29/12/2025
TRIP GRAND SUMMARY: -> -> -> Portland 12 Apostles -> -> Bathurst -> Blue Mountains -> Brisbane
- Total charging cost = 600 AUD with 575 in SCs and 25 at 1x Evie. and also got free charged at Exploren (Melbourne) and Chargefox (Adelaide)
- total petrol saving costs of round 250 AUD..
- total distance covered = 6,152 KM….
Glad its all free from any road user tax!
- Travelled with 3 kids, my wife/ commander in chief.. Our 32L Fridge, 3x luggage bags, puncture kit and autoinflater kit.. and round 7x grocery bags…
- using Pirelli front tyres and the real cheap Rotalla tyres for back tyres.. No issues on the latter 😀
Key learnings / Tips:
- Glad to have the fridge.. no issues with venting etc. best it can go is 7-9 degC with bout 3/4 full.
- search “toilet” and add as waypoint closest to whatever SC you target to go. Most Maccas close theirs at 10PM
- do side trips by navigating to points of interests : we did around 15x on this trip. beat find was the cherry picking at Wombat
- SCs are slightly cheaper (but stacked well) vs other chargers.
- Regularly clean windscreen to avoid errors relating to autosteer (dont have FSD).
- still lots of newbie tesla owners so pack extra be patience on educating others around charging etiquettes…
Will we do this again? Absolutely! 😀
