Quick stop for a wee in Bega. Last stop before our destination in Tuross Head.

Charging:

The same white bearded guy in the old blue MG was here again. We waited for him last time we passed through, months ago. When we arrived, he said his charging had slowed (to about 12kW), which happens when the battery charge gets above 92%. He still doesn’t seem to follow the “when charging slows, move on if someone is waiting” etiquette. A few minutes later he came back and said “it’s all yours”.

Hat off to him for his persistence with his old EV. I think he said he only gets about 100km out of it (compared to over 300 or 500km of most modern EVs). He uses it to carry all sorts of farm supplies, including, I’ve heard, hay bails, soil and a pig!

We only charged for about 10 min, while we went to the toilet.

Just after we plugged in, another local showed up (I think in a BYD). He said that the white bearded guy says he can’t really charge at home because his solar doesn’t produce enough 🤔. Then we discussed the dilemma of the free charger from The NRMA: it’s great to get a free charge, but it can be often clogged by locals who will use it to save $10 charging at home.

Last time we came through here, a few months ago, this was the last fast charger before Sale, over 400km away. But now, there are several new ones, some of which we used along the way earlier today, at Sale and Orbost.