The Guinness Book of World Records sent an official observer and recorded it as
a record.
The record was for a production EV with standard equipment.
That record has since been broken in a Tesla Model S.
I worked for Simon at the time and it was fascinating to watch the logistics of
driving
On 15 Dec 2014 at 3:02, brucedp5 via EV wrote:
> Hackett, who already owns several Tesla Roadsters, set a world record back
> in October 2009 for the longest-distance travelled by an electric car on a
> single charge by driving his U.S.-spec Tesla Roadster 313 miles on a single
> charge with ten p
I have never seen a Mennekes outlet in Australia.
All the public charging points are either 15 amp 230 volt general power outlets
(will accept a standard 10 amp or 15 amp plug) or a J1772 plug on a cable.
The only commercial EVs are iMievs and Leafs plus the GM Volt plug in hybrid.
And now
I gather (from Plugshare) that most AU Level 2 public EVSEs are either tethered
J1772 or a Type 2 (Mennekes) socket. In the former case, a simple J1772 (Type
1) to Mennekes (Type 2) converter would work fine. You could make one yourself
for AU$200 and no degree in rocket science required. In
The Australian delivered Teslas have the UK style, 3 phase, Mennekes connector
for charging rather than a J1772.
The official word from Tesla Australia is that a J1772 to Mennekes adaptor will
not work with the car.
I’m a little skeptical about this.
They are readily available in the UK and cl
