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Townsville from Sydney by EV

4,849km by EV Sydney Brisbane Townsville Return

I travelled 4,849km, Sydney to Townsville by EV and return from Townsville, via Kingaroy and New England Highway, to Sydney by EV. Weather Conditions Average conditions were 100-110km/hr and roads…

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Published 25/05/2024
Categorised as EV Trips

Type 2 Rural Examples BYO Cable

Exploren AC Charger Hillston NSW

Here are some examples of rural locations I’ve used my Type 2 cable. More info on AC charging is here.

Published 28/04/2024
Categorised as EV Accessories, EV ChargingTagged AC Charging, EV Adaptors

Sydney to Dubbo 915km Trip by EV

Dubbo Zoo

Summer trip 915km in temps up to 39oC in a Tesla 3LR EV in Jan 2024 Sydney, Bathurst, Dubbo, Gulgong, Hill End, Sofala,  Bathurst, Sydney by EV. Average real range 486km/100%…

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Published 21/01/2024
Categorised as EV TripsTagged Hot weather

Info I Found about Electric Vehicles

These are just some sites I found with databases of real world data on Tesla and other EVs real range, helpful videos, Facebook groups, places to buy cables and other…

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Published 16/01/2024
Categorised as GeneralTagged Info

EV Trip Sydney Melbourne Orbost Cann River Cooma Canberra Sydney

Map of Electric Vehicle trip Sydney Melbourne Cann River Cooma Canberra Sydney
Map of Electric Vehicle trip Sydney Melbourne Cann River Cooma Canberra Sydney

This 1,988km trip in my EV is during summer in Australia and involves freeway travel at 110 km/hr and main road travel at 100 or 80 km/hr. Summary This trip…

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Published 28/02/2023
Categorised as EV TripsTagged Electric Vehicle Real Range, Maps, Mountains

Real Range Update Tesla 3LR EV after 38,000 kms

Entering Bourke Shire

Hi, by February 2023 I reached 38,000 kms in my electric vehicle since Sep 2021. 1 year and 5 months travelling across rural NSW and Victoria plus urban driving around…

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Published 04/02/2023
Categorised as EV RangeTagged Electric Vehicle Real Range

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

4,251km by EV Narooma Cooma Tumut Healesville Apollo Bay Port Fairy Nhill Mildura Balranald Hay Sydney

In late Autumn early Winter I travelled on a 4,252km road trip in my Tesla 3LR Electric Vehicle, visiting places across NSW and Victoria. Setting out from Sydney NSW, travelling…

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Published 30/06/2022
Categorised as EV TripsTagged Winter EV driving

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 100% charge in my electric vehicle after charging at the RACV Resort Chargefox fast EV chargers. Arrived…

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Published 24/05/2022
Categorised as EV Trips

Tumut to Batlow to Wodonga by Electric Vehicle

I left Tumut with a bit less than 60% charge, travelling in my electric vehicle through the mountains to Batlow for breakfast. I left Batlow for Wodonga 170km away with…

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Published 20/05/2022
Categorised as EV TripsTagged Mountains

Narooma Cooma Mount Kosciuszko Tumut by Tesla Electric Vehicle

This trip is travelling in a Tesla electric vehicle from the coast into the snowy mountains, the highest mountains in Australia, some sight seeing and then across to the western…

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Published 17/05/2022
Categorised as EV TripsTagged Mountains, Winter EV driving

Sydney to Narooma by Electric Vehicle

Moruya by the river

Day 1 Sydney to Moruya I chose to travel from northern Sydney via Goulburn and then east through Braidwood to Batemans Bay and then down the coast to Moruya. Left…

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Published 15/05/2022
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Sydney to Bourke via Cobar in Tesla 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 return, in temps to 38oC. The Trip  It has been many years since I visited Cobar…

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Published 08/01/2022
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Yea Cowra Bathurst Sydney 905kms in Electric Vehicle

Yea Vic Supercharger, in carpark behind FoodWorks Supermarket Carpark

Starting my country trip back to Sydney with a top up to 94% at Yea Supercharger and Marmalades cafe. Next stop 219 kms at Barnawartha North Chargefox, where Navigation says…

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Published 08/11/2021
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Sydney to Melbourne 822kms by Electric Vehicle

Summary – For this trip I travelled 822kms at 100-110km/hr on M2, M7, Hume Hwy and regional Vic roads, arriving at Yea having used 122kWh of electricity. I averaged a…

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Published 03/11/2021
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Scissor Jack

Sealey Scissor Jack 1.5 tonne and Handle

After buying my spare wheel, I checked the lug nut size, which is 21 mm, so I put a wrench with socket in the well in the boot. The torque…

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

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 space inside the spare wheel. I tried it to see how much I could pack…

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Published 29/09/2021
Categorised as EV AccessoriesTagged Jack, Spare Wheel

Exploren Pole Charger

Exploren pole charger Giffnock Ave North Ryde NSW

Tried the Exploren pole charger at North Ryde today. Worked well and an easy way to top up. Pole mounted chargers like this one make use of existing infrastructure which…

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Published 19/09/2021
Categorised as EV ChargingTagged AC Charging, EV Pole Chargers

Day One of Driving an Electric Vehicle

Charging Successfully

Picked up my Tesla today, very easy, and then ventured out on Sydney’s streets. A lot of stop start traffic, getting from Tesla’s Alexandria delivery centre to the north and…

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Published 16/09/2021
Categorised as General

Tesla 3 Motors

Professor John D Kelly gives a really interesting lesson showing the insides of the Tesla 3 motors. He also has a video on the power electronics of how a Tesla…

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Published 24/08/2021
Categorised as EV Technology, GeneralTagged Motors

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

Update 04-07-2022 I have used this adaptor occasionally. It works well and I carry it on rural road trips in case I  stop at showgrounds or caravan parks and need…

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Published 17/08/2021
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