Adelaide to Perth & Adelaide to Darwin

[Grenadine]

Looking to drive from Melbourne on a holiday and wondering how easy are these trips in an EV? Melbourne to Adelaide seems well covered by the supercharging network. What about after that? Do you have to individually ring places to charge? How hard is it?

 

[Icey]

Check out PlugShare.com
You'll be able to piece together your journey with chargers that are on there.

Also ABRP (A Better Route Planner) will help you plan with expected ranges of your car. It accounts for elevation, temperature, weight, etc

 

[Hairyman]

There are dudes on Twitter called outbacktesla and ev_outback who will be able to give you the full rundown. One is in Darwin, the other in Alice Springs.

 

[Grenadine]

A better route planner comes up with no results unfortunately.

 

[Icey]

A better route planner comes up with no results unfortunately.

ABRP only uses DC fast charging, however after consulting Plugshare you enter your waypoints in ABRP and set charging times.

 

[Chuq]

Check out all the threads with the tag "remote charging"

Many adventures by @RichardMcN @MDK @Dylanpete @Blue heaven all of whom are quite experienced in this area

remote charging | Tesla Motors Club

 

[Blue heaven]

Perth to Adelaide revisited

Forget route planner, forget the cars navigation, do it the old fasioned way, one location at a time using the most recent comments on Plugshare from known drivers.

 

[Chuq]

Regarding ABRP, it only has DC chargers generally but if people add AC chargers to OpenChargeMap they will become available in ABRP. However most of the Nullarbor etc are not actual AC chargers, but 3-phase power outlets. I'm tempted to include them as a "charge network" since they cover parts of the country which are not going to have DC charger coverage for some time.

Note I've also got a spreadsheet which (at the moment) is being used by ABRP. - Australia fast charger locations

 

[jaymo89]

I'm also interested in how a theoretical M3(P) journey from Perth to Adelaide would work out given the expanse of the nullarbor.
I've seen some standard speed chargers but given I have no EV ownership experience...
Its more a curiosity than anything else.

 

[Blue heaven]

I'm also interested in how a theoretical M3(P) journey from Perth to Adelaide would work out given the expanse of the nullarbor.
I've seen some standard speed chargers but given I have no EV ownership experience...
Its more a curiosity than anything else.

Melbourne to Port Augusta is a romp with the Superchargers, Port Augusta to Perth is slow but comfortable with correct planning and patience. Not many drivers cross the Nullarbor to save time or money, it's the adventure more than anything.
Port Augusta to Perth can be done in 4 days with 3 overnight stops, daylight driving only, better to add two extra days and go via Port Lincoln and Esperance for a bit more scenery. Grab a juice booster, spare tyre and a some reading to catch up on, then be the first model 3 to cross the continent.

 

[paulp]

Melbourne to Port Augusta is a romp with the Superchargers, Port Augusta to Perth is slow but comfortable with correct planning and patience. Not many drivers cross the Nullarbor to save time or money, it's the adventure more than anything.
Port Augusta to Perth can be done in 4 days with 3 overnight stops, daylight driving only, better to add two extra days and go via Port Lincoln and Esperance for a bit more scenery. Grab a juice booster, spare tyre and a some reading to catch up on, then be the first model 3 to cross the continent.

Not entirely the first, any Perth / WA owners cars will have already done the journey, albeit on a train.