine the two
The two schemes are independent. Tesla deducts the eco bonus at order time; the referral benefit stacks on top once you've clicked the link before configuring. Nothing to combine manually — just check both lines appear in the summary.
FAQ
Does the Model Y really stack the referral and the eco bonus?
Yes — and it's the only Tesla in France that does. The two schemes are independent: Tesla deducts the eco bonus at order time and the referral benefit sits on top. Watch the trim, though: only the RWD and Long Range RWD Model Y, built in Berlin, clear the ADEME eco-score. Performance, AWD and 7-seat versions exceed the €47 000 cap and lose the bonus.
Which Model Y trim should I pick if the bonus matters?
Whichever stays under the €47 000 cap with options included. That's the trap: paint, wheels and a third row add up, and a Model Y configured just over the line forfeits up to €5 700 of bonus to save a few hundred euros of referral benefit. Measure the configurator total against the cap, not the headline price.
The Model Y uses more energy — is the free-km reward worth more?
Yes, counter-intuitively. The European reward is denominated in kilometres, not kWh. Because a Model Y consumes more per kilometre than a Model 3, the same ~2000 km displaces more paid energy, so the reward is mechanically worth more in euros on a Model Y. That doesn't make it cheaper to run — the underlying bill is simply bigger.
See also: how it works · the eco bonus · FAQ.