ChargeFox EV charging Network

[Chuq]

Ahh yes. Wollongong is the exception I knew existed but wasn't coming to me... to bring this post full circle (and back on topic!) there is a Chargefox 350 kW planned for Shellharbour.

Noosa does have a CCS1 one but there are some CCS2 sites on the Bruce Highway.

Adelaide Franklin St does have a CCS1 as well but there is a CCS2 in the parking bay next door, and 4 supercharger stalls right opposite

 

[Anubis]

ChargeFox have open their chargers in Ballarat...

Australia's largest ultra-rapid EV charging network expands to Ballarat - Chargefox

 

[Crustyman]

I'll have to give the new Ballarat charger a crack at some point see how much I can put into the P+

 

[RareEarth]

Went past the Cooma site the other day. Chargers still have covers over them. Must be about 4 months since they were finished?

 

[Chuq]

Went past the Cooma site the other day. Chargers still have covers over them. Must be about 4 months since they were finished?

Yeah there are a few sites like this. Figure they're waiting for electrical grid work or something similar?

Cooma, Karuah, Ballina and Shell Cove are all in this limbo state. Some for months as you say!

 

[baillies]

Shortage of level 2 electricians due to fires/storms and other work. This tweet thread gives some background

Evan Beaver on Twitter

 

[leonk]

https://twitter.com/evcricket/status/1268321129086648320
#WorkTweet: we're under construction on our 17th/22 sites. Secret location! There's enough info in this photo I think to find it. But we'll reveal the lot when it's finished.

Paging @Chuq who's probably already madly searching for clues.

 

[Chuq]

https://twitter.com/evcricket/status/1268321129086648320
#WorkTweet: we're under construction on our 17th/22 sites. Secret location! There's enough info in this photo I think to find it. But we'll reveal the lot when it's finished.

Paging @Chuq who's probably already madly searching for clues.

Well it does help when they have all the addresses in their app. There are a couple which don't yet, so it will be interesting to see if it's one of those.

 

[Chuq]

#1-13 - active

#14-16 - under construction - Cooma, Shellcove, Karuah

So for #17-22 I looked at the last six locations.

The following have addresses listed in the app:
Moonee Beach, Port Macquarie, Horsham, Perth, Australind

I checked each address on Google Street View - all suggest its not the location - looking for both the concrete wall pattern (which might be newer that the street view imagery) but also the house with the red roof and yellow chimney in the background. I couldn't find either in any of the five areas listed above.

That leaves Adelaide. Not only is the address not shown, the description says "Greater Adelaide" and the dot is between Adelaide and Murray Bridge. This will be a hard one to pinpoint. I'm going to start with shopping centres around Murray Bridge though!

 

[leonk]

Yeah, I was leaning toward Adelaide. It's the most ambiguous one in the app.
It's clearly next door to a fairly recent Woolworths or Coles by the look of the wall texture and trolley.

edit: Yep, it's Murray Bridge, Mary Terrace.

 

[Chuq]

Yeah, I was leaning toward Adelaide. It's the most ambiguous one in the app.
It's clearly next door to a fairly recent Woolworths or Coles by the look of the wall texture and trolley.

edit: Yep, it's Murray Bridge, Mary Terrace.

I think we found it at the exact same time on twitter

Google Maps

 

[leonk]

I think we found it at the exact same time on twitter

Google Maps

I spent way too long looking at Mount Barker first though!
(edit: was Mount Gamber, got my mounts mixed up)

 

[RareEarth]

Yep, it's Murray Bridge, Mary Terrace.

Mildura to Adelaide (395km) is a bit of a close call for our X but Mildura to Murray Bridge (338km) is definitely doable. Be good if someone put chargers at Pinnaroo, then Balranald NRMA (coming soon hopefully) direct to Murray Bridge is possible (also a good bakery at Pinnaroo).
Chargefox put out an email recently asking for location suggestions.

 

[Vostok]

#14-16 - under construction - Cooma, Shellcove, Karuah

Karuah is not really “under construction”. The hardware installation was finished in December, it’s just been waiting for the power to be connected for 6 months! Chargefox say hopefully this month.

 

[jamesgo]

A 350 kw charger would be nice around Philip Island or another race track in Australia so I can give the car a good workout.

 

[Vostok]

Karuah is not really “under construction”. The hardware installation was finished in December, it’s just been waiting for the power to be connected for 6 months! Chargefox say hopefully this month.

Karuah is finally operational! Opened today, along with Shell Cove (south of Wollongong). Karuah will be a very nice spot to stop on longer drives north of Sydney.

 

[ARMARM]

Karuah is finally operational! Opened today, along with Shell Cove (south of Wollongong). Karuah will be a very nice spot to stop on longer drives north of Sydney.

Shell Cove had only 1 charger operational and that stopped working last night,
https://twitter.com/TeslaGong/status/1278968706945527809

 

[Vostok]

Shell Cove had only 1 charger operational and that stopped working last night,
https://twitter.com/TeslaGong/status/1278968706945527809

Oh, man, that is “disappointing”. The sort of thing that drives us BEV’ers nuts. There are 3 stalls at Karuah which gives some extra redundancy.

 

[PC__LoadLetter]

I recharged at Shell Cove last weekend 5 times (out of 7 attempts). One time I still had 40% and came back later. The other time I had 11% and made it to Berry on my last few elections.

(And when I reached Berry I checked and Shell Cove was back online - AARRGHHH!).

Shell Cove’s chargers need a mobile data service of their own to talk to Chargefox’s billing system before it’ll start charging. Their data link goes up and down. My suspicion is they installed the mobile repeater way too close to the chargers and it’s being overwhelmed by the strong signal. But it could be anything. Either way it’s more stable during the day when lots of people and lots of phones are also around.

 

[leonk]

Shell Cove’s chargers need a mobile data service to talk to Chargefox’s billing system before it’ll start charging. Their data link goes up and down. My suspicion is they installed the mobile repeater way too close to the chargers and it’s being overwhelmed by the strong signal. But it could be anything. Either way it’s more stable during the day when lots of people and lots of phones are also around.

I read something about when they did the initial tests before construction it was all good, but between then and commissioning a new building was built between the tower and the chargers. Therefore the signal is less than expected.