Bandersnatch

1 hour ago, matchar said:

And even better, MG is nearly half the price of the Volvo.

MG 4 has LFP batteries which I would prefer over Volvo’s NMC

MG4 has V2L which would work great with my solar setup to keep me off grid

Volvo nor any reviewer has mentioned V2L

Performance and trim is a win for Volvo 

Volvo EX30 opens at 1.59 million baht and tops at 1.89 million baht.

1 hour ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

It was a close call and this time the EV walks away, but relax, it is still early EV days in Thailand ????????.  

All EV fires ???? counts, just wait until Somchai uses his brothers welding kit as charger, fix a few cables DIY style, little Nut spill her soda pop down the dashboard, rats ???? get a taste for Chinese cable insulation, the uneven Thai roads kiss ???? the underside of the battery pack at 120 km/h, raw sewage water ???? fill the soi where you parked over night, not to mention the infinite different ways Thais generally manage to crash cars at a daily basis.

Strap in, interesting times ahead.

You are entitled to your opinions and in the the same spirit I am entitled to not have to waste my time reading them.

Blocked!

4 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

That is a pipe dream, we are talking about Chinese EVs after all. Deception and propaganda is written in the manual.

Now that is an opinion and you are welcome to it.

14 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

All opinions are welcome here, there are no wrong opinions

Scary video about burning BYD recently in Thailand

Is not an opinion, it’s just not true 

52 minutes ago, khunphil said:

There are so many scary videos about burning BYD in China, I would not trust it yet, but this is just a personal opinion (included one news, recently in Thailand).

Scaremongering more like. The BYD Thailand incident was an electrical fault not a battery fire. The car is being repaired under warranty and returned to the owner.

BYD hybrid fires in China is not relevant to Thailand as BYD doesn’t sell hybrids here.

Please keep your personal (uninformed) opinions to yourself 

BYD Seal Prices announced in Europe at the Munich motor show

The BYD Seal is offered in two versions in Europe with starting prices of 44,900 euros ($48,210) ฿1.7m for the 82.5kW RWD and 50,990 euros ($51,675) ฿1.8m for the AWD performance. These prices should be lower in Thailand due cheaper shipping costs and Government incentives here.

The BYD Seal is currently available in five versions in China with a starting price range of RMB 189,800 ($26,000) ฿926k for the 61.4kWh RWD to RMB 279,800 ($38,300) ฿1.36m for the AWD performance model

Still no word of the official Thai price.

https://cnevpost.com/2023/09/05/byd-presents-6-models-at-munich-auto-show/

I was on the building committee of a 300+ unit condominium in Pattaya for 5 years. We changed management companies several times. Optima Management Services is the only one I would recommend. Not the cheapest. Small company run by a Brit. We had many non payers when he arrived, he started taking them to court and they soon starting paying.

7 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

this vehicle is using the potential energy of each payload, which is then converted into thermal energy from friction at the brake pads, and then converts this thermal energy to electric current,

Incorrect, the break pads are not involved in the power generation and neither is thermal energy.

When I drive my electric car, I don’t touch my breaks, I just lift off the throttle and the same electric motor that was propelling the car forward now acts like a dynamo to charge the battery.

Potential energy is involved as it powers the motors in reverse much like pumped hydro. 

1 hour ago, actonion said:

I will wait  until Thailand  can supply a Domestic Electricity supply   24/7,  without    power cuts  every other day ....

Home Solar and EVs make a great combination. I have excess home solar production in the middle of the day which I put into my EV. The result is no fuel bills and no bill from PEA.

In response to the the usual “China Crap” comments.

MG has a design studio in London, which is where the cyberster was designed.

11 minutes ago, FruitPudding said:

Is it weird I know you are American, just cos you called an electrical socket/outlet a "wallbox"? ????

 

You guys crack me up.

“Wall box” is what EV owners call the box they fit on the wall to facilitate home charging. It can support EV charging at 7kW single phase and up to 22kW three phase as compared to …

15 minutes ago, FruitPudding said:

electrical socket/outlet

which only supports 3kW in 220v countries and half that in 110v countries.

17 hours ago, macahoom said:

I have just left the showroom. I put a deposit on a Seal Performance, AWD.

 

They say I'll have it first week of November.

@macahoom Any more to share? I am sure many will be interested.