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Hi Australia and New Zealand TMC members. I am flying out on an overseas holiday this afternoon. I am staying in hotels which promise WiFi but you can never be sure of the speed quality of their systems. I will still be around but the speed of my responses will be slower and you may see some...

Hi all Australia and New Zealand TMC members. TMC has had a Marketplace section for some time but it has recently been upgraded to allow you to support locations. Link to the new Marketplace below. Marketplace This new location feature should resolve many of the issues that occurred previously...

This thread is for the general discussion of the marketplace listing 2014 Model S 85. Please add to the discussion here.

So I’ve had my first out of warranty battery repair experience on my 2014 Model S 85. I went to the recent TOCA event at Silo’s Estate that is also the Berry Supercharger location. I used the Supercharger location to generate the navigation. About 15 minutes from the destination the car threw an...

Nice to know Tesla tests for extremes.

Tesla has opened orders in Thailand https://www.tesla.com/th_th

The EV Summit in Canberra is being held today, hosted by the Electric Vehicle Council of Australia. Audio available on this Twitter space; supports PC only not iPads.

The QLD Minister for Transport Mark Bailey released the QLD Zero Emissions Vehicle Strategy today. Details of the policy on the QLD government website are here: Development of Queensland's new Zero Emission Vehicle Strategy

This is quite a surprise given that most people had even heard of Tesla only 5 years ago when I fist took delivery of my Model S. I spent most of the first year answering the questions: "Who Makes it?"; "Yes but who owns Tesla"; "What do you mean it doesn't have an engine!" Toyota on top, Tesla...

Hi all, Some time ago (2014) I created this thread: My Charging Story (Long) I have seen some members post comments saying they don’t have home charging, which may be because they live in an apartment building like I do. This thread outlined my experience in getting my Tesla charge connector...

Another reason to move to New Zealand. Government promises 'decent' incentives for electric cars

Tesla have always said that they would be willing to work with other manufacturers to share costs and allow other brands of EVs access to the Supercharger network but so far that has not come to pass. It also occurred to me that Tesla could create another income stream by selling access to the...

I have decided to take the plunge and drive to Alice Springs for the TOCA event in August. I have a jack and wheel brace all organised but would prefer not to own a fifth wheel and tyre as I don’t expect to use it much or ever again. Does someone have a 19” spare wheel and tyre in the Sydney...

My Model S 85 is now 3.5 years old and I have watched the rated range slowly fall at each charge. Some of the change is battery degradation and some is likely changes to the calculation algorithm during updates. Currently when I charge it stops at 90% with 423Km rated range. How does this...

I was watching the report today on the news and there was a suggestion that from April, Tesla vehicles would be involved. I found this statement on the Tesla website. Model S Safety Update It suggests that vehicles produced up to 2016 are involved in the recall but as the problem doesn’t appear...

Going to a nephews' wedding in Hobart on the 25th so I thought it would be a good excuse for our first real road trip. We will be driving to Melbourne from Potts Point on Saturday the 20th leaving early but how early? Google maps quotes a door to door trip time of 9 hours so I am predicting 12...

60 Minutes Australia ran a segment on the Power Crisis in Australia and interviewed Elon Musk about it. For Aussies its available on Nine Live and for others there is a teaser clip on YouTube. Considering the recent NEGative events that have occurred in Australia I think they could have spent...

Drive.com have just posted a YouTube test of the Renault Zoe and confirmed it is coming to Australia, but there's a catch.

So is 'Matt' the star of the video on this forum?

Well it looks like the 100 MW battery is really going to happen in South Australia. Elon Musk to build world's largest battery in Australia

Another review of the Model S, this time the P100D Ludicrous Tesla Model S P100D 2017 review | road test Quite a good review, but don't quite understand what he feels has changed in the interior apart from the change in seat design.

I got a phone call from Tesla on Friday to say that they were starting a Certified Pre-Owned program for Tesla's so I can now trade-in my 2014 Model S 85 on an AP2 equipped car. I passed on the opportunity but thought I should mention it for anyone who has been waiting on the scheme coming here...

I have become increasingly concerned about the mixed EV charging standards in Australia. Initially we inherited the J1772 standard as the only production EV cars available, the Leaf, iMiev and Volt all brought with them US or Japanese charging standards as we had none of our own. As Chargepoint...

I lost a good friend yesterday and so far as I know now the funeral is in Forster next Tuesday. I looked up destination charging and there seems to be a dead zone between Newcastle and Port Macquarie. EVtriplanner tells me I will use circa 330 Km rated range to get to Forster. The plan so far...

Not everyone on TMC is lucky enough to own a Tesla so I thought I would post the dates and times of the Tesla Electric Road Trip. Sorry Queenslanders it seems we missed yours but here are all the Dates and times with a link to the RSVP page for anyone who wants to go along. Indooroopilly...

