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Even worse they seem to be rebranding the existing Chargefox U-Park sites, e.g. Topham Mall and Rundle. Can anyone confirm? I went to charge in Rundle the other day but all the chargers were broken so maybe they were anticipating the new branding. Sticking an RAA sticker on the existing...

Safety by obfuscation!

Yes, they're terrible, require you to use an American accent, and require the passengers to shush for a minute while I get increasingly infuriated with the dialogue. "Shush a minute kids I need to have a conversation with the car to switch on the seat bacon".

I had a test drive of the Geely Volvo XC40 Recharge AWD on the weekend just past. It's a really nice small BEV, but it's not what I expected from a Volvo - it's nice inside but it's just a generic mid spec car with a clunky android tablet interface. Certainly no sign of Scandinavian design...

Just bought a brand new Ditec from Remotepro and installed it two days ago. Suddenly I'm back in the 1990's and the neighbours are opening and closing my garage door. Significant word of warning here. I'll see if I can program Channel 2 and perhaps a different remote button but this is concerning.

I've now sent 6 emails to [email protected] as a follow up to a St Leonards visit in December when they said they would order in the parts and get back to me. Four months and complete radio silence, not even a "thanks for your email, still waiting for the parts".

Charged here yesterday at 117kW / 766km/hr. Only just enough time for a coffee at Maccas and a Bunnings run. Nobody else charging while I was there.

Got mine today, awesome car. You're all going to love yours and it won't be long now.

I'm sure this is a coincidence, but this week's Aldi specials include an AGM deep cycle 12V battery: Deep Cycle Battery - ALDI Australia Bring on tomorrow.

Thanks for posting the link. Interesting - no 20" snow chains for the Performance model. Homelink is $460, but since it was listed as a standard feature when I ordered I am expecting it to be included in mine. Also, in order to get two Lightning USB cables it appears you need to buy two...

Yes, got the call about 12:30 today (Monday), confirmed for Wednesday. Sounds like they got the shipment.

Having seen the error on the screen myself, they aren't making this up. Tesla aren't deliberately sitting on cars - they don't recognise the revenue until delivery so it's not in their best interest to fill up their delivery centres with customers cars.

Out of interest - for those with single phase are you getting a 32A breaker or a 40A?

I stood in line at St Leonard’s seems like years ago. I was late in ordering as I was OS when orders opened up - maybe a week?

Sydney here. Delivery booked - they’re starting next week but I will collect mine the week after due to travel. Annoyed I’ll miss the best Fathers Day present ever. The hidden VIN was correct.

Opening a can of worms - are there any insurers who are likely to be better for learners? I have another "learners car" but there will be a few road trips that I will want to take the 3 on, and it makes sense to get hours up. I just got an online CBA quote which seems to just pile on excess but...

Purely personal amateur experience: I've had three cars done with Opticoat (Audi, BMW and a Mazda), one of which lost its coat due to accident repair (Mazda), the other two have both been sold. Plus one car now with Gyeon Quartz (Volkswagen). Opticoat was done by Elite Finish in Adelaide...

Do we know if the 3 comes with a wall charger in Australia?

The day Tesla opened orders there was no suggestion that it was for existing owners only. I was one of the people who lined up in Lane Cove NSW on the day, nobody suggested Tesla wasn't going to take my money (and they were eager to do so). I am not a current Tesla owner, as since 2010 I've not...

My garage is 4.9m wide and I also fit a CX-5 in it, the door aperture being substantially less than that. The entire time I'm reversing into position the parking sensors are screaming to say "terminally too close". I'd love it if auto park and summon could get the car as close to the walls as I...

My 3 series has this. I paid extra for the option. I probably use it in anger once every two months. The delay from pressing the button to being able to see where you're going, and the mental gymnastics of looking at the screen in the middle to see out the side means it's not quite as useful as...

That's 500km in modern units, same performance as my 335i with greater range and lower price. No details on options yet (maybe no options yet?) llike uprated stereo or autonomous package? Now hurry up and get mine to Australia!

My BMW 335i has a HUD and I drive with prescription polarized sunglasses without an issue. Only compensating factor is I have the brightness turned up fully on the HUD. I really hope there's a HUD on the Model 3 that will replace my 335i, however my "family car" is a Mazda CX-5 with a nearly...

Steering wheel's on the wrong side, but the iMac on the dash works. I'll have the grey one thanks.

I arrived at about 7:45am at St Leonards, and was in my office by 9am. Smooth experience, staff were friendly and clearly excited as was everyone in the line. Muffins and coffees served to those waiting. I was probably about 50th in line and the line doubled while I was there but once the doors...

