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Those waiting for the 2024 Atto 3 extended version will have to wait for a while . Right hand version released in Hong Kong today, due in Thailand second half of 2024.
BYD ATTO 3 MY2024 Cosmos Black Changesas follows
- Extended Range 480 Performance models are expected to follow in H2 2024.
- Change tires to Continental brand.
- Changed the exterior material around the C-Pillar from silver to black.
- Change the C-Pillar ear mirror to clear glass.
- Change the trunk logo from Build Your Dreams to BYD
- Changed the center Rotating Display from 12.8 inches to 15.6 inches.
- Add Karaoke application to sing karaoke on the car.
- Added Daytime Running Light off function when starting P gearing
- Added Cosmos Black exterior body color.
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Added new interior color, Dark Blue, blue with black trim.
https://autolifethailand.tv/byd-atto-3-my2024-cosmos-black-dark-blue-hong-kong/
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1 minute ago, Fat is a type of crazy said:So if I spend say 3 months in Thailand from Australia how I can I use and benefit from Revolut. Can I put money in it and then use it to pay for things in Thailand in thai baht I assume. Is the advantage that the transfer rate is better - I have an Australian card with no fees for foreign transactions and a the Mastercard transfer rate which is good so not sure why I would use this. Can I access cash at ATM's. Don't need help with savings plans or travel insurance etc. Free credit card travel insurance for three month trips. Not sure how I would use it.
I think one of the major benefits of Revolut is for British citizens who live constantly under the threat of having their bank account closed at short notice if the bank suspects they are not U.K. resident.I have opened a Revolut account, very simple process, and would be interested to hear any reviews of Revolut, both good and bad.
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1 hour ago, Yellowtail said:
Would EPA not be for the US?
Yes, apparently it’s the Environmental Protection Agencyand probably refers to miles not kilometres, which would explain the vast difference between the other 3 range “ standards “.
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8 minutes ago, Pib said:
CLTC range applies to vehicles sold "in China". BYD models like the Seal, Atto, Dolphin sold in Thailand display in NEDC range.
WLTP seems more realistic, quite a few Atto owners posted on FB they changed from NEDC to WLTP at their respective showrooms for a small fee of course !Never heard of EPA but appears to be for the owners of lead boots !!
Dynamic works for me, obviously there are differences in range between fast highway driving and stop start city driving but with around 75% city and 25% highway i am not far away from WLTP
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On 2/26/2024 at 12:05 PM, Bandersnatch said:
Neta V has a price reduction
Before taking advantage of this special offer you might want to consider checking out the Neta V II ( or Neta Aya )Coming in March 2024 !
I don’t see much difference tbh.
https://autolifethailand.tv/neta-v-ii-neta-aya-coming-thailand-march-2024/
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Just as a follow up to my rather long story:
I suggested that my wife and bil Orr visit the GWM showroom on the premise of changing the name/access to the app, meanwhile Orr could engage a salesperson in a little question and answer session about the Jolion and in particular it’s Hybrid qualities.
He declined the suggestion and i get the impression he will continue to drive the car oblivious of the regen settings or the one-pedal mode.
Well, i tried …….
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6 hours ago, mistral53 said:
Interesting story and happy ending........ good to hear!
There is one little morsel in your post that triggered me for an entirely different reason......... 'I actually didn’t mind adding another 450 km to my Seal odometer' - implying your car was sitting in your car-port fully charged? With an ICE powered car, being low on fuel and an emergency like this comes up would not even make you think for a sec - with an electric vehicle and low battery, it could become quite embarrassing rather quickly.
Do you guys really keep your battery close to the max all the time? or rather, have a second car as emergency back-up on hand?
Actually was at 70% and being on a Sunday I would have charged it to 100% that day, I have a TOU meter.My routine is to leave the range to drop and do a long charge on a Sunday to take advantage of the cheap TOU tariff, normally it would be less than 70% but that week we had been using the Jolion for the short trips to make sure it was all okay. If it gets close to 50% then i charge o/night.
On this occasion I could see that I just wouldn’t have enough range to get back home so a quick ice tea at a Bangchak pump ( PEA Volta 50 kWh ) was enough to top up to make it home with 20% and then charge back up to 100% at home.
Travelling to the mil’s once a month ( around a 450 km round trip and nearly always on a weekend ) is ideal to get the range down for a long charge back at home for the battery balancing.
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7 minutes ago, vinny41 said:
These are just booking numbers, not all of these will turn into final sales
The top 10 car brands with the most bookings were: 1. Toyota 7,245, 2. Honda (6,148), 3. BYD (5,455), 4. AION (4,568), 5. MG (3,568), 6. Changan (3,549), 7. Great Wall (3,524), 8. Isuzu (2,460), 9. Nissan (2,459), 10. Mazda (1,961).
