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Ok, but when will BMWs get indicators? 😜🤣

It's good that there are other options out there.

That's very kind of you to say. I do like pushing buttons and seeing what happens. 🤣

Firstly, thank you for noticing the production value, I do put a fair bit of work into it and it’s very much appreciated that you notice. 😀🙏🏻 As for the price, you make a very good point. I wonder if the “newish” lower prices of the Teslas will remain or it they are only temporary to “juice” sales? 🤷🏻‍♂️

I agree with your agreement. 🤣 I wonder if anyone knows why it is the way it is? Surely someone must know? 🤷🏻‍♂️

You’re welcome. Who’s Chris?🤷🏻‍♂️

Sorry Lee :)

Hi Chenfeng, thanks for reaching out to me about this. I will try to contact that company this week and see if I can get a response from them. If I don't hear from them, then I have two options. I could take this video down and I am fine with doing that. Or I can leave the video up, but change the title and the description to tell people they should be wary of this company. What do you think would be the better course of action?

Thanks Chris. 🙏🏻

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@@notacarguy_au excellent comment Chris @LeeHerbet

I’m sorry, what? 🤷🏻‍♂️🤣

@@notacarguy_au the number plate is NSW

Not the exact same one right? 🤣

@@notacarguy_au twin, just like Deni Devitos and Arnie

Yes, the similarity is striking. 🤣

Congratulations! Hope you have many happy years and trips with the new car. 😀

I just got my model Y two days ago! It’s incredibile, you’ll love it, congratulations

@@theottom6841 thanks Tom! I’m very excited to never go to a petrol station again 😂

@@clarkzy charging at home or work is beautiful and traffic jams don’t bother me anymore. It’s so relaxing, also you need to do the light show option at night tho it’s so cool

@@theottom6841 hah I have seen that, I’ve seen you can download custom ones which my inner child is excited about! The other thing I’m pumped for is doing inefficient drives like dropping friends home that live way out of my way, in a petrol car I’d be concerned but with electric it’s whatever !

I think more range will certainly make long road trips "easier" or at least more convenient. But on day to day use round town, I don't think it makes that much of a difference? A bit jealous of your Model X, such a shame we can't get those over here.

I didn't know that.

That's really interesting. We don't have Powerwall 3 available here yet. Thanks for the info.

This video is from over a year ago. 🤷🏻 Also it was my first time doing it and so I was a bit more conservative than I needed to be. There are already more chargers along the route and you could do it quicker in a long range as my Model Y has the lowest range of any Tesla. Also, I find that my bladder has less range than the car and I need a potty break every 200km or so anyways. 🤣 And Finally, I didn't plan any stops, the car did it all for me. ☺️

Oh wow, that's really interesting. I thought I was probably just imagining it. Thanks for the info.

Hey, if it's working for you, then it's working for you. 🤷🏻☺️

So what you're saying is "we can't have nice things"? 🤣😭

Same thing used to happen at Deakin Uni in Burwood Melb until they started charger 35c/kWh and $1.60 per minute overtime charge. Eventually, they just changed it to Staff and students only.

It's a shame cause if only the rules were enforced, I'm saying it would solve all the issues, but it would help. 🤷🏻

That’s what I’m thinking. 🤣

Yeah, but that sounds like a fair bit of messing around on our part as well. 🤣 also I never want to do something that affects other people’s stuff. Even if I think they are being selfish, I don’t think escalating will help. I can assure you I’ve thought of much worse I could do, but I never would. 🤣

That is up to the council that manages the chargers.

So what you’re saying is we can’t have nice things? 🤣

@@notacarguy_au Sadly, yes. I mean, the price to charge could be cheap, next to free possibly. But then the idle fees need to be really stiff and painful. Give a bit of a grace period. Everyone can do just like you - set an alarm to remind them to get their car. How much effort does that take you? Next to none, I’d bet. As to your title about nice things… you’ve answered your own question really. Look what happens when you put nice things out. Some people, mind you not all, come along and just take advantage of it. Why? Upbringing (or lack thereof)? Inconsideration for others? Self- importance above all others? All the above? I’d say that right now in that situation there are some people who are taking the lions share of the goods, leaving everyone else with empty plates, and empty batteries. “We tried folks. We really did. But, the reality is, it’s not working for everyone.” Make it work for everyone.

It seems simple yet it seems it’s not getting done. Perhaps it will in time?

@@notacarguy_au ChargeFox needs better rules...

