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A charging spot near Sydney Airport

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I drove to Sydney Airport to pick up Francis, coming back from Hamilton Island. Found a convenient charging spot in a nearby suburb, to park while waiting for her plane to land.

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Since I had to wait anyway for the flight, I opted for the slower (and cheaper) 50kW charger, rather than the “ultra fast” 350kW. Our Tesla Model 3 RWD only does a max (briefly) of 170kW, and typically 50 to 100kW anyway.

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  1. Dan PT via Facebook ↗
    Assuming the rapid fast are not operational?
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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Ah, good point. The ultra fast chargers were working too. I just chose the slower one. I’ve added an explanation in the post.

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  2. Richard Webb via Facebook ↗
    Are you saying Francis went to Hamilton Island but didn’t go by Tesla? Very out of character…
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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Richard Webb LOL. It was. We did drive there a few months back. But this was just a three day visit to our daughter.
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  3. Jordan McShannon via Facebook ↗
    When you say it only briefly charges at that speed, what do you mean? We are looking at buying a model Y and I’m trying to better understand charging these things.

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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Jordan McShannon Hi. Our Tesla Model 3 is the standard range RWD version. It has an LFP battery which has a maximum charge rate of 170kW. I have only seen it get near that speed for less than five minutes. Then it ramps down to near 100kW then 50kW, as the battery nears fully charged.

      I should do a test of charging at a 50kW vs a 350kW charger from say 20% to 90%, at the same temperature. My guess is that the 50kW charger would take about twice as long (not seven times as long). I’m happy to answer any questions ☺️

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    2. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Jordan McShannon There seems to be a detailed discussion of charging rate here (I have not read through it):
      https://insideevs.com/news/514857/mic-tesla-model3-srp-ch…

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