This is the first non commute trip that I have taken since the replacement of the battery. I was off to Toowoomba to show my car at a 9 star energy efficient display home (
http://geoffgibsonhomes.com.au ).
I started with a full charge and set off to the St.Lucia DC Fast Charger
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| Full charge at home |
When I arrived at St.Lucia, the charger was not working. Due to my previous experience travelling to Gatton, I continued the journey. Tritium fixed it the next working day.
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| Broken power module :( |
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| Still enough to get to Gatton |
I arrived at Gatton with 28km and plugged into the DC Fast Charger and pressed the start button. While it charged to 90%, I had morning tea. The battery temperature went up one bar while charging.
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| Arrived at Gatton with 28km left |
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| Veefil DC Fast Charger at Gatton |
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| 90% and time to leave |
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| Plenty of battery to climb the range |
I arrived in Toowoomba and visited the 9 star display house. It was amazing to see what goes into an energy efficient home. They had all the materials on display and could explain what they did and how that helped.
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| Hume Street Display home |
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| EV Display |
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| Kitchen of the display home |
After the display was completed, I headed back to Gatton. I sailed down the range using regen and got back one bar of battery.
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| Back from Toowoomba with 23km |
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| Gatton Veefil Charger starting the charge |
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| Finished charging at Gatton |
The battery temperature went up another bar after the second charge. I was able to travel the whole way home with 30km left.
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| Leaving Gatton and heading home |
I never did try to go up the range. I always chickened out as I didn't have the safety net of a publically accessible L2 charger up there just in case my 78% capacity battery wasn't up to the task.
ReplyDeleteThere is a fast charge station 20km outside Toowoomba now, but it is a stretch. Will give it a try and see. Once on the range, it is fairly flat, so might be able to get there.
Deletehttps://www.plugshare.com/location/136601