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Lifetime average for my 2019 LR Raven after 19,700 km is 162 Wh/km. That's for mixed highway and regional driving with a little bit of City driving. A lot of hilly terrain. So yes, you can do >600 km with the LR Raven if your foot isn't too heavy.

Done! Great initiative!

Impressive! How much did you have left in the battery, also considering that you must have lost some range due to phantom drain?

I don't think that the country driving in QLD increased the gap. The Raven really uses energy in a more efficient manner.

This was my most efficient drive with the Model S Raven: 614.6 km at 138 Wh/km. I now have over 10k km on the Raven odometer and average lifetime consumption is 158 Wh/km. The average lifetime consumption for the 2015 M S was 178 Wh /km

Toby, the only issue is we already have an event booked for 21 March at Hinze dam. Any chance your date can be altered?

Wouldn't you be interested to run this event with Tesla Owners Club QLD Chapter?

I must agree with aegidius. That $2545 gives you much more flexibility and time saving. Going back to the original post of nick_tassi I note that he has a 3ph charger installed at work so I assume that there may be a need to charge the car during the day at work and there is a justified need to...

In the older Model S we were able to chose which data/value we wanted to see on the display for the SOC. We could set % of charge or distance expressed as rated or typical. For the new Model S Raven we no longer have that choice between typical or rated range. Typical is a much more realistic...

Today I used my EVSE Maxicharger connected to a 32A 3ph socket to charge my new Raven Model S and as you can see from the pictures it was drawing max 24A, charging at max 18 kW (rounded figure) = 88 km/h added.

Goodiwindi would indeed be a great spot for some 3ph Destination AC chargers and DC fast chargers!

I meant it's counter intuitive because once using TACC and keeping your foot on the pedal the car wants to educate the driver to immediately get the foot off the acceleration pedal. In my model S I don't need to keep the foot on the pedal to scroll the speed that you want to drive, just one...

I am using the same work around as you do but while the current manual version says: “Release the accelerator pedal to allow Traffic- Aware Cruise Control to maintain your cruising speed.” release clearly means 100% release or let go.....because if you don't, you'll soon see a warning "Cruise...

Bedankt Tozz, dat verklaart waarom die onduidelijkheid ook hier de kop opstak ;) Australia is een 3 fase markt. Ik laad hier thuis ook met 3 phase.

@RichieB @L@urens, ik had dat vernomen via iemand van het Tesla sales team die dacht dat het 11kW was... Als het in Nederland en Belgie 16,5 kW is dan zal het hier iets hoger zijn omwille van 3 ph 415V netwerk. En daarnaast komt ook nog dat Raven 10% meer range heeft, dan valt het nog mee.

Vraagje hier ivm de onboard laders voor de nieuwe (Raven) Model X & S Ik denk van mijn Model S 85 begin 2015 te vervangen met een nieuwe Model S of X Long Range (Raven versie) maar vernam dat die mogelijks beperkter is in AC laad capaciteit 11 kW ipv 16.5 kW zoals vermeld in deze webpage Voor...

Luke, do you mean single phase 32A? That would result in about 7.4 kW charging capacity. The UMC that we got after delivery here is capable of up to 16A max but 3ph corresponding to 11kW.

It has become quiet here, no posts in the last month. Does that mean no Model X Ravens delivered yet in the UK? I'm interested to know what will be the max AC charging rate for those first deliveries, 16.5 kW or 11 kW? It may be not that important for the UK where you already have plenty of DC...

Here is a Print Screen of what I saw on the Australian website:

There are 2 issues with this new announcement, specifically in this part: "We also want to emphasize the critical impact each of our early Tesla owners has had on advancing our mission, so as a thank you, all existing Model S and Model X owners who wish to purchase a new Model S or Model X...

@Steven Loveday, you wrote "The new system will work to cut charging time in half and will benefit all Tesla models. It offers a ridiculous 1,000 mile-per-hour charging rate!" I've just seen the first video of insideevs showing the 1000 mi/hr. Could that 1000 mi/hr soon be surpassed considering...

Hi Chuq, just a quick answer from the airport lounge: the last I heard about that plugshare location is that there was a change in daily management and that they weren't sure if they could assure Tesla customers there would be space to park close to the workshop where the socket was located. So...

Good to know Ray! Can you expand a little on your thoughts and reasons?

Really sorry for what happened to you guys. Are you heading to the Tesla Body Shop in Owings Mills, MD? There are some recent encouraging reports about the in-house Tesla body shops providing fast service and replacement cars...there is hoping. Also Elon tweeted recently: "Tesla body shops are...

Tesla venturing in Norway now....

I'm currently Tesla travelling through beautiful Norway, what a splendid experience! Rockford, I 100% concur with what Whitestar answered you. 32A is the most common but you'll be happy to have a 20A adapter tail once in a while. And if you don't happen to find a 3 phase socket, the 15A single...

We may have a long way to go before we see V2H or V2G in Australia but in the long term it's the way to go. Nissan has already seen the light and starts promoting their "Leaf to home" in the US: "Today about 4,000 households in Japan are utilizing their EVs to manage home energy use. They can...

Thanks for your kind words Nuclearfusion. If I can be of any help when you plan to retrace part of the trip, please let me know!

