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New 30kWh BYD Plug-in Hybrid Pickup will be the quickest in Thailand. It also comes with V2L and lots of power outlets

The BYD karaoke microphone was only available up to now on some dodgy sounding retailer on Ali Express Not anymore! Now you can buy with confidence from the official BYD distributor in Thailand

Zeekr 009 BEV MPV price revealed

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Zeekr X test drive at the Pattaya showroom

Shell shuts down 5 H2 stations and cancels 48 new ones. Apparently, the transition from EVs to Hydrogen is not going well

2 Days to go... ZEEKR 009 Website : https://zeekr.co.th

I have been running my house at night from the 3.5kW V2L on my BYD Seal but I have had many comments saying stuff like: "3.5kW is just not enough, what if I want to use my electric oven to cook a chicken at the same time all 5 of my children what to have a shower using electric water heaters. You haven't thought of that now have you?" Maybe 6.6kW might be enough to shut them up

I have lived in Thai houses and condos with big windows and had to keep my curtains closed all the time. In my house I don’t have curtains. I have installed dropped ceilings for LED light strips and all my lights are smart coloured wifi with voice control so I can fine tune the lighting in my house. I do have 80m2 on my 3rd floor with 360 degree views of countryside and 120m2 of outdoor space on the North side of my house. We commissioned a soil survey and our structural engineer used that data to determine the foundations needed. He completed full structural drawings which were used to draw up detailed plans based on my plans. I then employed teams to build each part of the build. I did all the insulation, networking and installed the Energy Recovery Ventilation system. Better to have security and not need it than need it and not have it.

saic motor corp that sells MGs and Maxus in Thailand has a fully electric Pickup Truck for international markets under the Maxus brand

Apparently the regular critics we get on this discussion drives a 10 year old Yaris, “My 10 year old Yaris is cheaper to run than an EV” hence my choice of the interior from a 10 year old Yaris to compare to the Avatar.

Thanks for your kind words. During bug fixing I recorded a video of me checking that the wiring between my inverters and my batteries which I shared with Growatt and nRuit. The video was set to private as I thought nobody would be interested in it. A couple of years later I was asked a question online that resulted in me making the video public. That video (probably the most boring video on YouTube) now has 40,000 views!

You obviously have never been in a Toyota then

I have 4 Growatt SPF5000ES. I contacted Growatt for a list of compatible batteries. I chose 4x9kWh nRuit batteries as they were Lithium iron phosphate with the cells made by CATL

EA Anywhere has a new app https://www.facebook.com/share/BKrouB3mFMbAKDPm/

Smart lights: Probably the easiest entry point into starting your smart home. Lie in bed and say to your smart assistant “turn the brightness down to 20% and change the color to candle light” They can be combined with motion sensors or even better presence sensors to switch on when someone walks into a room and switch off when everybody leaves. I started off with Philips Hue, the rolls-Royce of smart bulbs. I have 20 in my house from when I started my smart home several years ago and never had a problem with any. https://s.lazada.co.th/s.qPtEz A few years later I moved to Xiaomi Yeelight which were considerably cheaper but a bit more of a fiddle to use and I have few die over the years https://s.lazada.co.th/s.qPG4q Now I am gradually replacing the remaining bulbs in my house with Tuya compatible WiFi bulbs- the newest of which is about a year old - no problems so far. https://s.lazada.co.th/s.qPH3s You can also buy smart LED light strips, they work well if you have dropped ceilings. I have used them in my Cinema

Piyanas gets my vote. I was able to demo all the equipment for my cinema at their Fortune Town store https://www.piyanas.com/search?search_type=3&search_keyword=Speaker+stand

Definitely true. I own a BYD and an MG. Having an extensive dealership network was high up on my criteria list.

I created this discussion to help those who were considering buying an EV in Thailand but still had concerns and questions. I hoped that those of us who already owned EVs here would be able to answer questions about the reality of owning an EV in Thailand. Instead this discussion has turned into a battle. I still don’t understand why people with no interest in buying an EV spend so much time and effort trying to convince those of who own EVs that every we say about EVs is wrong. I think maybe the problem is that for some people the less they actually know about a subject the more of an expert they think they are. As Aristotle famously wrote, "The more you know, the more you realize you don't know." “A new survey conducted by YouGov has showed that belief in EV myths is holding back adoption, with most petrol car drivers scoring just a 2/10 in a quiz about how electric cars work. The survey found that misinformation is alive and well and particularly among drivers who haven’t driven an EV. Out of the petrol drivers surveyed, a majority of them, 57%, were only able to answer 2 out of 10 questions correctly, and 90% got less than half correct” https://electrek.co/2024/09/04/ignorance-of-how-evs-work-is-holding-back-uptake-says-survey/

My gate opener is a few years old and it came with it’s own app which offers no integrations. I see that their latest version has Siri and Google Assistant voice support but not sure I want to pay another ฿20k just for that. Alternatively is to install the app on Apple Car Play, then I can control the app on a 16 inch screen rather juggling my phone while driving. Thirdly an add on that changes my dumb gate opener to a smart one. The words “works with most gate opener” fills me with confidence Forth and final option is to wait till my gate opener dies and replace it with a less dumb one.

Thanks very much for that. The full size Shelly EM is what is recommended by HA for the energy dashboard but is considerably more expensive

My first sensors were Xiaomi and they are 8 years old now. I still have them in most rooms, but Xiaomi doesn’t always play nice with Home Assistant, were as Tuya has been pretty reliable for me. So this is what I bought to replace them with. https://s.lazada.co.th/s.q82U2 I have been toying with the idea of using esphome but I know that once I start down that rabbit hole I will end up buying a 3D printer, something that have been resisting strongly “‘how much did that thing cost? I have never seen you using it. You and your toys!” (Wife) This is a good example of esphome for those unfamiliar with it and one I am seriously considering trying

Good point.

I think I prefer my smart display