You can do this kind of anonymously via PlugShare. With in app messages. Of course that’s assuming everyone uses PlugShare. I’ll admit even I forget to checkin at least 50% of the time. In my defence most times I’m plugging in not at home I am filming and have a lot on my mind. 🤷🏻‍♂️😀

@@notacarguy_au that is why i thought having a laminated A4 piece of paper with first name and mobile phone number and number-plate ~ is best, keep in the back seat or glove box, and just before one gets out of the car put that laminated page on the front dash / inside of the windscreen so people can easily see the number. better than PlugShare option. but everyone would have to buy-in and do it "treat others how you would like to be treated yourself"

@@_Sensei_8the challenge is, if people where already being considerate I wouldn’t have made this video to begin with. 🤷🏻‍♂️🤣

The doorbell is loud. At least loud enough for us to hear it in the house. We don’t actually use that doorbell as we’ve had a Ring for ages. But every now and then someone uses the locks bell instead and we still hear it. I think you’d be fine and worst comes to worst you could get louder bell later if it nots loud enough for your house.

I know, new things are scary. 🤣

The thing is, that would make you feel better, cause you feel like you've struck a blow for justice. 🤣 I am certainly not throwing shade as I've certainly thought of loads of "unprofessional" things I'd like to do in these situations, but I don't think any of them are actually going to help or solve the problem. 🤷🏻 It would be fun, at least for the person putting the sticker on. ☺️

@@notacarguy_au yes good point. I think you are just a nicer guy than me. But I would get double pleasure of not only applying the sticker but also lying, smiling in bed that night imagining that person getting it off.

I'm using both the Aqara app and the Apple Home app. I don't really use an app that much.

I don't agree with your point that the chargers should only be available to people using the facilities at the location. Perhaps in the future when more people drive EVs but for now, if only people who were using the club facilities could use them, they would stand idle for a fair bit of time. So much so that the council would decide to remove them as they weren't getting enough use? Now if every council facility had chargers that may be a different story. But it's a bit of chicken and egg don't you think? I think as long as the council is providing the chargers they should be open to anyone and everyone as long as people use them within the parameters that they've been provided, which in this case is the 4 hour limit. I'd love to see a day where most places where people "linger" like malls, libraries, gyms and event locations have a row of 10-20 chargers were folks can "top up" whilst they are using the facilities. I think it will happen, but we have a long way to go till then.

Ihave seen the exact same thing with a Mercedes on charge, then swapped out for a Tesla. Speaking of Mercs (and others) they can have FREE UNLIMITED USE of ChargeFox for up to 5 YEARS, but we really need to have them limited to 3-4 hours.

But I want free charging. 🤣

That's not a bad idea. Not sure it would resonate, but worth a try.

Yeah, that could work, but then that swings to the other argument that charging is "complicated" and needs apps. I don't think that is all that complicated, but I can see how someone who just wants to charge could find it that way. It's a shame, cause it's really nice how you can "just" plug in, push the green button and away you go.

​@@notacarguy_au unfortunately like all new tech it will be too complicated until they do "how to" guides on Sunrise

@@ForestLandSea So, what you're saying is once I get a spot on Sunrise, then I will know I've "made it"? 🤣

​@@notacarguy_au yep sadly true 😭

They take the least amount of setup and leaving the house. 😉

Nice to meet you too. Hope the rest of your trip was fun and uneventful. ☺️

Another thing they do is if the wifi/mobile network is down and can’t communicate with app or web it is free to plug in and charge “free vend”. And it gives a backup of at least the slower AC charger if the fast DC one is offline.

If you can plug in at home do, and leave the public chargers to folks who don’t have that luxury. None of which should be free. Everybody pays. There is no free petrol/diesel.

There isn't free petrol, but this isn't petrol. The electrcity can be generated for "free" once you've recouped the cost of solar panels for example. There are also loads of companies that offer "free" or "cheap" things to promote something. In this case the council is offering free charging to encourage folks to take up electric cars. Just like medical treatment and some medications are "subsidised" by the government becuase they realise that prevention is better than cure. Health insurance companies offer discounts if you can prove that you're doing to the gym and taking care of yourself.

@@bertborzoi We are talking about AC chargers here, not DC fast chargers.

