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True (amps vs volts) but not relevant to BYD's statement on the cause as being: “After thorough investigation, our engineers have found damage to a wire connecting to the 12-volt battery”. AFAIK they haven't said anything yet as to how a wire on a brand-new vehicle came to be "damaged" / what exactly "damaged" means, such that it could generate enough heat to melt a hole in part of the aircon system (which led to the white smoke).

Er. Thanks for the insight.

Your 'friend' might still be nervous even after being learning that it was 'only' "a damaged wire connecting to the 12v battery" that caused the incident. What BYD need to explain is how a wire on a brand-new vehicle came to be "damaged" / what exactly "damaged" means, such that it could generate enough heat to melt a hole in part of the aircon system. Commenting as a (more curious than nervous) BYD Atto owner.

Looks interesting, but it's a rich folks toy given starting price of EUR 7500 (GBP 6500). Also range seems a bit underwhelming. Estimated Range 60km (ECO MODE)

As far as I can see from the bit of paper the bloke is waving in the photo, the destinations included: Lao , Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Japan, Australia, Israel, Switzerland, France, UK, Germany, Portugal, Sweden, USA, Guatemala Some places like Japan, France and UK were visited several times. Not entirely sure why a senior Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research official would be visiting Macau or Guatemala ...

Actually, what they appear to have charged this bozo with is an offence under Section 319 of the Criminal Code. The Thai language news articles all include the phrase "pheu karn anajarn" - "for indecent purposes" - to describe the alleged offence: Section 319. Sexual Trafficking Whoever, takes away a minor over fifteen years of age but not yet over eighteen years of age from the parent, guardian or person looking after such minor for lucre or indecent purpose with the consent of such minor, shall be punished with imprisonment of two to ten years and fined of four thousand to twenty thousand Baht ... https://library.siam-legal.com/thai-law/criminal-code-trafficking-sections-319-321/ He's in deep. Banging a teen over the age of consent but under the age of 18 carries the risk of serious legal consequences. I could mention Prince Andrew but that would be off topic ...

The original article doesn't say he was cought in the act and that it was recorded on video. It says there were videos of their bedroom antics and that the girl's mother filed the complaint after the girl had been seeing the guy for 5 months. Videos will likely add to his troubles, courtesy of Computer Crimes Act.

Perhaps not expensive, but not great for the environment. Unless they're made of natural bio-degradable materials.

Not sure how my screenname enables you to deduce my career and credentials. That's your "critical thinking skills" in action? You're also not very good at either reading or answering questions: qv: "I do have a sister who's a 20-year teacher in an Inner London state primary" does not mean she's 20-years old. Be difficult for a 20-year old to be a qualified teacher in the UK. She's got 20 (+) years of teaching experience (largely in kindergarten, as it happens). The question that you have not answered is why you think it's acceptable for a 3-year old to be forced to wear a mask in pre-school (in fact, I would extend that to any situation) - particularly when you feel that it's fine for you not to wear one at all. If you can't answer this, then don't bother to respond.

I don't have any "secret knowledge". I do have a sister who's a 20-year teacher in an Inner London state primary, who has seen (and sees) first-hand the negative impact of various covid policies - including masking - on very young children. It's not exactly a "crazy conspiracy theory". "the long-term harm to kids from masking is potentially enormous. Masking is a psychological stressor for children and disrupts learning. Covering the lower half of the face of both teacher and pupil reduces the ability to communicate. In particular, children lose the experience of mimicking expressions, an essential tool of nonverbal communication. Positive emotions such as laughing and smiling become less recognizable, and negative emotions get amplified. Bonding between teachers and students takes a hit. Overall, it is likely that masking exacerbates the chances that a child will experience anxiety and depression, which are already at pandemic levels themselves" https://healthpolicy.usc.edu/article/mandatory-masking-of-school-children-is-a-bad-idea/ "The results drawn in this study suggest the possibility that children’s language-learning experiences may have been affected by mask-wearing in many different aspects. If these findings were beyond just educators’ perception, wearing a mask not only leads to reduction of visual–auditory sensory input but also modifications of language quantity, language quality, and non-verbal cues children receive" https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.874264/full I note you have been perfectly happy not to wear a mask for months. Presumably because you felt that was a reasonable decision, given overall risk. You're an adult, so your choice to make. But at the same time you seem to be able to rationalise that it's a good thing for a 3-year old to wear a mask? Truly bizarre.

