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4,251km road trip in Tesla 3LR Electric Vehicle

Road trip of over 4,000 km in an EV in Australia

In late Autumn early Winter I travelled on a 4,252km road trip in my Tesla…

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Published 30/05/2022
Categorized as EV TripsTagged Electric Vehicle Range

Great Ocean Road – Torquay to Port Fairy

Day 1 Torquay to Apollo Bay Left Torquay Vic in my EV with 75kWh which…

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Published 24/05/2022
Categorized as EV TripsTagged Electric Vehicle Range

Tumut to Batlow to Wodonga

I left Tumut with a bit less than 60% charge, travelling in my electric vehicle…

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Published 20/05/2022
Categorized as EV TripsTagged Electric Vehicle Range

Narooma Cooma Mount Kosciuszko Tumut

This trip is travelling in a Tesla electric vehicle from the coast into the snowy…

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Published 17/05/2022
Categorized as EV TripsTagged Electric Vehicle Range

Sydney to Narooma

Moruya by the river

Day 1 Sydney to Moruya I chose to travel from northern Sydney via Goulburn and…

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Published 15/05/2022
Categorized as EV TripsTagged Electric Vehicle Range

Charging apps for EVs in Australia

EV Charging Apps Australia

Best EV charging apps in Australia vary by state. There are now 19 EV charging…

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Published 11/05/2022
Categorized as EV Charging, EV Charging Apps, GeneralTagged EV Apps, Maps

EV Destination Charging

Linga EV Charger at Nhill

Update 26-5-2022 After 9 months of driving an EV, here are some of the EV…

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Published 11/05/2022
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8 months of driving and charging a Tesla 3LR in Australia

Short detour into Gundabooka National Park

It’s now 8 months and I’ve travelled 15,689kms or about 460kms per week. Charging – The…

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Published 10/05/2022
Categorized as EV Charging, EV TripsTagged Electric Vehicle Range, Service

6 Months Real World Range Tesla 3 LR

After 6 months and over 13,000 km on urban and rural driving, my Tesla 3…

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Published 29/03/2022
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Tesla Model 3 LR Charging and Real Range After 10,000 kms

Cobar from Fort Bourke Lookout

It’s been 4 months and I’ve travelled 10,256 kms, in my Tesla Model 3 LR,…

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Published 16/01/2022
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Sydney to Bourke via Cobar in electric vehicle

Sydney to Bourke via Cobar Satellite View

Summary I travelled in my ev 1,836 kms from Sydney to Bourke via Cobar and…

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Published 08/01/2022
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3 Months Real Range and Charging Update

It’s been three months since I started driving an ev and have travelled 7,785 km…

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Published 19/12/2021
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Melbourne to Sydney Trip Dec 2021

After visiting the Yarra Valley I decided to head home over two days this time,…

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Published 16/12/2021
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Sydney to Melbourne Trip Dec 2021

Jugiong NSW

Today travelling from Sydney to Yarra Valley in 1 day. Left Sydney with about 80%…

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Published 13/12/2021
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RFID Cards or Fobs for Electric Vehicle Charging

EV charging providers usually provide an App to use and several also provide an RFID…

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Published 19/11/2021
Categorized as EV Charging, EV Charging Apps

Real Range Experience Tesla 3 LR Electric Vehicle

It’s about 2 months that I have been driving my electric vehicle in Sydney Australia…

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Published 12/11/2021
Categorized as EV TripsTagged Electric Vehicle Range

Yea Cowra Bathurst Sydney 905kms in Electric Vehicle

Yea Supercharger, in carpark behind FoodWorks Supermarket Carpark

Starting my country trip back to Sydney with a top up to 94% at Yea…

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Published 08/11/2021
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EV Charging Installations

I thought this table from Tesla website was a handy guide to charging at home…

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Published 06/11/2021
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Sydney to Melbourne 822kms by Electric Vehicle

Summary – For this trip I travelled 822kms on M2, M7, Hume Hwy and regional…

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Published 03/11/2021
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Northern Beaches Trip in my Electric Vehicle

It was a warm spring day in Sydney today, 35 degrees, so I drove from…

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Published 29/10/2021
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Northern Beaches EV Charging Stations

Dee Why EV Chargers in Council car park

Update 8-4-2022 There are now 4 Jolt EV Chargers serving the Northern Beaches Update 13-11-2021…

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Published 16/10/2021
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Evie Charging for Electric Vehicles

Evie chargers at Ampol at Seven Hills

Update 8-4-2022 – Evie chargers are now growing in number and I have found them…

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Published 13/10/2021
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NRMA Fast DC Charging for EVs

NRMA Charger Olympic Park Sydney

Update 4-6-2022 – NRMA have announced that the NRMA EV charging app is coming. NRMA…

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Published 12/10/2021
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Blue Mountains Trip 417kms in my Electric Vehicle

Road to Anvil Rock, Blue Mountains National Park Blackheath.

