Bandersnatch

Let’s put that to the test shall we? You haven’t thought this through have you. Let’s consider a battery you might actually know something about such as the Lead Acid battery in your ice vehicle. Lead is pretty toxic stuff so what happens to old lead acid batteries, by your logic they all end up in landfill contaminating the water supply. In fact in the USA (country chosen due to available data) 99% of old Lead Acid Batteries are recycled. Lead is worth $2,000 / ton while Lithium is worth $29,000 / ton. Yet you think Lithium batteries won’t be recycled but instead create “awful ecological damage” Purely on economic terms your logic is flawed.

Funny that your first link no longer exists - probably pulled due to fact-checking showing that it was inaccurate "BYD electric car explodes" You really think that this photo looks like the car exploded? This was not a traction battery fire but an electrical fault in the 12Volt system. The traction battery is not located under the bonnet but under the floor of the car.

I keep putting it off as I'm worried I'll only make it worse. But you're right "once it is hidden then it is forgotten"

This is a logical explanation as the damage to my car is exactly the same place.

BYD Seal Paint/Wrap I know I’ve mentioned this a couple of times, but I consider this the only real shortcoming of the car. I am just not sure what to do about it. PPF gets mixed reviews. I have touch up paint, but that is not a solution for a situation like the one below. Any suggestions?

I can confirm that EA Anywhere have chargers at Robinson Surin and Buriram. They were the first chargers to appear in both provinces. Back in April 2019 I visited the BKK motor show and registered an interest in the EV that they were planning to build in Thailand, unfortunately I never heard back from them.

Anybody see this discussion? https://aseannow.com/topic/1315843-please-dont-buy-this-just-smile/ Apparently “EV enthusiasts” are stupid

Your comment implies that EV enthusiasts i.e. people who own EVs or are interested in EVs are stupid. As usual no evidence is provided to support this statement. So let’s consider the evidence. Many EV owners who post on aseannow including myself also have solar. The reason is not stupidity but actually it’s quite sensible as solar installations in Thailand produce excess power in the middle of the day and rather than curtailment, charging an EV is a logical use for that power. I would argue that EV owners as a group are probably more likely than the average person to have solar for the reason stated above and therefore would be more likely than the average person to have an understanding of solar and therefore less likely to “believe this BS” What about people who have solar but don’t have an EV? I have seen several comments over the years from solar owners here that say that they are considering an EV at sometime in the future. This is logical for the reason stated above. By your definition would that make them “enthusiasts” and therefore stupid or do they only become stupid when they actually purchase an EV? Now let’s consider the topic of this discussion. A Solar Controller posted in a caravan and motorhome discussion for 12V or possibly 24V batteries. Why would you think such a thing would be of any interest to EV owners? Perhaps you can post your explanation because I am at a loss to understand your thinking. Maybe you thought a solar system incorporating such a device would be ideal to power a 7kW EV wall charger?

Watch this guy wreck his Seal so you don’t have to

Ok, I could have bought a Neta V for ฿500,000 or pushed the boat out and splashed ฿700,000 on an MG4 but instead I spent ฿1.6m on a BYD Seal AWD Performance. I probably didn’t make this purchase primarily to save money. If my criteria was the cheapest car you can buy in Thailand with a 0-100kph in less than 4 seconds, then I bagged a bargain. However, my car does provide the equivalent of 6 Tesla PowerWalls of backup power to my house now it really sounds like a bargain I don’t have to pay to power my car if my journey is less than 600km, but this isn’t a huge saving. I’m sure anyone buying a BMW M4 doesn’t brag about the savings so neither will I

No, I will have to wait and see

Best Selling passenger vehicles in November By segment - mixed EV and ICE:

I also registered and I’m please to see that BYD is currently charging ฿8/kWh which would explain why on New Year’s Eve 4 chargers at my local dealer are free. When I registered it asked me to enter my 17 digit vin I was pleasantly surprised that the vin on the Seal has a QR code to allow copy the code and paste it in

Apologies that this video is in Thai. If it offends you, try watching with the sound off. The first 2 minute summary is all you need to watch The video is about PTT’s newest station, with EV support designed in and not added as an afterthought. I particularly like the solar roof canopy, 6 fast EV chargers, BYD showroom, healthy food options.

I’ve had solar thermal at my house in Surin for 6 years. 200L insulated tank. Has an immersion heater for topping up the heat but have never used it. The water circulates via convection pushing colder water out of the tank to be reheated. Water from my rainwater tanks is pumped through a filter system to fill 2 500L tanks. The float sensor keeps the tanks filled. Cold water from these tanks is pumped to the solar thermal system via a demand pump the also pumps cold water around the house. All my bathrooms that require hot water and the kitchen are located together on the ground floor and share a wet wall. There is no pump to send the hot water out as it’s naturally pressurized.

Not an EV hater but you are clearly an “EV owner hater” This is a thinly veiled attack on me and now the second time you have posted it. You failed to acknowledge that I accepted the points that made when they were supported by evidence, which is all I was asking for. I accepted the points you made on the EVs in Thailand discussion and you call that “throw they toys out of the pram because someone posts concerns about EVs” You are still a “hater” in my book

No it’s my mechanical room

The Growatt SPF5000ES inverters now cost ฿23,000 each The nRuit 9kWh LiFePO4 Batteries cost me ฿68,000 each over 2 years ago, but I’m sure they are cheaper now. I have been off-grid for 6 years and my system powers 2 electric cars and an electric motorbike bike.

Mine is 4x5kW not sure by he installed 4x3kW.

Part 2 coming soon. You don’t need to buy an expensive EV as bi-directional charging is increasingly available on reasonable priced EVs like the MG4

This I am familiar with. I was discussing it just the other day with a guy who I’ve done a podcast with in Australia, he has now arranged to import them into Australia.

Firstly, thank you for posting the links. I have seen your original example several times, but nobody had posted any other evidence up to now. Maybe there is something to this story. Perhaps those of us who own atto 3s and Dolphins can’t keep an eye out for other examples. I own a Seal and I’m a member of three Thai facebook groups and have never seen anything like this. I didn’t tell you to shut up, I told you to back up your story or shut up, you chose the former. I don’t need to, the EV haters do plenty of that, I spend my time trying to keep this valuable discussion on topic and challenging those who post baseless claims. I would hardly call myself a social influencer with only 1,000 subscribers and an unmonetized channel.

Prove that you don’t just make stuff all the time by backing up your statement. Post pictures of “Many Reports” here in Thailand of rat damage to BYD Batteries. This is why EV owners have got no time for EV haters - everything they say is hearsay or BS Prove me wrong or shut up.