Bandersnatch

On 4/29/2024 at 4:35 PM, Gecko123 said:

@Bday Prang

A way to settle this debate: post a picture of your vegetable garden which according to your accounts is "thriving" in this heat wave. Please include a sheet of paper in the photo with today's date on it so that we can all see when the photo was taken. A close up of the spinach patch and enough background evidence to show that the photo was taken in Thailand would be useful as well. Perhaps wait until tomorrow morning when the garden will surely look better than it does in the late afternoon sun.

We have kept our veggies going in this heat with shade and misting

These 2 videos were posted 3 weeks ago

No meter = No bill.

We power the house and the cars with solar.

Road Tax for my electric motor bike has increased 500% since last year!

฿50 this year up from ฿10 last

56 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

forgot the name but it looks like it could only be used as a taxi as no one would buy it for personal use.

You must mean the BYD e6 I gave it a poor review when I saw it in the flesh for the first time 2 years ago

The Ora Lightning Cat now called the 07 was the 10th best selling EV and we haven’t really talked about it much here. Paul Tan’s review is pretty comprehensive

”This car has gone by many many names over the last 2 years, it has been called the Ora Sport, Ora Lightning Cat, the Grand Cat, the Flash Cat, the Next Cat or as some people have called it the Copy Cat”

2 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Wow.

 

A DIY cremation!

 

I will have to keep this in mind as a lower-cost final solution.

 

 

“EV sales are collapsing” 

or so we keep getting told, but EVs now outsell Diesel in many countries 

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/01/19/in-2203-electric-cars-outsold-diesel-cars-in-europe/

But what about Thailand?

 EVs in Thailand

Q1 2023 14,717

Q1 2024 22,289 

+ 8,171 + 51.4%

11 minutes ago, renegade2000 said:

Considering potential future upgrades, I may integrate a 5kW battery into the system. Do you think this addition would be feasible given my current setup?

What are your thoughts on this plan?

worth checking out your upgrade route ahead of times.

What batteries is your current inverter compatible with etc

31 minutes ago, Chassa said:

Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sales in Thailand surged by 603% year-on-year to 73,568 units last year, with the upward trend expected to continue throughout this year, as per the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

https://aseannow.com/topic/1321870-thai-ev-sales-surge-by-603-amid-government-incentives/

 

For old ladies and underage kids.

 

What are you saying? EVs are only for old ladies and kids?
If so you are again showing your ignorance of EVs. My new Seal AWD does 0-100kph in 3.8 seconds 

7 minutes ago, Chassa said:

I guess all the Farangs, on this column, have plenty of money for the EV and solar - many many Thais do not. Open your eyes, this is a third-world country!

Open your eyes Thailand is changing while you were sleeping 
 

Thailand accounted for over 75% of BEV sales in South East Asia during Q1 2023

https://www.counterpointresearch.com/insights/sea-bev-sales-q1-2023/

1 hour ago, patman30 said:

for the righteous i have solar and drive an EV
that is you  I have solar and an EV but you say I’m righteous, I never claimed it.

Yes, you are fortunate to able to do what you do and live how you live, be grateful

Yes I am but it’s the same for every expat living in Thailand 

the vast majority of people cannot live like you

the same for every expat living in Thailand 

the vast majority of people use their cars during the day

EV owners can charge at night using TOU half price electric,  but you didn’t know that. With average journeys most people would only need to charge once a week when they were doing something else like shopping but you didn’t know that

the vast majority of people cannot afford solar

better to borrow the money to buy solar as it makes good financial sense with a 5 year payback, but you didn’t know that

the vast majority of people cannot afford a brand new second hand car, let alone a new EV

The Neta V EV is cheaper than a suzuki swift and even cheaper second hand, but you didn’t know that

the vast majority of people do not have 30 minutes to wait for a charge on long journeys

but you didn’t know that new EVs can add 350km of range in 20 minutes 

the vast majority of people cannot afford to replace a disposable EV every few years

EVs come with 8 years warranty including the battery but you didn’t know that

the vast majority of people cannot afford to signal their virtue in such ways

EV haters always accuse EV owners of “virtue signaling” while all the time signaling their own ignorance 

if the grid cannot meet the demands of aircons being run on high
imagine how bad it would get when everyone got home from work and charged their EV

Not true but you didn’t know that. It’s clearly too complicated for you to understand so I won’t waste any more of my time trying to educate you.

