Bandersnatch

21 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

Does the Seal have launch control?

Not really, just a fancy timer.

No boost button 

Maybe we’ll get the Ionic 5 N when Hyundai starts importing EV here which does and it also has fake gear changes with the appropriate noises for petrol heads

20 hours ago, Alotoftravel said:

Can someone help me understand ev PluZ pricing

No sorry I can’t.
 

Both the app and the charger stations I’ve seen do not state when peak and off-peak times are.

I’ve called the helpline and the times I was told was wrong. 
 

I did research online and found an old bulletin that stated weekends are off-peak. I tested this and was charged ฿5.5 

I haven’t tried charging before 9am on week days

7 hours ago, macahoom said:

 

I could be mistaken, but it looks like your state of charge is under 95%. 

 

According to BYD, to achieve maximum possible acceleration, SOC should be 95% or above.That would explain why you were quite a bit slower than 3.8 seconds.

You are right, the car was less 95% and yes the manual says 95% for best result.

Will do another run when I have the chance 

Sales Report : BEST SELLER Passenger Cars October 2023 | ICE – HEV – BEV 100% electric

https://autolifethailand.tv/sales-report-best-seller-passenger-cars-oct-2023/

Sales Report : BEST SELLER Passenger Cars October 2023 | ICE – HEV – BEV 100% electric

Top 12 Passenger Cars in October 2023

• Number 1 Toyota Yaris ATIV : 4,308 cars
• Number 2 BYD Dolphin : 2,413 cars*
• Number 3 Toyota Yaris Cross: 2,399  cars
• Number 4 Honda CR-V : 2,169 cars
• No. 5 Honda HR-V : 1,451 units
• Number 6 BYD Atto 3 : 1,427 cars*
• No. 7 Honda City : 1,377 units
• Number 8 Toyota Yaris : 1,212 cars
• Number 9 Honda City Hatchback : 1,124 cars
• Number 10 Toyota Corolla Cross : 982 cars
• Number 11 NETA V : 951 cars*
• No. 12 Honda Civic : 828 units

BYD Seal AWD Performance Launch Control

9 hours ago, Bandersnatch said:

Ice Cream Truck 🚐 or Spooky Forest 👻 available and definitely no updates.
 

I have chosen spooky forest as I don’t want small children to come running when they hear the ice cream truck coming round the corner.

 

But there is hope….

 

 

 

 

 

I popped into BYD Buriram and showed them this post. Apparently I am the first to ask for this update. They said they would talk to  Rama 2 on Nut to find out how to do it

BYD Wall-Box Team arrived - they were a bit confused I already had a wall box and a V2L station

2 minutes ago, Sophon said:

 

I think you (THEY) got that the wrong way round.

I just posted what they just told me, but I think you are right 

10 minutes ago, Bandersnatch said:

There are different prices for peak or off peak. Maybe I’m going blind, but I couldn’t see the times

Just called the call center 9am - 4pm is off-peak

which seems to be a lie

44 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

I see a post on FB today complaining about the price of charging in the shopping mall, the post was specific to EV Station PluZ .

They were charged 9 baht a unit ( pump prices for EV PluZ are 7.5/5.5 baht) .

Does this apply to other energy suppliers also ?, if so would explain the lack of customers at my local mall , Central Ayutthaya, with around 10 chargers have only ever seen one charger occupied.

There are different prices for peak or off peak. Maybe I’m going blind, but I couldn’t see the times

Ice Cream Truck 🚐 or Spooky Forest 👻 available and definitely no updates.
 

I have chosen spooky forest as I don’t want small children to come running when they hear the ice cream truck coming round the corner.

But there is hope….

48 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Only film for the central screen ( Info screen ) . Which I think is already standard.

37 minutes ago, macahoom said:

 

Thanks for this. I cannot understand Thai but I can tell this has some interesting information.

 

It's great that he shows how to use the emergency key.

 

I will go through it again with a translator at my side.

I was planning to do a video on the mechanical key, but as it requires 2 hands I will have to schedule an appointment with my assistant camera operator

19 hours ago, TorquayFan said:

Snatch - I noticed this today which might be helpful to you : " . . . . if you want to preserve your car’s battery life, the AA recommends not letting the battery drain below 25pc or charging it above 75pc, which is more convenient when you have your own EV charger."

 

Doesn't that actually halve the quoted range on an EV (if you follow the advice?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/switching-electric-car-took-months/?li_source=LI&li_medium=liftigniter-rhr

 

Most EV owners don’t tend to think of the ToryGraph when looking for actuate information on EVs, it has an appalling reputation. Case in point this totally debunked story:

As I have said several times the battery chemistry in my EV and my house batteries have a LiFePO4 cathode chemistry  - not Li-ion and can be charged to 100% every day.

One other factor that non EV owners clearly do not know is that when EV manufactures quote battery capacity they quote “Usable” capacity not Gross. My EV has an 82.5kWh usable capacity but the Gross is over 85kWh 

17 hours ago, Pib said:

Accounting for 16.10% of the total car registrations in Thailand,

16.1% of all car sales last month being full EV  is very significant in my opinion. Many people are still quoting figures from 30th Sept published in an English language publication based in the capital.

17 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Courtesy of @Bandersnatch, here’s the films offered by the showroom.

If you are going to spend over ฿20k on film I would also investing in a digital laser thermometer and some kitchen foil

Take a sample of the film you are thinking of buying and a piece of foil and measure the temperature of both in direct sunlight.

The foil should record ambient temperature, a good film should do the same 

1 hour ago, Pib said:

BEV "registered" sales stats for Oct 2023 and calendar year

Thanks for the link - anybody know the % of total cars sold last month that were EVs?

8 hours ago, Lee65 said:

It's arguable whether that form of battery can self-combust or suffer thermal runaway

I read your study “Lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) is kind of Lithium ion rechargeable battery which uses LiFePO4 as a cathode material. LiFePO4 is an intrinsically safer cathode material than LiCoO2”

Maybe a demonstration might be easier to visualise

8 hours ago, TorquayFan said:

Snatch, 'your replies are 'testy' (to say the least) and defensive'. Why would that be ?

People are entitled to their own Opinions but not their own Facts.

When people pass off hearsay as Facts they might get their fragile egos a bit bruised when they are called out on it.

I make no apologies for pursuing the truth

11 minutes ago, Lee65 said:

Case in point: the overwhelming majority of EVs today contain a type of battery that can and does spontaneously combust

You are not correct and you are off-topic.
 

My home battery, my EV battery, the battery in the MG 4 I suggested to UWEB above, all BYDs, New Fords and MGs, Teslas most popular models: Model 3 and Y RWD all have LiFePO4 cathodes that don’t suffer from thermal runaway. 
 

14 minutes ago, Greenside said:

I drove the top spec Seal a few weeks ago and liked it a lot.  A bit less spacious than I'd expected, but comfortable and good to drive, at least on the Thapae Gate - Airport Plaza - Chiangmai Land and back to Thapae test drive circuit.  I was told the version I drove had a sub 4 second 0-100 but resisted the temptation to give it a go.  By the way, if you're considering BYD, be aware that their new car promotional prices don't include a wall charger, window film and some of the other enticements that other brands offer.  

This is the deal I got:

Do you have a link to the new deal? I haven’t seen updates, but they were swamped with orders. I waited over a month and only got a car by swapping from Premium to Performance. That’s my car in the video above. My YouTube channel is EcoHouseThailand