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January 22

38 minutes ago, Gknrd said:

The guy that posted the video on his solar house is another item I would like to try out from China. I have heard they are good panels. I need to do some research on the inverters and see some reviews on them.

Not sure if you were referring to my recent video or not, but I can recomend https://aseannow.com/forum/319-alternativerenewable-energy-forum/ you will get some good advice. People share their systems and are available to answer questions

January 22

14 minutes ago, stargrazer9889 said:

my Thai relatives say that they charge too slow.

Really? Ultra fast EV chargers have been installed in Thailand over the last couple of years because EVs have only recently been sold here. In countries where they started installing chargers 10 years ago they were slow 50kW chargers, but in Thailand most are 150kW or higher.

150kW charging speed mean that my EV can add 350km range in 20 minutes. Unless I am travelling more than 600km I will charge at home, so my EV is always 100%

20 minutes ago, stargrazer9889 said:

Do lots of research before going green, that is my advice

Do lots of research before posting online, that is my advice.

January 22

18 hours ago, FruitPudding said:

I own Tesla.

Elon has joined the Forum everybody - apparently X wasn't working out.

January 22

1 hour ago, BenStark said:

Most of the EV users in the world don't even live in Thailand. In fact most of the world population doesn't live in Thailand.

So how your EV behaves in Thailand is a lame point

Just that this discussion is about Li in Thailand a country with one of the fastest growing EV manufacturing sectors in the world. This discussion was posted in a Thailand Forum and you don't want to talk about Thailand.

January 22

21 minutes ago, vinny41 said:

According to this article there are 2 tax rates for Mg4 weight is 1,650 KG

road tax until end of September 2025 is 260 Baht

After 30 September 2025 Mg4 road tax is B1,300

https://www.autospinn.com/2023/08/electric-vehicle-tax-131975

Thanks for the link.

Explains my ฿380 annual road tax.

January 22

17 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Have you ever used an iPhone when the battery gets down to 70%? Typically, you get them changed at 80%.

Phone batteries and EV batteries are not the same.

I know most people posting here have no experience with either EV batteries of home solar batteries and that you are not going to believe those of us have lived with such batteries for years.

https://www.recurrentauto.com/research/why-do-ev-batteries-last-so-much-longer-than-cell-phone-batteries

January 22

6 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Getting nasty because you haven't thought it through, just trying to big note yourself.

Now you reply with hostility, like a child, grow up.

I knew there was something wrong with you when you instructed the mods on how to do their job.

You think that 70% is the same as 0% and you call me a child! Did you finish kindergarten?

January 22

1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I struggle to understand the type of person who buys an EV, are they 'want to be's', 'showoffs' etc?

I have solar, so I I can charge both of my EVs from excess solar power. No power bill for the house or fuel bill for the cars. Do you "struggle to understand" that?

I don't have to use a public charger unless I am travelling more than 600km.

My BYD has bi-directional charging so it comes with effectively 6 Tesla PowerWalls of free backup power. Do you "struggle to understand" that?

January 22

5 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

8 years old the car will be worthless.

New batteries required.

Most EVs like both of mine come with an 8yr 70% battery warranty. You clearly didn't know that or you won't have posted something so stupid

January 22

17 hours ago, FruitPudding said:

I own Tesla.

Tesla Stock or a Tesla car?

January 22

16 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Try it when the temps go down to 0C or below...

Ok will let you know when it does.

January 22

31 minutes ago, BenStark said:

Nice attempt at deflecting, which of course was to expect from an EV fanboy.

Just putting this already deflected discussion into context. This is a discussion about the discovery of Li in Thailand, which is a good thing, but it has been deflected by the EV haters into EVs are no good in the cold. Most of the posters clearly don’t even live in Thailand as there are more interested in talking about Heat Pumps now!

I actually live in Thailand and drive EVs in Thailand so just wanted to explain to our overseas visitors that temperature here does not effect range or charging, but maybe that’s because my EV has a heat pump :)

January 22

18 minutes ago, vinny41 said:

Vehicles with white license plates, black letters, or personal vehicles with no more than 7 seats, such as sedans, SUVs, and 4-door pickup trucks, will use the tax calculation method that depends on engine size (CC) as follows.

- 1-600 cc / charge 0.5 baht per cc.

- 601-1,800 cc / charge 1.5 baht per cc.

