Supercharger - Corio (Geelong), Vic

[Chuq]

It's showing up on Tesla's website map now. Well, it's half updated... the address and details are filled in, but the marker is still grey and the location hasn't been moved yet! Looks like they're calling it Geelong and not Corio.

 

[moa999]

Not a surprise there. Unlikely Geelong will get a 2nd.
Even Canberra doesn't use suburb names.

 

[corndog]

Ballarat, silly location for people not living in Ballarat, should have been near the BP service station on the Ballarat exit from Melbourne. As an "in-town" charger, I think they could have put it on the otherside of the road near stockland.

The Chargefox Ultra-Rapids have been a far better option for me. If I'm ever stopping in Ballarat to charge, it's on a Friday evening and I'll be looking for dinner. Everything around the Tesla SCs close quite early, but the Ultra-Rapids are located near Grill'd, Nandos, Subway if you're early enough, and other stuff too. Plus they're cheaper than Tesla chargers.

 

[BUMPYKNUCKLES]

The Chargefox Ultra-Rapids have been a far better option for me. If I'm ever stopping in Ballarat to charge, it's on a Friday evening and I'll be looking for dinner. Everything around the Tesla SCs close quite early, but the Ultra-Rapids are located near Grill'd, Nandos, Subway if you're early enough, and other stuff too. Plus they're cheaper than Tesla chargers.

I assume the Ballarat location is where it is due to easy access from the bypass, similar in Geelongs case.
People can always grab food from the nearby options before charging and eat in the car.

 

[AussieOwner]

It was updated and in red yesterday when I checked. Doubt they will change the name to Corio though.

 

[whoistheg]

Yes, its 5 min off the free and 5 min back onto the freeway. If it were in the middle of town it would be 10/15min

 

[moa999]

Pins now in the correct spot.
Looks like some has created a manual Plugshare entry which will need to be removed when the real one pops up

 

[corndog]

I assume the Ballarat location is where it is due to easy access from the bypass, similar in Geelongs case.
People can always grab food from the nearby options before charging and eat in the car.

The time difference in negligible. Plus if you need to make an extra stop to get food on the way to the SC, you were better off going to the UR. Anyway, each to their own. UR works best for me in this case.

 

[AussieOwner]

I drive past this charger frequently and it always seems really busy which is a good sign. Could do with more in Melbourne however as Richmond always seems chocckas

 

[moa999]

I drive past this charger frequently and it always seems really busy which is a good sign. Could do with more in Melbourne

Good to see.. as have been only a few check-ins in Plugshare.

3 more Melbourne sites due this year based on the map.

 

[AussieOwner]

Hi all. Has anyone noticed that the car always shows “2 bays available “ in Geelong charger despite it being an empty charging bay with no one using the chargers?

Would this be a software bug or are the units broken already?

Drove past the charger today and just noticed it.

 

[bay74]

Some of the plugs at the Geelong site don't work. As I posted elsewhere:

I was at the new Geelong site [on Saturday 10 July 2021]. One other Model 3 there, in stall 1b. I go to stall 1c since I am on that side of the site and this being a V3 there's no pairing. Quickly goes to 30kW - and stays there. Uh, no, that's not right. Move to 1a. Weird, handle button doesn't open charge port. Ah well, use the screen. Plugged in, and am told to check the power source. Nothing doing. Moved over to the other side of the site, forget which stall exactly, and get the expected ~160kW.

For a new site, a bit disappointing.

 

[AussieOwner]

Some of the plugs at the Geelong site don't work. As I posted elsewhere:


For a new site, a bit disappointing.

How do we report this to Tesla?

 

[Anubis]

car always shows “2 bays available “

How do we report this to Tesla?

I got a feeling you answered your own question before you asked it...

 

[James_B]

Some of the plugs at the Geelong site don't work. As I posted elsewhere:


For a new site, a bit disappointing.

Thanks for the info, I was sitting here wondering why it was only charging at 30kW. Moved to a different stall and now getting much better rates.

 

[KazzaK]

Hi, does anyone know if the supercharger in Geelong is up and running yet?

 

[RayK]

If you are referring to this one:

Find Us | Tesla

Use the interactive Find Us map to locate Tesla charging stations, service centers, galleries and stores on the go.

www.tesla.com

it appears to be.

 

[Chuq]

See this thread: Supercharger - Geelong, Vic

 

[jjrandorin]

See this thread: Supercharger - Geelong, Vic

Post is about a specific supercharger in australia, that has a thread already. Moving post to that thread.

 

[Tasdoc]

Hi, does anyone know if the supercharger in Geelong is up and running yet?

Yes, I have used it a few times already. Keep in mind that it only has CCS2 plugs, so older S/Xs will need charge port rewiring+adapter