MEL-ADL Supercharger route

[Chuq]

Sticky time for this thread?

I think since we have the locations more or less nailed down, we can just sticky the Horsham and Keith ones (as you suggested in those threads!)

 

[lennier]

True, although there seemed to be lots of discussion in the thread about the Syd-Bne route outside of that in the threads for the individual superchargers.

 

[BenT]

New destination charger at Fox Wines in the McLaren confirmed. Tesla reaches 200th destination EV charging point in Australia
With Ballarat, Horsham and Keith supercharging coming online in 2017 the link to Melbourne and Sydney should hopefully increase the Tesla traffic in SA from the eastern states. Savvy wineries and other businesses would do well to get their destination chargers put in to take advantage.

 

[lennier]

Flaxman Wines in the Barossa are also in discussion with Tesla.

 

[mhh]

I'm on my way to Sydney and I've stopped at Keith Motor Inn. 3 phase destination charger adding 103km/h. The proprietor thought $10-15 was about right for an hour of charge so I gave him $20. On now to Horsham for the night.

 

[Chuq]

Nice to see a site being flexible and helpful regarding the "available for patrons only" rule!

 

[bradjc]

I'm on my way to Sydney and I've stopped at Keith Motor Inn. 3 phase destination charger adding 103km/h. The proprietor thought $10-15 was about right for an hour of charge so I gave him $20. On now to Horsham for the night.

I'm in Horsham at the moment, scoping for potential Supercharger sites while the other half is Boxing Day sale shopping . It's a busy place today!

 

[Mark E]

I'm on my way to Sydney and I've stopped at Keith Motor Inn. 3 phase destination charger adding 103km/h. The proprietor thought $10-15 was about right for an hour of charge so I gave him $20. On now to Horsham for the night.

An hour of charging on 3ø 32A is 22kWh, so $20 is 90.9c/kWh. Another way to look at it is that you will drive 100km on that power, and the average price for premium petrol is $1.50, so that's the equivalent of 13.3 l/100km...

Either way its a nice profit for the motor inn. If they are paying 0.50c /kWh then $11 would be about right - and its quite possible that they are paying that depending on the time of day and if they are on variable pricing or not.

 

[PJF000]

I doubt that they would be paying any more than 0.28c/kWh.at peak

 

[Mark E]

I doubt that they would be paying any more than 0.28c/kWh.at peak

My guess is about 42c... Electricity & Gas Plans - Small Business | EnergyAustralia

 

[PJF000]

Rates attached

 

[Mark E]

Rates attached

Yep. 42c 7am-9pm. 24c off peak

 

[mhh]

I hope to hell the guy was making a healthy profit. Without him, I wouldn't have got to Horsham.

 

[mhh]

Don't rely on the Sourdough Bakery in Bendigo. It's closed today and the power is off at the wall charger. Fortunately the City Centre motel around the corner was more helpful.

The trip is going well but the AP isn't reliable on these winding B roads. It's put me into the other side of the road several times today. Crests on curves are its undoing. Frankly it's so beta it should come with a warning.