mistral53

Right! We’ve reached a point where cars are practically tucking us in at night. Meanwhile, those of us with classic pull-up brakes are out here feeling like survivalists—armed with the skill to manually *park* a car! At this rate, it won’t be long before newer models require a 214 page manual just to locate the the steering wheel, or the 'off' button.

Well, the Nürburgring is not in Thailand, but I sneak this bit of news in here anyway: (machine translated) 'Xiaomi SU7 Ultra, the model electric car that broke the record of fastest 4-door car in the Nürburgring race 🚘⚡️ Xiaomi EV, the electric car brand of Xiaomi, has unveiled its prototype car SU7 Ultra at the Nürburgring race track in Germany, clocking a lap time of 6:46.874 minutes, which is the fastest 4-door car in the race track. The SU7 Ultra model car uses Xiaomi's V8 motor that revs at 27,200 rpm, providing a maximum power of 1,548 horsepower, it can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 1.97 seconds and 0 to 200 km/h in 5.96 seconds, with a top speed of more than 350 km/h. The achievement was achieved by British driver David Pittard, who won the 24 hours of the Nürburgring in 2023. Xiaomi will launch new products, including the Xiaomi 15 phone, at the launch event starting at 7pm. According to Beijing time today, and the company had earlier said that a version of the SU7 Ultra car will be released for production.' Eat that Tesla Model S Plaid......... Balls of steel! BTW - notice how little he steps on the brakes - they have dialed the regen-braking up to the max.

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Did you use a snake-scope to see what's behind/between the radiator assemblies? I dread the idea to have a look myself, I rather stay ignorant and tell myself it happens to other cars only.....lol

I expected this to be more of a Tesla problem, as there are plenty of videos on the Internet showing how much 'dirt' accumulates - Tesla having a worse situation since their radiator assembly is at an angle. Turns out, the BYD Seal is not far behind. What I find irksome is that the whole front-bumper needs to be removed to get access - a more service minded design would provide an access panel and the cleaning could be done in a matter of minutes. (The pictures are screen shots from a Thai FB video)

My engineering degree is not in LFP battery chemistry and blade battery design, so I have no idea. I have however observed discussions occasionally about significant differences of range - most of which is most likely a function of the driving style. However, the question that was often also raised was about the full-charge cycle <10 to 100%, and those owners that had comparatively low range cars, admitted to have never done a full-charge cycle......go figure.

That is not the way it will work for the intended purpose - for the BMS to calculate the battery capacity properly and plot the depletion curve, it must be done according to the manual. What you intend to do is just another charge from 80 to 100 %. What the top 20% slow charge is good for is for balancing the cells - so not a total loss.

I am a little surprised that all you guys seemed to be focused on is the cost of the insurance - what they offer in each package should be just as relevant. Case in point - AXA offered for a premium of over THB 44K a replacement value of only THB 900K, Some insurance is offered with THB 1 million, the most I could find was 1.2 million. Another question is of course battery replacement - 90 to 100% is the typical range, which could also amount to quite some pocked change in case of an accident. Naturally all other coverage details matter, but from my experience they seem to be quite uniform.

I talked to the GM of a BYD dealership the other day and mentioned the importance of charging to 100% and all - he chuckled and said 'oh - you are one that goes by the book, I just charge to 100% every day, I cant be bothered'. Of course, for him its an expense he does not pay for and he will dump his car to an unsuspecting buyer every few month, but it made me think....... is it really worth stressing over? I have always been the kind of idiot taking great care of my cars........ for the next guy! But what's he point, really? I have almost never had a car for more than 3, 5 years at the most. And cars start to feel more and more like smart phones - I want the latest goodies and tiny incremental performance gain, tell me what is new! tell me we need it! tell me it makes me happy for a split moment........ Damn this Cabernet tastes good, fill her up again.......

WOW - this Rever app upgrade rocks! I take this over reservations every time. Next step is a cam to show whether there are other cars in a cue.

Which AI ChatGPT are you using? My experience with various platforms is that they compartmentalize chats, and in the case of OpenAI the history used to answer your test question is rather limited - which is not to say that all chats aren't used for training.

Yup, it's true, there are some perks for being rich - not complaining.

There are quite a bunch of companies on FB that sell to installers, but claim to sell to retail as well. I believe they have better prices than on Lazada etc, they also concentrate on Tier 1 suppliers, which is an absolute must in my view.

You most certainly don't want to buy a hybrid - that is just a silly marketing gimmick. EV's are not for everyone, either - I do not see the likes of my wife being able to get the benefits of the technology.......yet. (This observation is confirmed by Chinese vehicle manufacturers that offer EREVs and PHEV's for almost all EV models they make for the Chinese market) PHEV is the best compromise for her - 100% electric around town form our solar, stress free trips when leaving town, driving it as an ICE powered vehicle. Here in Thailand, choices are still limited - so depending on vehicle configuration, the BYD Sealion 6 and the GWM Haval 6 PHEV are great offerings, the latter with a colossal 30kWh battery for close to 200 km of pure EV travel.

Except, judging from some of the reactions, not everybody caught onto it.........

