Bandersnatch

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?

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. 

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.

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.

1 hour ago, josephbloggs said:

Well there you go, consider me educated. For some reason I always had it down as a low end vehicle, seems I was wrong - that looks nice inside. I also didn't know it was that speedy and had such a good electric capacity.

Thanks for the info.

Forgot to mention the Bose sound system 

Digital music service replicates on the drives display

Super sports button 

I think MG tried very hard to show they were not just a budget brand and wanted to be taken seriously.

On 1/15/2024 at 6:50 PM, dinga said:

Is it feasible for the Sub Pump and the Fountain to separately be powered by the single Solar Panel?  Are there any limitations?

I have a solar well pump and  pump from a pond sharing solar panels with a switch to swap between them.

if you have a 300w pump and 300w panel then most of the time you won’t have enough power to run the pump, so probably best to add another panel 

On 1/15/2024 at 6:50 PM, dinga said:

Does the 40 metre cable length between the Sub Pump and the Solar Panel pose any problems? [perhaps Voltage/Power drop-off etc...]

we ended up moving our panels away from the pond pump and closer to the submersible pump as it was having to work harder bringing the water up.

On 1/15/2024 at 6:50 PM, dinga said:

3.  Assume I need a 3-way switch at the Solar Panel to allow selection of the following settings:  (a) Power Off;  (b) Fountain On;  (c) Sub Pump On.  If this is correct, where can I purchase the switch?  (I can't see them on Lazada - is there a special name to cater for the solar power connections?)

A DC transfer switch which you should be able to buy from your local pump shop

On 1/15/2024 at 6:50 PM, dinga said:

4.  I have (I think) a 120 Mesh 3/4inch in-line Disc Filter that I'm thinking about installing on the main line at the head of the bore.  Should this filter be sufficient to separate any fine particles in order to prevent any clogging of the drippers/micro sprinklers?   Regardless of the filter used, should I still anticipate regular clogging - especially by bugs & ants?? 

i don’t use a filter with my drip irrigation but I don’t have any fine spray heads

9 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

I would agree that makes sense. In its current guise it is not an attractive car (for me), even with the discount. But also agree it is great for the consumer - long may it continue as we have never seen this price competition before in Thailand.

I would definitely recommend taking it for a test drive before writing it off. This was MGs top end car designed to compete with the Honda CRV. It is a luxury car packed with features and a 0-100kph of 6.9 seconds.

I’ve owned one for over 2 years. It’s 70km EV only range is enough for most of our local trips. 
 

We own a Seal Performance as well, but we have no plans to sell the HS as we have 5 dogs and a baby.

1 hour ago, tgw said:

regarding the discussion about Kwh, 1 liter of diesel has 12.7 Kwh in theory, and the diesel engine is highly efficient at around 40-45%, so that would net about 5Kwh per liter.

5 Kwh x 60 (assuming full tank) = 300 Kwh, again, in theory, I'm unsure how much gets lost in the car's electric plant

I couldn’t find anything on diesel trucks efficiency at producing electricity, but a diesel generator would be way more efficient as they are designed for that specific purpose. So your figures above are way out.

“A general rule of thumb is that a diesel generator will use 0.4 L of diesel per kWh produced”

https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Diesel_generator

1 hour ago, tgw said:

you assume your battery is fully charged.

but disaster strikes unannounced.

This is fossil thinking, you have to drive to the filling station to fill up, so most ice drivers only fill up when their vehicle is nearly empty. 

1 hour ago, tgw said:

most people won't have a solar home to charge their EV without a grid.

You would be surprised just how many EV owners on this forum also have solar. It’s something we talk about a lot.  After all it’s only logical to have solar once you have an EV. My EV is always fully charged as I charge it every day (Use it or Lose it)

2 hours ago, tgw said:

they won't last long as a power source.

Really!

https://aseannow.com/topic/1311736-my-ev-can-power-my-home/

17 minutes ago, motdaeng said:

 

thanks for the detailed information!

 

have you asked the workshop after how many years the PPF needs to be replaced?

This the quotation I got

180 micron 3yr warranty 6 monthly inspection and full polish
฿28,000 - front half of the car not glasss roof
฿56,000 -  whole car not glass roof plus interior trim

190 micron 4yr  warranty 6 monthly inspection and full polish
฿38,000 - front half of the car not glasss roof
฿63,000 - whole car not glass roof plus interior trim

They didn’t say when it needed to be replaced, just “up to you”

the cheapest option would be PPF on the plastic nose and rear sections, but I haven’t found a company that offers that.

still not sure what route to take yet

4 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Thank you for a good answer. So a self charging runs on petrol, a plug in runs on electricity

both will have some recharge from regenerative breaking 

1 hour ago, Bday Prang said:

no concern of mine 

You don’t a car, truck or motorcycle?

Don’t take trips in taxis, motorcycles taxis, tuk tuks, buses, baht buses? 
 

Because if you do, then you are hypocrite, for attacking EV owners who don’t use cobalt when you do.