KT, it may take a while before we see regular EV trips to the Outback but look, raynewman may travel to Dajarra and Sylvia is preparing her big trip, that's a good start! How did you feel about the photo of the upside down platypus? Ever seen one like this? I must say that my spouse had a unique...

To conclude the report of this trip I can say that we enjoyed being a trailblazer and we hope other EV drivers will follow suit. We drove approximately 6400 km on this trip in 21 days and only used 1 QLD Government sponsored DC fast charger... Along the way we were able to establish many new...

Section 15b) Townsville - Mackay + Eungella Dam After our long morning walk at Broken River we went to Eungella as it was their market day and a good time to buy some local specialties. We also took a nice breakfast there and than continued to Eungella Dam, about 35km past Broken River using...

Section 15a) Townsville - Mackay + Finch Hatton On the way to Townsville we made a short stop at Frosty Mango using their Tesla Destination Charger for a short top-up while we stretched our legs and took some food. In Townsville we had a room booked at Mercure Hotel with the Tesla Destination...

Also thanks chuq and RBR. It would be nice to see more EVs using the 3-phase socket at Camooweal!

That's interesting to know WhiteStar! Just looked it up and found this article...

Section 14: Atherton - Yungaburra - Cairns - Townsville In Atherton, we established another 3phase charging spot at the Atherton Hinterland Motel where we also stayed for the night. From there, we traveled to Yungaburra, one of the jewel villages of the Atherton Tablelands. We wanted to check...

Section 13c: Undarra National Park - Inot Hot Springs - Ravenshoe - Herberton - Atherton Our next stop on the way to Atherton was Inot Hot Springs. And yes, they were extremely hot! Good that the water mixes with the cooler creek water... Our third short stop was at Ravenshoe. We do have...

Section 13a Mount Surprise - Undarra National Park Leaving Mount Surprise towards Atherton we made a side trip to the Undara Volcanic National Park about 30 kms off the highway, all sealed road, to join a tour visiting the Undara Lava Tubes. It’s another touristic target that you shouldn’t miss...

Section 12c: Einasleigh – Mount Surprise Einasleigh to Mount Surprise: 78km of which +/- 40km unsealed In Mount Surprise we met Russel at “Planet Earth Adventures” to organize another battery top-up. When charging the car at his workshop, ask if he will do a snake show while you’re there and...

Section 12b: Forsayth – Einasleigh Must see in Einasleigh: Copperfield Gorge and the iconic 1909 Einasleigh Hotel: Forsayth to Einasleigh Hotel 67km +/-20km unsealed The day after visiting Cobbold Gorge we continued early morning (and avoid the heat) from Forsayth to the Einasleigh. Closer to...

Section 12a Georgetown – Forsayth – Cobbold Gorge - Forsayth Not too far from Georgetown there are a few famous tourist attractions that you have to visit while in the area: Cobbold Gorge: Georgetown to Forsayth 42km (14km unsealed) + 43km of unsealed road to the entrance of Cobbold Gorge...

Section 11b: Normanton – Croydon – Georgetown: To complete our job in Normanton we quickly passed by the NSF to keep them informed. Suddenly realizing we were running late on schedule to timely reach Croydon before noon time and to top-up batteries at the Croydon Council Workshop.... Only the...

Section 11a: Karumba – Normanton: Leaving Karumba at Sunrise we headed to Normanton where we still had a job to perform. Early enough to spot the evasive Australian Bustard! Normanton Solar Farm intends to set-up a NSF tours facility along the main road to Normanton. An EV charging station...

Whitestar, gcgp and Mark E, Thanks for your kind and encouraging words!

Section 10c : Normanton - Karumba To finish the day we left the Normanton Solar Farm with enough solar energy added to the batteries to drive an extra 130km. We headed to Karumba (75km) targeting a timely arrival at Karumba Point Beach to enjoy the sunset over the Gulf of Carpentaria. We made...

Section 10b : Burke & Wills – Normanton More endless outback as far as you can see when driving from Four Ways to Normanton, no villages at all... Arriving at Normanton we were expected by Doug & Lyn, the main promotors and investors into the Normanton Solar Farm. The 5 megawatt solar...

Section 10 a) : Cloncurry – Burke & Wills Before leaving Cloncurry we once more rang Burke & Wills Roadhouse to inform them about our ETA but were told the manager had left early morning to Cloncurry for an urgent matter. Not leaving Cloncurry timely would definitely get us in trouble to reach...

Section 9: Mount Isa – Cloncurry Arriving at Mt Isa from Camooweal we stayed overnight at the Moondara Accommodation Village. Also here there is 3 phase power for their kitchen and laundry facilities and the owners may consider installing an appropriate socket in the future. The MAV is about 12...

Thanks Sylvia, some more special photos are coming reporting the next sections of my trip.

Richard, thanks! That's a great way to visualize the task done. Let's recall all work that you were the main driver for the Round Australia 3 phase e-power initiative!

Section 8: Cloncurry - Mount Isa – Camooweal – Mount Isa On arrival in Mount Isa we charged at the “Buchanan Sport Complex” which Richard had already added to the Plugshare App. If you like to charge at this spot I personally suggest to call the caretaker first. The place is usually open...