We were now allowed to travel in greater Sydney, including Blue Mountains and Central Coast,…

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Published 11/10/2021
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Charging AC vs DC for Electric Vehicles

Plugshare Map - from plugshare.com

I have tried a number of chargers over last 4 weeks. AC All of the…

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Published 09/10/2021
Categorized as EV Charging, EV Charging Apps, EV TripsTagged EV Apps, Maps

Macquarie University EV chargers

I tried the Macquarie University electric vehicle chargers today. There are 3 pillars and I…

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Published 09/10/2021
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Suburban Trips in my EV

06-10-2021 Recorded my suburban travel today, with aircon, travelled 89.5km around urban suburbs, used 12kWh…

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Published 06/10/2021
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Sentry Power Use Tesla 3 LR

Yesterday lots of extra cars were visiting in the street, so I had Sentry mode…

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Published 05/10/2021
Categorized as GeneralTagged Electric Vehicle Range, Sentry

Water bottle wear

I have kept a water bottle in driver’s door since new. Today I was surprised…

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Published 04/10/2021
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Exploren Charging for Electric Vehicles

Exploren EV Charger in North Ryde

3-10-2021 Today I pulled into the Ryde Exploren roadside charger, which I had used before,…

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Published 03/10/2021
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Sun Shades Air Temps Tesla 3 LR

Front Sunshade

Update 6-1-2022: After 3 months with the rear Tesla mesh shade in or out I…

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Published 03/10/2021
Categorized as EV AccessoriesTagged Aircon

Scissor Jack

Sealey Scissor Jack 1.5 tonne and Handle

After buying my spare wheel, I checked the lug size, which is 21 mm or…

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Published 30/09/2021
Categorized as EV AccessoriesTagged Jack, Spare Wheel

Jolt EV Charging for EVs

Jolt EV Charger Mona Vale Library

Update 23-6-2022 – In the last 9 months Jolt EV Chargers have grown across Sydney.…

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Published 30/09/2021
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Tesla Spare Wheel Tesla 3 LR

The spare wheel with tyre fitted weighs 25kg. There is still room for backpack, shoes, two shopping bags, luggage bag plus more space left!

28-10-2021: The Tesla spare wheel and tyre weigh 25 kg and you can use the…

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Published 29/09/2021
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Cruise Control Tesla 3 LR

I found Tesla Tom’s short video on Cruise Control and Auto Pilot in an Australian…

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Published 22/09/2021
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Chargefox Charging for Electric Vehicles

RACV Chargefox 2 ultra rapid and 2 fast chargers Barnawartha North

Update 8-4-2022 – Chargefox EV chargers are now widely available and have helped me travel…

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Published 20/09/2021
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Home Charging my Electric Vehicle is Easy

Using normal power point

Update 8-10-2021: Tesla have rolled out a firmware upgrade to their home charging cable controller.…

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Published 18/09/2021
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Day two

Next morning 85%, 1% loss overnight while parked which was interesting to know. Went to…

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Published 17/09/2021
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Supercharging

Charging successfully

Picked up my Tesla today, with 60% charge and brought it home with a lot…

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Published 16/09/2021
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Day One

Charging Successfully

Picked up my Tesla today, very easy, and then ventured out on Sydney’s streets. A…

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Published 16/09/2021
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Tesla 3 Motors

Professor John D Kelly gives a really interesting lesson showing the insides of the Tesla…

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Published 24/08/2021
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Jack Pads for Tesla 3

I have read allot that says you should use jack pads when you jack up…

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Published 17/08/2021
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Gen2 Mobile Connector Adaptor (Model3, ModelS/X ‘Raven’) – 32A 5 pin

Update 12-11-2021 I have used this adaptor once, at the Little St Car Park in…

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Published 17/08/2021
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Type 1 to Type 2 EV Adapter Cable | 32 Amp | 7kW

Update 12-11-2021 After 2 months of driving, I haven’t used this adaptor yet. They suit…

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Published 17/08/2021
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Type 2 Mennekes Charging Cable 22kw

Update 31-05-2022 – After 9 months and several remote trips, I have found I use…

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Published 17/08/2021
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Its ordered!

Well, after looking into it for 18 months, I’ve ordered my model 3 and delivery…

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Published 17/08/2021
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Info I Found

These are just some sites I found helpful…

Published 16/08/2021
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