Dborn
Confirmed
reply from Naomi regarding conference call and failure to mention any right hand drive news.
"You are correct that we are planning to start delivery in China from Q1 2014, slightly earlier than RHDs.
We are still slated to start delivery for RHDs in Q2 (April-June) of 2014 starting from our Signature customers.
I hope in the next couple of months, we will be able to announce pricing and options.
Sorry I don't have more information for you, but we will notify our Reservation Holders when any news becomes available. "
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"You are correct that we are planning to start delivery in China from Q1 2014, slightly earlier than RHDs.
We are still slated to start delivery for RHDs in Q2 (April-June) of 2014 starting from our Signature customers.
I hope in the next couple of months, we will be able to announce pricing and options.
Sorry I don't have more information for you, but we will notify our Reservation Holders when any news becomes available. "
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My guess is that 3 phase supply will be available. I understand that it was made available in Europe, so we should get that here too. My house has 3 phase, but I built in 1999 and put in air conditioning and a lift, which is why. In Sydney, i think standard supply is 80amps per house. I am sure my supply is a lot higher, but don't know how high. Mind you, i live down the end of a private road and it cost me a fortune because i also had to run the street bundled cable from the transformer. About 300 metres!!!Anyone have thoughts or educated guesses on electrical requirements for home charging?
I'm having some power work done soon and if I need to upgrade my supply (and/or change to 3-phase) now might be a good time to start getting organised.
The "High Powered Wall Connector" (HPWC) http://shop.teslamotors.com/collections/model-s-charging-adapters/products/high-power-wall-connector can supply 20kW so at 250V that's 80A.
The Western Power site http://www.westernpower.com.au/residents/connections/connections.html helpfully tells me the standard supply on single phase is only 63A - although my main circuit breaker is 80A, I don't know if that means I have a larger than standard supply already.
The standard supply on 3-phase is 32A per phase, and from what I can work out that is also somewhere around 20kW depending on power factor, so I have a feeling I need to either
a) get a quote on upgrading to a non-standard supply or
b) not bother with getting the "twin charger" option and charge at "only" 10kW (which will still charge even the 85kWh battery overnight)
- Matt