Wollindilly chargers out of South-West Sydney

[alison]

Council never responded to my submission, but perhaps the message got through anyway.

Anyone heading to Canberra will hopefully be able to divert off the F5 taking the Hume into Picton (bypassed and sleepy for years) for coffee and a ramble around town:

www.camdenadvertiser.com.au/story/5300915/electric-car-chargers-keep-shire-moving-with-the-times/

There's a load of good sites around council chambers that are central to all the shops.

[Feng]

I thought the top photo in the article was the charger and got excited!

[alison]

Yes sorry, should have noted "The councillor hoped to see charging stations become a reality by the end of the year."

I've contacted him to offer to assist.

[alison]

Going to be NRMA, first half of next year:

www.camdenadvertiser.com.au/story/5807306/wollondilly-to-house-electric-car-charging-stations/

[alison]

Dec 14, 2018 8:03:51 GMT 11 alison said:

Going to be NRMA, first half of next year:

www.camdenadvertiser.com.au/story/5807306/wollondilly-to-house-electric-car-charging-stations/

Right, well they completely missed that deadline, but it is now active - tested this morning.

Note that it did two Err 22 messages on the chademo before I decided to turn the car off completely, then it worked fine. Can't remember if this is usual behaviour.

www.plugshare.com/location/244278

[Feng]

That's great, it makes Canberra more accessible. It's 97km from my home to Mittagong and I was questioning how safe it was to do non-stop.

Anyone planning to take long day trips with the expanding charging network? I'm still aiming for Canberra, maybe even beyond.

[EVangelist]

May 14, 2020 13:15:45 GMT 11 Feng said:

Anyone planning to take long day trips with the expanding charging network? I'm still aiming for Canberra, maybe even beyond.

The furthest I have ever driven my LEAF from my home in Sydney is 65 km, charging overnight.  I have never tried to cover more than its range in one day, hence needing to rely on an in-trip charge.  Having said that, I bought it as a city car, and never expected or intended to use it for longer trips.

So in comparison, driving Model 3 is such a different universe.  The longest drive we’ve done in a weekend is 780 km.  Just being able to drive completely range-anxiety free at highway speeds of 110+ km/h without missing a beat is just incredible.