Australian Model 3 Waiting Room

[rgc1990]

For someone who 'used to' live in Adelaide and now lives in Europe this is bullshit and I feel sorry for you. I ordered my M3LR on the 29th of April and am getting it next week.

You managed a solid six weeks earlier than me in wait duration. I’m jealous! Although, I’ve had mine now for around four months!

 

[Hazygrunt]

For those of you with VINs, did any of you get the “EL0N” Easter egg?

Decoding A Tesla VIN Reveals "ELON" Easter Egg

Tesla's Elon Musk has a thing for video games and he's a big fan of easter eggs (e.g. in-game surprises/treats).

cleantechnica.com

I did.

LRW3F7EL0NC56****

Nah haha. Mine is FS6N where your EL0N is. I googled it thinking it's something secret and it came up with orbital sander videos

 

[old_geez]

Nah haha. Mine is FS6N where your EL0N is. I googled it thinking it's something secret and it came up with orbital sander videos

According to decoders it means:

7	Battery Type	E = Electric
8	Motor/Drive Unit	L = Dual Motor Performance
9	Check Character	0
10	Model Year	N = 2022

 

[Ormaus]

This article just popped up on my feed Australian company launches locally made home EV charger

$2200 just for the charger is very high. I like local and all but at over double the price?...

Wow, its 22kW on 3 Phase so double my 11kW Tesla brand. Probably not worth it as I only do about 200kms a week so that is one overnight charge per week or so (for 2.5 hours or so).

But interesting to see.

 

[Mrhany]

Wow, its 22kW on 3 Phase so double my 11kW Tesla brand. Probably not worth it as I only do about 200kms a week so that is one overnight charge per week or so (for 2.5 hours or so).

But interesting to see.

I think the on board AC charger with the model 3 is maximum 11kw, so buying a higher capacity charger won't help you. Personally, I think I will get by with just charging from the 10A socket each night between Midnight and 7am to get the cheapest rate (currently 13.9 cents for me). One of the advantages of being retired, I don't have a commute, but even if I did I think I could still get by with that amount of charging. I guess I will see. If I find I need a bit more I think I would be more likely to get a 3 phase outlet installed and buy one of those adaptor plugs to give me 7kw (I think).

 

[moa999]

Wow, its 22kW on 3 Phase so double my 11kW Tesla brand.

The Tesla charger is also 3ph 32A or 22kW, but subject to the onboard charger.

If you have a pre-2019 Model S with the dual charger option (about $3k) you can charge at 22kW, and the more recent legacy S/X and eventually refresh ones can do 16.5kW.

its basically 3 times the price of the Tesla unit for maybe a little more smarts.

 

[PcS000]

Did everyone buy the charger first then get a sparky to install? I've seen some places provide and install but fear the bonus $$$ they'll add on top

Yep, I did. I ordered it a couple of days after ordering the car…yeah, I got a little excited. My install cost me $682.39 by a local electrician. Single phase 32 amp install.

 

[Broony]

Elon Musk warns Tesla workers of a 'nutty' end-of-quarter delivery wave

Elon Musk told Tesla employees to expect a “nutty” end-of-quarter delivery wave this quarter at a new company-wide meeting. The...

electrek.co

 

[Hazygrunt]

According to decoders it means:

7	Battery Type	E = Electric
8	Motor/Drive Unit	L = Dual Motor Performance
9	Check Character	0
10	Model Year	N = 2022

Between our VINs, I reckon:
F=LFP
E=NCA
So I was never gonna get the Easter egg

 

[old_geez]

Did everyone buy the charger first then get a sparky to install? I've seen some places provide and install but fear the bonus $$$ they'll add on top

I ordered mine around 3 months ago, and only arranged the install once I was told I was getting one of the reallocated cars.
Local sparky with lots of Tesla experience fitted it with ia single phase 32A circuit for $735. Price included swapping out 5 light switches and 5 fan/light combo switches

 

[maxb]

I was told that three phase is more expensive but that most of the cost is in single phase anyway. So it is more but by not that much.

 

[old_geez]

I was told that three phase is more expensive but that most of the cost is in single phase anyway. So it is more but by not that much.

It depends on whether you already have 3-phase coming to your house.
If it’s already there… not much difference
If it’s not… world of hurt

 

[fobo]

Getting my gen 3 charger installed today too, $650

Has to be on the drivers side though which is a bit annoying, but the cable looks long enough

 

[TDogRJ]

Just curious with the charger discussion. In people's opinion, is it worth the cost?
Being in Australia we are 240v, a top up would be completed overnight, I would assume.
This part of the equation is a mystery to me. Is there a resource you can suggest to help me get up to speed (charge my neurones)?

Thanks.

 

[Ormaus]

It depends on whether you already have 3-phase coming to your house.
If it’s already there… not much difference
If it’s not… world of hurt

Yeah my AC is 3 phase so easy decision

 

[old_geez]

With 240v, on a 10A circuit, you will only get 3-10 km/hr charging as far as I know. With the charger installed on a 32A circuit, you can get 50 km/hr
So the charger is worth it in my opinion.

 

[PcS000]

Just curious with the charger discussion. In people's opinion, is it worth the cost?
Being in Australia we are 240v, a top up would be completed overnight, I would assume.
This part of the equation is a mystery to me. Is there a resource you can suggest to help me get up to speed (charge my neurones)?

Thanks.

For me, at the moment, in my location we don’t have any suitable fast charging that I can use after a trip away. Which is why I bought that wall charger and had the 32A circuit installed. The charging infrastructure is coming but they’ve said that for a while now. It was more piece of mind that I would/could charge the car up a lot faster than the normal 10A plug. The cheapest option for you might be to have a single phase 15A installed, the you’d still be able to use the charger that comes with car but have it charge a bit faster.

 

[fobo]

Just curious with the charger discussion. In people's opinion, is it worth the cost?
Being in Australia we are 240v, a top up would be completed overnight, I would assume.
This part of the equation is a mystery to me. Is there a resource you can suggest to help me get up to speed (charge my neurones)?

Thanks.

15kmh an hour charge speed is a bit slow, especially as I want to take advantage of solar. We do about 60-80kms on a normal weekday

So my thinking was if I’m getting a sparky out, I may as well just get a 32amp socket. And if I do that, may as well also get the charger so I can leave the other one in the car

 

[maxb]

Just curious with the charger discussion. In people's opinion, is it worth the cost?
Being in Australia we are 240v, a top up would be completed overnight, I would assume.
This part of the equation is a mystery to me. Is there a resource you can suggest to help me get up to speed (charge my neurones)?

Thanks.

It seems to depend on how much you plan to drive. I know people who plug into a normal 10A outlet and are happy and 3 phase and they are also happy.

 

[Mattflow]

15kmh an hour charge speed is a bit slow, especially as I want to take advantage of solar. We do about 60-80kms on a normal weekday

So my thinking was if I’m getting a sparky out, I may as well just get a 32amp socket. And if I do that, may as well also get the charger so I can leave the other one in the car

two cars pending - two chargers in the carport 32Amp Circuit. Tesla Gen 3 (I can be corrected on this) has a Master Slave setup or "Power Share".. so this should more than suffice.

LFP needs 100%
Long Range will charge 80-90% unless it's a big trip.

Solar + Battery and to top it off my Energy provider has an EV plan for 12Am-6Am at 6c a KW so that should be super fun if I can get Scheduled Charging right.