Bandersnatch

I'm confused! There are plenty of racist discussions about Chinese Cars. I would rather the racists join one of them and leave us to discuss EVs in Thailand.

@sometimewoodworker This my opening post to this topic over 4,000 posts ago. “This is a discussion about EVs available or coming to Thailand. Not private imports but cars supported here with a dealer network. Are you interested in an EV as your next car if so which one and why? Do you know of any breaking news about EVs in Thailand? If so post here. This not a discussion about EVs v ICE cars - for that go here: https://aseannow.com/topic/1246109-ice-vs-ev-the-debate-thread/ This is not a discussion about Chinese cars - for that go here: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235921-why-so-many-chinese-cars-mg-cars-do-people-only-care-to-buy-something-cheap-whatever-is-the-quality/ Mods please delete any posts that try to hijack this thread”

Just checked. My car is connected to my house wifi with a ubiquiti wireless access point sitting directly above the car. No Red Dot and no update. Rest assured I will post here when I have it.

I am happy to hear sensible criticism of EVs based on facts. I didn’t see much of that. Why is it that only those who don’t own an EV here claim range anxiety is a major problem. 99% of my charging is done at home from my solar. I have 600km of range and can add 350km extra in 20 minutes. The OP did say that for many of the posters an EV is clearly not for them and I agree. It’s not as easy as rolling into PTT with a “Bee Jet Ha Roy” There are apps that can be a tricky for some and the technology on the cars can be overwhelming. It’s not that I “can't cope with negative views about EV's” I can’t stand the BS from people who know nothing about the topic.

“Jeez” You didn’t provide any evidence to support your theories. So here is some for the counter argument. H2 filling stations around the world are closing now, not expanding: https://innovationorigins.com/en/first-shell-now-motive-hydrogen-fuel-station-closures-continue-in-the-uk/ Reservations at this month’s BKK Motor show provide evidence that there is a growing demand for EVs here as 6 of the top 14 brands are companies that sell EVs

Why don’t you import a H2 car (can’t buy one in Thailand) and put your money where your mouth is? There are no public H2 filling stations here, but maybe you can fill it at home like many of us EV owners do here from our solar systems. Looking forward to hearing how you get on.

Reminder, the title of this topic is “Electric Vehicles in Thailand” I asked you to post evidence of BYD traction battery fires in Thailand. You failed to do so because there hasn’t been a single BYD traction battery fire in Thailand. If you can’t post evidence for your BS theories we don’t want to hear from you. Start your own topic and don’t try to hijack this one or as OP I will report you.

Do you have evidence you can post of a traction battery fire in a BYD here in Thailand? I am not interested in BYD PHEV fires in China. BYD doesn't sell PHEVs in Thailand.

Don’t misquote me to cover your own mistakes I didn’t quote a website I posted a table of DC charging in Thailand. Don’t bother replying I bored trying explain this to you - added to my blocked list

I forget sometimes that I have to explain things like I speaking to a small child. My apologies let me make it a little clearer. There are 2 classes of chargers They are sometimes known by how they are used: Destination chargers: found at homes, places of work, shops, restaurants and hotels etc. They are used when the driver is going to be at a location for hours. Road trip chargers: found on major highways, rest stops, fuel stations etc. They are used when the driver is stopping for minutes. They are sometimes known by their connection type as @KhunLA explained above. However they are probably most commonly known by the type of electricity they provide: AC: EVs have an onboard inverter that converts AC power to DC to charge the batteries. Most cars can accept 7kW single phase and some can accept 11kW or even higher 3 phase. DC: here both the EV’s capacity to accept a charge and charger capacity to deliver a charge can vary but the lower of the 2 speeds determines the charging speed. Nobody is talking about AC/Destination charging here. We are discussing the speed of DC charging. The fact that you clearly don’t know the difference shows just how difficult it is have an intelligent discussion about EVs with someone who has little of knowledge about them.

@josephbloggs Your topic really brought out the EV hating loonies, is it a full moon? They have No interest in owning an EV, Clearly no knowledge about EVs, No experience in owning an EV, Yet they want to spend their time arguing with people who have years of EV driving experience. Good job keeping your cool.

You are correct, but I didn’t want to bore people with a discussion about flat rate v APR

I see you quoted my post comparing public charging in UK and Thailand, but you clearly didn’t read it. Let me try to simplify it for you: UK: 90% of EV chargers slower than 20kW = long queue Thailand: Most chargers faster than 100kW = no queue When I charge at 150kW I can add 350km of range in 20 minutes. I have never seen a queue at a charger in Thailand. I only use a public charger when I’m traveling more than 600km 99% of the time I charge at home for free from my home solar.

New From Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand give it a try https://evat.or.th/ev-information/charge-station/index

I was asked to join an Australian BYD podcast on Tuesday as that episode was focused on the BYD Seal and very few cars have arrived in Australia (In the land of the blind….) The panelists own Atto3s currently and there are lots of videos about that car. As always not sure where to post this, but might be of general interest to those considering a Seal v Tesla model 3

Thanks @JBChiangRai for the heads up, I’ve added my performance model now.

I am sorry that I forgot to give credit to @KhunLA for preparing the chart on Thai charging https://aseannow.com/topic/1279914-ev-charging-stations-cs/

One of the problems with owning an EV in Thailand is that you have to constantly fact-check critics who have no clue about actually owning an EV in Thailand. They ignorantly base their opinions on what they read from their home country and stupidly assume that everything is the exactly the same here in Thailand or probably worse. Take for example public charging. In the UK the vast majority of public chargers are “slow” under 7kW or “fast” under 22kW. No wonder there are complaints about queues for chargers. By comparison the vast majority of chargers in Thailand are the much newer “Ultra Rapid” 100kW+ with many 150kW+ which for my EV is an extra 350km of range added in just 20 minutes.

have you seen the red dot 🔴 telling you that there is a notification? I haven’t.

Navigation with sound on mine. Remember seeing Turn by Turn navigation on the HUD, but now not

I have noticed price drops but not to this extent, I think that Thai resellers bought stock at higher prices and need to clear it before buying new cheaper stock.

Will try it tomorrow

Doesn’t make it any closer

So just 2 offices BKK and CM? I think I will contact them and see if we can meet at a mutually convenient point.

I visited my dealer a couple of weeks ago and asked about the update they said I was the first to ask and would get back to me.