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Range of ATTO3 BYD & newbie charging tales
We live in the country and have just purchased a BYD ATTO3 - very comfortable, responsive and enjoyable to drive, has good clearance and handles the bumpy road well (slowly) - lots to learn about the new technology and numerous driving aids.
Unfortunately there is currently only one suitable fast charger within 50 kms of where we live (NRMA Mudgee)
Range for the car on trip from Sydney to Mudgee was less than we hoped - would have just made it home (340kms) but with not a lot to spare - so chose to give it 10 mins fast charge in Mudgee before continuing on to our farm. Was available according to PLUGIN however a Tesla was there charging so had a 20 min wait.
Competition for fast chargers is a growing issue, exacerbated by many out of order chargers - status not always correctly shown on APPS.
Suggest an automatic system that requires EV drivers log in when plugged in so other EV drivers would know when the fast charger was free and when busy and plan around this - even better if you are able to book a place.
NRMA is this a possibility?
We aim to rely on home charging using our 20kW offgrid solar system. Currently only have a10 amp plug which is very slow - still to work out just how long but estimate from empty would be 3- 4 days @9-10 hours/day.
We will get a type 2 charger (any recommendations) but still waiting on a quote from someone prepared to install on a rural property 50 kms from town.
NRMA_Paul
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2 years ago
Hello @Stonecottages, that's a fabulous idea and one we are working on behind the scenes to ensure EV owners will be able to have visibility of available chargers in our network through our EV app. Most likely we'll see something released next year, but we will ensure there is lots of notice provided too.
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Mal_P2
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2 years ago
@Stonecottages Regarding your type 2 charger, are you looking at "smart" charger that integrates with your solar system so that charging from excess solar only is an option, or a less expensive "dumb" charger that you can manage yourself?
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Monzur
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2 years ago
Not sure If you are aware that the current plan from is in this map. Hope things get better fast for all of us EV users.
https://nswmaps.evenergi.com/
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electricTrevor
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1 year ago
Hi Stonecottages
I too have a BYD Atto3 and discovered that it being a single phase AC charge unit in the car means you can only benefit from one phase. This is not a problem if your house is single phase, you will get up to 7kW per hour but if you are 3 phase then you may get little more than the supplied emergency cable offers.
Best you talk with your electrician before you purchase any charge point.
Cheers
Trevor
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johnpaul
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1 year ago
I also live in the country and have a solar/grid/battery connection. I recently bought a EVSE 32Amp smart charger - cost about $1000. I got my local electrician to install it for about $400. It was very straight forward, he just needed to install a 32 Amp circuit. I only have single phase but it charges at up to about 6kW.
For me, if I can't get a free charge from an NRMA charger, it is cheaper for to charge from the grid when I'm home (if there isn't sufficient solar - I only have a 7kW system with a 13kWH battery) than high price chargers on the road. Unfortunately I don't think you have that option. Do you have a large enough home battery to help you through?
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