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Batteries currently available in Australia... https://www.solarquotes.com.au/battery-storage/comparison-table/ Some other light reading... https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/home-batteries-3-phase/ Enphase are very expensive, around $9K per 5kWh from my recent search. Here's an interesting...

Quick drive by at ~5am this morning, no further developments from what I could see, still surrounded by temporary fencing...

Actually quite a bit of it is also used to make steel... 😉

Out at Parkes again today and unfortunately there still isn't any sign of activity. Given what's happened with the Supercharger team there probably isn't much chance of anything happening for the foreseeable future... :(

Have you ever driven a loaded van or ute? People have become so dependent on these driver aids they have forgotten, or never actually learned, basic driving skills...

You don't like Labrador puppies?!! :oops:

Please Sir, where can I obtain said bucket of Labrador puppies? 🥰

I use my caged 7x4 most often as a staging area for bulk waste until I have enough to justify a tip run. It's been great not having to worry about managing skip bins during recent work and save quite a bit of money in the process... I'm looking forward to my next trip to Taree to see the new...

I'm exactly the same, paid full freight for a Ranger (not dual-cab) because I needed it's capabilities to shift building materials and waste plus 4WD for the same on my parents' rural property. That being said the vast majority of my driving is in the Tesla. I dream of the day when I can get a...

He is a bit of a Toyota fanboy, has a few Toyota project cars...

Is that like those magazines you buy for the 'articles'? 🤣 The thing about Sarah is HE does a range of good videos, not just reviews...

I look at that picture and wonder why, with 4 powerwalls @ 98%, it's drawing household load from the grid! :oops:

A week? Good luck with that...

Was out at Parkes on Thursday and there was no sign of action at any of the possible sites... Had some hope given the completion of the chargers at nearby Orange but no such luck.

Did a quick drive-by on my way out to Parkes today and @ around 5pm there were just some witches hats and a Tesla Model Y service vehicle on site. Shouldn't be long now...

I have a 11/22 build, 2/23 delivery Model 3 RWD (LFP). I don't do high Km or long trips but occasionally a ~290km in a day round trip, say once a month. I charge to 100% every second charge or so which would average around every 3 weeks. I'm currently at 8750km after 13 months of ownership...

This has been my experience every time I've been in the area during daylight hours. Putting them in the mall parking area is just a recipe for chronic ICEing...

It's also completely untrue... Sweed269 is probably getting confused with the China market only BZ3X small sedan. If it had BYD running gear it would perform a lot better!

I have, it's big, here's a picture from when I picked up my M3 a bit over a year ago...

Are you saying the UMC has been updated on an older Tesla, works at 10/15A on the older Tesla, but is still restricted to 8/12A on your highland?

I've had multiple phantom braking events on the freeway because the shadow of a vehicle (usually dark) crosses the lane divider but the car itself is still well within it's own lane. It took a while to work out what was happening but now I can recognise it every time...

Current cost for a PW2 + Gateway + install is typically ~$15K... Just organised an install of a quality Solaredge + Trinna, 10.5kW panel, 8.25kW inverter setup at my folks place for ~$9K (Rural so a bit more expensive) So that's ~$24K for a single phase setup.

Interesting alternative to the Powerwall here, it appears to do everything the powerwall ecosystem purports to do and plan to do but in a more compact package. Similar scalability but more granular and true 3 phase operation. https://www.sigenergy.com/en Appears to be newly arrived in Australia.

The link posted is out of date, here's the updated 'Practical Compliance Guideline'. https://www.ato.gov.au/law/view/view.htm?docid=%22COG%2FPCG20242%2FNAT%2FATO%2F00001%22

For those that have been waiting the ATO has finally released the official guide for claiming home charging costs from your Novated Lease provider. https://www.ato.gov.au/law/view/view.htm?docid=%22COG%2FPCG20242%2FNAT%2FATO%2F00001%22 It's even better as, with appropriate records, you can...

Be thankful you're not BAL FZ, those windows look like they belong on a bomb shelter and the $$$$... :oops: Let's just say I'll live with the old windows and pay to run the AC as required...

Mildura now at #6... :(

Just had a look at progress, the Japanese are coming back hard! Mildura appear to be about to bumped back to a least 5th...

Works fine on my Samsung S22, zooms in about 2 seconds...

What about when you go for a drive?

Has the insurance company actually done an assessment yet? From that one picture I would have thought it was a boderline write-off...

And now you're behind your savings goal again.... 🤣

Last chance for Supercharger voting in the coming days? Does anyone know when it closes? Mildura is at No#6, what are the chances of getting it over the line?

I'd have a chat to your Insurance company first before doing anything. 2 Important insurance questions; - do you have glass cover? - Is a hire car included? Anecdotal evidence suggests that genuine Tesla windscreens are superior to aftermarket. If a hire car is included in your policy then...

A bit of a variation of forgetfulness here but generally after every update I need to re-pair my phone (Samsung Galaxy S22) with the car for phone calls and messages to work hands free. Just installed 2023.44.30.5.1 and went to re-pair the phone and it was still linked... 🤷‍♂️

This is normal for any business in the 'growth phase'. They have a slowly growing customer base (smaller income) and are rapidly rolling out new charge sites and infrastructure (high capital costs). Once the business matures with more customers (higher incomes) and their network is established...

About .2? ;)

I forgot to mention, I was up in Taree last week, there's no sign of the proposed Supercharger in the heart of town yet... I still maintain this is a bad location. While it's close to lots of ammenities it's a long diversion from the highway. It's also only a moderate sized carpark for a large...

Looking at the Chargefox App the pricing is; DC (up to 200kW) = 55c/kWh AC (7kW) = 25c/kWh The AC charging is BYO cable. The second closest Woolworths to me (Sutherland Shire) has 4 free 7kW chargers operating under the Chargefox banner. I wonder if this is sign that this may change to paid...

I'm out at Parkes at the moment and unfortunately there's no sign of any activity at either location... Given how many surprise installs are going on I half expected something to be happening.

I use one of these water bottles and it fits perfectly in the bottle holder of a classic Model 3. :) https://www.sistemaplastics.com/au/800ml-tritan-quick-flip-bottle

Unfortunately not, the Tesla doesn't have the required hardware for a true rear cross traffic alert, these function using radar transponders located at the extreme rear quaters of the vehicle. They may be able to cludge something similar in function using cameras but the reality is there just...

Topical post on a facebook group this morning... https://www.facebook.com/groups/teslaownersaustralia/permalink/672614014860677/?mibextid=uJjRxr

Given it's location on a major transit corridor it's disappointing there are no drive through chargers for people who are towing...

Probably wondering why you weren't "goin' to ya low-cal home Dee-pho..."

You'd get it sooner too! 🤣

Put something heavy on the seats and plug in the seatbelts (to cancel the warning chime).

Somebody on one of the facebook groups just posted (17 minutes ago) that they have have a delivery estimate for their Highland... Ordered on the 1st of September (Victoria) Delivery -> 25th of December to 15th of January. Also a LR swapped from a cancelled Performance order; 11th of January to...

There's a new plan from OVO called the Free 3 Plan. https://pages.ovoenergy.com.au/the-free-3-plan Basically free electricity every day from 11am to 2pm. Other charges vary depending on your distributor... Here's what I get for Sydney (Ausgrid) so you have Demand charges. 😒...

2 caveats; - Wall charger is capable of 3 phase (faster) UMC is not. - Wall charger can be scheduled for start and stop charging via the app, UMC can only be set for start, not finish.