So how many Toyota, Honda,Isuzu and Nissan EV were sold all these brands are here in the Top 10 brands for most bookings
I never said they were sales , it clearly says they were bookings.So what are you trying to say ? all the EV bookings never transpired into sales and the ICE bookings did ?
Seems like a feeble attempt to dispute the fact that ev’s received a substantial number of bookings at the Bangkok Motor Show.
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1 hour ago, Yellowtail said:I think he's talking about the last few months as prices have been slashed.
Yup, quite obvious to anyone ( except those in denial ) he will probably come back with the EV sales figures from 1987 next !-
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3 minutes ago, Pib said:
Yea...for the "last several months" EV sales accounted for 20 to 25% of total vehicle sales in Thailand. End of 2023 sales spike no doubt...will be interesting to see how EV sales hold up in 2024 especially as a percentage of total vehicles sales. I fully expect the EV sales to be very healthy with the continuing price cutting and more people slowly coming over to the EV side...losing their fear(s) of EVs.
https://autolifethailand.tv/ev-bev-register-thailand-sep-2023/
Total vehicle registrations for the 100% electric vehicle group (BEV: Battery Electric Vehicle) in December 2023 totaled 9,258 vehicles (representing 25.34% of total vehicle registrations in Thailand, RY.1, totaling 36,531 vehicles).
https://autolifethailand.tv/register-ev-bev-thailand-Jan-2024/
Breaking the highest record! Total registrations for 100% electric trains in Thailand in January 2024 totaled 13,653 vehicles, a proportion of 20.5% of the total of 65,067 new cars, RY.1, nationwide.
Thanks Pib, I was in the process of posting a very similar post.It will be very interesting to see the figures at next month Bangkok motor show, for those interested here’s the figures from last December’s Show.
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24 minutes ago, motdaeng said:
the NMC batteries are one reason, why i am no longer interested in the volvo ex30 or hyundai ioniq 6.
but i would be also concerned about the (not existing) dealership's network. if you live near bangkok, i think it would be fine.
additionally, i doubt that all the new ev car companies will survive in the next few years. we will certainly see a significant
market consolidation, with more than just a few bankruptcies!
Wonder if Volvo will take them in ( as part of the Geely group ) ?Deepal at least promised a handful of dealerships with the entry of their cars and seems to be paying off.
But yes, going to be difficult to sustain all these new EV brands in the short time.
But what about the ICE vehicles ?, with 20 to 25% of new car sales going to EV surely there’s going to be some casualties in the ICE market ?
I would guess Nissan, Mazda, Mitsubishi and Suzuki are all rethinking their strategy.
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So, here’s one that is definitely destined for Thailand and will no doubt create a lot of interest.
https://autolifethailand.tv/zeekr-x-thailand-coming-motor-show-2024-march/
At a 1st glance could be let down by the NMC batteries and lower range than the more recent entries but is no doubt interesting.
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MG taking it up a level to compete with Tesla, BYD and Deepal with a SUV and Saloon model of the MG9.
Not heard about these cars, and not confirmed for Thailand , but you can see where their influences lie.
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Presumably opening a Revolut account for some is to combat the impending risk of your U.K. bank account being closed.
Those who have opened a Revolut account have you had success receiving your U.K. state or company pension ??
I have just opened an account, as Lou did with a Thai telephone number, I used a U.K. address and received a virtual card.
I also transferred a minimal amount from my U.K. bank account, all very quick and easy.
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Just now, daveAustin said:
Oh ok, perhaps an issue with your device (have you updated lately?) or a setting has been inadvertently adjusted. Owned iPhones for years and have found them to be real twitchy with connectivity and stuff like this.
Yes, turned out to be the device that wouldn’t upload to AN.All good now.
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Okay, did a hard reset and seems to work now.
Can close this topic now.
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16 months ago in the wee small hours !
Was just the start !!
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31 minutes ago, daveAustin said:
Don't forget to hit 'insert'.
Have nothing to insert, it doesn’t upload.
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On replying to a post:
click on add files
select photo from library
then click add
reverts back to post but no photo available ( same as before clicking on add files )
Whereas clicking on Other Media and Insert Stock Photo works as normal:
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As the headline says I seem to have lost the ability to load photos from my iPhone.
I select the photo as normal but it doesn’t load, nothing happens.
Anyone ??
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Here’s a story , not totally Seal related but thought I would share it with this topic as you all seem like level headed individuals, unlike those renegades in general population.
When I decided to buy a Seal, mid Oct 2023, i had to advertise my existing car ( a Haval Jolion Hybrid ).
