All the TESLA chargers in Aus. so far

[bob10]

Here Are All The Tesla Chargers In Australia (So Far) (https://www.msn.com/en-au/motoring/news/here-are-all-the-tesla-chargers-in-australia-so-far/ar-AAz7y2a?ocid=spartandhp)

[goingbush]

Have a look at Plugshare

PlugShare - Find Electric Vehicle Charging Locations Near You (https://www.plugshare.com)

[Bytemrk]

Seem like quite a few of the plugshare ones around... I noticed one in the main street of Daylesford over the weekend.

[101RRS]

Canberra has chargers that can charge Teslas and they are provided for free by the shopping centres.

[Noki 3.9]

Checkout this shopping Centre in Canada https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/2c8bc0623a0b3eb10395dc375ba6b5ac.jpg

[Jojo]

Things are happening. Even in Aussieland[bigsmile]

[goingbush]

The Plugshare ap shows all chargers, the different icons show the type,
some are even private home chargers that the owners are willing to share for others to use.

Many chargers are free including Tesla destination chargers . The problem is you need to end up carrying a crate full of adaptors, which are not cheap and quite bulky.

I can plug my LandRover into J1172 (type1 ) , 15Amp 3pin, 32Amp 3 phase and Menekes / Tesla (type2)

http://www.goingbush.com/ptev/EVSE.jpg

[RANDLOVER]

Electric car pulls up in Darwin after 800 day journey from the Netherlands - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-24/electric-car-pulls-up-in-darwin-after-800-day-journey/9902376)

After more than 800 days on the road, a man who set himself the ambitious task of travelling by electric car from Holland to Australia has arrived in Darwin.

[Noki 3.9]

My friend and ex boss has designed a lithium powered battery charger to recharge electric cars that have run out of power.
These vans are over seas in Europe where he runs a business like our Racv etc. ( ps : he started the battery service all our auto clubs use here in Australia)
So now he is off to Europe to start a similar business. Because of the high amount of electric cars over there , the demand is high to “jump start” electric cars
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/7616898a3663d19b0ed1d0e4056da6f2.jpg

[350RRC]

Electric car pulls up in Darwin after 800 day journey from the Netherlands - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-24/electric-car-pulls-up-in-darwin-after-800-day-journey/9902376)

After more than 800 days on the road, a man who set himself the ambitious task of travelling by electric car from Holland to Australia has arrived in Darwin.

Say Holland is 20,000 km from Australia, that's only 25 km per day. Pushbike would have been quicker.

Good on him for having a go though!

DL

[PhilipA]

I wonder why the Op is posting aboiut Tesla charging points when he is the only one with an electric car which has a range of 70Km as advised to LRO.

I note that nobody has replied to the other thread where I pointed out that a Tesla has to be in cell phone range to be cleared by Tesla to enable Supercharging. Otherwise it takes hours to charge one.
I fear that the hype exceeds the reality by a large margin.

Regards Philip A

[goingbush]

My friend and ex boss has designed a lithium powered battery charger to recharge electric cars that have run out of power.
These vans are over seas in Europe where he runs a business like our Racv etc. ( ps : he started the battery service all our auto clubs use here in Australia)
So now he is off to Europe to start a similar business. Because of the high amount of electric cars over there , the demand is high to “jump start” electric cars:

Excellent Idea but there is an easier way to emergency charge an electric car. .... Just Tow it . Works on all production electric cars, & DIY cars with A/C motor . (DC motors don't have regen )

All electric cars need to have A-Frame attachment points so they can be safely solid-towed .

The regenerative braking of an A/C motor will charger the batteries faster than any plug in charger..
Mark French ( ex Marks Adaptors) was telling me after his record breaking Simpson desert solar challenge he was at Birdsville & needed charging but also wanted to get back to Big Red to watch the other team , so he got his support car , Nissan GU with Duramax / Allison to tow him to recharge , On full regen it took less than 5km to fully charge the EV Suzuki & the Nissan was really struggling .

My Landy charges at 3.3 kw with the plug in charger , but when Im cruising along at 80kmh & lift my foot off the pedal I see (on the small BMS monitor) the regen returns up to 30kw into the batteries, as it slows to a stop that value decreases . I'm looking forward to taking it up a mountain & see how much charge returns on the way down.

[Noki 3.9]

I guess it’s a little hard to tow a car behind you in the busy streets of France or London where as a quick top up charge maybe all you need to get to the next recharge point [emoji4]

[goingbush]

I wonder why the Op is posting aboiut Tesla charging points when he is the only one with an electric car which has a range of 70Km as advised to LRO.

I note that nobody has replied to the other thread where I pointed out that a Tesla has to be in cell phone range to be cleared by Tesla to enable Supercharging. Otherwise it takes hours to charge one.
I fear that the hype exceeds the reality by a large margin.

Regards Philip A

they ommitted to point out I also have a faulty cell, Im waiting on warranty replacement , effectively reduces my battery pack size from a 28kwh to about 15 kwh pack.

[carjunkieanon]

The Plugshare ap shows all chargers, the different icons show the type,
some are even private home chargers that the owners are willing to share for others to use.

