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Am seriously considering buying a Tesla but with no immediate plans by tesla for superchargers in or around Adelaide, I am concerned about being "adelaide-locked". Would be interested to hear how other adelaIde tesla owners are managing.
Timpoo, where does that guy who travels from Melbourne to SA plug-in? I'd love to take the car to Adelaide for a visit. It would be great to see a destination charging wall connector put in a motel about half way between Melbourne and Adelaide (maybe in Nhill?).
I've got a D on order (I wish I'd stayed with the P85+ order but that's another story). I'm relaxed about the lack of superchargers as I wouldn't use them anyway, preferring to charge at home. The lack of service centre is a greater concern but I'll live with that. If the September deadline gets bumped further, I'll probably cancel my order just to punish Tesla. I'm an early adopter - if you can't deliver early, I don't want you.
I'm not sure where they plug in but because they have a mobile connector they just stay somewhere within range, charge up overnight, then make it to Adelaide. That's my understanding.
I've got a D on order (I wish I'd stayed with the P85+ order but that's another story). I'm relaxed about the lack of superchargers as I wouldn't use them anyway, preferring to charge at home. The lack of service centre is a greater concern but I'll live with that. If the September deadline gets bumped further, I'll probably cancel my order just to punish Tesla. I'm an early adopter - if you can't deliver early, I don't want you.
I was looking at the Melbourne-Adelaide route for fun and I can't see anything much between Horsham and Adelaide as an overnight destination. Is anyone familiar with that area that knows of somewhere suitable within striking distance of Adelaide/McClaren Vale etc? An 85 can probably do Horsham-Adelaide in one hop at a stretch but a 60 can't.
It really is no different to what we went through with the Sigs. we were put off time and again. The original delivery date got pushed out eventually by over a year!!! The difference now, is that at least Tesla has a concrete presence in the country which it did not have then, which made it all the more frustrating!!!I share your frustration mhh. I am in fear each day that the Sept order will be bumped again.... Once bitten, twice shy. What really bugs me is the lack of communication from Tesla as to what was the real reason for the hold up. Without supplying us with that answer leads one to thing that there is no good answer. For example, they don't say, "the RHD dual cars requires us to build a different assembly line which will be completed in August with deliveries to start September." That could be shown to be untrue. But silence sounds like, "it's not currently worth our trouble switching over to RHD yet because there aren't enough orders yet...but our bean counters tell us that by September....could be worth it then..."
I have stayed at the Midway Motel in Kaniva, about 50km from Nhill on the Melb/Adelaide hwy 03 5392 2515, nothing flash but neat and clean. My daughter & husband have bought a shop in Kaniva, (floor & decor) next door to the tourist information centre which also serves food. A community roadhouse also serves food. The pub in the middle of the street has schnitzel night Thursday. Anyway it is about 315km from Adelaide if that's any help.
I have stayed at the Midway Motel in Kaniva, about 50km from Nhill on the Melb/Adelaide hwy 03 5392 2515, nothing flash but neat and clean. My daughter & husband have bought a shop in Kaniva, (floor & decor) next door to the tourist information centre which also serves food. A community roadhouse also serves food. The pub in the middle of the street has schnitzel night Thursday. Anyway it is about 315km from Adelaide if that's any help.
Hi Brewstermac. Does your family still have the shop in Kaniva? Kaniva is now almost exactly half way between Adelaide and the Ballarat SC making it ideal for a pitstop on the Adelaide to Melbourne route. Would the tourist centre be interested in putting in a destination charger? I know the Keith and Horsham SC are coming in 2017 (Tesla time) but i think in the mean time you would see quite a few Tesla's making the 6 hr - 8 hr stop and spending their money in the community. When the SC are up and running in Keith and Horsham you might see even more traffic and it might make a good stop for those looking to grab a few kwh with their lunch or overnight between Adelaide and Melbourne.