The new development of Yarra Bend in Melbourne is offering Solar, Tesla battery and an EV charge connector on each new house.Not cheap though. Reported by One Step Off The Grid Developers website

So normally I miss out on invitations from Tesla so was pleasantly surprised to get one today without prompting. Has anyone else got an invite?

Whilst the first Signature deliveries started on December 9 last year, today, December 29 marks the anniversary of the start of production deliveries including mine. So I just wanted to send best wishes to all Model S owners, signature and production. As a birthday present I gave my year...

A number of members have asked for this as a sticky thread, so here it is.

Hi all, The site administrators are busy at the moment trying to prevent this forum from being a tool for people to advertise their Tesla Referral links. See the Site Feedback section for the Forum rules and Advertising rules. As anyone with a Tesla Referral link can gain benefit from...

From the Tesla Motors Referral Program web site it suggests that Model S owners will receive an email with a link they can pass on to a friend to participate in the program. Anyone in Australia got this email?

Elon will be on #60Mins at 9:00PM Channel 9 in Sydney, check your local guide for other locations

Does anyone else think that the recent Tesla video appears to have been shot in Australia. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SEwlX4_nkaE The car is driving on the left and the grey green of the landscape looks Australian. I'm thinking south Coast below Sydney. Does anyone recognise where this is?

An interesting video comparing statments between our Prim Minister Tony Abbott and Elon Musk asking the question can you power a Steel Mill with Solar Energy? Tony-Abbott-vs-Elon-Musk As an Australian I find it quite depressing.

if you missed it I recommend that you watch tonight's 4 Corners program "The End of Coal". The End of Coal? - Four Corners It includes a short clip of Elon presenting the Powerwall last month.

I think it's likely there will be a lot of discussion about Supercharger sites as the roll out occurs so I have decided to create separate threads for each site once it confirmed. Below are some pictures posted by brewstermac on the general Supercharger thread.

this just popped up on mt Twitter feed. The first Melbourne EV Expo is on Sunday. Melbourne-electric-vehicle-expo

Now that I own a Model S, I was hoping to use it to make people think about clean transport and energy use. Sadly the NRMA Motorfest is now a Shannon's event so for classics only. I did find the All American Day hosted by the Mustang Owners Club on January 18 at Castle Hill Shopping Centre...

Fascinating story about how much of a game changer the Gigafactory will be on the Reneweconomy website. How Tesla could pull more consumers off the grid Quote "In the US, Morgan Stanley says there may be a “tipping point” that causes customers to seek an off-grid approach." If Tesla start...

It looks like all versions of the Model S are Illegal for P plate drivers in NSW. Novice Driver - High Performance Vehicles Restrictions

If you missed tonight's Four Corners Program titled Power to the People you should try and catch one of the replays on Tuesday or watch it on ABC iView. It's somewhat depressing as it shows the changes in policy in Canberra are threatening investment in large scale renewable energy and shows...

Since I mentioned that I have successfully installed a plug point in my apartment garage to Tesla and on this forum I have been asked to outline how I was able to do this as many people have met with resistance from Owners Corporations. This is a summary of my experience, apologies if it’s a bit...

So we know that Ian is Signature #1 and confirmed his order on June 4th. Based on the Model S Delivery update thread it seems to take between 5 to 6 weeks to enter production. (July 9) 3 days in production (July 12) 2 days testing and shipping to port (July 14) 20 days at sea (August 3) 7...

Hi, I tried to do an online quote for the Model S at my preferred insurer (NRMA) and whilst the car was in the list the website asked me to call for a quote. I rang and they did the quote over the phone for $1350 annual premium for a $142K agreed value which seems OK to me. Anyone else...

Discussion on the Hong Kong forum suggests that Tesla may not support or supply a portable EVSE for the UK style plug used there. BS1363 to IEC62196 220V 13A portable EVSE My best guess for the plug receptacle on the Aus/NZ Model S is the IEC62196 or Mennekes like Europe and HK. Here most of...

With the recent talk about Tesla Motors presence in Australia I though I would do a thought experiment on how many Superchargers you would need to travel the South East Coast of Australia from Brisbane to Adelaide. If Tesla partnered with a couple of companies with 24 Hour businesses along the...

Just got an e-mail from Jay McCormack announcing a roadster test drive event on September 1, 2011. Queensland Raceway 1 Champions Way Willowbank QLD 4306 Directions...

Like the USA, Australia has long had a fondness for large cars, like the Holden Commodore, recently sold in the USA as the Pontiac G8. Now a consortium of ex GM engineers, Better Place Australia and others want to develop EV's on a large car platform. EVengineering Website Press-Release No...

So you live in Texas, and can't afford a Tesla but want to drive electric? Ebay item 230442438387 is for a 2001 Chrysler Sebring. Although it has ended, the seller attracted no bids so would probably now be open to offers.

Ebay item 180453841002 is a Radiant Red roadster number 270 with a matching hardtop that the seller says has gone only 377 miles.