Nice planning Steve. We went through a similar process last year on an Adelaide return trip (from Tamworth) in our Long Range Model 3. We camped every night and used the 15A outlets and had access to free charging in many towns (NRMA) although those days are understandably gone. This is nothing like as challenging as Rob's trip but it was a toe in the water for us. I used a Spreadsheet, Plugshare and the phone to check on availability. I don't see a lot of value in ABRP for rural/remote travel. All went well with no outages except the NRMA charger in Hay. Thanks Tritium Veefil 50kw. One thing is for certain it was not too hard but not the sort of trip people who hate planning would enjoy Charging is becoming easy along the east coast. We drove to the coast a few days back and Taree now has brand new x 12 V4 Superchargers and Port Mac another 18 v2/v3 chargers not far up the road. But boy are the delays inland becoming frustrating. The Armidale Supercharger has been "coming soon" for nearly 2 years. Many other DC charging sites have also been"coming soon" for nearly 2 years. Hopefully we see more progress over the next 12 months on many of these planned sites. But its all a lot of fun and the challenge can be a hoot !
I like your approach Steve - In some parts you certainly still need to have a plan A, B and C but the Queensland Electric Super Highway has come a long way and made EV travel much easier. Sadly for more remote towns vandalism is a random factor relevant to such planning. I did a 3,000 km outback trip several years ago from Canberra in my Model 3. Went through Dubbo, Nymgan, Cobar, Wilcannia and culminated in a farm stay NW of Broken Hill and visit to Lake Menindi. The NRMA Wilcannia superchargers were shown as out of action. When I checked NRMA said they would not be fixed in time so I took a 3 phase connector as backup. I wasn't too concerned as there is 3 phase power at the hospital next to the NRMA chargers and at the camping grounds. But when I arrived at Wilcannia one of the NRMA superchargers WAS working (NRMA and Plugshare were still reporting them as out of action). The extension cable is a must. I've used the "through the window" trick at a motel and a B&B (neither would accept payment for the power). Currently planning a road-less-travelled Queensland trip myself. Look forward to seeing more of your adventures later.
I have seen the odd tesla in outback SA, maybe 3 or 4 of them travelled up to Coober Pedy way. Even seen a realy new flash ferrari supercar out there once, so its achievable, though probably very uncomfortable doing the rough and bumpy sturt HWY in a supercar.
I'm in Queensland and have been to or past most of your trip in Qld, Great trip. Very jealous. We took our Model Y from Home (Near Gatton) to Glenn Innis for a day trip to see the Wind Farm there. Love me some Wind turbines. We got a stray rock from a semi through some roadworks just outside Warwick and that's a $1, 900 replacement windscreen. But anyway, have a great trip. PS we got 2 new Tritium 150kW chargers with 4 plugs at Plainlands (I've put some picks on PlugShare) I wouldn't have expected any chargers near us for years...The Tidalwave of EV's is coming.
@@jamesaustralian9829 I Thought so too but when I told my sister she paid $3000 for a Mazda CX5 windscreen...But Model Y is very special shape and is imported from tesla not made here.
DC fast chargers in the Outback! Lurrrxury. We found on our trip across Australia, if you reduce highway speed to about 90Kph you will significantly increase your range. as for comms, we had a travel plan starlink with us to help with planning and ringing ahead using Wifi and internet. the new backpack models will be awesome for such trips. Look forward to the rest of the trip!
Doing 90 on freeways is pretty dangerous. I've often sat on 114 with cruise control, come over a crest and slammed the brakes on hoping I don't rear end someone doing that. It's mainly caravans and road trains doing it, so you can see them from further back so theres time to avoid hitting easilly, but when you suddenly come up on a small car doing 85 / 90 it's just downright dangerous. So please, if you like the idea of having a large reinforced bullbar pushing your boot into the front seats, go for it, do 20/30kms under the limit in a small car.
Hi Steve just wondering if you are still using Amber? I was considering it but the more look into it I’m more undecided. I have Enphase 13.2kW solar, 2x PW2, 3 phase Zappie charger and BMW i4. What worries is the negative FIT. I would change to OVO but not available to me Bomaderry.
Hi Steve, I got frightened off Amber when my May bill was $300+! They tell me I’ll get a credit back to the Govt reference price. I’ve changed to AGL’s EV plan. I think you need a home battery to make Amber work. My Tesla is not always ready to take a charge when Amber is ready. Cheers
@@stevestesla9120 Thanks for that info. We are pretty limited down here with providers, changed Red Energy EV saver with 7c fit and 2 hours free electricity on Saturday and Sunday. Not the best time to charge because most times l am out driving. I’m up in the Wollongong area a bit so if see you around I will say hi, you car would stand out with your number plate. Cheers
200kg of sand bags flying around in the cabin during a crash could be a hazard. A Ute has a more separation from the cargo. A sheet of Lexan behind the front seats could provide protection from the cargo. Otherwise the Y looks like a nice setup.
