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The cost of electricity in Thailand is cheap. The UK is now about ฿17/kWh. T.O.U. rate overnight in Thailand is ฿2.6/kWh

BYD plans right hand drive EV factory for Thailand

Thailand Issues New Incentive Package for Electric Vehicle Industry https://www.aseanbriefing.com/news/thailand-issues-new-incentive-package-for-electric-vehicle-industry/ The latest incentive package announced includes: A 40 percent reduction in import duty for completely built-up (CBU) of battery EVs priced up to 2 million baht ($61,805) and a 20 percent reduction for those priced between 2 million ($61,805) and 7 million baht (US$211,278) from 2022 to 2023; and Excise tax cut from 8 percent to 2 percent for imported EVs, which is predicted to add 7,000 EVs in the first year. The package is a follow-up to earlier February subsidy programs to encourage EV production and purchases, which include: A 70,000 baht (US$2,111) subsidy is available per EV unit for passenger cars with 10 to 30 kWh battery capacity for completely knocked-down (CKD) and CBU units; A 150,000-baht (US$4,523) subsidy for each EV unit for passenger cars with more than 30kWh battery capacity for completely knocked-down (CKD) and CBU units; An 18,000-baht subsidy for electric motorcycles from eligible car producers between 2022-2023; and Exemption of import duties on important electrical components: batteries, traction motors, compressors for battery EVs, battery management systems, drive control units, and reduction gear between 2022-2025.

This is a discussion about EVs available or coming to Thailand. Not private imports but cars supported here with a dealer network. Are you interested in an EV as your next car if so which one and why? Do you know of any breaking news about EVs in Thailand? If so post here. This not a discussion about EVs v ICE cars - for that go here: https://aseannow.com/topic/1246109-ice-vs-ev-the-debate-thread/ This is not a discussion about Chinese cars - for that go here: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235921-why-so-many-chinese-cars-mg-cars-do-people-only-care-to-buy-something-cheap-whatever-is-the-quality/ Mods please delete any posts that try to hijack this thread.

I got the batteries in a couple of weeks, but with the situation now in China it could be months. What is the voltage of the 200AH batteries and how many are you getting? I like to work in kWhs

Good morning neighbor. I arranged to import my Inverters and Batteries myself and purchased my panels at my local solarshop. My installer here in Surin fitted them all for me. More expensive than building your batteries yourself my nRuit batteries use CATL cells Lithium Iron Phosphate chemistry and cost me ฿68,000 for 9kWh

SAIC motors lost out in their bid to buy MG to Nanjing Automotive Corporation. In 2006 Nanjing Automotive Corporation acquired MG for 53 million pounds but in 2007 SAIC motors acquired Nanjing Automotive Corporation resulting in the MG brand coming under the ownership of SAIC motors SAIC Motor Technical Centre UK is a technical development center at Longbridge.

My electric MG does a full vehicle diagnostics every time you start the car or open the mobile app which includes checking the status of the 12v Battery. Any problem with the car and a notification is sent to your phone. In 8 months I have only had one fault notification and that was that one of the tires needed more air! Ready mode engages the high voltage battery pack which will also top up the 12v battery no need to drive car.

I have home solar and an EV. The EV is purely powered by excess solar from the house system. My actual payback is 5 years as I don't have a PEA bill or a fuel bill for my car.

After my first MG service (I have 5 years of completely free servicing) they washed the car inside and out and left the car on a charger. I got a notification on the app it was charging and waited until it had enough charge then went to pick the car up.

Reasons I own an electric car: - I don't pay for fuel as I use solar after my house batteries are full - I don't have to worry about fuel price rises or fuel shortages - I drive a top of the range luxury SUV the size of a Honda CRV but cheaper than the bottom of the range CRV - Relaxing and silent to drive - Great performance with instant torque and a 0-60 in 6.9 seconds

I will defer to @Crossy on this one. It has been my experience that PEA installs single-phase as standard and three-phase has to be requested and paid for and so is not common, but my experience in this mater is not extensive.

My MG wall box was in the boot/trunk of the car when we picked it up.

Maybe somebody needs to start a discussion about the advantages of diesel powered golf carts ????

- I have only ever charged my EV from solar - I installed the solar system as part of the house build designed for the house to be off-grid. The EV is powered by excess solar in the middle of the day. This proves that you know nothing about solar in Thailand. For most Thais new solar panels are expensive that is why there is an active market for used panels here, more so than in the west.

Here is a more professionally produced video on home wind turbines from Undecided with Matt Ferrell

The idea of diversified energy production is very appealing. On windy wet days my solar output is greatly reduced and that is when wind speed is highest. At night, wind speeds are usually higher and even 500Watts would help to keep my batteries trickle charged. However I do not think that wind speeds are high enough in Thailand for a domestic setup. Here is a video I uploaded on the topic

Nobody seems to be addressing this as we all rush to buy electric vehicles. - You personally can be energy independent by charging from your rooftop - A country like Thailand could easily become energy independent using Solar - Those without solar can charge at night when demand and prices are low - With V2G that 100kWh battery parked on your driveway could feedback to the grid when Demand and Prices are high - Solar and V2G produce more robust and diversified local networks so you don't have to send power across the country with a single point of failure on high voltage transmission lines or centralised power plants.

I power my EV just from my solar system (look at my profile picture ) I drive on average 70km/day @ 0.20 kWh/KM - 70km is 14kWh/day - A 5kW solar home system could produce that much much power in less than 3 hours https://www.virta.global/blog/ev-charging-101-how-much-electricity-does-an-electric-car-use

There is a new 2022 Model MG ZS EV https://topelectricsuv.com/news/mg/2022-mg-zs-ev-comparison/ I think we need a separate discussion on EVs in Thailand

Secondhand EV prices are rising in the west In the USA: https://thedriven.io/2022/03/09/secondhand-tesla-prices-are-shooting-up-as-petrol-prices-and-new-car-wait-times-blow-out/ In the UK: https://inews.co.uk/news/second-hand-electric-vehicles-record-demand-1448015

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I actually think that leasing is a good idea, particularly in Thailand where the used car market is not very sophisticated. I was at the Korat Motor show last week and BMW have a "Freedom Choice" deal where you can return the car after 4 years or buy it with a balloon payment. 1. ReTurn 2. ReNew 3. ReTain 4. ReFinance

You have to put my comment in context to understand it. I was replying to a comment about the grid not being designed for charging electric cars - which I agreed with! I went on to say that that the grid was also not designed for increased aircon use and the increased electrical use associated with the 21stC. - You can't blame all grid problems on electric cars. Maybe a picture will help.

You clearly have never heard of the World Health Organization - if you criticize it as a source. Your unsupported opinions do not have any proof or evidence to show that they are true. Nobody is interested in your opinions.