That is truly messed up. And you're okay with this?

Classic! Love it. I mean, it's not like there's anything under the car that could be damaged by mounting a kerb ...

I see the BYD web site (which gets fancier by the day, it seems) now promotes the BYD app ... although when you try to download it, it's still "not available in your country or region". Coming soon, perhaps. The web site also now has one of those "see how much you could save!" calculators. For the Atto it fixes the average battery consumption rate at 6.71 km/kWh - which equates to just over 400 km on a full battery, so somewhat below the advertised max range. In practice I think the realistic range is between 350-400 km for 'normal driving' [I've done 7000 odd km and the average consumption is stated as 15.5 kWh/100 km, so about 390 km in all]. More spirited driving (e.g. 100 km yesterday on highways at 120-130+) and range will drop to between 320-350 km. One gripe I have with the Atto is that here in Thailand the only range estimate it shows is based on a starting point of 480 km at full charge, which is not very realistic. There's no option for dynamic range estimation. Very irritating as it's only a software tweak, and is available in other markets. Hopefully BYD will unlock this here at some point.

That should be the case, although Dolphin being lighter and with skinnier tyres might have a harder time with grip. The BYD web site actually has "7s" as the 0-100 time for both Dolphin and Atto 3.

Did a few runs today to see whether Atto 3 can really do 0-100 kmh in 7.3 seconds. Out of three runs, best was actually 6.5 seconds (with a 7.1 and 7.2 before and after). This is with the stock Batman tyres squealing like stuck pigs.

"Ami is certified as a quadricycle. It is limited to 28 mph and there are no plans to increase its top speed" - https://www.citroen.co.uk/ami 28 mph! No wonder they also say "Ami is designed for an inner-city environment. Fast roads are not made for Ami! We would recommend sticking to 20 and 30 mph roads where Ami is ideal".

Time to rake over the coals a bit ... https://www.cips.org/supply-management/news/2023/august/volvo-recalls-electric-trucks-over-battery-fire-risks/ Not that I'm losing any sleep over whether my EV is going to spontaneously combust.

I'm sure you're right. However unless they introduce a special 'Cold Brew' still or sparking water, then the only thing this is advertising is beer. Initially I thought they might have some coffee drink as a peg to hang this on, but no, only that beer (which I've tried but didn't like).

You don't need to have an IDP as well as a Thai DL. Have rented (like others here) in numerous countries over past 20 years using just the Thai DL. The rental insurance will not be invalidated if you don't have an IDP. The printing on the plastic Thai DL is not durable and it starts to fade pretty quickly. Another benefit of renting with a Thai DL is that - in some countries - the police may choose not to pursue an overseas driver for a speeding ticket etc (I got one in UK some years and when I checked with plod, they said it had been cancelled because it was an overseas driver).

All true. However I'm quite surprised by the current BTS ad campaign for Chang Cold Brew. Not a bottle of water (or mention of water) in sight, only blokes sitting in a field of barley holding tankards and a dumb slogan about chilling out with Chang Cold Brew. I'd like to see a craft brewery try a campaign like this!

EXPLAINER: "Produced gas from Erawan had declined drastically by roughly 64% in 2022" - because the previous concession holder, Chevron, did not allow PTTEP access to the production assets until their concession term began in April 2022. And why did Chevron do that? Because they took exception to a Ministerial Regulation issued by the post 2014 coup government which said they would be on the hook for the decommissioning costs of ALL the Erawan assets at end of life, including actively producing assets (platforms, pipelines, subsea infrastructure) to be handed over to the new concession holder. This all went to arbitration but I don't know whether it's been concluded now.

A tour bus caught fire on the Sirat Expressway, north of the Bang Sue Central Station, causing heavy traffic congestion. Meanwhile, a Benz silver sedan, registered in Bangkok, also burst into flames.

Nothing like some live performance art to alleviate the boredom of the airport security queue ...

30.723499%, to be more precise.

I never really cared for the Bros but it was pretty popular here. Mid 90s here I had a Kwak FX400R. First bike I had here - in 1989 - was a CB400T (this being it, no less) I always liked the styling of the Kawa: