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Indeed - most solar components have been going up in price due to supply shortages

Watched another 1 hour + launch event! Here is the price after government incentive - Full EV for less than the price of a Suzuki Swift!

Unless rates have changed recently, MG always charged more during peak times Charging fees are 6.5 baht per kilowatt-hour during the off-peak hours and 7.5 baht per kilowatt-hour during peak hours

So working through the video. His first stop was after 250km with only 5% battery remaining. I would have added a 20 minute stop before this and added 100km of range while getting a free coffee and cake at an MG dealer at Chonburi. His second stop on the way back was at Chonburi - he could have stopped at the MG dealer there, where they could have given him help, but he choses PEA Volta which he has never used before as he says "Charger only works with a card not with my app" Driving an EV and neither you nor your partner having a credit car I think is not a good idea. I have a planet SCB Visa Credit card that I preload by transferring funds from my main SCB account. I use it with EA Anywhere chargers. He then "searching for next charger" but he drives past an MG dealer open 24 hours a day with a fast charger to get to another PEA Volta Stops because he forgot to close the charging flap! Second PEA Volta same problem "Charger only works with a card not with my app" "I go crazy" - maybe because he doesn't have a card. I want to know if he has ever used PEA Volta before. I would have tested them out first on a local run. He goes back to the MG dealer "Charger cannot connect to the car. Connection problem!" Did the app MG say that the charger was working? He then goes to an EGAT charger but says he needs an EGAT card which he doesn't have - get one before you go on a long journey! Just checked and EGAT uses the EleXa app that you load with your card info - I think that this is all the same problem most chargers need a credit not debit card. Next charger is FN outlet that is closed - check opening times on the app. Next charger - Robinson - closed for renovations - check opening times on the app before driving there. Next charger MG, but battery flat on his phone. Chargers phone at MG dealer then charges his car! Charges for only 15 minutes so he can drive home. Gasohol stations in Thailand take cash and there is someone there to fill your car up. EV Charging stations do not take cash - they have different apps and are self service - for sure they will be more difficult to use and for some too difficult to use.

Now the press embargo has been lifted in the UK here is an update on the new MG 4 RHD which is now for sale in the UK. Not sure when this car will be available in Thailand, but the fact that it is already RHD greatly improves our chances.

There is a new MG VS HEV . I didn’t mention it as it’s only a hybrid https://www.mgcars.com/th/mg-models/new-mg-vs-hev/overview

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Do you own an electric car in Thailand? Have you used EV chargers in Thailand?

Look in the app. MG app is updated in real time and most are at an MG dealer. EAA app - all the ones I have seen have been working No. Look in the app to match to your car. Very few CHAdeMO, very few CCS 1 but very few cars have these now. MG you need the card from MG. EA Anywhere they have an app that you load your bank card into MG dealers have WiFi. EAA are often at shopping centers that have WiFi but clearly not all. My MG has a data sim embedded in the car and this is increasingly the case. BYDs have 5G. Teslas you load your card details into the car and the charging station recognizes the car, so no app or card or WiFi needed. MG App: EAA app:

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