ExpatOilWorker

13 hours ago, Bandersnatch said:

 

So March was a bad month for all car sales in Thailand, but worse for ICE cars as the relentless growth of EVs here replace ICE cars. 

Keep on dreaming. EV sales were exactly 10.6% of total sales both in February and March, 2024.

Legacy auto manufacturers are doing great 👍,  thanks for asking.

Total Returns over last year...

Toyota: +71%

Stellantis: +65%

Ferrari: +56%

Honda: +40%

GM: +24%

BMW: +14%

Ford: +13%

Mercedes-Benz: +11%

Tesla: -20%

30 minutes ago, Bandersnatch said:

EV Registrations March

@JBChiangRai did summer just arrive?

Ohhhh, sorry Goggles new personalized AI search engine must have misinterpreted my "two swallows" search!

9 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Whoa ... that's 40 kms south of us.  Was down that way the other day.

 

Tomorrow MG is going in for a check up, as the doors aren't auto locking once rolling along.  Used to self lock at about 15 kph.

Yeah, it is our favorite PTT, it is exactly 100π or 314 km from Bangkok.

4 hours ago, KhunLA said:

I just prefer not to give them money for something that is going to get burned up to nothing, and degrade other parts of the car in the process.  Petroleum products/byproducts are an almost necessity in life, unless going Amish, and I wouldn't do that to horses here.  Brutally hot, and that would be cruel.

 

Would be pretty cool though, as I'm almost in a '15 mins city' scenario.  Makro is only 3 kms away, 7-11 even closer.  Been a few decades since I had access to horses.

The Bimmer will be rolling by Saturday morning so you might wake up to the roaring in-line 6 cylinders.

We will be stopping at this PTT (https://maps.app.goo.gl/7wvDmAo7jiYMJi157) to top up the 750 kWh power pack, offload some vomit and have breakfast at the Black Canyon, if you want to meet the EOW clan.

The vomit is from the two years old, she doesn't yet fully appreciate the smooth Bimmer ride.

1 hour ago, sirineou said:

Does your wife have a sister? 

Most of my food looks like your first picture 

. 

Nope, she doesn't have a sister, she has two sisters!

On 4/1/2024 at 10:14 AM, sirineou said:

Tune it down a bit, You making us look bad 

All the food shared here looks delicious, the wife just take pride in her plating.

She wanted to repeat the beef tenderloin, but this time with hollandaise sauce.

4 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Or you could simply remain bias & ignorant, and continue to give your money to the fossil fuel conglomerates .... UP2U

Total respect for the commitment and faith you have in your Chinese "tech".

You should have about 30,000 km on the odometer by now, right?

Most ICEVs will do 100,000 km without much service. Let's see if the MG can make it to the magic 100k mark, if not I can with almost certainty guarantee you that the tow truck that will scoop up the MG will run on that magic jurassic dino juice.

48 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

What ... ฿38+/- per liter (91) isn't high enough.  Need to go back up to ฿45 for some to open their eyes, and close their wallets to petrol conglomerates.

 

Cost to go 360 kms with our MG ZSs

EV ... ฿231 if using PEA @ ฿5 per kWh

ICEV ... ฿977  using 91 @ ฿38 per Liter

 

Driving 20k kms a year

EV ... ฿12,333

ICEV ... ฿54,285

 

That starts to add up (petrol alone), over 5-10-20 years 

 

Details, details SeñorLA., that first 3 in 12,333 should be an 8. 

EV ... 12,833 baht, there, fixed it for you. 

50 minutes ago, vinny41 said:

Background Article

This Is The Highest Mileage Electric Car In The World

A German man has driven his 2014 Tesla Model S over one million miles across the world.

https://www.topspeed.com/highest-mileage-electric-car-in-the-world/

The Tesla just needs to do another 2,828,032 km to catch up to this Volvo P1800

Here’s A Close Look At Gordon's Volvo P1800 With Three Million Miles

https://www.motor1.com/news/529418/gordon-volvo-p1800-close-look/

The Tesla needed 14 motors and 4 battery packs to complete a million miles.

