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First Casual Meetup of 2020 – Wed Jan 1, 2020

By happy coincidence, our next scheduled casual meetup is Wednesday evening, January 1st.

We had a chat about options for this at our last casual meetup at Swan Settlers Market and John and Shirley proposed that we go watch the fireworks on the Canning River near Salter Point.

We propose to meet on the northern foreshore around 7pm near 33 Salter Point Parade, Salter Point, where there is a small beach. John and Shirley have offered for people to park at their house – 16 Redmond Street, Salter Point, which is a casual 850m walk from the location – you may be able to park closer, but it can get quite busy.

The fireworks start around 8pm, so we’ll meet and have a picnic/chat on the foreshore in advance and people are welcome to stay after the conclusion of the fireworks.

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Teslas at the Drive-ins – AGAIN

In case you missed the last time, or if you want to go see a better movie 🙂

…we are returning to watch Ford v Ferrari.

Wednesday 27th 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 childhoods watching a movie in the back of our 21st Century cars!

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.

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Gin Tasting at Sin Gin – December 1st

Come along to Sin Gin, one of WA’s newest (and recently highly awarded) gin producers at their new home in the Swan Settlers Market in the Swan Valley for a tasting and social meetup

Sin Gin orchestarted the installation of the Tesla HPWC there, and we’re returning the favour by sampling their product!

We’ll meet from around 11am for some tasting – there are plenty of opportunities for lunch and other delicacies at the market, and in the surrounding area – we may also head out to a winery afterwards.

Sin Gin Distillery, 124 Lennard Street, Herne Hill WA 6066

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CYBERTRK Reveal Livestream

Come along and watch the CYBERTRK reveal with other owners on Friday at 51 Hampden Road, Nedlands. We’ll meet from 11:30 with a view to the livestream kicking off around midday

There are various local options to grab some lunch, and we’ll supply some light refreshments

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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).