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So, now that Gundagai has opened officially, I guess this thread gets "un-stickied"? Awesome that MEL-SYD is so easy now!

Congrats! :biggrin:

I believe that Tesla have a "destination charging" program for the installation of HPWCs. This would be much cheaper than spending $3k on the unit you've mentioned. It shouldn't be too long before the 3 phase HPWC is released here, which will provide a similar amount of AC charging current.

I reckon. What a shocker. Couldn't believe what I was reading. Surely he knows someone with a Model S.

They like it, but they still get a lot of things wrong. "Acceleration to 100km/h 5.1s" That would be 4.4s for the P85+. "The Tesla we drove is rated for 502km, but realistically you'll get about 300km, and probably less if you have a lead foot." Wouldn't 300km range only be if you have a...

Yeah, I'm partial to the Blue too. Saw it at the launch event and loved it!

Love it! Great to see a pic mate. Looks like you're having fun! P.S. Has having the car helped in rebuilding some "spouse capital"? :wink:

Thank you for providing a non-vertical, normal, horizontal video. Vertical videos need to be stopped! I like on my phone that there is an animation showing that the phone needs to be turned before starting a video if you're holding it vertically. iPhones need this feature badly!

Apparently the whimper is a sound effect he added in . Classic! :biggrin:

That's pretty impressive for the Outlander! Especially considering it only really went on sale around April/May. Definitely my choice from that list after the Model S. I think the Model S should do pretty well this year as the public get to know it exists and due to the efforts of enthusiastic...

The chargers at Chadstone are HPWCs, not Superchargers. As Roentgenium said, it makes a lot of sense for there to be a rollout of HPWCs in the capital cities, as well as other "final" destinations, rather than superchargers. Superchargers in cities are mostly of use to people who live in...

Totally agree. I think the best option in Australia for the price is the Outlander PHEV. It's only marginally more expensive than the top diesel Outlander, can tow, has 5 seats, has SUV space in the boot and is still $10k(!) less than the Volt. Of course, the best EV in Australia is the Model...

It would be great if they put one at the Taree service centre as far as convenience goes in getting on and off the highway. Only problem I can see is the charging spaces possibly getting ICEd during busy periods, unless they put them some place away from the eating area.

The other thing I've picked up from reading about it is that the US$30k price is after their $7.5k federal incentive. So, US$2.5k more expensive (US$37.5k) than the projected base price of the Model 3 (US$35k) before incentives (which obviously aren't available to us Aussies). Looking at how...

Exciting to think that that photo was taken in Sydney! Very much looking forward to tonight!! :biggrin:

The anticipation is palpable!!! :biggrin:

That's a great story! I think so too. However, I also think we'll have to wade through a whole lot of FUD as well (unfortunately)....

My sentiments are with timpoo. In principle, I agree with you. However, there are some qualifiers (which timpoo mostly covered in his post). The first question my wife asked about EVs was, "How do you do long distance travel?" Only Tesla has answered that with a pure EV (assuming a supercharger...

I borrowed a 15ish year old ute from a mate today to pick up some bamboo flooring (we're doing renovations at the moment) and felt like I'd gone back in time! The clunky manual transmission had me thinking how much of a contrast it is to drive an EV. By the time my kids are old enough to learn...

Thanks for posting this. Wonderful tribute. I think Michael Clarke has been a fantastic captain for more reasons than what has happened on the field.

Very nice! Welcome to TMC. :smile:

Hmmm.... Looking at some new employment. Maybe I should check it out..... P.S. Would love to go as someone's +1 for the event....:wink:

I would have liked to have heard his response as well. I thought it would have been obvious to ask what those things are, but I guess we can only guess now.

One of the problems I see with the Outlander PHEV in Australia is that they did not include the quick charge port. I can understand why though, there is an utter dearth of quick chargers in Australia. It's also about AUD$5k more expensive than the equivalent diesel model here, but that's not too...

I think that's more to the point. Does anyone at USA Today do ANY proofreading? There are mistakes all over the place in that article.

Awesome seeing things on the right side (pun intended)! :biggrin:

That explains it. Happened to me just now too....

They will have to be if they're to make it here by the end of July. I've read that the factory is shutting down during July to expand production.