- 1,801 cc or more / charge 4 baht per cc

4 door Ford Ranger 2.0 bi turbo engine size 1996cc road tax should be B2,880

if you have a 3.0 litre or 3.2 litre engine then the road tax will be more

So why are online links suggesting you can pay up to ฿8,000?

January 22

2 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Any recent hijacking?

4,500 posts and counting. The most replies for any discussion in the Thailand Motor Section and second most views after a discussion started in 2011.

Somehow we have been able to keep this discussion broadly on-topic.

EVs seems to create a great deal of interest from advocates but probably more so from EV critics - something I have never really understood.

January 22

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Now winter has set-in thousands of EV's are breaking down due to cold winter temperatures.

Lots of electrical issues, cars that won't even start, and mileages that are well below predictions due to batteries fading out in the low temps.

Winter this year in North East Thailand was bitter it got down into the high teens degrees C at one point, but strangely had no effect on my EV charging or my EV’s range.

January 22

How does the cost of road tax for an EV compare to the usual diesel pickup that most seem to drive?

When I was building my house I bought a 4 door pickup truck (sold it now) I seem to remember about ฿5,000 a year in road tax.

Now paying ฿380 a year for my EV

January 20

25 minutes ago, FruitPudding said:

Last time I checked the BYD Seal and Tesla Model 3 were both exactly 1,599,000 baht.

Tesla Model 3 starts at ฿1,599,000 for the base model, the performance model will be over ฿2,000,000. You have to pay extra for paint colour, you don’t get a free wall charger with free installation, free servicing or cheap finance.

The extras with a BYD seal are worth ฿230,000

January 20

14 hours ago, FruitPudding said:

Yeah, and they are pricing the BYD the same as Tesla in Thailand, 😆

Best to check your facts before posting.

I purchased a BYD Seal AWD Performance and it was cheaper than the cheapest Tesla you can buy in Thailand.

13 hours ago, FruitPudding said:

So, you would choose a BYD over a similar model of Tesla, if they were the same price?

Yes, all BYDs come with LFP batteries which are much safer, longer lasting and with none of that nasty cobalt that that you get in LR and Performance Teslas.

BYD has 100 dealerships in Thailand with plans for another 200 by the end of 2025. Tesla has only one.

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/byds-thai-distributor-triple-ev-dealerships-expand-commercial-offerings-2024-01-19/

BYD will start manufacturing EVs and spare parts in Thailand this year

My BYD Seal comes with bi-directional charging and the equivalent of 6 Tesla PowerWalls of backup power which I use to power my home - you can’t do that with a Tesla

January 20

3 hours ago, Negita43 said:

Well has it.

Toyota has lied about EV battery breakthroughs for years

https://thedriven.io/2023/07/05/solid-state-batteries-toyota-has-history-of-talking-big-on-ev-breakthrough-but-not-delivering/

January 20

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

I could find the video if I wanted to waste my time for you. I don't

Can’t be bothered to check your facts but posts it anyway.

This is why we can never have an intelligent debate with EV haters - they are not interest in the facts.

January 20

https://autolifethailand.tv/lotus-eletre-ev-bev-comimg-thailand/

Can’t stretch to the Eletre R but was disappointed that the Eletre S only does 0-100kmh in 4.5seconds, think I’ll stick to my Seal Performance.

January 19

Solar upgrade 2024 (part 2)

January 19

Now I've charging 2 EVs at home, I've made a few tweaks to my solar system.

If you have an EV in Thailand or are considering one, I strongly recommend getting solar as well.

January 19

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

Replacing every ICE vehicle on the planet with an EV overnight would only reduce CO2 emissions by 8%.

Not citation to support your figures? Must be made up then.

January 19

4 hours ago, dinga said:

Also given I was thinking at running a 300W Sub Pump, on it's own, for only 1 hour or so every 2 or 3 days

so you probably won’t get it ever running at 100% efficiency, but sounds like that won’t be a problem for you

as you can run it for longer and less efficiently. The only way to be sure is to try it and it will only cost you the switch and some cable.

4 hours ago, dinga said:

so I'm now thinking it might be easier to forget about solar and just get a 220V Jet Pump....

Easy to work out the cost of power used.

One factor I have discovered is submersible pumps seem to last longer as they are not in the heat all day and you don’t have a problem with ants setting up home inside. I have 4 submersible pumps and never had a single problem, can’t say the same for my surface pumps.

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