Australian Model Y Waiting Room

[GLSMY]

Who and where are you getting a full PPF done with ceramic coating and tinting for under 5k?

Tinthaus at Thornleigh, they use Suntek film and do great work.

I've just checked there website and there full PPF package including window tint and interior treatment is now $6k.

ppf still gets deformed from stone chips and needs to be replaced

No good ppf is self healing, my BMW M3 had two stone chips on the bonnet after a track day and after being left in the sun for half a day the chips in the PPF had healed.

 

[illusivedreams]

Any news on the Model y Tow bar?

 

[illusivedreams]

MY's being delivered now will miss out on HD radar (expected to come in from mid-Jan 2023 onwards). Why would anyone take delivery of one now?

Always a new Iphone coming a few months away.
Always soemthig better around the corner.

you wiat 1/2 months are realise we arent getting the HD for another 6 months
Who knows what happening.

 

[Onshore]

No good ppf is self healing, my BMW M3 had two stone chips on the bonnet after a track day and after being left in the sun for half a day the chips in the PPF had healed.

Yes, real PPF is pretty remarkable stuff. It was originally developed to protect helicopter blades in combat situations.

 

[Zoltrix77]

Tesla doesn't install custom plates for you any more - in Melbourne my experience was asking them to give me the cheaper standard blue-on-white plates (in 1AA1AA format), rather than rather than the slimline white-on-black plates. On delivery day, I brought the custom plates I'd ordered, unscrewed the standard 1AA1AA format plates and screwed mine on before I left the Mulgrave site.

They actually had the standard plates avaiable? Their order system only goves you the choice of Black on White Slimline (AAA-111) format, and virtually any Tesla you see in Victoria has those plates if they havn't been changed. I actually prefer the blue on white slimlines with the 1AA-1AA format, heaps harder to remember or others.

 

[miwa Melb]

They actually had the standard plates avaiable? Their order system only goves you the choice of Black on White Slimline (AAA-111) format, and virtually any Tesla you see in Victoria has those plates if they havn't been changed. I actually prefer the blue on white slimlines with the 1AA-1AA format, heaps harder to remember or others.

Yes they did, I asked for this in person in Mulgrave.
When I ordered my MY online I chose the customised plates option but then Tesla stopped installing them for customers. They suggested I get the standard blue on white to save a bit of money and I went with that.

I've only seen the standard plates on my own (before I promptly replaced it with my customised plates) and one other MY in Mulgrave. Every other one there and on the road has been either the slimline (white on black) or some other customised one.

 

[mathewparet@gm]

I've ordered a Model Y RWD. I don't own a home and my apartment doesn't have parking. So I plan to rely on destination chargers near me. But Tesla says Model Y should be charged to 100% at least once a week. If I start charging at 20% on a 7kw charger it will take me about 8 hours at destination charging.

This is the worst-case scenario. But with my new job I probably will use the car only on weekends which means at a full charge I would have about 35% down by weekend due to Sentry mode, so I'll probably need to charge only from 65% to 100% at the destination chargers - about 3.5 hours.

3.5 hours is still too long sometimes, but most places I visit on weekends have destination charging and I could easily spend 3-4 hours there a day.

An alternative is to supercharge (I am referring purely to Tesla Superchargers, not third-party fast chargers) every weekend to bring it to 100. I understand there have been many statements about this, but I am a bit confused.

So if I only supercharge (and that too only on the Tesla Supercharger network) to 100% every week, considering my car comes with LFP, is there anything I'd need to worry about - like battery degradation, or Tesla reducing my charging speed permanently due to use of only Supercharging?

I have seen statements for and against supercharging. I am looking for something concrete. Tesla's website still says that the best option is to charge only up to 80%. But at the same time, the Model Y manual says to charge 100% daily.

So then why am I buying a Tesla if I don't have a convenient charging option?

Well, I think everyone has the right to do their part to adopt and encourage EVs and clean energy in general, regardless of whether they own a home or a permanent place to charge their car. I've always been an EV enthusiast. I understand all electricity distributed in NSW isn't clean energy. But at least 26% of electricity is made from renewable sources in NSW (2021 stats). Something is better than nothing. And I want to contribute to utilizing that.

