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These chargers at Ampol North Lakes are a good design. Long cables with hinged support arms, which means that despite the charger being positioned between the two parking bays you can use either side, park either way around, and still reach your charging port regardless of which of the four corners of your car it's located on.

They're 160 kW chargers which is no longer cutting edge, but our car can only handle a max of 150 kW anyway so that's a non-issue for me.

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Errol Cavit 10h ago

Home fine from first #BYD Atto 2 #EVRoadTrip. As expected ABRP battery level prediction was conservative, possibly due to a bunch of 80-90 km/h driving vs 100 km/h.
Have decided to minimize night driving on NZ rural highways with low traffic, needs more concentration without engine/gearbox giving info, and low feedback from Atto 2 suspension.

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Errol Cavit 1d ago

Have plugged the #BYD Atto 2 in ok at mum's, should be enough to get us home tomorrow.
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Errol Cavit 1d ago

Minor excitement on the drive back to Dargaville from Whangarei. Came across a car sideways across SH14, a ute parked opposite it. Stopped well back, put on hazards (remembered that the button is in the center console), partner was asking mum where we were for the 111 call as I was thinking 'time to go for a walk'. Then the first fire engine arrived so we stayed put. Once they put the cones out they waved us through. Ambulance went past a couple of minutes later, we had seen a person standing next to the road at the site.
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Errol Cavit 1d ago

Ordering dinner at Lone Star Whangarei with the whānau.
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Errol Cavit 1d ago

Happily munching on the yummy rolls from Kaiwaka Italian Bakery at mum's in Dargaville. We did a drive by of a couple of the public chargers in town. Will do a top-up before heading over to Whangarei this evening.
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Errol Cavit 1d ago

Good to see that the Atto 2 has guessed that we are on a road trip. The projected range has dropped in reaction to driving at 80-100 km/h rather than my average 12 km/h commute.
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Errol Cavit 1d ago

Off on our first #EVRoadTrip in #BYD Atto2. Will be doing an extra charging stop on the first leg to confirm account set up ok for use at the Gull Kaiwaka (and to call at the Italian Bakery).
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Anthony Horton 2d ago

The journey to Brisbane was completed in accordance with the plan. Charged in Tamworth while having breakfast and in Tenterfield while having lunch, and made a couple of other quick stops for driver swaps and toilet breaks.

Tenterfield was the only time we had to wait for a charger, fortunately just for 15 minutes. Tesla's lopsided charger designs are awkward for non-Teslas that have their charging ports on the correct side of the car, but fortunately the cable was just long enough to reach across.

Tesla cars were very much in the minority at these chargers while we were there, a reflection of the fact that there are no other good ones nearby. There are NMRA chargers in Tenterfield and Glen Innes, and a Chargefox in Stanthorpe, but they are all single chargers with max charging rates of only 50 kW for the NRMA chargers and 75 kW for the Chargefox. By contrast the 4 Tesla chargers in Tenterfield are nominally capable of up to 250 kW if your car is too.

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Anthony Horton 2d ago

Today's plan: charge in Tamworth before we leave, charge again at the halfway point in Tenterfield, then push on to Brisbane. It's 620 km, which will take an estimated 8 1/2 hours including just over an hour of charging time. We'll have breakfast and lunch during our charging stops so it's not just wasted time.

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