Bandersnatch

12 minutes ago, giddyup said:

You can run aircon 24/7 purely on solar?

With solar and home battery storage and in two bedrooms at the same time 

14 minutes ago, Chassa said:

How may Thai people (peasants?) can afford al this Farang nonsense regarding Solar power and EV's!

EV sales are taking off, shows what little you know about the subject:

Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sales in Thailand surged by 603% year-on-year to 73,568 units last year, with the upward trend expected to continue throughout this year, as per the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

https://aseannow.com/topic/1321870-thai-ev-sales-surge-by-603-amid-government-incentives/

Solar is also growing a rapid rate, just open your eyes next time you go into a DIY store like Thaiwasadu

As for your “peasants” comment, electric motorbike sales are expanding with shops popping up everywhere.

Solar is also very common now for moving water on farms 

As for your “nonsense” comment you can achieve payback in 5 years which is a 20% return on your investment.

13 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Interesting. How big are your system and how much space does it require?

This video shows my solar system and should answer most of your questions

Interesting video comparing the Premium and Performance Seal with the reviewer having driven both 500km back to back.

There is also some comments about how each car compares to the it’s equivalent Tesla (RWD and LR) but many comments are more relevant to Malaysia.

At 31:30 he talks about the far higher regen level in the AWD due to having 2 electric motors which I hadn’t thought about before.

8 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

But, still have to live on the same planet, right? I also think an EV have to be charged, and also the need for electric power in home combined with the car would be quite much to carry 100% with solar.

I have solar and 2 EVs and no grid connection

https://youtu.be/zGaoKTUrEwg

On 4/24/2024 at 8:09 AM, macahoom said:

 

I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, but I always am, at the number of times I see reviewers getting things so wrong about the cars. This guy points out, at least three times, that the AWD doesn't have a frunk. It most certainly does!

 

I think he assumed this because it has two motors and therefore no room for a frunk.

I was going to point this out in my comment, then I noticed that he had been corrected several times.

19 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Wait till half the vehicles private and commercial are electric...

 

Not in Thailand. EV sales here are ramping up, but ICE sales still dominate.

6 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Autolife are sales numbers, right?

Not sure where AutolifeThailand get their “sales” numbers from 

2 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

@Pib can you have a look at the Ciaz numbers again when they are out? Also the January number if possible. 

Ciaz registration 2024:

January: 

February: 26

March: 28

April: 

 

This is to track the very generous discount by Suzuki. 

March figures for B segment No EVs listed so maybe a market segment opportunity.

ECO / B-Seg Sedan sales summary Q1 2024 (Jan-Mar 67) : Toyota Yaris ATIV dominates 11,248 cars, market share 54.0% followed by Honda City - MG 5.

Car sales ECO Car / B-Segment Sedan January - March 67 total 20,840 cars.

- Number 1 Toyota Yaris ATIV : 11,248 cars
Market share 54.0%

- 2nd Honda City : 4,892 cars
Market share 23.5%

- Rank 3 MG 5 : 1,289 cars
Market share 6.2%

- Rank 4 Nissan Almera : 1,076 cars
Market share 5.2%

- Rank 4 Mitsubishi Attrage : 1,076 cars
Market share 5.2%

- Rank 6 Mazda 2 Sedan : 641 cars
Market share 3.1%

- Rank 7 Suzuki Ciaz : 618 cars
Market share 3.0%

Read information. Summary of sales ECO / B-Seg Sedan for March 67 here. https://autolifethailand.tv/sales-report-eco-b-seg-sedan-mar-2024/

Sales of D-Segment in March 2024

BYD Seal won the champion in total 295 cars, market share 32.6% followed by Honda Accord 291 cars, Toyota Camry, end of market age, ending with ORA 07 / Deepal L07

34 minutes ago, Ben Zioner said:

@Bandersnatch My needs a 3 to 4 times that of Steve. Average daily 70 units, so peak is probably somewhere near 100.

Yes that is high, more that me and I’m running a 450m2 house and 2 EVs

56 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Why are some solar power enthusiasts so rigidly gungho and bent upon the goal of removing themselves from the GRID?

 

It's almost as if this was their religion, or something, like No-Grid-Good, and Some-Grid-Bad.

I am off-grid (no meter) can you name any others on aseannow? It’s actually pretty rare.

Dealing with PEA is a colossal pain in the butt.

I was “off-grid” (no units used) with a meter for 5 years. PEA did 4 solar inspections, accused me or turning my meter backwards (to exactly the same meter reading each month) and replaced my meter 5 times claiming that my no export solar system had broken their meter which they wanted to charge me for.

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

it seems to me, that it is far better to continue to improve the grid, and to upgrade the grid, as soon as possible.

 

The more people generating solar, locally and individually, the more we will all benefit as part of the social whole, collectively, if we are all connected to the grid.

 

Feed the Grid, should be the Mantra, and not .... Off-Grid Good.

I am not allowed to share my power to the grid as any solar system is over 5kW and is consider too powerful to feedback unless I upgrade to a 3 phase connection at the cost of ฿100,000

This video might help explain my decision

26 minutes ago, Ben Zioner said:

with my current consumption I'll need 45 panels and I have not usable space for that number.

I have just posted a 660W panel for ฿3,890

Do you really need 30kW of solar? What is your PEA bill per month?

19 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Thank you.

Yes, and I really need to more seriously consider the solar option for myself, especially if, as is pointed out by the OP, cost of entry for solar will continue to decline.

 

Apparently the OP purchased a solar panel at the weekend from his local SolarShop for a solar pond pump project.

660Watts for ฿3,890 that’s only ฿5.89 per Watt. You would only need 3 panels to reach your goal of 2kW

33 minutes ago, Issanman said:

https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2024/04/26/sales-of-ev-cars-fell-in-thailand-in-february-and-march-2024/

Always best to read beyond the headlines if you can.

5 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

It seems that some fraction of people who wish to install solar power are sort of in the PREPPER category.

With solar you are purchasing your electricity forward. In my case after six years,  power for my house,  2 EVs and an electric motorbike is free. There is the added benefit of not having powercuts but that wasn’t my primary motivation. 

With your solar problem, if you ground mount your panels you could more easily take them with you when you leave your rental.

For “whole house” solar the grid is connected to the inverter which then powers the house from Solar first then the grid. Unfortunately these “whole house” inverters tend to be more expensive and start at about 3.5kW. You need to select a “Hybrid Off-grid” inverter. This is the one I have and they make a 3.5kW version (SPF-3500-ES) You will need to ensure that you meet the minimum requirements for the inverter which might mean buying more panels than you planned to.

Alternatively you could buy a small cheap 2kW inverter and use it to power a portable aircon.

11 hours ago, mistral53 said:

Very Clever by Xiaomi, they will undoubtedly get a significant revenue stream from this:

I have dozens of Xiaomi smart home gadgets, they are well made and excellent value for money.

I agree @mistral53 that Xiaomi car owners will definitely want to customize their cars, you just need to look at the Tesla aftermarket for programmable buttons etc

6 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

The Chinese are losing money on every vehicle sold

Fact Check:

https://carnewschina.com/2024/04/09/byd-makes-us1250-profit-per-car-as-it-goes-for-market-share-above-all-else/

On 4/21/2024 at 2:38 PM, marino28 said:

Tesla just cut again the price of her cars in China and Us. Let’s see if they will also do it here in the near future 

Tesla doesn’t have much history of reducing prices here in Thailand.
 

In the first year they were available here with price cuts going on around the world Tesla only reduced prices once, a week after the release of the BYD Seal
 

It wasn’t enough to stop the Seal quickly outselling the model 3.