Bandersnatch

The price of electricity produced from my solar panels continue to be fixed at zero Baht/kWh

Do let us know how you get on with it

Definitely going the solar assistant route to integrate into my Home Assistant Dashboard. My Growatt app logs me out multiple times a day which is a real pain. I plan to buy the raspberry pi locally and simply download the software from the site. Will document my experience

Thailand is ranked ninth in the world for long-term climate risk. This ranking is based on the frequency of disasters, deaths, property losses, and economic losses over the past 20 years. https://germanwatch.org/sites/default/files/Global Climate Risk Index 2021_2.pdf I am sure most of the replies will be along the lines of either denial that the risks exist or confidence that the poster will be long dead before the worst happens. You are welcome to your opinions but I am more interested in hearing from those who have actually given this some serious thought. In my case I have concern for the future of my 1 year old son and my younger wife so I have built a house that is structurally very strong, built high above the surrounding land to avoid flooding at an altitude of 150m above sea level. The house is off-grid for power and has rainwater harvesting supported by solar well pumps that provide backup water to the house and the garden which has many fruit trees and vegetable beds. We have a large pond with fish pens. We also grow rice in the surrounding fields.

I just posted over in the alternative Energy Forum a video about using the small MG battery modules in a DIY home battery setup

Many will have seen videos repurposing old Nissan Leaf Batteries More recently videos have appeared using BYD Blade Batteries The problem with these big battery packs is that they are difficult to work with for the DIYer. MG on the other hand have smaller battery modules that can be replaced without having to place the whole pack.

BYD Sealion 7 is the fully electric version of the BYD Sealion 6 plug-in hybrid. The UK are only getting the 7 not the 6, while Thailand has the 6 and we don't know if we will get the 7 yet

I imported my inverters and batteries from China and paid a local guy to fit them. If you go the supply and fit route you end up paying a premium on both.

BYD Seal teardown video. When you compare this to an ICE car you understand why EVs are in a completely different league.

My wife and I recently swapped our iPhones for Samsungs and Android Auto connects wirelessly to whichever phone it sees first. Recently my wife was in our MG HS PHEV while I followed her home from the MG dealer in the Seal when it started playing some random Thai Boy Band at me. I tried unsuccessful to persuade the Seal that it was talking to the wrong S24 Ultra without much luck. Thai Boy Band .... Steely Dan....Thai Boy Band.. Rebooted the infotainment system and created bigger gap between the cars... Steely Dan...Thai Boy Band Muted

1) Which other model would you have gone for if the Seal wasn’t around. -A year ago I didn't see anything else I liked, but now some interesting models are appearing 2) What would you like to see in the next OTA -A quick access to swap connected phones 3) Have you made any major changes ? ( wheels, tyres, wrap, etc ) -None 4) Have you installed film, the supplied cover or nothing on the glass roof ? -No film fitted and cover is also not fitted and not finding the car hot 5) How long will you keep your Seal ? -A while yet, love driving the car and using the V2L. Glad I got the AWD it's such fun and don't miss the extra range. 6) What things do you wish were better ? -paint on the plastic chin and bum

This is a good video showing the reality of EV charging. It includes a timelapse showing EVs charging for only about 10 minutes and a rapid turnover of cars. The explanation is simple: why stay longer than you need paying ฿7/kWh or more when you can charge at home for ฿4 or ฿2.6 Time of Use or in my case free from home solar.

In a discussion with the typical troll we meet here, I would consider a published source would be seen as more credible than: "here is a spreadsheet that I just cobbled together"

Thanks @motdaeng I haven't seen registration figures from autolifethailand for a few months, so great to get an update. 14.2% of vehicle registrations being fully electric dismisses the claim that we often hear that EV sales are collapsing