Summary This return trip gave me an average real range of about 500km. This coastal…
EV Trip Sydney Melbourne Orbost Cann River Cooma Canberra Sydney
This 1,988km trip in my EV is during summer in Australia and involves freeway travel…
Real Range Update Tesla 3LR EV after 38,000 kms
Hi, by February 2023 I reached 38,000 kms in my electric vehicle since Sep 2021.…
Sydney to South Coast by EV
The temperature today was around 28 degrees Celsius as I drove 5 hours from north…
EV Charging Apps for EVs in Australia
Best EV charging apps in Australia vary by state. I use 6 apps regularly, they…
Range update Tesla 3LR EV
On 1 Nov 2022, I have now travelled just over 30,000 kms in my Tesla…
RACV Healesville EV Charging
Thank you RACV. At the RACV Country Club at Healesville in Victoria visitors are welcome…
Evie Charging for Electric Vehicles
Update 22-9-2022 – Today two new Evie EV Chargers opened at Belrose. Evie chargers are…
12 months and 25,000kms in an electric vehicle Tesla 3LR
Hi, this month I’ll have been driving my Tesla 3LR electric vehicle for 1yr and…
4,251km road trip in Tesla 3LR Electric Vehicle
In late Autumn early Winter I travelled on a 4,252km road trip in my Tesla…
Great Ocean Road – Torquay to Port Fairy Road Trip by Electric Vehicle
Day 1 Torquay to Apollo Bay Left Torquay Vic in my EV with 75kWh which…
Tumut to Batlow to Wodonga by Electric Vehicle
I left Tumut with a bit less than 60% charge, travelling in my electric vehicle…
Narooma Cooma Mount Kosciuszko Tumut by Tesla Electric Vehicle
This trip is travelling in a Tesla electric vehicle from the coast into the snowy…
Sydney to Narooma by Electric Vehicle
Day 1 Sydney to Moruya I chose to travel from northern Sydney via Goulburn and…
EV Destination Charging
Update 26-5-2022 After 9 months of driving an EV, here are some of the EV…
8 months of driving and charging a Tesla 3LR EV in Australia
It’s now 8 months and I’ve travelled 15,689kms or about 460kms per week. Charging – The…
6 Months Real World Range Tesla 3 LR Electric Vehicle
After 6 months and over 13,000 km on urban and rural driving, my Tesla 3…
Tesla Model 3 LR Electric Vehicle Charging and Real Range After 10,000 kms
It’s been 4 months and I’ve travelled 10,256 kms, in my Tesla Model 3 LR,…
Sydney to Bourke via Cobar in Tesla Electric Vehicle
Summary I travelled in my ev 1,836 kms from Sydney to Bourke via Cobar and…
3 Months Tesla 3LR EV Real Range and Charging Update
It’s been three months since I started driving an ev and have travelled 7,785 km…
Melbourne to Sydney Road Trip by Electric Vehicle Dec 2021
After visiting the Yarra Valley I decided to head home over two days this time,…
Sydney to Melbourne Road Trip by Tesla Electric Vehicle Dec 2021
Today travelling from Sydney to Yarra Valley in 1 day. Left Sydney with about 80%…
RFID Cards or Fobs for Electric Vehicle Charging
EV charging providers usually provide an App to use and several also provide an RFID…
Real Range Experience Tesla 3 LR Electric Vehicle
It’s about 2 months that I have been driving my electric vehicle in Sydney Australia…
Yea Cowra Bathurst Sydney 905kms in Electric Vehicle
Starting my country trip back to Sydney with a top up to 94% at Yea…
Electric Vehicle EV Charging
I thought this table from Tesla website was a handy guide to charging at home…
Sydney to Melbourne 822kms by Electric Vehicle
Summary – For this trip I travelled 822kms on M2, M7, Hume Hwy and regional…
Northern Beaches Trip in my Electric Vehicle
15-03-2023 trip Today I noted the consumption of a trip to Sydney’s Northern Beaches and…
Northern Beaches EV Charging Stations
Update 8-4-2022 There are now 4 Jolt EV Chargers serving the Northern Beaches Update 13-11-2021…
NRMA Fast DC Charging for EVs
Update 4-6-2022 – NRMA have announced that the NRMA EV charging app is coming. NRMA…
Blue Mountains Trip 417kms in my Electric Vehicle
We were now allowed to travel in greater Sydney, including Blue Mountains and Central Coast,…
Charging AC vs DC for Electric Vehicles
I have tried a number of chargers over last 4 weeks. AC All of the…
Macquarie University EV chargers
I tried the Macquarie University electric vehicle chargers today. There are 3 pillars and I…
Suburban Trips in my EV
06-10-2021 Recorded my suburban travel today, with aircon, travelled 89.5km around urban suburbs, used 12kWh…
Sentry Power Use Tesla 3 LR
Yesterday lots of extra cars were visiting in the street, so I had Sentry mode…
Water bottle wear
I have kept a water bottle in driver’s door since new. Today I was surprised…
Exploren Charging for Electric Vehicles
3-10-2021 Today I pulled into the Ryde Exploren roadside charger, which I had used before,…
Sun Shades Air Temps Tesla 3 LR
Update 6-1-2022: After 3 months with the rear Tesla mesh shade in or out I…
Scissor Jack
After buying my spare wheel, I checked the lug size, which is 21 mm or…
Jolt EV Charging for EVs
Update 23-6-2022 – In the last 9 months Jolt EV Chargers have grown across Sydney.…
Tesla Spare Wheel Tesla 3 LR
28-10-2021: The Tesla spare wheel and tyre weigh 25 kg and you can use the…
Cruise Control and Lane Assist Tesla 3 LR
Note: My 3LR is just a standard 3LR, no EAP or FSD or Performance Update…
Chargefox Charging for Electric Vehicles
Update 28-2-2023 – Tried the new Chargefox EV Charger at Orbost, great to have this…
Home Charging my Electric Vehicle is Easy
Update 8-10-2021: Tesla have rolled out a firmware upgrade to their home charging cable controller.…
Day Two of Driving an Electric Vehicle
Next morning 85%, 1% loss overnight while parked which was interesting to know. Went to…
Supercharging a Tesla Electric Vehicle
Picked up my Tesla today, with 60% charge and brought it home with a lot…
Day One of Driving an Electric Vehicle
Picked up my Tesla today, very easy, and then ventured out on Sydney’s streets. A…
Tesla 3 Motors
Professor John D Kelly gives a really interesting lesson showing the insides of the Tesla…
Jack Pads for Tesla 3
I have read that unless you have a jack with its own pads, you might…
Gen2 Mobile Connector Adaptor (Model3, ModelS/X ‘Raven’) – 32A 5 pin
Update 04-07-2022 I have used this adaptor once. It worked well and I carry it…
Type 1 to Type 2 EV Adapter Cable | 32 Amp | 7kW
Update 12-06-2022 After 9 months of driving, I haven’t needed to use this adaptor yet,…
Type 2 Mennekes Charging Cable 22kw for Electric Vehicles
Update 31-05-2022 – After 9 months and several remote trips, I have found I use…
Its ordered!
Well, after looking into it for 18 months, I’ve ordered my model 3 and delivery…
Info I Found about Electric Vehicles
These are just some sites I found helpful…