Cooma to Melb in SR+?

[MichaelVorst]

Anyone done the Cooma to Melb via Hume run with an SR+ recently?

Doing the run SW via Jindy/Thredbo or Cabramurra/Khancoban to the Wodonga SC does not leave a lot of margin (says need to stay below 90KM/H for that leg, unless you charge in Jindy.

I've been NW via Tumut as there is a Dest charger there, and you have Tarcutta just south of the road join from the snowy, but this seems to be backtracking and when I did it 18months ago, it's very hilly with lots of roadworks.

ABRP also suggest a more westerly route via Tumbarumba that brings you out further south along the Hume at Holbrook to charge at the NRMA Submarine Park. This looks like a compromise - has anyone done this route?

 

[Loxmyf]

Still waiting for my M3P, so my response doesn't help your situation any, but the route from Kiandra to Corryong is one of my favourite roads to drive (beaten only by turning left at Tallangata and driving the Omeo Hwy to Omeo).

I'm surprised there's nothing in Corryong yet, but lunch in Tallangata while charging at the caravan park to get you back to civilisation might be an option. Plugshare tells me it's 271km from Cooma Supercharger to Tallangata (generally) which has a chance of being within range.

 

[Tasdoc]

Jindabyne to Wodonga is only 260km. Should be easy if you leave fully charged

 

[cafz]

Yes, if it were me I'd charge in Jindabyne. There's two chargers at the site there, no problems reported recently on Plugshare and it's free of charge.

 

[PC__LoadLetter]

I used one of the Jindabyne chargers a week ago. No issues at all. Just bring bug spray and a cobweb brush if you're squeamish. They aren't used very much this time of the year.

As @cafz said, Jindabyne to Wodonga is notionally within the range of a 60kWh Shanghai SR+, assuming you're gentle uphill and let regen do its thing downhill. But yeah, it's borderline for my 50kWh Fremont SR+. If it were me I'd call Thredbo Alpine Hotel, ask if they do lunch, and ask how much it'd cost to use their destination charger for an hour (+25%/hr in my experience on a charger like theirs). That'll cover whatever you burned to get uphill from Jindabyne to Thredbo (substantial), and easily add enough to reach Wodonga (226km).

 

[eclectricdave]

You could also consider the Princess Hwy route to Melb. Charge at NRMA Bega next Marlo Hotel ,Sale and Moe

 

[PC__LoadLetter]

You could also consider the Princess Hwy route to Melb. Charge at NRMA Bega next Marlo Hotel ,Sale and Moe

Easier to do the Tumut route and use Evie at Tarcutta. If you feel nervous, just stop in at the Tumut River Brewing Co and plug in for a bathroom break and a snack. But if you’re well-charged at Cooma, you’ll make it.

While Tumut feels like a detour, it’d pale in comparison to a detour off the Princes Highway to Marlo and back for a slow AC charge there.

 

[MichaelVorst]

I've been via Tumut and that's no stress, but I though that perhaps someone else has made the Jindy/Khancoban/Wodonga run in a SR+ and lived to tell....

 

[MichaelVorst]

Outcome: done with range to spare. Charged to 95% 330km in Jindy, then topped up from 280->330 at Thredbo (it was nearly 0degrees, range was dropping fairly quickly), and arrived at Wodonga SC with 90KM range remaining.

If it was not so cold, I think you could skip Thredbo and arrive with 40km range left.

 

[Onshore]

Outcome: done with range to spare. Charged to 95% 330km in Jindy, then topped up from 280->330 at Thredbo (it was nearly 0degrees, range was dropping fairly quickly), and arrived at Wodonga SC with 90KM range remaining.

If it was not so cold, I think you could skip Thredbo and arrive with 40km range left.

Where did you top up in Thredbo?

 

[MichaelVorst]

There's a Tesla Dest Charger behind the Thredbo Alpine Hotel.

 

[RareEarth]

I'm surprised there's nothing in Corryong yet

On a trip from Wodonga to Jindabyne we stayed at the Colac Colac caravan park (just outside Corryong). We stayed in a cabin, the lovely owners let us use a 15A van outlet and refused payment for power when we left next morning.

 

[RareEarth]

Last time we used the Tumut Brewery chargers we decided a long lunch was preferable to rushing off, so we booked accommodation in Tumut. They have some interesting beers on tap.