That wouldn't happen to be the Woollies at Round Corner would it? My in-laws live in Dural and that's their local Woollies. I've seen the two spaces there. Nobody ever seems to park in them as well (i.e. I haven't seen them ICEd), because they're about as far away from the underground entrance...

Yeah, good to see your comment though. At least there were a couple of level headed people in the comments. Congrats to those who have placed their orders now. Look forward to seeing some on the streets of Sydney in the (hopefully) not too distant future! :biggrin: Unfortunately, there's no...

Perhaps it might be a good idea to find out about the Mitsubishi charger used for the Outlander PHEV. I'm pretty sure that it's 15 amps. http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com.au/uploads/pdf/phev-home-charging-2.pdf If you use the Chinese J1772 to Mennekes type 2 adapter that David RM discussed, it...

Ditto.... to all of the above.... :biggrin:

The guy has no idea. Tesla guided to lower sales numbers this quarter and can account for the difference between cars sold and cars produced as more were in transit to overseas markets. What a n00b.

I've followed MKBHD for tech stuff for the last few months. He's a fantastic reviewer. I'm glad someone posted this. I was going to anyway if nobody else had! :smile:

Don't know about in the United States (or Finland), but if I'm travelling long distance in Australia late at night (like this reporter was), your scenario doesn't work at all. There are very few petrol stations open after about 10pm outside of cities and very large rural towns. You have to be...

Might I suggest that those who have posted Jerome's details above redact them from their posts? I'm not sure that it's a good idea to post someone's details like that on public forums. Do we even have a moderator for the Aussie forum? Not wanting to be a party pooper, but we've gone quite a bit...

Actually, New Zealand is really on of the states of Australia (may as well be with all the Kiwis Down Under....). :wink: ....and, will sign the petition as soon as the password reset email comes through.....

*...in the United States. In Australia, the Outlander PHEV represents much better value than the Volt. It is about AUD$10k cheaper than the Volt(!), has 5 seats, 4WD, way more cargo space, can use CHAdeMO DCFCs and drives further overall on a tank of fuel. The only advantage the Volt has is...

You beat me to it! :biggrin: There was a guy in front of the person filming with the same problem. Good to see others were doing it properly though (near the end when they cut the ribbon). So, with 100 Supercharger stations now operational, I'm guessing that there's at least 500 or so bays...

Can I throw a spanner in the works and want a 7 seat Model Y to come out at the same time as the Model E? :wink:

For those who missed it, here's the story timpoo was referring to: Tesla recruits Down Under Model S pricing imminent - motoring.com.au

Australia is also in the position with the naysayers that Canada is in. Hopefully, once it goes on sale here, the naysayers can be silenced here too. Not a bad video!

Thanks for putting together the impressive list! One favour I might ask. Is it possible to put the dates in ISO format (YYYY/MM/DD)? It will be MUCH easier for an international audience to read and is then country agnostic. The American format is confusing for those who don't use it, especially...

That's my only complaint with the video. Instagram has cut off the sides to turn the video into a square. We miss out on seeing more of your Model S at the beginning (compared to a 16:9 format) as a result! Perhaps YouTube might work better next time so that we can see the full width of the...

Had no idea this was available in Australia! Definitely a better deal than the Volt over here. I wonder why we're getting charged like a wounded bull for the Volt in Australia? Can't believe that we have the Outlander PHEV before the United States! Seems weird....

Pricing for the Model S is apparently being announced soon for Australia. To give some context though, a Mercedes E250 starts from about AUD$105k upwards and the E400 starts from about AUD$140k upwards (per the Aus MB website). An E63 AMG S starts from about AUD$268k(!) upwards. The AUD/USD...

Totally agree. Also, what the dealers seem to miss is that Tesla does not sell cars the same way they do. It's fundamentally different: - Tesla does not have "inventory on lots" in the same way that a traditional dealer does - Tesla employees at Tesla stores are there to help potential...

Hopefully not too much longer! Would be great if other manufacturers were really trying to do what Tesla are doing. We'd see some amazing things happen in the EV space if they weren't stuck in their ICE mindsets.

Good video. Surely the dealership associations can see the writing on the wall by taking the position of fighting with Tesla. It may very well be, once EVs have mainstream acceptance, that Tesla uses franchised dealers to expand their network. At the moment though, they definitely don't need it...

Sweet! Got lost for a second going to the wrong sub-forum.