17 minutes ago, huangnon said:

Gosh! Another year, another "hot season" marked by temperatures in the 40's, the hottest areas in the North (Tak and Lampang).

The only difference (in the 30 years I've been living here) is the reporting and the "fiery" graphics used.. 🤪

Did you bother to read the opening post before replying or just look at the picture?

“The Thai Meteorological Department reported that over three dozen districts across the country's 77 provinces experienced their highest ever temperatures for April”

12 minutes ago, giddyup said:

You can run aircon 24/7 purely on solar?

With solar and home battery storage and in two bedrooms at the same time 

14 minutes ago, Chassa said:

How may Thai people (peasants?) can afford al this Farang nonsense regarding Solar power and EV's!

EV sales are taking off, shows what little you know about the subject:

Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sales in Thailand surged by 603% year-on-year to 73,568 units last year, with the upward trend expected to continue throughout this year, as per the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

https://aseannow.com/topic/1321870-thai-ev-sales-surge-by-603-amid-government-incentives/

Solar is also growing a rapid rate, just open your eyes next time you go into a DIY store like Thaiwasadu

As for your “peasants” comment, electric motorbike sales are expanding with shops popping up everywhere.

Solar is also very common now for moving water on farms 

As for your “nonsense” comment you can achieve payback in 5 years which is a 20% return on your investment.

13 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Interesting. How big are your system and how much space does it require?

This video shows my solar system and should answer most of your questions

Interesting video comparing the Premium and Performance Seal with the reviewer having driven both 500km back to back.

There is also some comments about how each car compares to the it’s equivalent Tesla (RWD and LR) but many comments are more relevant to Malaysia.

At 31:30 he talks about the far higher regen level in the AWD due to having 2 electric motors which I hadn’t thought about before.

8 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

But, still have to live on the same planet, right? I also think an EV have to be charged, and also the need for electric power in home combined with the car would be quite much to carry 100% with solar.

I have solar and 2 EVs and no grid connection

https://youtu.be/zGaoKTUrEwg

On 4/24/2024 at 8:09 AM, macahoom said:

 

I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, but I always am, at the number of times I see reviewers getting things so wrong about the cars. This guy points out, at least three times, that the AWD doesn't have a frunk. It most certainly does!

 

I think he assumed this because it has two motors and therefore no room for a frunk.

I was going to point this out in my comment, then I noticed that he had been corrected several times.

19 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Wait till half the vehicles private and commercial are electric...

 

Not in Thailand. EV sales here are ramping up, but ICE sales still dominate.

6 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Autolife are sales numbers, right?

Not sure where AutolifeThailand get their “sales” numbers from 

2 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

@Pib can you have a look at the Ciaz numbers again when they are out? Also the January number if possible. 

Ciaz registration 2024:

January: 

February: 26

March: 28

April: 

 

This is to track the very generous discount by Suzuki. 

March figures for B segment No EVs listed so maybe a market segment opportunity.

ECO / B-Seg Sedan sales summary Q1 2024 (Jan-Mar 67) : Toyota Yaris ATIV dominates 11,248 cars, market share 54.0% followed by Honda City - MG 5.

Car sales ECO Car / B-Segment Sedan January - March 67 total 20,840 cars.

- Number 1 Toyota Yaris ATIV : 11,248 cars
Market share 54.0%

- 2nd Honda City : 4,892 cars
Market share 23.5%

- Rank 3 MG 5 : 1,289 cars
Market share 6.2%

- Rank 4 Nissan Almera : 1,076 cars
Market share 5.2%

- Rank 4 Mitsubishi Attrage : 1,076 cars
Market share 5.2%

- Rank 6 Mazda 2 Sedan : 641 cars
Market share 3.1%

- Rank 7 Suzuki Ciaz : 618 cars
Market share 3.0%

Read information. Summary of sales ECO / B-Seg Sedan for March 67 here. https://autolifethailand.tv/sales-report-eco-b-seg-sedan-mar-2024/