The timing of the release means if I end up with a Model 3 it will be highly likely I will be teaching our eldest to drive in it. Being based in NSW it will be interesting to see if the restrictions on red P's will apply to the Model 3 once it lands. The car it will likely replace, a 2014 BMW...

I'll be at St Leonards around 11am on Thursday, no chance of getting there any earlier.

Not going to happen apparently the test drives are booked out many weeks ahead.

How did you go with this spentan? I see Hertz are renting Model S' on the West coast now. I've seen two on the East coast - a lot less than I was expecting, but I will be on the West in a few weeks after a brief visit to Canada to visit family, and hope to get a test drive at the factory...

Tesla in Australia? Thanks spentan & MDK. My Tesla fund is with a US broker so I might see if I can wire direct from them, although that will take some days to sort out, hence my preference to use a card while I do so. I will wait until I am back. I believe you can change your reservation...

How quaint, do you telex them the confirmation number? Maybe Elon hasn't heard of Paypal - some smart young guy thought it up. No I'm being facetious, thanks for the replies, I may need to wait until I'm back to arrange that.

What are the options for paying for reservation from Australia? Can you use a credit card (Amex) or Paypal? I would prefer not to have to wire money around and don't want to hit "reserve and pay" to find out as that commits me.

Guess that answers my question and I'd better place a reservation.. Had been waiting for an SQ5 test drive this month but running out of time.

Anyone had any further insight into the expected price now that the dollar is back where the RBA want it to be? It sounds like factory tours are a formal thing now, but I can't find anywhere to book (I will be there with the family early October).

Probably battery swapping makes more sense in Australia than in the US. In the US, a mid-point in any journey is often a city as large as Hobart, which justifies an hour stop off. In Australia a supercharger would be in a small country town that doesn't even have a pub anymore so would be harder...

That's more than I expected since there's no advertising to speak of, but 105 cars in total doesn't sound like a viable business to me. I hope they get a lot more interest once they re-start in Australia.

No experience there as my first trip to the US was over 25. I had rented cars with Avis in Australia before I turned 25 but had a corporate rate that covered me. But perhaps check either travel insurance options, or ask your insurance company that your current car is insured through if they can...

I have 3 phase here, I'd say it's 20-30% of houses built in the last 15 years, although much more common now. It's not massively expensive to get it retrofitted, excluding trenching costs. I am frequently in Sydney or Melbourne (visited both this week from home base in Adelaide) and would like...

Precisely why I haven't paid the reservation. I don't have confidence that they will be ready when I am.

Does it come with pricing details?

On the website there's no address listed and the link for the service centre says "by appointment only". Under gallery it says "At this time, Tesla Australia does not have a showroom with public hours." I took that to mean there's no presence in Australia and they've perhaps subcontracted a...

So what do we know so far - first quarter 2014 launch in Australia, no news on pricing, no news on rangers or service centres, no news on supercharger network and it appears they don't currently have any employees in Australia. Did I miss anything?

So another 6 weeks passed, any updates? I dropped by the local Audi dealer and had a look at the new A6 the other day, wondering if I can wait for Tesla to reveal some of their plans for Australia or not.

Is this a good idea if first responders are looking for badging to identify an EV? Without the badges they might think it's a Jaguar XF and start cutting into the floor.

Tried this route, didn't hear back (not unusual). I have since heard that he had somewhat unique support arrangements for his roadsters in Australia so that doesn't help.

Adelaide to Melbourne you would also want one in Keith, then branching down to Naracoorte / Mt Gambier and then along the Great Ocean Road. Not everybody does a road trip to see the highway. Perth to Adelaide is a trip you only want to do once (unless you're an avid golfer). I visit Perth from...

I don't think I'd save any money going to a TOU meter as the options are few in Adelaide and the peak tariff is horrific. I was thinking of investigating the old J-Tarrif meters for charging if I go down the BEV route if they're still available?

Yes I have a 3kW system on the roof (roof would fit 10kW easily but two large gum trees shade a large amount of it), and I get about 53c net feed in tariff. No opportunity to extend without losing the tariff.

Yes, what president_ltd said (it was about US$0.66) but also with a markup for low volume sales. There's no incentive for EV's, only punishment for using so much electricity (especially in the Eastern part of the country where dirty brown coal is burnt in the power stations as we have a tax on...

From here: I doubt many roadsters have been sold here, they sell for roughly twice the US price (currency converted), which puts them well above the range of "committed enthusiast". Interestingly I hadn't seen this article before, basically saying that there's "scope" for a supercharger...