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SA Govt EV Network
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I have fond memories of that site. My Model 3 was delivered to that car park (the chargers in front of the old Mitsubishi building) over 4 years ago. Solar Garage wasn't built at the time.
Sadly, the Solar Garage was always going to turn out that way. It was built by a consortium of stakeholders, some using grant money. The site was always free, so there was no cost recovery to pay for new capital expenditure when things broke or needed replacement/upgrades.
I did say to a representative of one of the stakeholders that they should hand the site over to the RAA.
I understand the power is fed from an embedded network on site (cleanpeak), so it is not on the SAPN network. I'm sure RAA has a contract for electricity, so this site would be different, even if the site was suitable.
It's a great location, pretty much on top of South road, and close to Ayliffs road - located in a tech precinct, with medium density housing at the rear of the site. Maybe they will find an operator at some stage.
I hope so and agree that it is an awesome location, especially for fast chargers, not so much for slow chargers (unless you work nearby)
I’m glad I visited, always wanted to go there with my own EV like many before me
My understanding according to Plug Share is we are expecting it commissioned this week or next. The property manager from MRS got back to Nismo:
Yeah I know someone connected with one of the businesses there so I’ll have a chat with him tonight hopefully. He might or might not know anything.
It’s a good little site there. I went back past Seaford this morning but both chargers were in use.
I went back out to Seaford just then (4 hours later) and the same Mitsubishi pev was still camped in the type 2 spot, probably parked there all day. It was plugged in but being no idle there is no incentive to move.
If you were in that area enjoying the beaches and needed a charge, you would be waiting a while.
I have had a dialogue in regards to this with several political members and others in regards to what’s going on.
The bland generic responses are not inspiring. More news as it progresses…
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Looks like 6x AC plugs went live at Port Lincoln Airport yesterday - Port Lincoln Airport (Coming Soon) | North Shields, SA | EV Station
Along with 2x AC plugs at Coffin Bay - Town Jetty Parking (Coming Soon) | Coffin Bay, SA | EV Station
The DC charger at Port Lincoln is all installed and looks like it's just waiting for someone to flick the switch - Eyre St Parking (Coming Soon) | Port Lincoln, SA | EV Station
(fun fact, Google Maps seems to pull in Chargefox data within 24 hours, PlugShare seems.. slower. Will see how long it takes)
Along with 2x AC plugs at Coffin Bay - Town Jetty Parking (Coming Soon) | Coffin Bay, SA | EV Station
The DC charger at Port Lincoln is all installed and looks like it's just waiting for someone to flick the switch - Eyre St Parking (Coming Soon) | Port Lincoln, SA | EV Station
(fun fact, Google Maps seems to pull in Chargefox data within 24 hours, PlugShare seems.. slower. Will see how long it takes)
And looks like the Port Lincoln DC charger is now live in the Chargefox app
Well, kinda - showing as 'unknown' - but it's there!
Forgot to mention, some more AC sites went live in the last week on Kangaroo Island too, including the airport (Kangaroo Island Airport (1) (Coming Soon) | Cygnet River, SA | EV Station) and this playground in Kingscote (Kingscote Playground | Kingscote, SA | EV Station).
DC site still not live though. Lloyd Collins Reserve (Coming Soon) | Penneshaw, SA | EV Station
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Idle fees also seem to be live at more sites around Adelaide.
The FAQ (https://www.raa.com.au/help-centre/motoring-services-support/ev-charging-network) still says only Burnside Civic Centre has idle fees, but they're in effect at Glenelg, Blackwood, Brickworks, Churchill Centre and Mt Barker.
None of the 'regional' sites outside Adelaide, nor some of the other site owners (eg ENGIE, but that's outside this thread)
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It's only the handful of 350kW sites that have a discount - usually branded with the motoring organisation in that state eg NRMA/RACV. Use the Chargefox app and look for the ultra rapid sites (Murray Bridge, Keith, etc)
There's no discount on the RAA Charge (aka SA Govt network as per this thread), yet anyway - everyone pays the same rate, member or not.
It's all the sites that were originally Chargefox's first-party sites.Ohh sorry about that I thought it was all the sites but I was wrong
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I assume that eventually there will be a member discount for the RAA Charge (aka SA Govt EV Network) sites - the site (https://www.raa.com.au/motor/motoring-services/ev-charging-stations) currently saysOhh sorry about that I thought it was all the sites but I was wrong
Thank you for the clarification.
There are no 22kW RAA Charge sites - they are all 7kW AC, or 150kW/200kW DC sites.
I assume the pricing will increase by that 10% when the rollout is 'finished', and perhaps keep the 10% discount for RAA members?
(And hopefully motoring groups from interstate, eg NRMA)
RAA have announced their 2nd super site in Mt Gambier. Geat to have more stalls but It's a bit of a shame as they said that's all of the super sites ie only 2 Super sites. There is already the 6 stall Tesla Supercharger in Mt Gambier so now we have 13 stalls in the town. A super site at somewhere like Keith or Bordertown is what would have been nice. The 3 stall RAA charger at Bordertown I avoid unless desperate as it's not near food or coffee shops. I hate just sitting in the car charging.
