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There are still too many people on this discussion who are determined to take it off-topic. This is a discussion about “EVs in Thailand” So best to ignore them They can go to https://aseannow.com/topic/1246109-ice-vs-ev-the-debate-thread/ or start their own thread.

Years 2022-2025 https://home.kpmg/th/en/home/insights/2022/05/th-tax-news-flash-issue-130.html

MG4 in the UK is available in a standard and long range versions. The standard range 51kWh uses an LFP chemistry battery (Lithium iron phosphate) (which is the only one available in Thailand). The LR 64kWh versions uses the standard Lithium ion chemistry. LFP batteries can be charged to 100% every day while Lithium ion are recommended to only charge to 80% unless you are about to go on a long trip.

Today I visited my local MG dealer here in Surin. I asked them about a comments I have seen in this discussion about MG chargers not been open during peak times and was told that was not the case in Surin, but they didn’t know about other dealers. They had a couple of MG4s, one white being prepared for a customer and a blue demonstrator which I took for a spin. There is no start button - unlocking the car switches it on. Pressing the break pedal allows you to select drive. When you are done click P to park on the rotary dial and get out an lock the car. I was very impressed with the regen breaking which was very close to one pedal driving. The car had a very good pickup once it was going - great for overtaking. There are 2 versions : D ฿869k and X ฿969k which has more bells and whistles. Prices quoted are after the EV subsidy. Neither version comes with a sunroof ???? They both come with LFP 51kWh batteries with a quoted 425 NEDC (not even damn close) range They both have V2L Overall I was very impressed with the car.

Good price. I know MG has assembled ICE and PHEVs here and that they had plans to do the same for full EVs

FaceBook seems to know I’m interested in electric cars and I keep seeing this advert for 30% off insurance for electric cars. Unfortunately @mistral53 they don’t list Teslas yet, but maybe worth contacting them.

When I was on a condo building committee in Thailand we discussed using solar to power common areas, but there seemed no way for individual units to benefit directly. In the video below they discuss a solution that allows power to be generated on the roof of a condo building and the resulting ac power to be split between condo units. Over a month each unit will receive the same split of power. The sweet spot seems to be buildings of 5-6 floors any taller and the roof area does not make it economic.

@mistral53 I am sure you seen this but others may want more information Tesla is a very new car in Thailand and I am sure more insurance companies will come on board soon. https://www.tesla.com/en_th/support/faq InsuranceHide All How can I apply for insurance? Voluntary Insurance If purchasing via cash (bank transfer), you will be provided with more insurance details as delivery approaches. If you plan to finance your purchase through a bank, the insurance can be included with the financing package. If you need further assistance, contact Tesla or your Tesla Advisors for more information. Compulsory Insurance Compulsory insurance will be arranged by Tesla or the designated registration agent before delivery.

Growatt is the 4th largest inverter company in the world and so there are going to be some that have problems. The video was made to justify getting the inverter replaced under warranty. Alternatively you could buy a no name brand that doesn’t have to protect it’s reputation by honoring warranty claims.

Plugshare lists EV chargers for many different companies. You can plan a trip and if you add your EV type to your profile it will know your range and suggest charging stations. You can filter your search by plug type. When you visit a charger you can "Check in" and leave a review for others to read maybe that it's not working. To actually use a charger like PTT, PEA etc you will have to use their app to pay for and in some cases you can reserve a spot.

The same here, but if all the chargers are full at New Year it might be appreciated.

Thanks @Gweiloman for the report. You have made me think about Thailand's unique situation for EVs for holidays and particularly at New Year. I live in Surin Province out in the countryside but just 1 km from a 4 lane city ring road. 10km later I can be at Robinson shopping center. On a typical journey to Robinson I will see a dozen or so cars, but at new year there can be a 4km tailback on the same road. Bangkok is where the money is and so where the EVs are. You just need to look at a charging station map of Thailand to see that. Currently there are enough charging stations for the EVs in Thailand as most people like me charge at home, but at new year it is clearly not the case. I have listed my home charger on Plug Share for anyone with an emergency. If more EV owners did the same we would have less EV range anxiety.

a lot lower speed than that in the MG PHEV - something like 50k

On the MG PHEV when you switch off EV mode the car will choose the efficient driving mode. At low speeds the car will drive in EV only Different driving modes as shown on instrument cluster

On the MG HS PHEV there is a dedicated EV only button and three driving modes: Eco; Normal and Sport and a Super Sport button on the steering wheel

As many know I put a deposit down on an MG ZS EV back in 2019, but had to cancel as the free wall charger install company would not allow it to be powered just by solar. I purchased the MG HS PHEV 20 months ago. It has a 69km EV only range - we quite often drive it in the morning, charge it over lunch and go out again in the afternoon. On longer trips which we do very rarely, we charge when we stop for food. I love driving in EV mode, but occasionally use the super sports button at the lights to get the 6.9 seconds 0-100kmh I am very impressed with the car, it's fully loaded and is a lot of luxury for not much money. When I buy my next car it will be fully electric and I will tell the dealer I already have a wall charger installed.

Tesla has been advertising for locations to build Super Chargers in Thailand and people have started to post about new locations Unfortunately Tesla has removed the “coming soon” Super Chargers from their map so we will have to wait until they are finished and operational to see the locations.

Punch through from the electrical box below using a Female 20mm Adaptor

Haval H6 PHEV range test by Bjørn Nyland

OK looks like I was wrong then. I assume it is to do with "Black Start" With parallel inverters you have to assign each inverter a status, in my case Master, Slave 1 and Slave 2. Without batteries or a grid connection there is no way for the inverters to remember their status. The batteries keep the inverters powered when there is no solar power. If the grid goes down and there is no solar power the inverters cannot start in parallel mode as they don't know which inverter is master. Probably adding a cheap small battery would fulfil this requirement.

Happy Plugged in Christmas everyone

Standard wheels 18’’ Aero Wheels for Model 3 and 19’’ Gemini Wheels for model Y are included Model Y LR you can pay for 20’’ Induction Wheels ฿80,000 Also included is the standard colour (black in Thailand) ฿50,000 for others colours and ฿80,000 extra for Red Multi-Coat

The free MG Wall Charger comes with 2 RFID Cards in the box. It is possible to add the wall charger to the iSmart App so that the RFID car is not required by adding the code number of the charger (see white sticker on the cable)

Ora Grand Cat (ORA Lightning Cat) in the wild A good looking Car in my opinion

RJ45 connections: Inverter 1 BMS to Battery 1 RS485 Battery 1 PAR A to Battery 2 Par A Battery 2 PAR B to Battery 3 Par B Battery 3 PAR A to Battery 4 Par A