Recent content by DavidRM

I am a very shy long term lurker and will stay that way, but the huge fraction of PUTS coming from SIG is interesting so I looked it up. Apologies if the links are not presented correctly. I am new at that. Susquehanna International Group has a group of founders Jeff Yass, Arthur Dantchik...

We charged at Knockrow yesterday (Monday) and the initial rate was about 90 kW at about 30% charge falling to about 35 kW at about 86% charge when we left. There was another model S sharing the charging area initially, followed by another S and and X. In all, we were pleasantly surprised...

Thanks for this, and to Whitestar! We are overnighting in Bellingen and will take our own reading tomorrow (Monday) afternoon.

Hi Beritknight We are passing through Knockrow heading north on Monday and would welcome a brief report here on how the charger behaved. Thanks in advance. I will do the same on Monday night when I find internet.

Hi Tim RN100076450. Reserved at 11AM at Tesla Artarmon, NSW on 31 March. I have a Sig Model S from mid-Dec 2014. We also currently have a BMW i3, but the M3 looks like a must have. David

Signed up with my wife. See you there!

Very quiet and comfortable, smooth and confident around corners and in the wet. The Goodyears were much noisier and transmitted pavement joins very sharply. The 3STs are still audible on the same joins but you don't feel them. I really see no trade-off. These should be the standard tyres for...

The 3 STs seem fine to me, also to others - for example. Michelin Primacy 3 ST Reviews (page 2) - ProductReview.com.au The wet weather performance is excellent with plenty of grip in heavy rain situations, when either changing directions or under heavy braking. and All my cornering, wet...

I agree, it has been very difficult, but I found today a comparison of different Michelin tyre characteristics at the Tyreplus site Car Tyres and the Primacy 3ST score set for mileage, fuel efficiency, handling, braking, comfort, noise is...... 9 9 8 9 9 9 compared to Sport3 7 8 9 9 8 7...

Thanks Michael There is a 2013 discussion comparing these two tyre brands that includes the #ST and the Advan. It is at: TYRES Silent running - motoring.com.au but there seem to be many varieties of Yokohama Advan available so I am not sure which you had in mind. The Michelin Primacy...

I have had issues with the ride on my S85 since delivery last December. The car's stiff and somewhat underdamped ride seemed to contradict the glowing reports from the USA about the Tesla's smooth ride. In particular, my wife had a back injury and the sharp jouncing and a certain side to side...

It is great to see some superchargers being built in places that were advocated on this site. Like most of us, I have an 85 kWh Model S. With this car and the knowledge of the positions of the first few SCs, we might ask what should be the next high value steps for Tesla after Brisbane-Sydney...

I Have 31 panels, half from 2010, and about 7.2 kW with AGL as a provider. We have set up a common charge position so we can add a small i3 for inner city driving; it arrives in early November and will lower our electricity use driving in the city. I agree maximisation of self consumption is...

It was at the ned of June but in daytime and quite comfortable, maybe 20 degrees. With cruise the car gets about 6 km per kWh, also seen on a return trip to Canberra using the Hotel Realm charger overnight.

We did Port Macquarie from Roseville in Sydney recently, mostly using the adaptive cruise and keeping below the limit, and arrived with 13% to spare. We charged up at a friend's cottage on the Port, and it took 2 days using the UMC, so we might try Harelec next time. On the way back we...