New Zealand

40 cents per minute parking fee when Supercharging ends, 5 minute grace given, Tesla have acted quickly on some inconsiderate owners in the Northern hemisphere. Tesla introduces $0.40/minute idle fee for Superchargers to incentivise owners to move when charging is over

In January 2016 the Bowral meet up became the largest gathering of Teslas in the Southern Hemisphere with 37 cars attending, but we can do better than that!!! On Sunday 15 January 2017 we will descend (ascend?) upon Peppers Craigieburn in Bowral for lunch and a catch up on all things Tesla...

On my trip to Warrnambool yesterday, I came across a section of road which had been recently re-sealed and as yet no line markings. As per normal for me, I use TACC and autopilot whenever I can. I noticed that the car continued to track in the centre of my side of the road, even while...

Has anyone else experienced any rim cracking on their 21" tyres? I don't recall hitting anything (potholes etc) that hard to experience this, not to say I haven't for sure. Now the second tyre in 6 months? They are less than twelve months old. Bloody nuisance!

Does anybody have a solution to this... Parked for hours on a hot sunny day, the froot gets really hot inside (small new style froot), and that's where my charging goodies live, filling the froot. Everything inside becomes really hot to touch and I'm sure the heat can't be that good for the...

So I was unplugging the car in my garage and my two year old was waiting to get in the child seat, I moved half a metre away to hang up the charging cable next to the car, the door handles retracted and there was a scream! Unknown to me my little girl had put her hand on the door handle. No...

Hi there, My new Tesla Model S had a message "Driver Assistance Features Unavailable, contact Tesla services if the problem persists" for second time this morning. Last time a couple of weeks ago it went off by the time I drove home from work and everything worked normally. The car is spotless...

Hi guys, My school formal is in mid February next year, and I'm an absolute diehard Tesla fan, so I'd love the opportunity to turn up in a Tesla. The event is being held on the northern end of the Gold Coast, and if there's anyone around willing to offer me the use of their car for one night...

So new Tesla deliveries after April 2017 will no longer have unlimited supercharging. They will have 1000 miles of SC then a few based system. I am informed that the deadline for new orders for April delivery is end of this week. Living in Adelaide I have never had the advantage of...

i read this article and thought that Tesla must have a major efficiency game for model 3 with less drivers needed to test and move cars around Tesla facilities given AP2 can automate much of this. Would still need someone for part of the QA testing (human ears for checking for noises) but almost...

Excuse the rant but seriously....WTH!?!?!? Methane-drained cow farts and facial recognition tech in line for funding under Turnbull scheme Here we have a government pledging $70m into research making cows fart less to reduce greenhouse gas emissions yet we can't have an incentive (only OECD...

Just for grins I have a search on CS.com.au and noticed today 4 x Model X appearing, but they look to be new cars? in the description of the 75D they even say it is a 2017 model (is there such a thing?), and curiously (to me at least) it is listed as a 5-seat car, which I thought was still quite...

On a recent trip to my daughters (Nov 27th), while listening to a 'Talking Tesla' podcast, I had an incident with a wallaby running in front of my Tesla. On a stretch of road in the Western District of Victoria (Australia), I decided to reduce my speed from the allowable 100 km/hr and set TACC...

Not sure if there is a thread on this already, but was planning on going to the Motorworld sydney show this weekend. There are tesla events Friday ("performance day") and a self drive opportunity on Saturday (I guess most owners got the email) More info at: Friday 2 Dec Performance Day -...

with the alleged impending arrival of a model X, I have been thinking about finance methods. I had an issue many years ago paying dearly to exit a lease before the term was up, so it's not my preferred option, but with Macquarie leasing offering a resale guarantee, and the model X being...

Hi all, I am eagerly expecting delivery of my S P90D in a few weeks time and in a head snap we have decided to put everything in storage and head off on a road trip to visit friends and family (Between Brisbane and Melbourne) for a few months in the new year. We have a 10 month old daughter and...

