Australian Model 3 Highland experiences, tips, tricks

[dronus]

Is that two headed dog expensive to feed?

It’s like a mixture between cat-dog and a German human centerpede movie (don’t google that).

 

[dronus]

If you ever get a Type 2 - Type 2 cable, I suggest a minimum length of 5 metres and consider getting 7m, depending on where you might think you’d use it. 10m is probably unnecessarily long, as well as quite heavy and unwieldy.

We have a growing number of polechargers in Sydney (which are totally awesome BTW) and once when I tried to use one, my 5m cable was not quite long enough to reach my charge port. Mainly because the person using the other port was badly parked and I couldn’t move forward far enough. I thought “dang it - maybe I should have got a 7m cable”… but 5m has been long enough every other time I’ve used it.

Here in Adelaide I’ve never seen a pole charger. 5m should be fine.
I wish we had pole chargers but in the meantime we have to grateful we have anything at all.

 

[Arashiii]

I had to add 6psi all round as I was getting low pressure warnings.
I’d assume it’s because they were inflated in a hot climate and now it’s getting colder the pressure drops.

Very good point! Thanks!

 

[TE5L4]

I recommend anyone who is not on the OVO EV Plan to get on it. Charge your car for free every day between 11am and 2pm (helps if you work from home), still get decent Feed in Tarriff of 8c/kw and also you are only charged 8c/kw between 12am-6am if you want to charge between those times makes it worthwhile too. I haven't had to pay to fill up my car for a very long time using my UMC (7kw) or really even pay any electricity bill since I have solar and a battery too.
If anyone wants to sign up and use my referral link, we both get $120 credit paid over 12 months so let me know via PM!

 

[dronus]

I recommend anyone who is not on the OVO EV Plan to get on it. Charge your car for free every day between 11am and 2pm (helps if you work from home), still get decent Feed in Tarriff of 8c/kw and also you are only charged 8c/kw between 12am-6am if you want to charge between those times makes it worthwhile too. I haven't had to pay to fill up my car for a very long time using my UMC (7kw) or really even pay any electricity bill since I have solar and a battery too.
If anyone wants to sign up and use my referral link, we both get $120 credit paid over 12 months so let me know via PM!

Unless you are in South Australia where this is not available.

 

[TE5L4]

Unless you are in South Australia where this is not available.

Yeah, that's a bummer.

 

[sishome]

Mainly because the person using the other port was badly parked and I couldn’t move forward far enough. I thought “dang it - maybe I should have got a 7m cable”… but 5m has been long enough every other time I’ve used it.

But you can't fight that kind of persons with the cable length

 

[dronus]

Yeah, that's a bummer.

Its the price we pay when our utilities get sold off and their shareholders love profits.

SA Power Networks is 51% owned by Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited and Power Assets Holdings Limited, which form part of the Cheung Kong Group of companies. The remaining 49% is owned by Spark Infrastructure, which is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.

 

[sishome]

after 25000km in 6 months, i'm pretty confident in saying AP likes a late apex. Never had it cross the centre line though. i've done thousands of autopilot km on single lane roads.

Interesting. Which software version do you have? I have 2024.2.7, and I really doubt it is a hardware feature.

 

[dronus]

But you can't fight that kind of persons with the cable length

Good old fashioned whipping

 

[dronus]

Interesting. Which software version do you have? I have 2024.2.7, and I really doubt it is a hardware feature.

Hoping to hear of *anyone* in South Australia getting highland software updates... Ive never had one here, but had 2 while in Mexico Victoria

 

[TE5L4]

How good is their website as well, it shows updates every hour as long as you have a smart meter. I used 26.74kw this day and was only charged 20 cents.

 

[dronus]

How good is their website as well, it shows updates every hour as long as you have a smart meter. I used 26.74kw this day and was only charged 20 cents.

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In SA during the day (10am - 3pm) without solar the best rate I can find (without going into some dodgey deal where you pay more during other hours) is 28c/kwh so that same 26.74kwh would cost $7.48

 

[Wagits]

In SA during the day (10am - 3pm) without solar the best rate I can find (without going into some dodgey deal where you pay more during other hours) is 28c/kwh so that same 26.74kwh would cost $7.48

SA electricity rates are a rip-off

 

[dronus]

SA electricity rates are a rip-off

Here’s me charging off peak. It’s a complete rort.

 

[TE5L4]

Here’s me charging off peak. It’s a complete rort.

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Damn daylight robbery that is.

 

[dronus]

Damn daylight robbery that is.

Literally as the power they sell us comes from daylight and wind

 

[Mugster]

Unless you are in South Australia where this is not available.

Cries with you from Canberra
Best I’ve found so far here is 78c a day feed in charge and flat 21c per kWh.

 

[dronus]

Cries with you from Canberra
Best I’ve found so far here is 78c a day feed in charge and flat 21c per kWh.

During peak it’s cheaper to go to a 25/50kw jolt at 44c/kwh or an RAA type 2 7/22kw at 32/25c /kwh minus 20% Raa discount

 

[Wagits]

Here’s me charging off peak. It’s a complete rort.

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Agl have a ev plan, but not sure if the ev charge rate of 8c/kW will offset the additional 2c/kW on top of your current rate would offer the savings, plus supply charge is 102.56/day. Go solar, willsave you heaps. Oh and check out amber electricity, they are wholesalers, a.d rates fluctuate depending on demand.