Iv’e seen people just push the red button and turn the charger off. I’ve even seen once of twice they upplug the offending vehicles. But that doesn’t’ seen to worry them. So unfortunately that doesn’t seem to be the solution. I am hesitant to pull their plug out as I don’t want to touch some else’s property and also it wouldn’t’ help as the car there would still be blocking the spot. Now I do happen to have a 10 meter cable, so I could probably unplug them, be parked 3-4 spots across and still manage, but I don’t want to touch their property and also they would should be more considerate. 🤷🏻‍♂️☺️

@@notacarguy_au You could also check the with the charging company hotline for their advice or to make a report. Some will say to never unplug a car. It seems controversial topic because I asked both ChatGPT and Gemini "robots" and both agreed it is reasonably mannered to pull out plug especially if the plugged-in driver is abusing the system or you are in bad situation, with ChatGPT being the least passive- ChatGPT: "When someone has finished charging their electric vehicle (EV), it's generally considered good manners to **wait a moment** before removing the charging cable plug from their car. This allows them to unplug it themselves if they're nearby. If they're not around, you can carefully disconnect the cable, ensuring not to damage anything. Being considerate and respectful of others' charging time is essential in shared charging spaces. 😊" Gemini: "It's generally not considered good manners to unplug someone else's car charger, even if you believe they've finished charging or exceeded a time limit. It's best to leave a note for the car owner or find another charging station. Here are some alternative approaches: * Look for signs indicating charging time limits. If a limit is posted and clearly exceeded, you could politely leave a note mentioning the time limit and that you need to charge. * If there are multiple charging stations available, use a different one instead of unplugging someone else's car. * If you must unplug the charger, leave a visible note on the car explaining your situation and offering an apology for the inconvenience."

Thanks, Whilst I haven’t done that, as I don’t really use those charges that often. I’ve been told by two people that I’ve spoken to whilst at the location that they’ve tried it and haven’t really had any response. I should follow up, but pretty flat out at the moment general life stuff. 😂

Unfortunately there are two nice big signs showing that it’s a 4 hour limit for charging on the spots. So that’s not helping. I guess enforcement would help, but from what I’ve been told the council doesn’t seem that interested. Which seems odd. And to be fair I haven’t contacted the council myself, I’ve only been told from folks that I’ve chatted to at the location that the council has been told and are not doing anything about it. Perhaps one of the challenges is that the parking inspector would have to chalk to tyres at about 8pm or 10pm, as most folks don’t leave their cars past the 4 hours during the day and it’s mostly overnight that is the issue.

I would always lean towards the passive approach myself. ☺️ I don’t think notes would help as most of the repeat offenders have been spoken to “politely” and asked not to continue doing it. One of the actually got quite grumpy with me when I asked if he could please not leave his car there past the 4 hour limit. I pointed out to him that he was probably getting grumpy because he knew I was right. I didn’t wait around to hear his thoughts on it and drove off. 😂

Some good points, though these ones already are on Chargefox so making them paid I think should be as “easy” as ticking some boxes on chargefox’s end. Of course for now the council want to offer these as free to encourage EV update, I assume. So they’ve rather not charge for it. I think once EV uptake really takes off you won’t see many free AC chargers like these. Alternatively if power gets cheaper (I know nothing generally gets cheaper 😂😢) Of if locations get their own solar and batteries ( a big expense) then I’d love to see places like shopping centres, libraries, gyms and other places that people “linger” have a a whole parking lot of slow AC chargers so that people can top up their cars a little whilst they spend money at these locations. Granted it’s easy for me to imagine this would be nice, I don’t know what the cost of this would be in terms of install, hardware, maintenance and cost of power. So it may not make financial sense. But would be nice. ☺️

@@notacarguy_au One of the issues at Forest Hill is they have a 24 hour Gym. People arrive before 5am, and seem to be plugged in forever (namely the young bloke that stays plugged in for 9+ hours, (he must be VERY fit !) Speaking of which, has anyone noticed that there is a SPECIFIC brand of cars that tend to be left way overtime? And a certain type of driver too...

I was thinking most of printing some notes and having them laminated so they don’t suffer if it’s raining. But that seems like way too much work. 😂

@@notacarguy_au hehe that seems almost too nice :)

@@notacarguy_aujust stick the sign on their windscreen with superglue 😉

Those are good ideas. I am not sure having facilities near would help. There is a lovely cafe just a block away that I often go to if I am going to charge there for more an 30 minutes or so. It’s mostly the overnight chargers that aren’t picking up their cars early in the morning that are the issues and a few of them have a CVP sticker on the car, which I think means they are cabs or car services. I am not sure a friendly note would help, it may. But I actually saw one of the folks once picking up their car and I asked politely if they could please not leave their car overnight and then into the morning. He got quite grumpy with me. I said to him “I think you’re getting angry because you know I am right?” He grumbled and walked away. 😂

@@notacarguy_au this is why locals are always the best judges of their local communities! It sounds like punitive measures will be the most effective especially if the vehicles are for commercial use. I would absolutely recommend following up with a Councillor then if you’re not having much luck with the actual staff. Hope it all works out for you!

@@notacarguy_au I spoke to someone for the same reason once, he never said a word to me, but he knew he was in the wrong.