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How long until Gunnedah Charger operational again?
I saw on Plugshare that the Gunnedah charger was reported as not working on 6th December, but it still shown in the NRMA app as not working today, almost 2 weeks later. The NRMA app suggests checking the status of nearby chargers... the nearest public charger is at Tamworth, 85km away. Can anyone a
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I thought NRMA had done a deal with Chargefox and we could use the chargefox app to find NRMA chargers. You've got some on there but not eh faster chargers. I'm travelling from Canberra to Batemans Bay then to Eden. I don't like having to use more than one app and currently looks like I'll need to u
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How good is the lightning protection in NRMA chargers?
Does NRMA have advice regarding charging at their chargers during thunderstorms? I'm wondering if lightning strikes nearby power lines (or even occurs nearby, inducing high voltage in the lines), how protected from a high voltage surge are vehicles that are connected to a charger? I certainly don't
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Armidale - 'Session Ended' error, when it hasn't + cables too short + ...
Charging at the NRMA charger in Armidale early on Sunday morning, I had this appear 5 times in total during my 1 hour charging session. However, it had not ended, as it was still continuing, behind the error message. If anyone from NRMA is reading this, what's causing this? While on the subject o
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ChargeFox at Lismore- how it should be done
More chargers would be nice, but one is a good start The Lismore Chargefox site has a large PV roof offering shade and rain protection for vehicles, charging or not, with the runoff watering a bed of various plants. Well done whomever was responsible! The 75kW (which it did deliver) charger can h
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Top My NRMA dining discounts near electric vehicle chargers
We put a lot of love in this one - because who doesn't love a coffee while the EV is charging - or wants to know where's good to get the kids an ice cream? https://www.mynrma.com.au/electric-vehicles/owning/top-my-NRMA-dining-discounts-near-EV-chargers
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NRMA raising the cost of EV charging
I received an email this morning advising that NRMA will be increasing the cost of charging from 60c/kWh to 66c/kWh for chargers capable of up to "150kWh" ie 150kW. For chargers that deliver 175kW or higher, the rate will rise from 65 to 71c/kWh. The 10% member discount will still apply. I wonder i
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The NRMA is collaborating with Chargefox to make its EV chargers available through the Chargefox app
Chargefox App adds NRMA EV chargers: What it means for you
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Gunnedah charger stopping at 80%?
Today I was hoping to charge to 90% at Gunnedah due to the Tamworth NRMA charger still being out of action, but it stopped at 80%. I notice on Plugshare that this happened to someone else recently too. Is this a policy at the Gunnedah charger? If so, it is fine for locals, but not helpful for those
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The Parlous State of EV Charging in the country
It's a long weekend in Tamworth, the NRMA charging station has been out of order since Friday, and the only other fast charger in town, Tesla in West Tamworth, has had 2, sometimes 3, of it's 4 chargers out of action since late April, with generally slow speeds from the working 1 or 2 chargers. The
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