ExpatOilWorker

Not as much as it used to be 😊.

Back to the drawing board. #2.5, the main level lever, definitely regulate the half flush. Since the fill level is set by a separate float unit, it is still a mystery what the small max/min indicator is suppose to do. It could be that it regulate the flush valve opening and thus sets the flush flow rate. I will time a couple of flush in different settings.

I think you are right. It probably acts as a stopper for the half flush, while the full flush empties the everything in the cistern. Sadly, the manual gloss over this detail.

Anyone know what the small min/max adjuster does? The main adjuster #2.5 is of course to adjust the water level and thereby the the total flush volume, but it also has a smaller #2.6 level adjuster, what is that doing?

Let me try to explain implicit subsidy, so even you understands it. A farmer produce a mango 🥭 for $1 + $1 in distribution and supermarket profit and we have a $2 mango 🥭. Evey is happy 😊, but then the government implement a $8 mango 🥭 tax. $10 mangoes don't sell well and in an election year the government set up a mango fund and subsidize each mango with $4. $6 mangoes sell well and soon the mango fund is $10 billion in debt. The government still got $20 in tax or $10 billion net mango tax, since they are liable for the mango fund. That is implicit subsidy. Explicit subsidy is when the government pay 15,000 baht for rice it later sell for 5,000 baht. Oil is a huge cash cow for all governments, including the Thai government taxing 30 baht diesel ⛽️.

The EVangelists are committed to the cause. They will install a couple of cheap Chinese solar panels, demand the neighbor trim his mango tree so there is no afternoon shade on the panels, spin the meter (illegally) backwards, and monitor everything on an app 24/7, so they only use 299 units and maximize every public baht they can squeeze out of the system. Long live the (green) revolution!!!

You do know what Implicit subsidy is, right? Governments around the world, including Thailand 🇹🇭 are making billions on dino juice tax, including diesel, even at the current 30 baht. Meanwhile, closer to the subject of EVs: Starting from January to April 2023, the Thai government earmarked THB 75 billion for electricity subsidies to soften the impact of energy prices. Discounts for electricity bills will be allocated to households that consume a maximum of 300 units of electricity per month and reside in the areas covered by the services provided under the concessions contract of the Royal Thai. The subsidies are distributed by the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) and the Metropolitan Electricity Administration (MEA).

Still there.

Good read. Final sales may land at only half of the 53,000 cars booked at the Bangkok International Motor Show. The price war is not going to end very soon," said Naruedom Mujjalinkool at Krungsri Securities. https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Automobiles/Thai-car-production-faces-tough-year-despite-rising-EV-bookings

Regulations are also favoring EVs. Starting 2025 diesel cars are not allowed in Paris, Mexico City, Madrid and Athens. Already some older diesel cars have to pay an emissions tax to enter London. That said, I sincerely doubt that will ever happen to Bangkok.

What is happening here? Is BYD subsidizing electricity and if so why? What is in it for BYD to hand cash back to existing customers? Bundle "free" electricity as a sale promotion on a new car makes sense, but not after the deal is done. I don't recall BMW ever gave me a jerrycan full of fuel!!!

Extreme low speeds, less than 10 km/h, is a range killer, as per the below. https://www.geotab.com/blog/ev-range-impact-of-speed-and-temperature/

Right, so if the car is consuming 1.3 kWh for propulsion (10 km @ 7 km/kWh) and the AC is separately using 1 kWh, then the overall milage for EVs drops significantly in hot weather and slow moving Bangkok city traffic, similarly to the case of extreme cold weather and highway speed. @Pib probably has the number, but just like ICE, EVs certainly also have a 20-80 km/h sweet spot in terms of fuel efficiency.

Rain arrived in Koh Tao, but just enough to make the ground wet.

That is very interesting, although not relevant for Thailand, that EV range is so temperature sensitive. How much of an effect is Bangkok traffic and the summer ☀️ heat on the Atto 3's range? 10 km/h is not uncommon for a morning/afternoon commute. Assuming 7 km/kWh driving milage, suddenly the AC consuming 1,000 W play a big factor.

248 visits to immigration in the 62 years you have been here. Did you enjoy every single trip?

You still shower??? I stopped brushing my teeth last week to save water 💧. We are not there yet, but we are using shower water to flush the toilet and I have a 50 m3 (almost empty) storage tank.

We are all just guessing, but that is the fun part. I think BYD got themselves into a bit of a pickle. They sold around 40,000 cars under the EV3.0 and 3.5 agreements. As I understand it, they now have to match those sales numbers with domestic produces cars in 2024 or 1.5x in 2025. With falling overall auto sales, the only option for BYD is to dump prices. To make matters worse, some potential EV buyers might skip the showroom and look at the growing second hand market.

Expect the price war to continue in Thailand. China has a (over)-supply problem. https://www.ft.com/content/496f3bfa-9f0c-4145-9024-188572a280fd Imported vehicles are piling up at European ports, turning them into “car parks” as automakers and distributors struggle with a slowdown in sales and logistical bottlenecks including the lack of truck drivers.

Speed kills, but luckily 😉 no lives were lost and only the EV's range was killed at m highway speed. The above 420 km range is reduced to 163 km at a constant 120 km/h. Both the Atto 3 and Seal 🦭 take a massive +60% reduction in range at speed. Not sure if the ORA funky cat is the same model as the good cat, but it is doing surprisingly well for it's fairly poor aerodynamic.

Oil 🛢 is at $90, I am at the cabin and in good company, so even EVs get to see my soft side.

BYD will start domestic production in Q3: https://electrek.co/2024/03/29/byd-kick-off-ev-production-new-thailand-plant-q3 BYD is rapidly ramping up its EV production capacity in Southeast Asia as a leaked image shows trial production of a right-hand drive Atto 3 at the company’s new factory in Thailand.

Now that the dust has settled for the motorshow registration numbers and it is clear that EVs did well, then why was Tesla not there? Is Tesla afraid to compete directly with the new Chinese brands on price and showmanship? Also, are we really going to see 140 of these contraptions on Thai roads? Add an "r" to BOMA and you have a joke in Spanish. Lastly, Firebright might not be the best name for a Chinese EV. They are kind of setting themselves up for trouble down the road, so to speak.

You are right. It is all happening so fast. 100% electric cars in Thailand are Mercedes-Benz, GWM, MG, NETA, Honda. https://autolifethailand.tv/ora-good-cat-ora-good-cat-gt-ev-thailand-production/

Translation error? Apart from busses, not a single EV is made in Thailand yet, right?