Perth to Margaret River & Busselton Jetty Weekend Road Trip (680 km) in BYD Atto 3

[olivia_phil_chc]

Took our BYD Atto 3 down south from Perth to Busselton, Dunsborough, and Margaret River for the long weekend (680 km total driving).

On-Road Impressions, Efficiency & Setup Details

• Charged once at the Bunbury WA EV Network 150 kW station for 22 minutes while grabbing bakery pies.
• Used the V2L power strip at Hamelin Bay campsite to run our portable coffee grinder and inflate the stand-up paddleboards!

[Lucas_SA_EV]

Inflating the SUP boards at the beach with a 240V electric pump off the V2L socket is genius!

[Chloe_W_Blade]

@Lucas_SA_EV The WA EV Network chargers down the Southwest Highway make Perth-to-Margaret River trips a breeze now.

[Finlay_M_Blade]

@Chloe_W_Blade Averaged 15.1 kWh/100km on that exact Forrest Highway run last week—such a comfortable highway cruiser.

[ava_mart_uk]

Interesting point about the charging curve. I found that plugging in around 15–18% SOC gives the fastest sustained peak kW before the BMS gently tapers above 80%.

[Rory_NL_EV]

For anyone reading this later: make sure you enable SOC calibration by charging to 100% on AC at least once every two to three weeks so the BMS range estimator stays dead accurate.

[simona74]

Completely agree on the practical usability. Being able to run a 2,000W induction stove and espresso maker off the V2L socket while only dropping 3% SOC over an afternoon is a game changer.