Bandersnatch

Teslas new Highland Model 3 still has the old panel gap problems. Even on this launch show car! 
 

But not so on the BYD Seal

Tesla model 3 RHD in Malaysia is only ฿1,444,000 with white color free.

1 hour ago, JBChiangRai said:

Is Thailand only getting the Black interior?

 

My brother in law ordered one in Australia with a blue interior.

So you can order a blue interior in Australia but it costs more and defers your delivery.
 

Black interiors are free and will be ready sooner 

2 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

Get back under your bridge!

🤣😂 👏

10 hours ago, Pib said:

I expect the BYD Dolphin and Atto 3 to lead the pack again by big margins again come Oct  registration stats (belated sales stats).  I expect Seal sales will have very respectable Oct stats but since the Seal was only released in late Sep the Oct stats based "registrations" probably will not show full strength until Nov registration stats.  Probably follow the same ramp-up like the Dolphin which was released in July I think...showed several hundred registrations for Aug....then by Sep the registrations had went thru the roof.  Takes a while for the registration process (belated sales stats) to complete the process.

EV sales charts are fascinating.

Take the Toyota bZ4X which has been on sale since last year. It sells for ฿1.83m after the Government EV incentive and it has sold only 22 cars this year. 

With EVs now representing over 10% of total vehicle sales in Thailand and the top selling Japanese EV brand is ranked 24th it does not look good for legacy manufacturers 

"From January to September, Thailand’s total vehicle sales reached 500,942 units, with EVs constituting 10.05% of this figure. This represents a significant shift from the previous year when only 9,729 EVs were sold in Thailand. The year-to-date 2023 sales surpass last year’s figures by over five times"

https://carnewschina.com/2023/10/07/byds-ev-sales-in-thailand-reached-a-new-high-in-september-2023/

2 hours ago, Pib said:

Update on the red Atto I'm been trying to buy.

Thanks for the update. Your dealer seems very busy, maybe my #3Q won’t take too long. 
 

Looking forward to seeing the BYD sales figures over the next few months.
 

I already have a 7kW wall charger and can share between two cars until I get my second wall box.

1 hour ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Any Seal owners who like the white colour but also fancy something black on top occasionally here’s a suggestion for you 😬

 

 

@Bandersnatch ??

Thanks but no thanks. 

More EV Pickups options is a good thing.

Some people apparently prefer Japanese to Chinese auto manufacturers  - so here is some good news for them 

36 minutes ago, motdaeng said:

the new honda prologue looks much better

Built on GM’s Ultium platform, probably just for the US Market.

https://electrek.co/2023/09/28/honda-unveils-first-electric-suv-2024-range-prices/

10 hours ago, mistral53 said:

I wonder whether this instruction applies to all LFP batteries:

 

(from the owners manual)

 

I also wonder how many owners will abide by these instructions, let alone read the manual..........lol

My home Batteries are CATL LFPs and the manual says to charge to 100% once a week. Don't remember seeing about discharging to less than 10%. In fact my inverters would only allow the batteries to get to 22% SOC

15 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Yea, that crossed my mind, nice marketing though.

Agreed

8 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Neta EVs to carry the first 4C LFP battery that adds 400 km after 10-minute charge

The battery’s capacity to be fast charged needs to be matched with a charger capable of charging at that rate.

You would be lucky to find chargers faster than 150kW in Thailand. 

The economics of installing a single 500kW charger don’t make much sense as it could cost as much 6x150kW chargers to install.

I’m happy with a 20-80% charge in 24 minutes. 

Thanks @Andrew Dwyer 

Lots of great deals at the same time there’s talk of the ฿150,000 EV grant ending soon.

Time for a bad case of FoMO

22 minutes ago, macahoom said:

My Seal will arrive in Phuket tonight or tomorrow morning

Great News @macahoom 

My wife has just called our sales girl for an update. She said she would get back to us with a Q number 🤔

58 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Want to buy an EV here in Thailand but worried about flooding ?, have no fear the solution could be close at hand .

 

 

I think @JBChiangRai will be cancelling his MG Cyberster to get one 😉

I drove the Fomm 1 at the Bangkok motor show in 2019. Sales were originally quite strong but newer entry of "proper" cars like the Neta V for the same price in the EV market have reduced sales to a trickle which is a shame.

@christurner3857

52 minutes ago

Don't forget you can charge for FREE at any BYD dealership, and the network is growing fast.

Saw this comment on the video I posted above. Anybody confirm that this true? 

With MG I get free AC charging when I drop my car off for a service but otherwise you have to pay.

24 minutes ago, Pib said:

As far as I know BYD Thailand doesn't charge extra for a different colors...but I'm not sure?

The colours are free but not all are availably at every trim level.

22 minutes ago, Pib said:

Seal Price in Australia

https://bydautomotive.com.au/configurator/byd-seal?ref=website

Thanks for posting this  - very interesting

26 minutes ago, Alotoftravel said:

Interesting with  BYD pricing :

AUS  seals are less expensive than Thai seals while

Aus dolphins are more expensive than Thai dolphins .  

I did comment on the video as EcoHouseThailand explaining that in Thailand there are number of freebies which effectively drop the price which are probably not available in other markets.

The biggest selling point for Tesla in the EU & US is the charging infrastructure. In Thailand that is definitely not the case. After a year in Thailand Tesla charging is available in only 3 location Khorat, Pattaya and Greater BKK.

BYD Seal is launched in Australia cheaper than the Atto 3

Although Aus based this video is an interesting discussion of the BYD Seal v Tesla Model 3 debate.