The cheap Chinese junk breaks all the time.........here we have proof, never buy Chinese! from a FB post: (and m/c translated) '5 years 250,000 km The air compressor is broken. That means the cooling system of the battery and the motor have stopped working as well. But I think it dropped the QC because the air conditioner is burned and it doesn't turn off itself. I can still drive from Rayong to Bangkok to fix it. Today, I came to test a new computer air conditioner from Rayong-Phutab Berk-Phitsanulok. It seems like I got a new car because 5 years ago, if I charge DC, the cooling system battery would work all the time until after charging it, it would continue to work for a while. But changing the computer air conditioner while charging DC, there will be a period of cooling break. It means that the heat management system is much better. It must be a recipe from the shop too. 🤣 The reason why the air compressor is broken, I think it's because it's very heavy use, because it's also used as an office car. 3-5 people use it. Always turn the air on until the needle. Going out, never turn it off. I think it makes sense to break down. 😂' In comparison - our Mercedes PHEV also used an electric AC compressor, did make it to the 35,000 (!) km mark in 3 years and broke.....well, at least it was covered under warranty. German quality beats Chinese junk anytime....... ooohhhh wait, what was that again? (Picture attached to the FB post, so it was probably this car)

I am thinking - maybe trading in the Seal for a Sealion 7 with wider tires is a good option, too

And it appears with decent tire dimensions compared to the Seal: (from the quoted link) 'sporty with large alloy wheels 20-inch tires 245/45R20 from the camp, MICHELIN and 19-inch select tire size 235/50R19 and 255/45R19'

Went for another Sunday morning no-cost refill - one pretty amazing observation is the impressive charging speed close to the full mark (Compared to the hyped Tesla M3 LR charging curve that sees 45 kW the last time at 80%)

That is a new one for me - normally, men look at their 3 inch willy and claim some fantastically exaggerated multiplication of said number - conversely, here we have over 10 inches of tire width, and you saw 3 inches...... ah well, I guess that is why it's called perception, and yours fooled you with the interior, and continued with the tires

I hope this is your feeble attempt at sarcasm........

New entry into the Thai market: (copy and paste from a FB post) 'Changan launches a new car AVATR 11 (Avatar One One). There are 2 sub models. Model Standard Range. Price 2,099,000 baht. Electric motor that drives 2 backs. Size 230 kW compared to horsepower 313 ps. Torque 370 Newton meters. Comes with a battery with a capacity of 90.38 kWh. It can run a distance of 575 kilometers according to NEDC standards. Soft close door. 21“ max wheels Model Long Range. Price 2,299,000 baht. Electric motor that drives 2 backs. Size 230 kW compared to horsepower 313 ps. Torque 370 newton meters comes with a battery capacity of 116.79 kWh. It can run 680 kilometers according to NEDC standards. More equipment from the Standard Model. Electric gate 22” max wheels Brembo brakes For the first 200 customers, there is a discount of 100,000 Baht.' First real up-market entry from China. Very tempting with that massive battery - but where is the 4WD version? https://avatr.co.th/en

Gawd - if this ever comes to pass, we will lose several longtime friends of the oil lobby to hyperventilation beyond redlining into an early grave............lol But don't fret for now, happy living goes on for the losers/defenders of the status quo for a couple more years, who knows..... I could imagine some parts of the worlds it is much later, some sooner, so just get ready and pack your bags and live a nomadic life on fossil burning pastures.

I doubt that whoever wrote this blurb actually watched the entire episode in question - or this is a willful distortion of what Cooper actually tried to convey. In the end, the subtle message that is pushed here is that any discussion about history is worse than blasphemy, and has to be shouted down to make sure we commoners all understand history as written by the victor is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth....... a totally laughable argument. The reader - or listener - should be wary when a subject is beyond debate, any 'fact' that must not be debated or revisited (revised?) is most likely false or fake. In my defense - or offense to some - I have watched the entire 2:19 minutes. There is nothing in there to be scared of, and while this is the first time I heard of Cooper and listen to him, I found his strength is in his ability be open to what scares most less read people. I do understand why Carlson will never have a big following on here - he had the audacity to say out loud what we all know....... English food sucks!

Sunday morning, the wife said she will go and see her gik, and I said I will go to church......... in reality, I was sneaking out to get a bucket of electrons as I saw 2 Rever chargers free at our close by BYD dealer. As I take off, and knowing it is a 13 minutes drive, I am fully cognizant that I might arrive with both piles busy - alas, half way down the road, it now shows only one pile free, but I kept moving, stepping on it to increase the odds. As I pull up to the dealer, I can see there is still one stall open.....dashing in, backing into position and exhale - I made it! Lo and behold, within less then 10 minutes, 5 Atto 3 are pulling in, and a few minutes later, a Dolphin. The car next to me leaves after about 20 minutes, I kept going for (let me check my app) 52 minutes or 85%, wrap it up and leave. Thais seem to be very patient when they can get a freebee - the car that used the pile I had hooked up, depending on battery depletion, could easily spend between 1.5 and over 2 hours for a full charge....... well, maybe this is time better spent than in church for him, but it just seems a bloody waste of time - and never mind the cars that came even later. One of the let down's is that the charging power drops to a paltry 50% - or a little over 50 kW - as soon as both piles are in use. Just my experience, YMMV.