Gweiloman

One day, you may realise (although I doubt it very much) that your facts are not really facts after all. Once upon a time, it was a fact that the sun revolved around the earth.

Aye. I’m on the side of fairness and equality, not imperialism and colonialism.

2 new chargers were recently added in CM, in BYD’s flagship showroom. This means a total of 8 chargers during off peak hours. Another 2 might potentially be coming online soon in another new BYD showroom on the 700 year road. That’s 3 BYD showrooms in CM alone and yet, some think that there’s no demand for EVs. It’s easy to get addicted to the free charging, especially when you can see the real savings. My home consumption , net of solar, fell to under 200 units last month, saving me 60% of my regular electric bill. I haven’t even touched my wall charger for my Haval as I can also charge it from my Dolphin. It’s actually not such a bore, waiting to charge. I noticed that most are sitting in their cars, playing with their phones or watching a movie on their tablets, all the while sitting in air conditioned comfort. The former, they would likely be doing at home anyway. The latter (ac on) maybe not everyone or all the time. I even saw a youngish couple actually sitting on some camping chairs and having some snacks and drinks while waiting for their Atto 3 to charge. I can imagine a scenario in North Thailand during the winter months when the weather is extremely pleasant whereby BYD owners will gather round eating moogata on electric grills powered by their cars while waiting their turn to charge lol. Won’t that be a laugh.

It’s amazing how so many people can get it wrong when it comes to talking about EVs and EV sales. Put aside China which is the world’s largest automotive market. The US is, I believe, the 2nd biggest automotive market in the world. It is a well known fact that the public charging infrastructure there is extremely backward and poor. Couple this with highly punitive tariffs on affordable, well made EVs from China and you are left with inferior, expensive US and European made EVs. Add to that, the disinformation being spread and it’s no wonder then that not many people would want to buy an EV even though it’s an excellent product under most circumstances. Legacy car makers can see this and it is therefore a sensible business decision to continue selling hybrids and ICEVs especially in such markets. It would definitely be foolish for legacy makers to sell only EVs when they are in a market like the US. In any case, I can confidently say that those of us in Thailand who have bought an EV are extremely happy with our purchase and would probably never buy another ICEV unless it’s the only available option. For others, continue enjoying your ICEV.

I believe so. Group 1 gets free charging, Group 2 pays 4 baht per kWh instead of 8 baht at the Reber chargers.

I think the main change from a user’s perspective is the default privilege. I made the mistake of not “submitting” the invoice of a charging session within 24 hours and got charged on my debit card for the full amount. Now, if you set the Rever Group 1 default privilege in your wallet, the app will default to it rather than charging your debit/credit card. I guess they have received a lot of complaints lol.

I’m (not?) surprised you didn’t hear of this event like many of your fellow posters judging by their lack of response. This is what happens when some people choose to listen to only one side of the story.

Good. Less men and weapons to fight in areas that matter.

What’s your view on recent reports about an Ukrainian drone striking a residential apartment in Saratov?

Not really. According to the article, in the case of Russia, the land was handed over to Russia so it officially belongs to Russia. In the case of Taiwan, the island was handed back to China by the Japanese so at the time of the civil war, it was Chinese land.

I’m sure that the news sources you read told you that. Did the same sources also mentioned that the reason Ukraine should join NATO is so that Russia won’t dare to invade Ukraine? At the same time, they are telling all the gullibles that Russia is planning to invade NATO lol.

Not difficult at all if you’re willing to pay Thb 8 per kWh at non off peak times lol.

I probably saved a couple of thousand baht last month. That’s a rather nice meal at Le Crystal CM so I won’t look a gift horse in the mouth (is that the right saying?)

Dakasi bubble tea shop. That’s actually where I mostly charge but I have never seen so many BYDs there before. Most I’ve ever seen is 2 charging and 3 waiting. In recent days however, another 2 chargers have come online at the BYD Mahidol road so over the weekend (off peak hours), there are now 8 chargers in CM and another two in Lamphun, not far away from those that live in the south of CM. I know this is not most people’s cup of tea but I noticed that Asians are quite patient when queuing and very often, they are keen to socialise and exchange tips and stories. I do that too occasionally when there’s a pretty young lass around…

Plenty of links but not allowed on here.

The ICC, as most people know, is a joke. One of the byproducts of Putin’s visit to Mongolia (or maybe his real reason) is to de-legitimise the ICC by showing to the world that their arrest warrants is not worth the paper it’s written on.

Question for all. Should a PHEV be considered an EV or not?

The article also states: Hybrid cars, which can run a short distance on battery and switch to fuel for longer drives, now account for almost half of new EV sales this year, with several producers revving up development and production to meet growing demand. In case you didn’t know, these would be PHEVs, not hybrids as commonly understood. BYD, Volkswagen, Toyota and their peers sold 396,000 hybrid cars to mainland buyers in July, or 45.1 per cent of total EV deliveries A hybrid such as the Prius or Camry cannot be classified as an EV. BYD manufactures PHEVs such as the Sealion that is coming to Thailand. Toyota manufactures the RAV4 Prime which is also a PHEV. So, I believe the article is referring to PHEVs and not “self charging” hybrids like the Prius. Do you agree?

I guess that other than not knowing how to join the dots, you have no idea how geopolitics work in the real world either. Should stop swallowing all that western propaganda.

Well sad, or well said? Lol

I guess you haven’t learned how to join the dots yet. In any case, no country in the world would dare to arrest Putin, much as some of you would like.

I could be wrong but I think you will find that it probably dropped down to 79 kWh way before your battery reached 75% SOC. This seems supported by Pib’s charts and would also support my theory that the total time calculation takes these drops into account.

I would hardly consider my 34 kWh battery with a real world range of 160-180 km a little battery with a cute electric motor. The only time in the last few months my ICE ever kicked in is when I force it to, to recycle that rubbish substance in my petrol tank that works at 30-40% efficiency in propelling my vehicle down the road.

It should be noted that the hybrid cars referred to in this article actually refers to PHEVs and not Toyota’s magical self charging hybrid. I agree that PHEVs makes a lot of sense depending on one’s use case which is why I have both a PHEV and an EV. Bear in mind though that while PHEVs are the best of both worlds, it’s also the worse of both worlds (I bet the anti-EVers never thought an EV owner could be critical of their own purchasing choices).

I think either interpretation is correct, like Schrödinger’s cat.