Congrats to you Australia, good onya!
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EFTM Tesla is GO in Australia, Showroom Open, Cars delivered and Supercharger Network announced
(Let's see if it stands or they remove it)
I have had a Model S in Hong Kong for almost three months now, over 3000 km. That article mentions 40A charging as something like barely useful. FYI, I got the 13A charger from Tesla, and all I have used so far is either that charger or the superchargers. Although I only get 9 km/h charging, it extends the time until I need to visit the supercharger again - and I can charge from any wall outlet, really. Charging at 13A doesn't draw more than a good sized toaster or water boiler.
13A charging (~230V AC) isn't fast. Isn't the most efficient (charging overhead). But imagine the millions of wall outlets available just about anywhere there is any kind of civilisation.
40A charging, even single phase, is plenty for overnight charging, so don't worry. Just yesterday, when driving to work, I saw a line of ICE cars at a local gas station (Hong Kong), extending out onto the left lane of a dual road, 10 cars piled up on the road, on top of those already inside the station compounds. If you have a charger at home or work, no need to join that line to "recharge" your fossil fuel burner!
Just made a comment on this article:
EFTM Tesla is GO in Australia, Showroom Open, Cars delivered and Supercharger Network announced
(Let's see if it stands or they remove it)
I have had a Model S in Hong Kong for almost three months now, over 3000 km. That article mentions 40A charging as something like barely useful. FYI, I got the 13A charger from Tesla, and all I have used so far is either that charger or the superchargers. Although I only get 9 km/h charging, it extends the time until I need to visit the supercharger again - and I can charge from any wall outlet, really. Charging at 13A doesn't draw more than a good sized toaster or water boiler.
13A charging (~230V AC) isn't fast. Isn't the most efficient (charging overhead). But imagine the millions of wall outlets available just about anywhere there is any kind of civilisation.
40A charging, even single phase, is plenty for overnight charging, so don't worry. Just yesterday, when driving to work, I saw a line of ICE cars at a local gas station (Hong Kong), extending out onto the left lane of a dual road, 10 cars piled up on the road, on top of those already inside the station compounds. If you have a charger at home or work, no need to join that line to "recharge" your fossil fuel burner!