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I tried to get an answer from MG Call Center - they just directed me to the website for opening times

As previously mentioned Mazda is considering launching EVs in Thailand. I didn’t know anything about Mazada’s EV so I did some research. The MX-30 is Mazda’s first all electric car but it’s tiny 35kWh battery would be better suited to a PHEV than a BEV. Having watched the review below it will not be on my shopping list.

I agree with @Crossy. Maybe somebody on the forum has used Powland and can talk to the support available. Growatt have Thai support which I have accessed. The guy is called Banana (กล้วย) and is able to speak reasonable English - I can pass on his Line and email to anybody who needs it.

I normally set my inverters to SBU priority to power the house/EV (load) first with Solar, then Battery and finally Utility (the grid) I have set my batteries to only charge from Solar. You don't want to wake up in the morning and find that your batteries are at 100% state of charge because they have been charging from the grid all night and then all the next day's solar production is wasted. So at night I power the household load from batteries and in the morning gradually solar will ramp up until it can fully cover the load then it will start to charge the batteries. As a result charging is slow and gradual and not a big drain on the inverters. Depending on your household electrical load normally load will be closest to the limit of the inverter. In my case my house is well insulated and my aircons are only 8,500 BTU, I have solar thermal and no electric cooking. However I do have an EV which draws a lot of power.

In the video below I talk about how I use the ac input of the Growatts.

@Pink7 I used a Thai importer to bring 4 nRuit LFP 9kWh batteries and 3 Growatt SPF 5000 ES inverters to Surin. I paid ฿36,000 each for the Growatts and ฿68,000 each for nRuits The importer is a solar EV guy with a YouTube channel https://www.facebook.com/CaptDIY/

So - I have checked again mid morning and some MG super chargers that were not available at 6am are now available and some that were available are now not. I called the MG call center from my MG (free call as the car has a data sim) They said that the iSmart app is updated in real time so any charging stations showing as available are available. They can be booked up-to 15minutes ahead. The MG website has a list of all MG Super Chargers and what time they are available. For example Chiang Mai has 4 MG Super Chargers 3 are available 24 hours and 1 is only available from 22:00-08:00

I know for a fact that this is not the case for my local dealer. I have just checked on my MG app and a few currently showing as unavailable. I will check back later in the day IMG_8608.MOV

As you have chosen not to receive PMs here are his phone numbers you can see his work on my YouTube channel https://youtube.com/EcoHouseThailand

Hi neighbour. I am in Surin and my solar installer could help you out if you are interested. https://www.facebook.com/buachetsolarcell/ I started with solar covering my PEA bill now I charge my EV from solar as well.

Currently my solar system produces more power than I can use most months but due to PEA’s stupid rules I am not allowed to sell my power back to the grid. New MGs and BYDs come with V2L which would give even more people the opportunity to share power back at times of peak demand helping to flatten the demand curve. Also remember that the more EVs there are in Thailand the cheaper fossil fuels will be.

I contacted nRuit in China about their 9kWh LFP batteries they quoted me 57k ex factory- I would have to arrange shipping from the factory in China and Thai import duties A Thai YouTuber I know quoted me ฿68,000 to Bangkok and another ฿1,500 to Surin. https://www.facebook.com/CaptDIY/

I discussed the size of pumps in the first video - did you watch it? Pump 1 - backup for my rainwater harvesting system for household water - 350W 30m - now 5 years old Pump 2 - installed at my local primary school 300W surface pump bringing water from a pond to water the school veg garden (see second video) - now 5 years old Pump 3 - 350W 30m first drip irrigation pump covers about 200m of main line PE pipe with drip irrigation about every meter - now 4 years old Pump 4 - 750W 50m second drip irrigation pump covers about 300m of main line PE pipe with drip irrigation about every meter - nearly 3 years old In total 500m of main line PE pipe - could water about 500 trees. I have never measured the water volume produced but you will get a clear idea if you watch the video below as you can see it in action without drip irrigation. I also discuss the make of pump - I am sorry I do not have any model numbers and I am sure they have all been superseded by newer models by now We only run the drip irrigation in the dry season about one day a week for the hours that the solar panels are in sun.

We have had an announcement about the BYD distributor in Thailand, but we are still waiting to find out what cars are coming and when. In the meantime I want to share a post from a BYD dealer in Thailand. BYD Tang 2022 - 2nd Generation 108.8kWh battery - three rows of seats

I watched the one hour launch event so you guys didn't have to. Was hoping for an official announcement of which BYD cars were coming to Thailand, but we didn't get to see any cars. Seemed to be more a launch of the official distributor BYD REVER. They did say that they will open 30 dealerships this year - but didn't say where, so probably mostly Bangkok based.

https://www.facebook.com/BYDReverThailandOfficial/ BYD REVER Automotive, the official BYD dealer of cars.

MG4 RHD EV announced prices in the in UK and how much will it be in Thailand? Standard Range 51kWh : 350 km per charge Long Range 64kWh : 450 km per charge

The BYD seal is a very good looking car, I hope it comes to Thailand soon. BYD launches in Thailand on August 8, signing an MOU to receive a discount from the government Starting the Thai market with the Dolphin

Thanks for the plug ???? https://EcoHouseThailand.com YouTube.com/EcoHouseThailand

Lots to unpack @Sophon but a few points to start with: I purchased the panels locally and imported the inverters and batteries so I wasn't gouged with a big mark up. I then got a local team I had used before to do the install. I have a friend who wanted to do all the install except fitting the panels and my guy gave him a reasonable price for that. Regarding the EV I would recommend going for the free wall box that comes with most EVs in Thailand as that will give you a 7kW charging speed. It will mean a 10kW or 2x5kW inverters but it does mean that you will be able to dump your maximum solar production into the car in the middle of the day and avoid curtailment.

Ships from China, so there may be duty to pay. Don’t know the brand sorry

One manufacturer we have not talked about much here in EVs in Thailand is Mercedes Benz. So when a dealership brought cars to my local Robinson I asked the dealership owner about what EQ cars he had - none! To understand EVs from MB it is best to look at the UK website. EQ means electric and cars range from A to X ascending in price. Currently MB imports some whole cars and assembles some in Thailand, however MB is building a factory to Manufacture EVs in Thailand, but for some reason they have decided to start with EQS

I have three Growatt SPF 5000 ES and I can recommend them. The app is great. My 20kW of PV means that I was never going to be allowed to export. My system powers my house and EV with most months no power being used from PEA. In the picture below you can see I have a 4th inverter which is connected to my original Deep Cycle Gel system. I have an ATS which allows me to use my old solar system as “Grid” (Power sources in order: Solar; Battery; Utility) and then switch over to PEA.

Just did a search for CHAdeMO in my province and found none. Maybe more common on older chargers around BKK CCS2: