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5 minutes ago, Mike Lister said:
I don't know how it works for others but every time I get a new passport, I have to get my stamps carried across and the Immi system is updated with the new numbers. And when I get a new passport, I have to register the number with my banks, they are pretty hot on that score and wont let me transact using an unregistered passport number....I know this from experience two years ago.
That is all true, in a perfect world.
But over the past 20 years, I left Thailand for extended periods a couple of times. Jumped from one type of visa to another, whatever was easiest at the time. There is zero continuation and since my name even contains a letter that is not in the English alphabet, it is sometimes spelled different, even with the banks, let alone when translated to Thai.
A paper trail chaos, that the RD had no chance or resources to unravel.
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20 minutes ago, Mike Lister said:
At some point you are going to present your passport to somebody, either on the way in or the way out. At that point, they found you.
Now did they?
I get a new passport every 5 years. One of my bank books is still on my old passport, never had a need to update it at the bank.
The condo I bought 20 years ago is registered in a paper pile at the Land-department on a very old passport, which now, I assume is linked to the yearly real-estate tax bill.
My name is similar to John Smith, so I find it hard to believe the Thai government can track all this.
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1 hour ago, Mike Lister said:
I'll take that bet and I'll raise you an eclair.
Are you saying, that you don't think the yearly tax eventually will be linked or part of the process for the yearly extension?
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I believe this is the arrest.
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14 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:
Electrickery
Customer loyalty is just not part of the Chinese business plan, so they don't have to worry about trivial details like keeping their end users alive.
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I am well aware this is from an anti-China source, so take it with a country size grain of salt, but electric leakage is a new flaw to EV.
Have any of our EV owners gone over the car with a voltage tester?
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1 hour ago, morrobay said:
This video shows them leaving the bar after altercation intact
Walking home...
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48 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:
There is really little point in posting anything about battery fires, it’s pretty clear the sample size is too small in Thailand and in the ROW the statistics are within normal expectations. Early indicators for Thailand is that it’s no different.It’s a non-issue.
You are both right and wrong. Statistically we are correctly on course to match Tesla's numbers and EVs are 10 times less likely to burn than ICE vehicles. So far so good 👍.
But, when you live in a 500 units condo, where the first 8 floors are parking, 95% full of fueled up ICEV, then a single spontaneous EV could spell disaster. Current fire suppressing systems are simple overhead sprinkles, that will have no effect on an EV fire.
Time will tell, but I think we are in for a sad surprise.
Most ICEs burn in a remote ditch where collateral damage is minimal.
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19 hours ago, vinny41 said:
It looks like that Thailand has made the correct decision by supporting both ICE and EV manufacturing in Thailand
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has assured Japan’s PM Fumio Kishida that Thailand will not abandon Japanese makers of conventional vehicles during its transition to an electric-vehicle (EV) manufacturing hub.
https://www.nationthailand.com/thailand/policies/40032908
At the moment more needs to done to bring the EV supply chain on board in Thailand
As stated before majority of jobs and domestic added value is currently in existing ICE manufacturing not EV
If the 30@30 dream should materialize, based on the 1.83 million vehicles produced in 2023, Thailand 🇹🇭 would either have to increase total vehicle production to 2.6 million (highly unlikely) or reduce ICE vehicle production to 1.28 million. Not much good news there for the Japanese producers.
Under its “30@30” policy, Thailand has issued a raft of incentives to boost EVs to 30% of total vehicle production by 2030.
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27 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:
That's a completely different news story. I am talking about the fire that you posted.Sorry about that, my apologies.
You might have to deploy some Google translate, but I will throw another video as a bonus.
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8 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:
As you are the man with the news, do you know how it started? Any context at all?
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5 hours ago, WDSmart said:
I want a very small mini-EV. None of these are that.
I don't recommend you get a Dacia Spring made by Dongfeng.
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1 hour ago, vinny41 said:
It looks like that Thailand has made the correct decision by supporting both ICE and EV manufacturing in Thailand
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has assured Japan’s PM Fumio Kishida that Thailand will not abandon Japanese makers of conventional vehicles during its transition to an electric-vehicle (EV) manufacturing hub.
https://www.nationthailand.com/thailand/policies/40032908
At the moment more needs to done to bring the EV supply chain on board in Thailand
As stated before majority of jobs and domestic added value is currently in existing ICE manufacturing not EV
There is not much Srettha can do if the Chinese EV manufacturers flood a shrinking domestic Thai market with cheap EVs.
Don't Japanese nationals already get 90 days visa except on arrival? This seems a very insignificant gesture.
Meanwhile, the Japanese leader asked if Thailand could boost travel convenience by offering Japanese investors visa-free entry.
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12 minutes ago, WDSmart said:
I've searched online for all these cars and even exchanged emails with some of them. \All the ones I am interested in do not come in right-hand drive.
The price is not the issue; it's the type of car. I want a mini-mini car that will seat two, have a little storage room to accommodate a golf bag and some groceries, and can go at least 70 or 80 kph, preferably 90, on the highway.
If anyone else has any suggestions, please let me know.Get a second hand Smart car.
https://www.one2car.com/en/cars-for-sale/smart/thailand_bangkok-metropolitan
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Shack more and don't by an EV, that will cure 99.9% of depressions. 😊 😊
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14 minutes ago, vinny41 said:
Expect EU will slap tariffs of between 30-40% on Chinese vehicles before July 4th 2024
European Commission warns BYD, SAIC and Geely that their lack of cooperation frees its hands to impose higher penalties, letters seen by POLITICO show.
