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Re: Motoring group unveils its first 200 kW “super site” with eight charging bays

techau — Fri, 10 May 2024 02:11:21 -0000

I love seeing my EV infrastructure.. however I'm not sure why we're calling a site with 200kW x 8 chargers a 'Super site'.
Albury Supercharger site at the Commercial Club has 250kW x 16..
Just call it a charging hub, that'd be fine.

Re: Customers to be paid by network to charge EVs in Australian first trial

techau — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 05:32:30 -0000

Great, where do I sign up?

Re: Tesla FSD Beta released in Europe and Australia

techau — Thu, 25 May 2023 00:06:32 -0000

You can also find the details here - https://twitter.com/techAU/...

Re: Tesla brings back Referral Program to Australia

techau — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 18:33:17 -0000

I don't agree John, I think a lot of friends are having friends/family buy Tesla's and they could both benefit from referral.

Re: Tesla Model 3 costs $14,000 less to own than average petrol car

techau — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 20:00:58 -0000

Yes 0-100 in 3.3 find me another car that does that <100k. Also if I meant towing capacity, I would have said that. Not sure who refers to storage as performance, but ok.

Re: Tesla Model 3 costs $14,000 less to own than average petrol car

techau — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 14:44:02 -0000

Including the depreciation in the costs is a little much, at best, would have liked to see them separated out. With the combined costs of recharging and servicing, generally you'll save maybe a couple grand a year. The problem is there is no good ICE comparison to the M3, so hard to say how many years of savings it would take before you're paying the equivalent. In terms of the Performance, there's basically nothing that compares at that price point.

Re: No new initiatives in federal government’s EV strategy, but Comcar to trial electrics

techau — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 21:45:48 -0000

Great to see Comcar now considering EVs, that's a big development.

Re: Victoria regional EV charging network expands to 18 chargers

techau — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 21:46:49 -0000

Need to skip on the 25kW chargers, go straight for 50kW min.

Re: Why ‘non-essential’ drives should be legal during Coronavirus lockdown

techau — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 06:59:19 -0000

I tend to agree, but they'd need to be short. The second you need food or a pitstop, you'll likely need to interact with others, which creates issues. Going to get fuel is allowed, so I guess you could claim that.. as long as you weren't hundreds of km away from home.

Re: tesla-model-3-leads-the-way-in-popularity-with-evs-in-australia

techau — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 15:36:01 -0000

If anyone is interested, here's my original article which weirdly isn't linked in the post https://techau.com.au/tesla...

Re: Tesla Model 3 is finally arriving down under and people are excited

techau — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 07:18:18 -0000

I was one of the lucky media to drive the Model 3 Performance last week at the media launch. That car is crazy fun to drive and I'm seriously excited to have ordered one. Awaiting delivery like many and very excited to own a Performance-

Re: NiceHash refunds users only 10% of hack balance, IOU for the other 90%

techau — Sat, 03 Feb 2018 15:00:03 -0000

Thanks for that valuable contribution Boba. Really appreciated.

Re: Is the Ford Mustang any good for a Road Trip ?

techau — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 22:03:08 -0000

This vehicle was automatic, however I have reviewed the auto version of the Mustang in the past and never had an issue with shifting. Tall bottles in any car will mean you may need to reach around or over the top, so best to avoid them where possible.

Re: Review: AO Tennis on Xbox One X

techau — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 17:09:49 -0000

Definitely not paid. Have you played the game? Which tennis game do you think is better ? What score would you give it and why ?

Re: Hands-on with Rift Core 2.0, Oculus biggest update since launch

techau — Sun, 10 Dec 2017 08:57:22 -0000

Thanks for the tip!

Re: NiceHash offers the simplest way yet to get into Bitcoin / Altcoin mining

techau — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 14:50:05 -0000

Still to be confirmed, but yes, I'm writing another post on it now and will update this one with a link to it.

Re: Review: 13″ Dell Inspiron 7000 2-in-1 Laptop

techau — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 22:15:01 -0000

Best of luck with the parents. Fingers crossed. Definitely think if I was buying, I'd go with the top model given the small price difference. May mean you get another 6-12 months out of it.

Re: Xbox ‘Stay and Play’ lets Sydney experience Xbox One X ahead of release

techau — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 18:31:00 -0000

My understanding is that it'll be the Samsung QLEDs..
http://techau.com.au/micros...

Re: Review: SONOS One, a promise for the future

techau — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 17:30:30 -0000

That's my understanding, but given both have different activation words, it should work fine.

Re: Review: Next Level Racing GT Ultimate v2 racing simulator

techau — Sat, 14 Oct 2017 22:39:23 -0000

Not in Melb, I'm in Wodonga, happy for you to hit me at jason@techAU.com.au

Re: Review: Next Level Racing GT Ultimate v2 racing simulator

techau — Sat, 14 Oct 2017 20:55:26 -0000

I have read your comment and after a couple of years, I'm still really happy with the GT Ultimate V2. I do wish the seat was better ventilated I often find myself having to strip off the jumper only minutes after starting racing. Once I do, its usually fine, but a more breathable seat would be a nice improvement in V3. In terms of the setup overall, my most recent modification was the change to a GT setup. This was simply a matter of a removing a few bolts to release a panel that angled the pedal platform. The platform now sits flat and results in a pedal angle, much more like your road car.

Re: Review: Samsung Q7F 65″ QLED 4K TV

techau — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 08:00:01 -0000

No mate, this is a premium TV, with a premium price, so I'd expected it to be good, the review details why it is.

Re: Breaking News: SA Premiere calls a major power policy announcement tomorrow at 11am.

techau — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 05:28:26 -0000

Updated.. cheers. Am sure this could be a great movie one day :P

Re: Who’s to blame for your slow NBN ?

techau — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 04:42:06 -0000

Thanks for the comment MHAUK.. I was of the understanding there was a max cap on the distance between nodes.. hoped it was far less than 1.4km. I know from previous internet connections (multiple km) from the closest exchange.. that ADSL speeds were 6-8Mbps. Moved down the road and that increased to 16-17Mbps.

I don't think 32/5 is acceptable, I'd think about dropping to a 50Mbps plan and at least saving some money each month.

I'm in the fortunate position where building a new home in a greenfield estate means I'll be on FTTP and should have a real shot at getting close to 100Mpbs.. I have a friend who lives around the corner that gets 80-90Mbps which I'd be happy with. Personally the increase in upload speeds is just as critical as the down for online backups, live streaming, gaming etc.

I'm going month-to-month to ensure the RSP (MyRepublicAU) can deliver decent speeds and given the variability, I'd suggest everyone initially signs up to the NBN doing this. If the RSP service is good, go ahead and sign up for a year to save some $$, if they're bad, you're not locked in.

Re: Review: Huawei Mate 9

techau — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 20:37:52 -0000

Have heard the Pixels have supply issues.. if she's happy with a big phone, the Mate 9 would be a great choice.