Tesla Australia

Sharing knowledge and impact of EVs in the Australian community

[Sawyer Merritt @SawyerMerritt]

Tesla Australia: Model 3 is available at a 1.99% interest rate, $0 upfront.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

What Earthlooks like in radio frequency from the ⁦@Starlink⁩ direct to phone satellites

[Tesla Australia @downunder_tesla]

@elonmusk I guess we will just keep buying mega packs instead

[Sawyer Merritt @SawyerMerritt]

BREAKING: @Tesla has secured a new ~$650 million contract to build the largest battery energy storage system in Australia, over twice the size of the storage system pictured below.

It will mean the Neoen Collie battery will be sized at a total 560 MW & 2,240 MWh.

This $650M contract means French developer Neoen will add a 341 MW/1363 MWh second stage battery to the Collie facility. Its first stage, already under construction, is sized at 219 MW/877 MWh. Both are to be built with a total of ~572 Tesla Megapack batteries, making it a massive ~$1.1 billion project.

When complete, the Collie battery will have the ability to charge and discharge 20% of the average demand in Western Australia's main grid.

(Photo below is a Megapack system in Phoenix & not the Collie facility. It's just for reference)

Source: https://t.co/Apdk4GA4oI

[Sawyer Merritt @SawyerMerritt]

NEWS: Tesla Australia should offer tax incentives to transform the mining nation into a hub for processing the minerals used for EVs.

“Australia can be more than a ‘dig and ship’ nation” Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm told a conference in Canberra on Tuesday. https://t.co/hkwck6QdbJ

[Sawyer Merritt @SawyerMerritt]

EV SALES IN AUSTRALIA: 2011-2023

Source: https://t.co/G7bGbGpCfD

[Alex @alex_avoigt]

“The hydrogen car, it only takes three or four minutes to fill. But filling it is a 63-minute experience because there’s only one refuelling station in Melbourne, there’s only one in Victoria, there’s only a handful in Australia,” said Alan Finkel, Australia’s former chief scientist and one of the few owners of a hydrogen car in Australia, who added that it took him 30 minutes each way to drive to the refuelling station.

[Tesla @Tesla]

First Cybertruck built at Giga Texas! 🤠

[Tesla Australia @downunder_tesla]

@SawyerMerritt @Tesla 37.5% of homes in Western Australia have solar panels. However base load power is sourced for coal fired powered stations.
These is a great step forward for a renewable economy for WA

[Tesla Australia @downunder_tesla]

@SawyerMerritt As of March 2023, there are 22,259 Teslas registered in Australia.
Current registered
3 12,094.
Y 6,445
S 3720
X 1,000.

Tesla has some work on price and charging stations( only 69 super chargers here)

Toyota Corolla
$25,990

3
$54,990
Y
$72,990
S
$119,990
X
$169,990

[Tesla Australia @downunder_tesla]

As of March 2023, there are 22,259 Teslas registered in Australia.
@Tesla @elonmusk

[Tesla Australia @downunder_tesla]

As of March 2023, there are 69 Tesla Supercharger stations in Australia, with 400 individual charging stalls.
@Tesla @elonmusk

[Vedaprime @VedaPrime]

***Breaking #Tesla News***
A 2022 Austin built Tesla Model Y left hand drive arrives this weekend in Sydney. It is likely to have a 4680 battery pack to be used for harsh climate testing/training. 


Join the tracking and pre-delivery service. Info https://t.co/zAXNc8oaVf

[Sawyer Merritt @SawyerMerritt]

Looks like a lot of 4680 Standard Range Model Ys are popping up in Tesla's inventory.

For $4k extra (including induction wheels), you bump up to a LR and get 49 miles more range and a 0.2s quicker 0-60mph time.

[Tesla Australia @downunder_tesla]

@SawyerMerritt More charging stations are required to realize Teslas true potential

[green @greentheonly]

Some Semi porn for those that need it on this New Years eve.

The modular battery is rated at 1000V
DUs are cooled with "mega cooling" modules.
Axles are called: Torque and Efficiency.

(Happy New Year everybody!)