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    Superchargers in New Zealand

    This is the plan so far.... Charging Map | Charge.Net.NZ
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    Tesla Model S Fast Charging From An E-Station Via A CHAdeMO Adaptor. It Works!

    Hi Tim, 1. What we have found is that car dealers, government and the car brands themselves don't really have a clue. It is early days in EV uptake for both our countries so change is easier if you make it happen yourself. 2. Yes but 80A on single phase is not practical for most establishments...
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    Tesla Model S Fast Charging From An E-Station Via A CHAdeMO Adaptor. It Works!

    Your charge port is already a dominant standard. What all of you should be doing, as owners, is lobbying for more Type 2 and less J1772 infrastructure. The reasons are: Type 1 Only single phase. Only has tethered cables for which you need other adaptors if your car is Type 2. Limited to only...
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    Tesla Model S Fast Charging From An E-Station Via A CHAdeMO Adaptor. It Works!

    Nice to see the VeeFill in use. Hopefully their recent success, in the US, means you will also see more in your own home market throughout Australia. Tritium takes charge in US electric car market Tritium is what is being used for NZ's first DC Rapid Network (Charge.Net) offering both CHAdeMO...
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    Superchargers in New Zealand

    I guess the correct quote would have to be "watch this space"... Crowd-funding set to spark chargers | Stuff.co.nz
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    Porsche starting to take Tesla seriously

    One of the most important comments in the article is.... "which would help the brand comply with tightening environmental regulations". It's not a matter of keeping up with Tesla but more about meeting the 95gm/km deadline of 2020. Watch them all, not just Porsche, jump on the electric...
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    My Tesla got thrashed without my permission by Hypertint in Earlwood - STAY AWAY -

    As ridiculous as it may sound; you could hope for a speed camera ticket, time-stamped when the car was in his possession. The police would certainly follow that up.
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    First NZ Model S

    Grabbing lots of attention, from all sorts of ICE drivers, at a local car gathering.
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    Using ChargePoint recharge stations in Australia

    With great difficulty. It's matter of asking the right people. Actually there are more than you notice and at this early stage it's easier to carry something that plugs in and does all the functionality, than trying to get a dedicated 3 phase EVSE installed. We found them more often at...
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    Using ChargePoint recharge stations in Australia

    The unit I am referring to is actually designed to be wall mounted. On Steve and Carl's road trip, from Cape Reinga to Bluff, we adapted two by adding a flexible cable and plug. They are not really suited for this as they are bulky and weigh 4 kg. However a 32A 3 Phase Type 2 mobile charging...
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    Model S top to tail trip of New Zealand

    Some stops required more help than others. Roll on the day when Type 2 EVSE units are everywhere.
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    EVs in Australia (non Tesla)

    What's with all the doubting Thomas'? Why would GM not release the Bolt? Did nobody read the memo? http://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/transport/vehicles/cars/index_en.htm "European regulations call for fleet average CO2 emissions of 95g/km by 2020. In comparison, the target in China is 119g/km...
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    Using ChargePoint recharge stations in Australia

    It's not a matter of a straight plug swap. If peoples adaptors are not activating the EV stations it's because all the signal requirements are not being meet. It does work if done properly. Here's Steve's car plugged into one of our JuicePoint 30amp J1772 chargers. The down side of J1772 is...
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    Superchargers in New Zealand

    I think main centres first is the right way to grow a Supercharger network. It's not always about en route travel. Besides it's equally important to have something to do while the car is charging. Some small towns don't offer much. For example I wouldn't put one in Morrinsville or Cambridge...
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    Model S top to tail trip of New Zealand

    Where better to get charged up than somewhere with 540 MW of installed generation.