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Following EV-charger signs into Miriam Vale

Miriam Vale, Queensland
NSW → QLD Road Trip 2022–23
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We spotted a series of small blue EV charger signs along the road, and followed them into Miriam Vale.

What a lovely spot. The EV parking is a little further down the road from town, but there’s a cafe, toilet, nice park. Oh, and bats. Fran is not a fan of bats 🦇

Charging

Only one RACQ Chargefox CCS2 charger, so the Tesla after us had to wait a few minutes. Fortunately, we had both checked in via PlugShare (which helps find an available charger), so we knew who was waiting etc.

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  1. Brenda McKrudd via Facebook ↗
    Can I ask
    How Much does it costs to recharge a car on average
    Just curious
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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Hi Brenda. You can ask any questions you like ☺️. The cost to charge depends on the charging location. Here’s a rough list of costs for us to charge from typical 20% to 80% battery (which is about 260km/36kWh of our 440km/60kWh range).

      Home solar: free. Technically we lose the 5c export feed in tariff for that energy, so it’s $1.80.

      Home super off peak: $2.84 (we had 7.9c per kWh between midnight and 4am)

      Home off peak: $5.36 (14.9c/kWh)

      Destination chargers: free. These are at some hotels, restaurants, car parks and visitor centres. Typical speed 11kW.

      DC fast chargers: $16.56. They vary, but this is based on typical $0.46 per kWh. Typical speed 50kW. Currently they are free for NRMA chargers in NSW.

      DC superchargers: $23.40. Based on typical $0.65 per kWh. Typical speed 150 to 350kW.

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      1. Brenda McKrudd via Facebook ↗
        Tesla Tripping so is that total charge cost for vehicle

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      2. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
        Brenda McKinnon Those are the costs we typically pay to charge (from 20% to 80%), since we never roll in on empty and rarely need 100%. But theoretically, if we were to charge from empty to full (60kWh or 438km in our case), then the costs would be:

        Home solar: free. (Losing $3 feed in tariff).

        Home super off peak: $4.74. (About 1c per km)

        Home off peak: $8.94

        Destination chargers: free

        DC fast chargers: $27.60

        DC superchargers: $39
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  2. Dave Coates via Facebook ↗
    Nice coffee shops up on the right too, the nearest is quaint almost retro.
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