AEVA Forums

Oh don't worry - people will still have to change their behaviour. They'll still have to charge for 15 minutes every 2-3 hours, which is different to what they're used to - but it's in the bounds of acceptable change. But 10 minutes every 1 hour? That's not going to sell EVs. They need to build a ne...

Echoing you here. I simply don't understand the current fixation of super fast chargers and huge battery capacities (i.e >60kWh) for cars. But hey, I guess that's how human psychology works, i.e. cater the least required scenario first, then deal with the general mass later. That's where I gave kud...

I understand the logic of the spacing between fast chargers on major roads. When demand becomes higher , in the future, rather than double the number of chargers at these locations, wouldn't it be better to locate extra chargers in between? In the long term that's probably quite likely. A few thing...

I wish there was another one between Euroa and Melbourne. As a Leaf owner, that would be great - but look at the new EVs around today - the ones that will make up the majority of EVs in a few short years. Pretty much all of them have a range of 200+ km. This network will suit all of them, but to bu...

Well it's been a long time since this thread got an update, but NRMA are making progress. This is how their map looks now (blue = open, yellow = planned) NRMA's map: https://www.mynrma.com.au/community/initiatives/electric-vehicle-fast-charging-network https://i.imgur.com/onciDC3.png Note there are ...

Actually I just noticed this thread wasn't updated when the news came out that these two sites were part of a national Chargefox network! Expected to be complete by the end of 2019! 18 from Adelaide to Brisbane (mirroring the existing Tesla superchargers) and 3 in WA (Crossing Perth from north to so...

Article about the under-construction Barnawartha site: https://www.bordermail.com.au/story/5842821/barnawartha-electric-vehicle-charging-station-the-fastest-type-in-australia-going-live-soon/ Paywalled, so... The second electric vehicle charging station in a national network has been built by a Melb...

These are very exciting vehicles

It's the kind of thing that, if going by Facebook comments on mainstream news articles, apparently 99% of Australia needs

As per: https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/jump-start-to-victorias-electric-vehicle-revolution/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/victoria-chips-in-to-install-ultra-rapid-ev-chargers-australias-fastest-98212/ Australia is going to get its first two 350kW charging stations in Victoria, thanks to the Vic Govern...

It's a difficult situation. DC fast charging networks serves a particular purpose. Renault chose not to enable DC fast charging on the Zoe, when every other mainstream manufacturer does so in one form or another. Should every fast charging site have to set up a third charge connection just because R...

Thanks for the reminder Bryce! Christopher mentioned this at our last Tas meeting but I hadn't got around to starting it. Will you be having a single example of each vehicle? Or is it the more the merrier? (Just thinking there will no doubt be quite a few Leaf reviews!) I'm guessing you want multipl...

My Leaf is on a novated lease - I simply didn't include fuel (electricity) in the lease items. It varies between provider, but you can generally include whatever items you want (e.g. if you have your own insurance bundled with your house etc. you can continue to do that separately). In my case it wa...

4Springs wrote: ↑

Sun, 15 Jul 2018, 06:13

reecho wrote: ↑

Sat, 14 Jul 2018, 14:57

And this car will put the biggest dent in all the Model 3 pre-orders that Tesla have in Australia.

If it gets here before the Model 3. Based on past experience I'm not holding my breath!

The Kona will be first if they are both delayed at an equal rate!

Anybody have any further info on the install timeline? I know that Jindabyne has gone in, Newcastle is rumoured but no-one has reported seeing it yet, and Cooma is in the pipeline (this year? in Massie St, behind the visitors centre. Bega is apparently on the list. Can't find out definitive info re...

praxidice wrote: ↑

Wed, 30 May 2018, 10:56

Thanks anyway, but I seriously doubt that I'll be taking my Minicab to Cloncurry.

Famous last words...

From a grid point of view they absolutely love batteries! What does a residential connection do now? Go up and down, peaks and troughs all day long. What does a residential connection with a battery do? The peaks drop, the troughs rise, it gets closer and closer to a nice straight line. A network op...

Just crossposted this in the Vic branch forum (specifically the Euroa site), it may get more traction there!

Hi guys, sorry to crosspost but thought I may get a better response in here! Is anyone in the Vic branch willing to take on the challenge of encouraging the owner/manager of the Euroa Coles Express to get a DC fast charger installed, where the Tesla supercharger used to be? More details: http://foru...

Hi there-standard (and car) requires the lead to be 'dead' if car is not charging. Electronics in evse are needed for car to accept electricity from evse. Just a type 2 socket will not work for a mass market ev. (See Modular Power AVC2 for pilot and control explanation evse electronics also availab...

My off-peak tariff runs from 9pm to 7am, so can pull 70kWh from the grid over that period. In the hypothetical future I'd like to have my families Leaf and Model 3 (which have done 20-30 km each commuting), and a friend's Kona (who has driven 200 km from Launceston to stay overnight) and have the a...

Look up OpenEVSE "hydra" Don't know if it's still in development.... Found a video! It looks good for a homemade creation, but doesn't seem to do what I wanted (it doesn't intelligently balance the supply - e.g. when he connects the second load the first drops from 30A to 15A even though the second...

Thats for the info everyone! jonescg The charging a battery looks interesting... if I went that route I would get a proper home battery system and just charge that during the day, then discharge to the car battery at night.. not very efficient though and increases cycles on the home battery unit. Al...

(This is one of a number of topics related to home charging. Since the questions are separate, I'll post each in a separate thread! Other threads - Simple type 2 outlet for home charging , Load sharing ) My last home charging post is a relatively simple one - because I have a video to explain it :) ...

(This is one of a number of topics related to home charging. Since the questions are separate, I'll post each in a separate thread! Other threads - Simple type 2 outlet for home charging , Solar diversion ) I currently have some of the plaster sheeting removed in my garage, so I'm looking at putting...

(This is one of a number of topics related to home charging. Since the questions are separate, I'll post each in a seperate thread - other threads Load sharing , Solar diversion ) I notice that people fit into two categories for home charging - those who just use "a plug" (15 amp, usually) or those ...