The Australian supercharger network is not as well developed compared to the US. There can be congestion at superchargers depending on the day - holiday periods especially between Sydney and Port Macquarie. Otherwise you wont have problems even if you stick to Superchargers.
Chargefox no longer has its own fast charging sites. They flogged them all off to their parent company's member organisations mid last year. Every single site in the Chargefox app is owned by someone else.
Probably depends on the owner, when I hired an EVEE, they included basically everything. I had the UMC with 10A/15A and 3 phase connections.
I've seen the BYO cable thing in an Out of Spec youtube video before. Helped me to understand the import of that feature when it was incorporated into the J3400 standard for use in urban environments.
Please check with your rental car provider - some already include charging arrangements, and you could check with them as to which network(s) are included with your rental arrangement.
I was able to access both on the US App Store. Able to register using my US address and credit card. I'll report back if there are any hitches when it comes to accepting payment.
Thanks for taking the time for the thoughtful response!I agree with the others - Evie and Chargefox are the ones to sign up for. You are probably aware, but Tesla uses CCS2 here, and so Teslas can plug into any third-party fast charging network without needing an adaptor.
Evie runs its own network and is responsible for maintaining the hardware. Evie has more than double the number of sites that Tesla has (201 sites/463 plugs for Evie vs. 89 sites/506 plugs for Tesla) but Tesla has more plugs per site than Evie. Evie’s reliability has improved a lot over the past year, but their site at Taree (which is about an hour’s drive south of Port Macquarie) has had regular problems. So always check their App &/or Plugshare before travelling to see if a particular site is working.
Chargefox has only a small number of its own fast charging sites, but provides the backend billing and session management for a number of other networks, including motoring organisations such as NRMA (in fact Chargefox is now owned by Australian Motoring Services - which in turn is owned by Australia‘s 6 motoring organisations). So the “branding” on Chargefox is more confused - they will plaster their logo on a site even if they don’t own it - and infuriatingly NRMA sites do not appear in the Chargefox App
I suggest you look at Plugshare and filter by “Tesla (Fast)” and “CCS/SAE” plug types to see what fast chargers are located in or near locations you might stop at or spend any time in. For overnight AC charging, filter by “Tesla” and “Type 2” plug types.
Enjoy your trip!
Thanks for this. It is a Turo rental not a legacy rental so I'll be sure the ask the owner. Does the lvl1/Lvl2 AC charger that normally comes with the vehicle plug straight into 240v like they do here to 100v? And does it do both lvl1 and 2 there? Cheers!
. Yes, the UMC should come with at least two tails that plug into standard 240V sockets. 10A is the most common socket, 15A sockets are sometimes found in home garages, caravan parks, car parks, businesses. They are easily identified by the taller earth pin at the bottom. A 15A plug won’t fit into a 10A socket.
