What charging cable(s) included in deliveries in Australia?

[Hong Konger]

While waiting for my Model 3 to be delivered, I have started ordering some useful (hopefully) accessories.

Just wondering other than the Universal Mobile Connector, does it come with any other cables/adaptors? I can people in the UK forum discussed that a blue 3 metres long Type 2 cable is included with their deliveries.

Thank you.

 

[Rolond]

No

 

[moa999]

No type 2 in Australia.
Tesla have a 7m one on their website,
Or plenty of other 5m cables around the place

 

[Hong Konger]

Thanks all for your response. Any recommendation on where to get one? good quality and good value?
Thanks again.

 

[Nobody Famous]

where

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The 7.5m one looks decent value but not in Stock. Paid nearly that for a 5m J1772 to Mennekes cable 2 years ago.

Otherwise the spiral ones look appealing, but not sure how practical they are in use or storing away.

Check Aliexpress if you want cheap at the trade-off of a wait. You only need 16A three phase for the Model 3.

Plenty of local options:

Type 2 to Type 2 Mennekes Charging Cable 32 Amp for Tesla, Ioniq,

The one essential cable that every Mennekes / Type 2 equipped vehicle needs (see compatibility list) to enable safe and secure charging from public 'Universal' charge points.Renault, Tesla, some BMWs, Mercedes and many other Electric Cars use the Type 2 /Mennekes connector. NOTE: connector...

www.evolutionaustralia.com.au

Type 2 (11kW) EV Charging Cable (Tested & Tagged)

11kW EV Charging Cable for public charging. Capable of 16A/11kW 3-Phase charging, the Tesla Type 2 EV Charging Cable is perfect for charging your Tesla from a Type 2 public charging station. NOTE: As this cable operates at 16A, when connected to a single-phase charger this will result in a...

store.jetcharge.com.au

 

[cafz]

I'd just wait for the Tesla shop to get that one back in stock. It's not a critical item to have right away.

 

[OzVic]

You only need 16A three phase for the Model 3.

Unless you get stuck on a single phase charger.

32A cable is better in that case as you'll get 7kw charging instead of 3.5kw.

 

[moa999]

Unless you get stuck on a single phase charger.

32A cable is better in that case as you'll get 7kw charging instead of 3.5kw.

Agreed. And plenty of council/street chargers will be single phase due to the ease of getting it versus three phase in many areas.

 

[dasn]

Another thing you could pick up is a Type 1 to Type 2 adaptor. Again, not necessary, but there are some Type 1 public charges around. I just got one from AliExpress and it works great so far. This video goes over the different charging equipment for a Model 3 in Australia if you prefer watching a video.

 

[meloccom]

2 local sources of EV cables are:
EVSE and
JetCharge
I have bought a number of items from JetCharge and seen what EVSE sells too and they are both good quality and local which is important to me. As others have said you can get cheaper, direct from China but quality can be patchy.

 

[Nickdp]

Plenty of local options:

Type 2 to Type 2 Mennekes Charging Cable 32 Amp for Tesla, Ioniq,

The one essential cable that every Mennekes / Type 2 equipped vehicle needs (see compatibility list) to enable safe and secure charging from public 'Universal' charge points.Renault, Tesla, some BMWs, Mercedes and many other Electric Cars use the Type 2 /Mennekes connector. NOTE: connector...

www.evolutionaustralia.com.au

At single phase 32A Type2 station I tested a Type2 3phase 11kW cable and the car reported 20A, ~4kW (single on-board charger).
Using a 22kW Type2 cable, car reported 32A (as expected), ~7kW, a 75% increase.
If that improvement is significant then go for the 22kW cable.

Here's another local option, and slightly cheaper than Evolution.

 

[Rolond]

Before you go and buy one work out whether you actually need it

Use PlugShare (www.plugshare.com) to see what chargers are in your area, or places where you may shop, you can filter your search by plug types, depending on which suburb of Melbourne you live there may be plenty of options other than type 2, often at the same location

Another thing to be aware of is that though the charging may be free, parking may not be, this is particularly true in the Melbourne CBD

If you do not travel a lot of Km's and you can charge at home you may not ever need one

 

[Priit]

In most cases the extra cables are not needed. I bought type1 to type 2 adapter and the type 2 22kw cable when I bought my car 2 years ago. I have used the adapter once to test it and I have used that cable 3 times in 2 years when arriving at charger all other faster ports were in use and a slower charging type 2 was still available. So chances are the extra cables will not get much use.