The letters, addressed to EV makers BYD, SAIC and Geely and all dated April 23, reach the same conclusion: that the trio did not provide enough information on subsidies, operations and supply chains.
Working without these inputs, the Commission says, means it will need to revert to the concept of “facts available.” This usually means, in practice, that it has a free hand to slap higher duties on the imported products.
US markets are off limits due to 100% tariffs
BYD will bypass EU tariffs by opening a plant in Turkey, right?
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7 minutes ago, vinny41 said:
Expect EU will slap tariffs of between 30-40% on Chinese vehicles before July 4th 2024
European Commission warns BYD, SAIC and Geely that their lack of cooperation frees its hands to impose higher penalties, letters seen by POLITICO show.
The letters, addressed to EV makers BYD, SAIC and Geely and all dated April 23, reach the same conclusion: that the trio did not provide enough information on subsidies, operations and supply chains.
Working without these inputs, the Commission says, means it will need to revert to the concept of “facts available.” This usually means, in practice, that it has a free hand to slap higher duties on the imported products.
US markets are off limits due to 100% tariffs
Nice that we are getting some modern Oxygen from China 🇨🇳. That old Oxygen was no good.
Omoda alongside Jaecoo are two Chery brands that are only marketed outside China to support its export strategy. In some markets, the marque shares the same dealers with the Chery brand, and in most cases it shares the same dealers with Jaecoo.[4]
According to Chery, the letter "O" from Omoda is derived from the word "oxygen", while "Moda" means "modern".[5] Chery president Zhang Guibing mentioned that Omoda will serve customers who are part of the "Fashion Elite", a group of fashion-oriented customers that are "dynamic, avantgarde, and fashion-centric".[6][7] In some markets, the Omoda is positioned as a luxury brand compared to the more mainstream Chery brand.[8]
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4 minutes ago, vinny41 said:
Expect EU will slap tariffs of between 30-40% on Chinese vehicles before July 4th 2024
European Commission warns BYD, SAIC and Geely that their lack of cooperation frees its hands to impose higher penalties, letters seen by POLITICO show.
The letters, addressed to EV makers BYD, SAIC and Geely and all dated April 23, reach the same conclusion: that the trio did not provide enough information on subsidies, operations and supply chains.
Working without these inputs, the Commission says, means it will need to revert to the concept of “facts available.” This usually means, in practice, that it has a free hand to slap higher duties on the imported products.
US markets are off limits due to 100% tariffs
Wow, that is some eye-watering lofty numbers. Hopefully just a translation error, but I like how BYD use future tense about 2023.
Mr. Yubin Ke, General Manager of BYD Auto (Thailand) Co., Ltd., said that in 2023 BYD will be the world's number 1 selling new energy vehicle manufacturer and has cumulative sales worldwide of more than 7. million vehicles in March 2024.
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15 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:
IIRC the whole idea behind the government’s scheme to entice Chinese EV manufacturers here is to get them manufacturing for export.
I’m sure they have plans to source the required local content here, they are probably already opening those “local” companies to do that.
Good point, the sneaky Chinese will probably set up local companies themselves, stick 4 Thai made tyres on and call it Made in Thailand 🇹🇭.
However, it is worth noticing that all those plans were made 2-3 years ago when the EV hype was in overdrive. With falling sales numbers, who will take that export?
BYD is also setting up a factory in Indonesia, so they will produce locally.
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23 minutes ago, john donson said:
icq, lol, met my first ex wife on that one... 27 years ago
How many ex-wifes 😳 do you have?
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1 hour ago, vinny41 said:
BYD's EV plant in Thailand to start production in Q3 2024
https://cnevpost.com/2024/03/29/byd-ev-plant-thailand-to-start-production-q3/
I did see a news item last week which showed people queuing for job interviews
It will be interesting to see how the negotiations go with Thailand and EU on FTA
as normal the EU looks at FTA more than just trade they want to see changes in the country as well on various issues that have nothing to do with trade
I am sure the mindset of some European countries with FTA agreements is to recreate the past of European missionaries want countries to adopt European Values
Where does the 40% number come from? It seems rather low.
With BYD sales falling below 1,000 vehicles/month they need exports for that plant to make sense.
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16 hours ago, vinny41 said:
30% local content = limited export markets 40% local content = greater export markets
Have you seen an update as to when the BYD factory will open in Thailand?
Earlier reports suggested Q2 this year, but with only June left that is highly unlikely to happen.
BYD's sales locally has dropped significantly so if they want to produce 150,000 cars annually they will have to achieve the 40% really fast to export their way out.
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2 hours ago, In the jungle said:
The Chinese will solve this cashflow problem with what they are best at, cost cutting. Quality will follow down, all the way to the gutter.
Interesting that the click-loving ginger EV uberlord has discovered that he can get more likes by being critical of EVs.
The world 🌎 is fed up with the green propaganda and every nutter on the Internet is jumping on the opportunity.
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2 hours ago, Woof999 said:At least you can spell it.
If you were born before 1990 and were an internet user in the mid to late 90s or very early 2000s then there is a reasonable chance you would have heard of it and an OK chance that you would have used it.
Wasn't it a play on words for "I seek you"?
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