Good luck with that. You do know that EV's depreciate at a greater rate than ICE vehicles? If you bought your sparkling Tesla One Year Ago It Has Lost As Much As $40,000 In Value according to source jalopnik. One factor contributing to this is the current price war with China and Musk slashing prices, plus car rental companies dumping Ev's in the thousands because they are more expensive to insure and maintain. Ev's currently are a gimmick at best for the early adopters who are now getting burnt for paying a premium. I'll stick with my ICE vehicle for as long as I can. Cheaper to purchase, cheaper to insure and maintain and a much healthier depreciation curve.
how heavy is you e-bike and motorbike rack for it, i believe (regardless of towbar type genuine or non geniune) has a max vertical load of 70kg, i assume it also sticks out bit adding some torque to it as well? I do realise they should have 160kg towball limit too, i'm not sure why the difference except for leverage between the 2 supposed different loads.
They look like a good option for those that cant do the gears on a regular bike, but the price tag, holy moly - I didnt think theyd be that much. I might have to stick with the electric assisted mountain bike as my local commuter for a while longer.
Supised to see the differences in charger brands. With the 350kw charger would that high speed be an off peak thing during the night time perhaps ? And couldnt help but notice at 11:41 - that little mini panelvan is a beuty, probably worth a few bucks nowdays.
The bike rack looks pretty handy, and a good rubber liner mat is a very good investment for any vehicle. What ranges do you get with the Tesla loaded with all the gear Steve ?
I don’t think there is much difference as I do less than 100km a day. However on a long trip we lost 20% range….Tesla model Y tow package - Range reduction towing ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-a7bcEPcN3x4.html
Seems on par with my ute, if I have it loaded right up it uses maybe 20 / 25 % more gas. Ive wondered what the range variation would be with electrics when loaded / unloaded. Cheers.
Just for the record, Steve, Ute is not an Australian abreviation of "utility vehicle." Ute is an abreviation of Utility Truck. There's a big difference.
I think it likely is going to be even faster now. With the recent price drops it and high price of fuel it doesn't make sense even now in June 2024 to buy an ICE car. For example if you look at the Toyota Camry SX Hybrid its $44K. The Tesla model 3 is only 11K more at $55K and it's a much better car and charging is free if you charge at home.
Yes, you get it, turns out I was wrong….I was wrong - Your ICE vehicle will be worthless sooner ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pqPVNyNUC7s.html
When I got my Tesla Wall charger installed for my Model Y the Electricians (Specialist in EV Chargers) had a Model 3 and it was LOADED up Inside and Roof Racks with Ladders etc. I asked them if they would have preferred the boss to buy them a Ute. "Nope the Model 3 is great"... I agree the model Y has a lot of space for such work like you. Thanks Steve. I was at a party and some people I was talking to had every excuse under the sun not to go EV. None of their excuses were any good. They will one day.
I think with any new tech, you'd probably find a few people waiting down the line as the newer models all go through the teething process and refinement maybe? I can certainly understand the cost factor for some people given the cost of living these days, I fit in that bracket, I couldn't afford a decent second hand car at the minute - but something like the electric bike shown in this video would be ideal for me, especially with a bad leg, I'd love the idea of riding without all the fiddling around with gears.
The best charger is the one that is vacant and no other EVs are using the other adjacent chargers because each one will double the time it takes for you to charge yours.
EVs are for wealthy people. I asked a Tesla owner how he managed to have a backup plan in case there is a storm and he needs to charge his vehicle. He mentioned he is investing in a "powerwall". I go to Tesla's website and the cheapest "powerwall" costs $9,000 without installation costs. That is insane, you literally have to spend $9,000 to have "backup" electricity for your vehicle. Us ICE owners have $50 jerry cans that we utilize as backup. EVs are just not a serious answer for the common working man. Maybe for the ultra elite wealthy they are, but not for the majority of us.
Glad to see it may actually happen soon ish in Australia. About flamin time. Thanks 🙏 so much for the price at the end too. That’s not bad hey. I’ve heard it’s $13k in the USA or $99 per month. Great vid.
The bz4x is just Toyota green washing. Notice how the marketing for the bz4x was exactly the same time as Toyota was lobbying against the vehicle emissions standards. The AFL is sponsored by the bz4x. Toyota probably only expect to sell 1000 of them. Doesn't matter. It's all PR.
@@AlanTrades yes, when you plug in an electrical trailer connector it switches to trailer mode automatically. If you use a bike rack for instance without an electrical connector then you have to manually switch on trailer mode. Cheers
There is one legitimate reason for Japan to lean towards hydrogen over BEV, relative to other countries, which is that Japan is struggling to provide enough low carbon electricity. They don't have very good locations for solar or wind. They are actually importing solar produced hydrogen from Australia in order to get green energy. The main argument against hydrogen cars is the low efficiency of converting to hydrogen and back to electricity. But in Japan's case they are already doing the hydrogen conversion anyway, so putting that hydrogen directly into cars may make more sense than it does in other countries where you can charge a BEV from grid connected renewables.
Hi, I can see how that might make sense for Japan, however how can they hope to export hydrogen vehicles globally when the rest of the world doesn’t have the infrastructure or the same energy pressures?