Hi there, My Tesla Spotify account in my car says "Unable to connect, try later" for the last two days. All other connected things work like Tune In radio and Google Maps. Anyone had the same issue or know the solution? 3G signal is strong and also the same when connect to my home's Wi-FI. Thanks

Have any of you NZ Tesla enthusiasts - SteveWest, JohnWill, PeterW and others - spent any amusing or frustrating time conceptualizing where a Supercharger network in NZ might be emplaced? Rule-of-thumb criteria can include factors like: 1. 250km spacing is about right 2. access to high-amperage...

All, If anyone is interested in changing their car in Swan Hill Victoria, I spotted a 3ph (with Neutral) 32amp socket (well 2 of then actually!) at the Swan Hill Railway Station car park. It is used for the Rotary Market that I believe runs on a Saturday. In confirmed they are live and have...

I am planning a lightening trip to KI next weekend. they have EV charging facilities but they are all in the wrong places where you don't necessarily want to spend 2-3 hrs charging as I want to be mainly on the south coast and down the west end. I am hoping to get away with using my universal...

I am planning a lightening trip to KI next weekend. they have EV charging facilities but they are all in the wrong places where you don't necessarily want to spend 2-3 hrs charging as I want to be mainly on the south coast and down the west end. I am hoping to get away with using my universal...

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I have noticed that when my car is fully charged (406km on my new 60) after a few hours it begins to lose charge even whilst its still plugged in. I got down to 402km and the charging had not started again. Short of unplugging and replugging in, how long until the car tops its self off? Thanks

What are they on about? http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/driverless-cars-have-been-operating-illegally-in-melbourne-says-andrews-government/news-story/ece60fc8fbcd151dae9f83d2c199ae15

In the next few days, Jeff Johnson @jeffthewalker will complete his epic 6 month Clockwise Round Aust charity trip in his Nissan Leaf ! ! ! I'm keen to organise a dinner in Sydney for anybody who will come Slack / TMC / TOCA / AEVA / Leaf ppl. What night would people think best ? Sat (but...

I'm really loving my Tesla, one month in I can't see ever going back to an ice car. Driving home tonight in heavy traffic on Autopilot I had a couple of cars nearly go into the back of me. I find whilst on Autopilot and in a traffic jam the car accelerates quite hard when there is a gap in the...

I have a Model X arriving in late Dec (in theory) and should shorlty receive my wall charger. I had a sparky around today to give me a quote for an install. He is planning to mount an installation switch next to the HPWC. I would really prefer not to have that - this install will be in a car...

I've been waiting for a while for a Tesla to pop up for rent as even the Supercar rental companies don't have one. There's an Uber I think and hire cars but no "dry" rental until now. Only available form Thrifty in Canberra strangely but I guess it's the Tax incentive. I'm hoping they bring one...

Broke my ankle a couple of weeks ago which gave me the opportunity to compare Tessie with my wife's 2008 Prius, and guess what - Tessie (on the inside) is only 2cm bigger! 1) Tessie's width (with 2cm of wiggle room) 2) Pruis width (exact fit) 3) Tessie's length (with drivers seat set at my...

Now that Technopile has nailed down some convenient charging in Geraldton its time to head to Shark Bay and add the small but interesting locations of Denham and Monkey Mia to plugshare. Today we covered 730kms, its useful to have plenty of daylight hours but being able to pull into a location...

Teslas ordered from the start of 2017 will have free "supercharging credits" included annually, with usage on top of that amount charged - sign of things to come and an attempt to keep the supercharger infrastructure available once they start shipping all those Model 3s? An Update to Our...

Usually when summoning out of garage in the morning the car stopped as soon as it got to and sensed the steep slope my driveway is on. This was awkward for me as I have to close the garage door manually so I used to need to summon, get in and drive back another metre, get out and close the...

Overnighting in Orange. Anyone know EV friendly accommodation in Orange where I can use my UMC? Was also planning to top up at Scenic World in the Blue Mountains each way. Does anyone know if their destination chargers are locked at night?

