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Great Aussie EV Road trips - Live to drive - Drive to Live
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Really enjoyed my road trip from Adelaide to Beachport. Nice views along to Coorong. Very relaxing.
Is posting links to previous trip reports too self-indulgent? 
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Road Trip Report: Sydney to Gregory & Greaves Corner and Lightning Ridge
My recent road trip my be of interest to some... while nothing like Sydney to Darwin or a trip to the red centre, parts of this trip were a bit tricky as it got well off major highways and far from DC charging. On this trip we went up the coast to Tweed Heads, then inland to Toowoomba, down to...
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Did Darwin to Cairns and back late Nov early Dec.
Darwin Perth and a couple of Alice Springs runs planned.
Darwin Perth and a couple of Alice Springs runs planned.
This guy does a few in his Model Y from Melbourne. Pretty funny and picks up on some things that the average traveller might experience haha.
Caravan Parks to Become EV Charging Networks in Rural Australia - Modern Campground
The Caravan Industry Association of Australia (CIAA) has proposed a bold new plan to transform the country's 2600 caravan parks into a national electric vehicle (EV) charging network covering regional and rural areas.
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Any experience in charging at popular camping grounds? Please let us know.
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I documented my trip in a Tesla Model 3 RWD from Hobart to Perth return in October/November 2023 here:
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Also did a presentation about it at the AEVA Tasmania Jan 2024 meeting here (skip to 1h 1min)
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Also did a presentation about it at the AEVA Tasmania Jan 2024 meeting here (skip to 1h 1min)
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And I got my own FB URL wrong…. and didn’t realise it until too late to edit the prior post!
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Charles on Charge
Charles on Charge. 67 likes · 2 talking about this. My EV and parkrun trip across Australia!
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The only time I charged in a campground was in Kulgera NT on my road trip to Alice Springs in 2018. That’s when the 15A tail of your UMC comes into its own. I have an after market 15A UMC as early Model S were delivered without a UMC and I lost patience waiting for Tesla to supply.Caravan Parks to Become EV Charging Networks in Rural Australia - Modern Campground
The Caravan Industry Association of Australia (CIAA) has proposed a bold new plan to transform the country's 2600 caravan parks into a national electric vehicle (EV) charging network covering regional and rural areas.
Any experience in charging at popular camping grounds? Please let us know.
At Kulgera I rented a powered site and a cabin, allowing me to recharge overnight.
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The 32nd pure EV around Australia lap was completed yesterday, it was also the first Electric Vehicle to tow a Van-
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Around Australia trips in a pure EV
DriverStart/End pointCompletionVehicleNew Usable Capacity1. Glen GeorgePerthNov 2011MG converted Blue32 kWh2 Richard McNeallSydneySept 2016Tesla S Blue82 kWh3. Jeff JohnsonSydneyNov 2016Nissan Leaf Blue * 21 kWh4. Sylvia WilsonGladstoneJuly 2018Tesla S Blue69 kWh5. Steve & Keita BurrellPerthAug...
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That’s on my to-do list this year… and a report will made once done
. I’m contemplating Cameron Corner, my only reservation is whether Model 3 has enough ground clearance to drive the 150 km of unsealed but graded road from Tibooburra. I’d have no hesitation doing it in a Y.I did Syd -> Jindabyne (via Canberra, Cooma) -> Batemans Bay (via Bega) -> Syd (via Kiama, Exeter/Sutton Forest) with a few nights in each place late last year. Probably around 1400-1500km with no charging dramas and enough to keep teen/tween interested.
Of interest:
Drive to Thredbo and scale the lofty peaks of Mount Kosciusko, then drive around to Charlotte Pass for some twisty action.
From Jindabyne to Bega via Snowy River Way and Springfield Road.. A couple of interesting places to look at including up close to a wind farm. Springfield road is mostly dirt, but in good repair. The highway down the escarpment had collapsed in places, so lots of waiting at single lane spots.
On the way up to Sutton Forest via Jamberoo Road to see Minnamurra rainforest... That little walk was so much harder than Mount K. Road up the escarpment was nice and twisty.
Pies at Heatherbrae's.
Of interest:
Drive to Thredbo and scale the lofty peaks of Mount Kosciusko, then drive around to Charlotte Pass for some twisty action.
From Jindabyne to Bega via Snowy River Way and Springfield Road.. A couple of interesting places to look at including up close to a wind farm. Springfield road is mostly dirt, but in good repair. The highway down the escarpment had collapsed in places, so lots of waiting at single lane spots.
On the way up to Sutton Forest via Jamberoo Road to see Minnamurra rainforest... That little walk was so much harder than Mount K. Road up the escarpment was nice and twisty.
Pies at Heatherbrae's.
Anyway to find out the amenities available at the Tesla super chargers/other charger locations?
For eg:
Macquarie Park Tesla Super charger - Is at Macquarie Centre Shopping mall parking which has got endless list of restuarants, restrooms, other shops of all types etc(Electric Vehicle Charging)
This kind of stuff is lot more important for chargers located mid highway enroute to interstate locations as self charging and cleansing can be well accomodated along with vehicle charging sessions.
For eg:
Macquarie Park Tesla Super charger - Is at Macquarie Centre Shopping mall parking which has got endless list of restuarants, restrooms, other shops of all types etc(Electric Vehicle Charging)
This kind of stuff is lot more important for chargers located mid highway enroute to interstate locations as self charging and cleansing can be well accomodated along with vehicle charging sessions.
Best way is to look it up on mapping app, like Plugshare or just Google Maps.
Or ask here! Each open Supercharger site has its own thread in the Australia forum, linked from the Supercharger Index.
I tried to invoke a discussion here : Wiki - Supercharger - Australian Index
Not sure if it gains any traction. Yes, Ideally tesla maps and apps like plugshare and abrp should suggest it to make the whole experience more appealing and appetizing
Not sure if it gains any traction. Yes, Ideally tesla maps and apps like plugshare and abrp should suggest it to make the whole experience more appealing and appetizing
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