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BYD deliveries in Thailand hit 90,000 units as local factory marks 1 year of operation The factory has an annual production capacity of 150,000 vehicles and is BYD's first wholly-owned overseas passenger vehicle factory. Models currently in production include the all-electric Dolphin and Seal, as well as the Atto 3 In Thailand, BYD sold 21,458 vehicles in the first five months of this year, up 66.5 percent year-on-year. https://cnevpost.com/2025/07/08/byd-deliveries-thailand-90000-local-factory-1-year/

My issue is with your sweeping generalisations about all Chinese EVs. If you want to educate yourself, I suggest you read my discussion "Electric Vehicles in Thailand" It has 10,000 replies and 1.3m views. It's a pretty comprehensive account of the state of the EV market in Thailand https://aseannow.com/topic/1257405-electric-vehicles-in-thailand/

What you didn't think through before posting this is that I had probably owned a Honda or a Toyota in Thailand and would therefore know first hand that "Walk into any Honda or Toyota dealership in the country and have any parts in 2-3 days" was bs The op was fully aware of the situation with Neta, you chose however to extend that to all Chinese EVs without offering any evidence apart from your poorly informed and clearly biased opinions.

Clearly you have never owned a Chinese EV, yet you try to pass yourself off as an expert. Based on having owned 3 Chinese EVs here in Thailand my experience has been: Cars built to an extremely high standard Very reliable Great after sales service Over The Air Updates continue to improve the cars Parts delivered within a couple of weeks If they were rubbish I would have gone back to driving an ICE car not buy 2 more EVs

You should really post the figures for non battery ICE cars as well. The fact that ICE cars are transitioning to EVs via HEVs will mean that soon all cars will have a battery. HEVs are in actual fact "increasing and taking away market share from new" non battery ICE cars Disadvantages of HEVs over BEVs HEVs are more expensive than EVs - see my posts about the Camry and Accord compared to the BYD Seal EV HEV have worse performance than EVs They are more complicated as they have an ICE and EV motor and so are more expensive to service than an EV They are more expensive to run than an EV as they have only a tiny 1kWh battery The additional fuel economy of the HEV version of an ICE does not cover the additional purchase cost for people doing average mileage.

The three cars I quoted are all D-segment saloons/sedans. The Seal has a range of 630 km so if you were driving at 120km/hr you would drive for five and a half hours, by which time most people would need to stop. My round trip to BKK is 900km and I stop for 20 mins on the way down and the same on the way back. I always stop at a BYD Dealership and can see on the BYD app how many chargers are free. The chargers are "plug and charge", so they recognise my car and start charging immediately. I can use the customer lounge with free coffee, snacks and wifi. It's really not a hassle, particularly as I do such trips quite rarely. My BYD has 8 years warranty on the car and battery with battery being guaranteed to have at least 70% capacity after 8 years A 10 year old Honda is worth what any 10 year old car is - not much Sealed electric motors don't require any maintenance. on the other hand.....

As I have previously stated... Honda and Toyota HEVs, the equivalent cars to my BYD Seal AWD Performance (0-100km/hr in 3.8 seconds) are far more expensive to buy and run and have much worse performance. My Seal came with 8 years of completely free servicing (parts and labour) and most of the time I charge it from solar for free. As for "hassle" how long do you really think it takes me to plug my car in at home?

Definitely better to trust what @Alzheimer posts from memory

That has to be the most biased post I have seen in ages

I only listed the top 10 EV sales, if you wanted the whole list here it is. If you are going to accuse people of being a big scammer, perhaps you should cite your sources. Here is my source citation: https://autolifethailand.tv/total-ev-bev-register-2024-thailand/

Buying a Tesla in Thailand is a really dumb idea. Buy a BYD for a fraction of the price. Most Thais agree with me just look at the sales figures BYD has dealerships in almost every province. Tesla has only one BYD has a factory building EVs in Thailand. Tesla doesn't - you have to import them from China. BYD has a massive parts warehouse in Thailand. Tesla doesn't As for Honda and Toyota, the equivalent cars to my BYD Seal AWD Performance (0-100km/hr in 3.8 seconds) are far more expensive to buy and run and have much worse performance. My Seal came with 8 years of completely free servicing (parts and labour) and most of the time I charge it from solar.

At that price you have got a bargain in my opinion. If you can charge it from your solar then it will literally cost you nothing to run.

I currently own 2 BYDs, the Seal AWD and a BYD M6 Extended. I owned an MG PHEV before and would not recommend a PHEV over an EV now. I have driven both Sealion 7s and strongly recommend them. I do all my charging at home from solar unless I am on a trip over 600km. My round trip to BKK is 900km and I charge my seal twice for 20 minutes, once on the way down and once on the way back. I always choose a BYD dealership as you can see on the BYD app how many chargers are free. They have "Plug and Charge" - you plug in your BYD and it's recognised and starts charging immediately. You have 24 hrs. to settle your account. You can use the customer lounge and get a free coffee while you wait. BYD does sell more EVs than Tesla. I hope you have been able to ignore all the bar-stool "experts" that have never driven an EV in their life.

This system is popular in Germany. In the UK the government is considering allowing tenants to fit portable solar panels on rooftops and balconies of rented properties: https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2025/07/government-wants-private-tenants-to-install-plug-in-solar-panels/ No news on it's approval for use in Thailand but I'm sure that won't stop someone buying it from alibaba.com to try it.

Currently the cost of electricity in the UK is effectively linked to the price of Gas due to Marginal Pricing. I do agree that prices have gone up in recent years but I do not agree that they will never go down. I have already explained how reducing the use of gas will cause prices to fall. Another way that electricity prices can fall is if energy is priced locally through a zonal pricing system. The government is considering this reform right now. Currently there is a single national market for electricity with all regions paying the same. With zonal pricing areas with plenty of renewable generation, like Scotland and the north will end up with some of the cheapest electricity in Europe. Currently not on the table to be discussed by the government is an even more granular approach to electricity pricing called Nodal Pricing that would give cheaper electricity to any community accepting renewables to be built in their location. It would also allow NIMBYS (Not In My Back Yard) to object to new renewable projects and pay for the privilege with higher local electricity prices.