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Are the ones on Amazon for $300-$400ish Type 2 to Type 2 cables safe and reliable? The one the car manufacturer is trying to sell is $1300, which is 3-4x as exxy.
You're in Australia? You probably want one of these cables from EVSE for $230. They have a good reputation and fairly low prices.
A three phase 32 amp cable will do 11kw (3x 16 amp) on a three phase station, or 7 kw (1x 32 amp) on a single phase station. A three phase 16A cable can only get you 3.6 kW (1x 16 amp) on a single phase station, which aren't common but you may as well have it.
Related: the EVSE Model 3 page
Edit: the Tesla cable probably has the button on the handle that makes the charging port pop open. For a thousand dollars, I think I'd just open the cover with my hand.