Has anyone measured how much current their house is pulling from the grid when the Model S is on charge? Would your local utility allow 22 kW+ assuming the house is on a three phase connection and the Model S is equipped with twin on-board AC chargers? The limits in WA are around 14 kW for a...

All owners, TOCA members, and Reservation holders, plus partners are invited. We have settled on the date of Saturday 26th November, with a drive to and lunch at Greenhills Inn. Lot 8 Greenhills Road, GREENHILLS, WA, 6302 (08) 9641 4095 0457 888 827 Greenhills Inn | Great Country Pub just out...

I thought that it was time we had one of these here. Moderator, make this a sticky? With the warmer weather, i have been driving lately with the roof and windows open and aircon off. I have noticed a metallic clicking which is inconsistent, although today i finally worked out how to make it...

Tesla expands in New Zealand after seeing ‘overwhelming demand for Model 3’

Hi there, With petrol cars I was always told if you are running out of petrol 56mph or 90kmph is the most efficient speed to drive to try and get to the next petrol station. If we are running out of charge, what speed is the most energy efficient to get to the next charger?

I have become increasingly concerned about the mixed EV charging standards in Australia. Initially we inherited the J1772 standard as the only production EV cars available, the Leaf, iMiev and Volt all brought with them US or Japanese charging standards as we had none of our own. As Chargepoint...

I have been waiting, patiently, for V8 to be pushed to my MS. Reading the forums and seeing videos about V8 didn't help temper the excitment. A few fellow Kiwis got V8 a few weeks ago. So I thought it must be happening soon. But nothing. While chasing up my updated CHAdeMO adapter I asked...

First set of tyres made it to 60,000kms, road conditions are pretty good around here at the moment, managed to avoid potholes and kerbs, pressures were always maintained at 45psi, pictured are the best two of the old 19inch Michelin Pilot Sport 3s, close to 4.00mm of tread remaining so they're...

I'm going to be at the Australian Electric Vehicle Association's national AGM in Adelaide from tomorrow through to Sunday - if anyone else here is attending and would like to catch up, let me know (here or on twitter, @chuqtas) 2016 National AEVA AGM / EV Expo - Adelaide | AEVA

All Tesla Vehicles now being produced have full self driving hardware including the Model 3: All Tesla vehicles being produced now have full self-driving hardware I guess that means us current Model S owners are going to see some big price drops in the second hard market, more than normal...

For those of you interested in checking our Powerwall, the installation and our log of usage since 26 July you could meet at our house around 11 am. Address is: 5 Buckland Place, Cutters Ridge, Bli Bli Note: address is not on GPS. Try Cutters Way, Bli Bli. Cutters Ridge is 100 metres...

I note that the P90D no longer has the Ludicrous option on the Au Tesla website. So where does this leave a new car buyer? Is the P85DL faster than a (new battery generation) P90D? Sorry- I have searched the main forums but the search results are very diluted by older threads.... Many many...

Has anyone had their windscreen replaced yet? We have a large bullseye directly in front of the driver. Legally must be replaced. We have already had one repair done last year. Have other people used regular windscreen repairers to replace them, or are they only done by Tesla? Our insurer is...

Hi, How can you delete songs from the Spotify "Your Library" Song list in V8.0 of the Media Player? I tried undoing the tick, which reverted back to the "+" sign, but the songs are still in the favourite list. Most of them are songs I liked in the previous version of the Media Player. All help...

Now the Tesla has so much to commend itself... The touchscreen and all the associated tech The autopilot The auto park The air suspension with GPS Free fuel superchargers and full tank each morning from home etc The internet, spotify, tunein etc... The comfort The sound system The space -...

Loving the car but seem to get the "both pedals pressed" warning very easily. I find especially on a steep hills the car rolls back at a T junction unless you have your foot on the brake for a spilt second after you press the accelerator pedal, but you get the loud bongs and "two pedal pressed"...