The MG in the south will need all the luck in the world 🌎 to complete 2,500 battery cycles and close to a million km.

2,000,000 km, but there are a few buts....

4 minutes ago, Gweiloman said:

Breaking news! Sales of ICE (Suzuki Ciaz) increased by a staggering 7% in March over February. EVs are no longer saleable as evidenced by BYD’s zero sales during the motor show.

Easy there G-man, have another cup of ☕️ ☕️. 

5 minutes ago, Pib said:

 

 

 

Here you go: 28 registered for March compared to 26 in February.

 

 

That is shocking 😲 low, but maybe the promotional numbers only show up in April. I believe the DLT numbers don't include cars on red plates, which could easily include most March sales.

2 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Whoa ... I guess more that a few Thais realize ... "you get what you pay for"

 

Less than 400k and that's all they can sell 

SeñorLA, we know details is not your thing, but the sales numbers are from February and yes they are abysmal. The Ciaz discount started March 1st, so we will have to wait for our DLT expert to get the March registration numbers.

6 hours ago, Pib said:

I see the Dept of Land Transport (DLT) has posted March 2024 vehicle "registrations."   Registration means the sale has completed the process and vehicle blue book issued.   For the RY1 Passenger Cars (7 or less people) the total registrations in Mar 2024 for EV "and" ICEV was 45,315.   For Feb 2024 (which was a very weak month) the total RY1 EV "and" ICEV registrations was 47,063. 

 

So, the sales slump for EV/ICEV is continuing....actually got a little worst from Feb   I expect folks are burnt-out from their end of 2023 vehicle buying spree and also gun-shy of buying right now due to ongoing cut-throat pricing.

 

RY1 for Feb 2024

 

RY1 for Mar 2024

 

https://web.dlt.go.th/statistics/.

 

 

@Pib, since you master the DLT site, can you pull out the Suzuki Ciaz registrations numbers for March?

I am curious to see how effective the 150k discount were.

If you want some scary 😨 night 🌙 time reading:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094316471241&mibextid=ZbWKwL

24 minutes ago, vinny41 said:

MG EP

The company has inspected the vehicle. The cause was found to be due to high humidity in the compressor of the air conditioning system, causing the insulation resistance to be lower than standard. In this regard, the company's technical staff has taken action to fix the vehicle to return to normal operation at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 31, 2024.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=25088022010813602&set=pcb.7299101756877025

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2389905174463399/permalink/7299101756877025

Probably a translation issue, but what are they trying to say?

All ACs have 100% humidity and condensation.

Not so happy MG owner:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/YMEHh5g4ntZrYHFw/?mibextid=qi2Omg

Beef tenderloin. 

5 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

ok sounds like there is a dispute on this detail. Doesn't really matter now but I'd be curious to know the truth. Why the IMF would have an interest is curious too but maybe they have some liberal humanitarian agenda and they use their funds to influence policy, which seems plausible to me.

It is very much possible that IMF had nothing to do with it and the law was simply just updated at that same time, as a broader modernization. Thailand does evolve after all. 

On 3/28/2024 at 11:13 PM, mistral53 said:

Xiaomi SU7 was introduce with prices this evening, and they rock! Converted from Chinese prices to THB: 'official price in China for the starting model 1.16 million baht, and Pro and Max models will be 1.24 - 1.52 million baht. 50,000 orders in 27 minutes after accepting orders.

 

https://carnewschina.com/2024/03/28/xiaomi-su7-launched-with-830-km-range-starts-at-29900-usd/

For an EV the SU7 handles very well...😁 😂 😀 🤣. 

14 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

She'll be right once they get the ballast right. 

 

Looks like KFC for dinner tonight,take out for the next day or two. 

 

KFC?

How about a Frigate-Submarine combo deal?

IMF forced Thailand to change that law to obtain an IMF loan after the Asian financial crisis. 

Duck stuffed with parsley and mushrooms 🍄 with some long French names.