 

[Neer]

I've ordered a Model Y RWD. I don't own a home and my apartment doesn't have parking. So I plan to rely on destination chargers near me. But Tesla says Model Y should be charged to 100% at least once a week. If I start charging at 20% on a 7kw charger it will take me about 8 hours at destination charging.

This is the worst-case scenario. But with my new job I probably will use the car only on weekends which means at a full charge I would have about 35% down by weekend due to Sentry mode, so I'll probably need to charge only from 65% to 100% at the destination chargers - about 3.5 hours.

3.5 hours is still too long sometimes, but most places I visit on weekends have destination charging and I could easily spend 3-4 hours there a day.

An alternative is to supercharge (I am referring purely to Tesla Superchargers, not third-party fast chargers) every weekend to bring it to 100. I understand there have been many statements about this, but I am a bit confused.

So if I only supercharge (and that too only on the Tesla Supercharger network) to 100% every week, considering my car comes with LFP, is there anything I'd need to worry about - like battery degradation, or Tesla reducing my charging speed permanently due to use of only Supercharging?

I have seen statements for and against supercharging. I am looking for something concrete. Tesla's website still says that the best option is to charge only up to 80%. But at the same time, the Model Y manual says to charge 100% daily.

So then why am I buying a Tesla if I don't have a convenient charging option?

Well, I think everyone has the right to do their part to adopt and encourage EVs and clean energy in general, regardless of whether they own a home or a permanent place to charge their car. I've always been an EV enthusiast. I understand all electricity distributed in NSW isn't clean energy. But at least 26% of electricity is made from renewable sources in NSW (2021 stats). Something is better than nothing. And I want to contribute to utilizing that.

I'm not sure if tesla would have anything to gain from reducing your charging speed etc. However LFP batteries are known to have significantly better resilience, making them theoretically less susceptible to degradation. So wouldn't worry about that. I only make sure to NOT let it discharge it too low while idle..

the 100% is because voltage doesn't reduce linearly in LFP like it does in other batteries. So the 100% is advised to calibrate the guessometer.

I'm not a battery specialist but having had an EV for a while, I don't think you are going to face any significant problems. Honestly I doubt most EV owners have a wall charger at home.. we don't- and haven't missed a beat. Just watch the bottom of the gauge..

 

[cafz]

So if I only supercharge (and that too only on the Tesla Supercharger network) to 100% every week, considering my car comes with LFP, is there anything I'd need to worry about - like battery degradation, or Tesla reducing my charging speed permanently due to use of only Supercharging?

Can I suggest starting a new thread for this instead? You'll get more responses from experienced owners than here on the waiting room.

 

[mathewparet@gm]

Can I suggest starting a new thread for this instead? You'll get more responses from experienced owners than here on the waiting room.

Thanks. I was about to post a new one when I found that I had infact asked this question sometime back. I had completely forgotten. My bad. I apologise to those who wasted time on the topic.

 

[alyuan]

Yes, real PPF is pretty remarkable stuff. It was originally developed to protect helicopter blades in combat situations.

100%. Invest in quality PPF.

 

[Neer]

Re PPF: Anyone got recommendations for good detailers in Melbourne they have used in the past?

 

[m3y3addict]

I've ordered a Model Y RWD. I don't own a home and my apartment doesn't have parking. So I plan to rely on destination chargers near me. But Tesla says Model Y should be charged to 100% at least once a week. If I start charging at 20% on a 7kw charger it will take me about 8 hours at destination charging.

This is the worst-case scenario. But with my new job I probably will use the car only on weekends which means at a full charge I would have about 35% down by weekend due to Sentry mode, so I'll probably need to charge only from 65% to 100% at the destination chargers - about 3.5 hours.

3.5 hours is still too long sometimes, but most places I visit on weekends have destination charging and I could easily spend 3-4 hours there a day.

An alternative is to supercharge (I am referring purely to Tesla Superchargers, not third-party fast chargers) every weekend to bring it to 100. I understand there have been many statements about this, but I am a bit confused.

So if I only supercharge (and that too only on the Tesla Supercharger network) to 100% every week, considering my car comes with LFP, is there anything I'd need to worry about - like battery degradation, or Tesla reducing my charging speed permanently due to use of only Supercharging?

