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Wednesday Drive-in

This coming Wednesday 13th November, TOCWA will be at the Galaxy Drive-In Theatre in Kingsley – Perth’s very last Drive-in.
Come and join us in reliving our 20th Century childhood watching a movie in the back of our 21st Century cars!
The Café has homemade burgers, Chiko Rolls and milkshakes as well as other 1970s classics.
Gates open at 6:30 and the movie starts at 7:15pm.


 
We will be gathering at Moolanda park opposite 6 Harness Street Kingsley from 6:15pm, before driving in convoy around the corner to the Drive-In at 157 Goollelal Drive Kingsley 6026 at about 6:45pm.
All members and friends are most welcome to join us in celebrating our cars and reviving fond memories.
 
 
….by the way, the movie is Gemini Man….
…. not that the movie really matters ?

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Charging from 3-Phase with the Model 3

The Model 3 comes with Tesla’s new second-generation mobile charger. This charger is capable of charging from standard sockets from 2kW up to a maximum of 7kW – however, in Australia, it only comes with tails for 2kw (10A) and 3kW (15A).

We’re working on a tail for Australia which allows you to make use of 32A/3-phase plugs to get the full 7kW that the charger is capable of. These plugs exist at a lot of City of Perth car parks, as well as on the “Round Australia” route.

Of course, we also have a first-generation mobile connector that will allow for 11kW charging on a Model 3 which members can borrow:

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v10 is coming

So – Who else got an email being all excited about v10?

Looking at ev-fw.com , 2019.32.11 seems to be in general release now.  I also find it interesting that they make a big deal about Spotify – because US cars haven’t had that before – one area where we’re ahead on international cars..

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CCS2 Adapter for Model S and X now available

We’ve finally got our hands on the long anticipated CCS Combo 2 adapter in Perth.

As per the information at https://www.tesla.com/en_AU/support/supercharging

  • All Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles produced after May 1, 2019 have the technical capability to charge at CCS Combo 2 charging sites with the use of a CCS Combo 2 adapter.
  • Owners of older Model S and Model X will require a service retrofit in order to take advantage of CCS Combo 2 charging via adapter – you may schedule a service retrofit at your local Tesla service center via your Tesla mobile app.
  • CCS Combo 2 retrofit service will cost $798, including the cost of a CCS Combo 2 adapter ($271 when purchased separately).

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Como Car Show

Our next casual meetup date coincides with the Como Rotary Car Show at Wesley College, so we thought it might be good to do both!

http://comorotarycarshow.com/

If you’d like to display your car – and we’d hope to have a few Model 3’s in Perth by then, it’d be great to have a good contingent of Teslas there.  Please get in touch via email to Ken or Rob if you’re interested and we’ll get you on the list.

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Web Browser is here, plus School Zones – version 2019.32 updates

We’ve had our first update to bring some new functionality for a while (unless you count games).

Software v2019.32 adds the long-missing Web-browser to Australian cars

It only functions in Park, as soon as you engage a gear, it closes, but it’s still handy to have.

Also added in this version is support for Australian School Zones – the display now shows the time-based speed limit below the default one

(sorry for the slightly blurry photo – taken by my son while I was driving)

The database of school zones is still taking shape – some are missing, so keep an eye out, and feel free to let us know if you find missing ones – I noticed that it doesn’t know about the school zone on Pearson St adjacent to Churchlands Primary School but it does seem to know about the ones around Churchlands SHS and Newman.

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New Gwelup DC Charger

A few of us met up at the opening of a new DC fast charger at PrimeWest Gwelup

There is a 50kW Chademo/CCS2 as well as a twin 22kW Type-2.

For now, you either need a Chademo adapter, or a Type-2 to Type-2 cable to use the charger.  Model 3 Owners can simply plug in with the CCS2 connector