As luck would have it my bil showed great interest but stated he would have to find a buyer for his Altis and would need someone to get finance passed on his behalf ( his son ).
We agreed on a price and as he was unsure when he would be able to come up with the readies i could sell if i got a better offer.
So, since Nov 30th Jo-Lion ( as thais call it ) was sat idle with only the occasional start up and runout .
True to his word finance arranged, blue book name changed and readies exchanged yesterday morning.
He appeared at the house late afternoon, i gave him a rundown of the anomalies of a Hybrid and in particular the Jolion, we drove ( him driving ) to a gas station for a test and came back for some more questions after which he drove home.
That was that until 7.00 am this morning when we got the call “ the car won’t start !! “ and he was 200 km away in a PTT station in Uthai Thani.
Now, I must say at this point that bil Orr is a level headed 53 yr old contract driver for the numerous Japanese factories here in Ayutthaya and has been since I met him 7 years ago. His duties include the Airport run for visiting Japanese, showing them the local sights, nightlife and on occasion the darker side ( karaoke bars and Walking St in Pattaya ! ).
His knowledge of Hybrids is zero and apparently hadn’t sought to educate himself before buying Jo-Lion !
What followed was some classic stereotypical miscommunication via a video chat, at this point he was distressed and what was happening was not entirely clear. From his frantic videos of the instrument cluster ( but mostly his face ! ) i could only see as he started the car he needed to put on his seat belt and release ( manually ) the electric hand brake. The screen stated “ the vehicle is now ready for driving “ but according to him nothing happened until it stopped and the normal text of how many km and hours/minutes had been used.
It was quite clear his ability to create video on a smartphone was akin to his ability to drive a Hybrid !!
The little lady and myself decided we should prepare to go there ( partially because he is family and partially because he hadn’t had the car for 24 hours yet !! ).
So Mrs D called the free Haval breakdown service, gave them the details, a quick shower and off we went.
I initially suspected the 12v battery although I had sought to give it a weekly airing .
But, as we were getting closer he reported that the emergency mechanic had checked the battery and it was okay, he had also checked out some other things and found nothing untoward.
He stated he would book a flat bed to take it to GWM showroom in Nakhon Sawan , which is closed today and possibly tomorrow also !!
Now the guilt, of possibly selling him a lemon, and spoiling both our weekends was climbing fast and we were thinking about the best course of action to reduce the damage of this issue.
We arrived at the PTT pump to find him and his grandson sat in the car with windows down and bonnet up, mechanic had already left.
Mrs D suggested i took a look, something i was loath to do, although from a mechanical engineering background my experience of solving car problems is probably the same as Khun Orr’s.
I sat inside, foot on brake, pressed start, the car started as most often did in EV mode ( ie silent ) and the “ ready for driving “ message appeared as the information screen booted.
” well this isn’t going to work “ I thought to myself as I selected R and slowly lifted the brake.
3 faces of utter amazement peered around the open bonnet as the car slowly started to back out !!
The car had no issue ( other than a brain dead owner !! ) and although Orr had started the car twice at my house and at least once before setting off this morning he had somehow managed to forget that procedure !!
Apparently he had been starting the car okay but not selecting any gear ( car remained in P ) and when no movement was forthcoming press Start again as the lack of engine noise was confusing to him.
As it dawned what had happened we started to laugh , Orr was a nervous laugh after loosing face and mine a relieved laugh that the car had no issues.
After a little drive round the pump car park and another quick run down of the starting procedure we went our separate ways.
Unfortunately for me as we were close to the in-laws this meant making a visit, unnecessary 200 km ( actually 450 km ) drive and a mil visit ! double whammy !!
On the drive home i had plenty of time to peruse the mornings activities and a couple of things stood out :
a) if Orr had only turned his phone to show the car still in P gear we could have saved both of us time and blood pressure. He had started the car but not selected any gear, how could he have missed that !!
b) the emergency breakdown mechanic contracted by GWM must surely seek alternative employment !! ( he later stated he wasn’t familiar with Hybrids but assumed Orr, as the owner, was 😀)
Sorry for the long winded post, thought you might enjoy a tale of miscommunication with a vague Seal connection here in Thailand.
Back on topic, I actually didn’t mind adding another 450 km to my Seal odometer as I love driving this car and it was a great excuse to get my foot down a bit !!
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A quick question:
Just been pointed out that I have just one reversing light.
Seem to recall that this is normal, can anyone confirm ?
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5 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:So EV cars are all about performance?
Sounds like petrol heads with a short circuit.
Not all about Performance, some of us prefer Premium ( if you know you know ) !!-
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Another defeat for the Foxes !!, the mighty Peacocks are on a roll !!
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