I have seen statements for and against supercharging. I am looking for something concrete. Tesla's website still says that the best option is to charge only up to 80%. But at the same time, the Model Y manual says to charge 100% daily.

So then why am I buying a Tesla if I don't have a convenient charging option?

Well, I think everyone has the right to do their part to adopt and encourage EVs and clean energy in general, regardless of whether they own a home or a permanent place to charge their car. I've always been an EV enthusiast. I understand all electricity distributed in NSW isn't clean energy. But at least 26% of electricity is made from renewable sources in NSW (2021 stats). Something is better than nothing. And I want to contribute to utilizing that.

check out this article:
NSW to spend $38m for kerbside, parking station EV charging points

You will need charging cables though. Suggest you look at EVSE.com.au or similar sites. The miniumum I suggest you consider is the Tesla public charging bundle (see below). This retails for around $470. If you have access to a three phase connection (often in public carparks) then the Kwik charger is brilliant charging at around 40km/hour. Downside is it retails for around $1300.

 

[m3y3addict]

check out this article:
NSW to spend $38m for kerbside, parking station EV charging points

You will need charging cables though. Suggest you look at EVSE.com.au or similar sites. The miniumum I suggest you consider is the Tesla public charging bundle (see below). This retails for around $470. If you have access to a three phase connection (often in public carparks) then the Kwik charger is brilliant charging at around 40km/hour. Downside is it retails for around $1300.
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This 3 phase adapter is also useful for the Tesla portable charger but you are limited to the 10 to 15km/hr of that charger:

It normally retails for around $150-170. Search for: Australia SAA 32A 5-pin 3-phase Adapter for Tesla Model S/X/3/Y Gen 2.
I could not see it on the EVSE Australia site but it may be available from other suppliers. its quite a popular adapter and is often out of stock.

 

[m3y3addict]

check out this article:
NSW to spend $38m for kerbside, parking station EV charging points

You will need charging cables though. Suggest you look at EVSE.com.au or similar sites. The miniumum I suggest you consider is the Tesla public charging bundle (see below). This retails for around $470. If you have access to a three phase connection (often in public carparks) then the Kwik charger is brilliant charging at around 40km/hour. Downside is it retails for around $1300.
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Correction: EVSE website says the 32A 3 Phase KWIK can do 120km/hr. I've never seen it do that on my Tesla M3 though

 

[meloccom]

Re PPF: Anyone got recommendations for good detailers in Melbourne they have used in the past?

See the specific thread:

PPF and Ceramic Protection in Melbourne

Hi everyone, Patiently waiting for my X to arrive and I am looking into quotes for paint protection film +/- ceramic coating in the Melbourne area. I was wondering if anyone had good (or bad) experiences they could share. I have asked at the Tesla Service Centre in Melbourne but drew a blank...

teslamotorsclub.com

 

[Blue heaven]

Correction: EVSE website says the 32A 3 Phase KWIK can do 120km/hr. I've never seen it do that on my Tesla M3 though

Correction: EVSE website says the 32A 3 Phase KWIK can do 120km/hr. I've never seen it do that on my Tesla M3 though

That's for a pre 2016 model S with 22kw onboard charger, although 120kms is a bit unrealistic, more like 110kms of range per hour on country roads. A nodel 3 or Y with the 11kw onboard charger you could expect 65-70kms of real range per hour (ignore what the screen says.)

 

[alliwantisaY]

So I guess it's looking like no MYP vins in December as the shutdown is soon.
We can only hope that the MYP production line is set up in early Jan but that does mean cars won't be arriving until Feb some time.
Tick tock.

 

[joseph.luppino]

So I guess it's looking like no MYP vins in December as the shutdown is soon.
We can only hope that the MYP production line is set up in early Jan but that does mean cars won't be arriving until Feb some time.
Tick tock.

*maybe" February. As time goes on its becoming less and less profitable for them to do a production run with some many cancellations and orders being swapped to RWD models.

 

[alliwantisaY]

*maybe" February. As time goes on its becoming less and less profitable for them to do a production run with some many cancellations and orders being swapped to RWD models.

They can combine Thai, NZ, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong orders though to make use of the RHD MYP production line.