BP Pulse Network

[RichardV]

More photos from BP Eastern Creek.

"Risk of electric shock from stored energy, up to two sources of supply"
Not sure whether to interpret the warning that there is Battery storage present or just whether there is big arse capacitance involved and to watch out for stored energy with that.

Dual CCS, which would be expected given prime highway through traffic passing through Sydney.

 

[moa999]

Also dual CCS2 at Balgowlah

 

[cafz]

So, all the Tritium issues are well known, and they keep getting great sales. Do they just have great sales people, or are there some brown paper bags involved

Or it might be that the charging network owners have access to more information than we do.

 

[cafz]

More photos from BP Eastern Creek.

That's an excellent location for through-traffic on the M7. I think it's going to need more than one charger in short order, though!

 

[PC__LoadLetter]

That's an excellent location for through-traffic on the M7. I think it's going to need more than one charger in short order, though!

Through traffic on the M7 would have their tolls roughly double if they pulled off at Spaghetti Western. And the tolls are already too expensive. Better to press on to Seven Hills or Casula.

 

[cafz]

Through traffic on the M7 would have their tolls roughly double if they pulled off at Spaghetti Western. And the tolls are already too expensive. Better to press on to Seven Hills or Casula.

Oh, that's a little disappointing, I thought the M7 was roughly distance-based tolling. I've driven it a lot of times but only ever end-to-end. Guess I'll keep using Evie Seven Hills! The family don't mind GyG for lunch anyway.

 

[moa999]

Oh, that's a little disappointing, I thought the M7 was roughly distance-based tolling. I've driven it a lot of times but only ever end-to-end. Guess I'll keep using Evie Seven Hills! The family don't mind GyG for lunch anyway.

Distance based but with a toll cap (currently $9 or so) that's about 20km.
So pulling off in the middle and getting back on effectively means doubling the toll.

Despite all pretty much being owned by Transurban, Sydney tolls are pretty complex.

eg. The new mega-Westconnex is all under one toll cap (M8/M5/M4/M4-M8Link)
But if say there was an accident and instead of taking that loop you went M5-ED-CCT-Anzac Bridge-M4 your journey would be way more expensive

 

[RichardV]

BP Eastern Creek in the process of being added to the BP Pulse app today. Been in a few different states so far. Still as a coming soon location.

 

[moa999]

And another BP Pulse construction site spotted at Ingleburn in SW Sydney.

bp Ingleburn | Ingleburn, NSW | EV Station

(2) dual CCS Rapid DC Chargers capable of delivering charge speeds of up to 75kW (4) CCS cables available in total

www.plugshare.com

 

[scully]

Sydenham has been mentioned as a new site

 

[scully]

St Peters confirmed with photos bp St Peters | PlugShare

 

[moa999]

Ok. So it's the Northbound one (which at one point had signage saying BP Sydenham)

There is another BP just to the north of this site but on the opposite side of the road

 

[scully]

Yep, 339 Princes Highway. Will change it to Sydenham even though it is St Peters to stick with BP naming and avoid confusion

 

[moa999]

Looks like Eastern Creek is open.

Still issues with Macarthur and Marulan Nth

 

[PC__LoadLetter]

Looks like Eastern Creek is open.

Eastern Creek was disappointing. Stuck on 40kW on both sides.

 

[moa999]

Also seems like no free period on that one - listed as $0.55/kWh

 

[raffdog]

Eastern Creek was disappointing. Stuck on 40kW on both sides.

More BP Pulse fails. This is turning into a disaster they aren't commissioning the chargers properly

 

[Sir Surfalot]

$0.55/kWh for 40kW peak charging speed isn’t going to get them a lot of repeat business. Even if the 40kW limit is just temporary - during a teething stage or while waiting for some electricity supply upgrades - word will get around and it’ll be hard to steer people back to their chargers.

In the particular case of those ones off the M7 motorway, I think I would use them - even at the cost of doubling my toll charge by exiting then re-entering the M7 - if they were fast (180kW peak for my car), but not for 40kW. Also that double-toll cost makes a quick splash-and-dash stop - just enough to get home or to the next fast charger - really expensive.

 

[moa999]

More BP Pulse fails. This is turning into a disaster they aren't commissioning the chargers properly

Or that the grid operator promised X, but on actual commissioning this one can only consistently deliver 40kW, and Marulan and MacArthur simply aren't reliable at all.

 

[raffdog]

Or that the grid operator promised X, but on actual commissioning this one can only consistently deliver 40kW, and Marulan and MacArthur simply aren't reliable at all.

BP Pulse should get this fixed before turning them on. This has electrify America written all over it.