Many chargers are free including Tesla destination chargers . The problem is you need to end up carrying a crate full of adaptors, which are not cheap and quite bulky.

I can plug my LandRover into J1172 (type1 ) , 15Amp 3pin, 32Amp 3 phase and Menekes / Tesla (type2)

http://www.goingbush.com/ptev/EVSE.jpg

What a fantastic picture. Please, please, please create the situation where you can pull up outside some super swanky place full of $130,000 EVs and nonchalantly plug your old LR in.

[goingbush]

What a fantastic picture. Please, please, please create the situation where you can pull up outside some super swanky place full of $130,000 EVs and nonchalantly plug your old LR in.

Struggling to find any swanky places around here , but if the opportunity arises I will definitely oblige :)

[goingbush]

Say Holland is 20,000 km from Australia, that's only 25 km per day. Pushbike would have been quicker.

Good on him for having a go though!

DL

A 70 year old woman completed the first documented circumnavigation of Australia in a Tesla, 20,000km . she only had to pay $150 for electricity along the way. A lot more than 25km a day too .


Around Australia Electric Highway - now complete! | AEVA (http://www.aeva.asn.au/Electric%20Highway)


This is her Facebook page Central Queensland Tesla Interest Page | Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/centralqueendlandteslainterest/)

[Mick_Marsh]

Around Australia Electric Highway - now complete! | AEVA (http://www.aeva.asn.au/Electric%20Highway)

From the article:

these will add over 100 km of range per hour of charging for a Tesla Model S
That turns my eleven hour trip to Sydney into a twenty hour trip to Sydney. Longer if I tow the trailer.

It's quicker taking the Perentie. And that is saying a lot.

[goingbush]

Mick Marsh, I have the feeling you are not going to be an early adopter . just thinking out loud !

Keep this up ya sleeve Mick, I'm sure you will find a use for it.

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[Jojo]

From the article:

That turns my eleven hour trip to Sydney into a twenty hour trip to Sydney. Longer if I tow the trailer.

It's quicker taking the Perentie. And that is saying a lot.


Well, my Tesla charges at over 600km/h at a Supercharger if the battery is quite empty. So a quick 15-20 min stop will suffice (filling up the Defender will take almost as long [smilebigeye]). 100km/h I will get using the onboard charger at any 32A 3-phase AC connector.

[AndyG]

Struggling to find any swanky places around here , but if the opportunity arises I will definitely oblige :)And comment, Lucas electric since 1948, if they misinterprete, tough [emoji12]

[Mick_Marsh]

Well, my Tesla charges at over 600km/h at a Supercharger if the battery is quite empty.
So, your Tesla charges whilst traveling. That's a long extension cord.
Oh, and watch out for the constabulary, they won't be too happy if they can't catch you.

[PhilipA]

He is referring to the fact that the Tesla S has a gauge on the central screen that shows Miles or maybe Km as the car is on the Supercharger.

I still wonder if all Teslas depend on a cell phone signal for mission control to authorize the car to be supercharged or only those that have been deauthorized by Tesla.
Regards Philip A
But maybe you know that and needed a sarc tag.

[PhilipA]

I was surfing yesterday and came across a new Rich Rebuilds YouTube .

The key info in the YouTube was that tesla is now deauthorizing cars that have been repaired by people outside Tesla authorized dealers from using the Supercharger system.

This has been occurring even if the car has subsequently been inspected and repaired to Tesla's specifications by Tesla themselves.

In addition Tesla has deauthorized the same cars from using fast charger systems outside of the Tesla system!

The only method of charging the cars is to charge them at home or on a normal slow charger somewhere else. Of course this makes the car useless for a long trip anywhere .

The question becomes"who owns the car?" The person who bought the car in good faith or Tesla, if they can despecify the car at their whim.

I think this probably has a way to go in the USA courts, but may be a heads up to anyone offered a Tesla In Australia outside the formal Tesla system.
Regards PhilipA

[Tombie]

The real story apparently is the free access is removed.
The rebuilt vehicles owner must pay for the chargers.

[Pickles2]

I can't see myself ever owning an electric vehicle, or even a hybrid, but there is no doubt that these vehicles have gained a huge amount of traction during the last 12-18 months.
Tesla was originally viewed with derision, a massive loss making company, which would eventually go broke. There is no doubt that huge dollars & massive losses have occurred, but Tesla I believe is going to have the last laugh, as they are now making some very good, practical vehicles, including high performance machines that are very fast indeed.
Pickles.

[PhilipA]

The real story apparently is the free access is removed.
The rebuilt vehicles owner must pay for the chargers.


Well No . Not according to Rich who is probably the most knowledgeable Tesla owner in the World having rebuilt several and being allied to a bloke who can repair the displays and other problems. I don't know why he would distort the truth?

To access the third party chargers you have to pay by credit card which is clearly shown in the RR video.

His car would not connect to the third party system,and he has feedback from numerous other owners in the same position.

Did you see the video?
His point was "who owns the car?" how is it that Tesla can downgrade a vehicle after someone has paid for that vehicle.
In any case if a vehicle has been safety inspected and modified by Tesla at sometimes a huge cost why has Tesla the right to despecify the vehicle?
Regards PhilipA