Model S top to tail trip of New Zealand

[Johnwill]

Here are some highlights from the recent road trip completed by Steve West and Carl Barlev. Their journey took them from Auckland to Cape Reinga to Bluff and back to Auckland.

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Steve's P85+ at Cape Reinga

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Grabbing some go juice in Whangarei

...along with friends.

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New Zealand actor Chris Curtis apparently likes EVs.

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At Lake Rotorua

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Slumming it in Hamilton.

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Shopping for spares. :wink:

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Halfway down the North Island, Lake Taupo, only a few more thousand kilometres to go.

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Charging in Wellington. What infrastructure?

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Getting the grand tour of a very big series hybrid with electric final drive. Carl even got a bit of a top up of the Tesla during the ferry crossing.

 

[Johnwill]

It's a case of plug in where you can.

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The result of hitchhikers and extra luggage.

 

[Johnwill]

Where better to get charged up than somewhere with 540 MW of installed generation.

 

[Johnwill]

Some stops required more help than others. Roll on the day when Type 2 EVSE units are everywhere.

 

[mike_j]

Simply awesome.

A lot of kiwi ingenuity on display.

 

[MangroveMike]

Brilliant!

Your guys are really #LeadingTheCharge. Well done.

 

[meloccom]

I’m going through the New Zealand specific threads and moving them to the New Zealand Forum.
Came across this thread from 2015.
For all those new owners nervous about EV charging infrastructure in NZ see what it was like 4 years ago.

 

[Ecoli]

Thanks meloccom, that's an interesting piece of history

 

[Misterbee]

Goodbye Pork Pie Hat!

 

[ecarfan]

Wow! Those folks are the true pioneers. My hat’s off to them.

I’m going through the New Zealand specific threads and moving them to the New Zealand Forum.
Came across this thread from 2015.
For all those new owners nervous about EV charging infrastructure in NZ see what it was like 4 years ago.

Here’s hoping that soon there will be Superchargers all the way from Whangarei to Queenstown (though locations in Invercargill, Gisborne, Dunedin, Greymouth and Blenheim would certainly be helpful; maybe by 2021?).

 

[Ecoli]

SC Whangarei, Wellington, Tauranga and Geraldine - coming soon 2019
getting close to only 3 months left now....

 

[Matt_NZ]

SC Whangarei, Wellington, Tauranga and Geraldine - coming soon 2019
getting close to only 3 months left now....

Here's hoping they're V3 Superchargers!

 

[RobDickinson]

aha not a chance

 

[Matt_NZ]

aha not a chance

With ChargeNet putting in their first 350kW chargers soon, Tesla will start to look a bit outdated if they don't do the same!

 

[RobDickinson]

With ChargeNet putting in their first 350kW chargers soon, Tesla will start to look a bit outdated if they don't do the same!

Theres many 350kw chargers in Europe already, fastest way to charge a model 3, still only a handful of v3 in USA and none in Europe.

We barely have superchargers let alone v3.

 

[Matt_NZ]

Theres many 350kw chargers in Europe already, fastest way to charge a model 3, still only a handful of v3 in USA and none in Europe.

We barely have superchargers let alone v3.

Have they installed new V2 Supercharges in Europe since V3 became a thing?

Since the locations I mentioned haven't been installed yet, it doesn't make a lot of sense to install V2 Superchargers and then have to upgrade them to V3 later on.

 

[Ecoli]

Since the locations I mentioned haven't been installed yet, it doesn't make a lot of sense to install V2 Superchargers and then have to upgrade them to V3 later on.

Good point maybe that's why there has been no progress with them....waiting on V3, fingers crossed

 

[Renaissance]

Have they installed new V2 Supercharges in Europe since V3 became a thing?

Yes, many new V2 sites continue to be built both in Europe and North America. V3 rollout does seem to be picking up steam slightly now, however.