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  1. I had lunch with my friend who crashed the MG, it's more than just running off the road, the A pillar on the passenger side is bent and it's taken an impact on the top of it, windscreen is broken, I reckon the car went on it's side or hit the power pole in the picture. Maybe they will write it off, some nice modular batteries for someone's solar project there.
  2. You are doing nothing more than speculating on future numbers, as was I. I factored previous real growth. No, I don't believe we will have 600% growth this year but I think 100% growth (double if you like) is more than likely. I get your position on EV's, but you're convincing yourself you're right and the more someone argues with you the more you dive into the web to try and find arguments against EV's. I could understand you arguing against them on a particular point, but you're trying to convince yourself they are going to fail when all the data says sales are accelerating, customers love them (I won't use the word like because it's not descriptive enough). They don't catch fire, there are lots of charging stations, residual value so far is no different to ICE, Chinese EV's are not junk. You and ExpatOilWorker are for some unknown reason, dead set against EV's. Those of us that actually own them, would never go back to ICE.
  3. Thank you for the lesson in growth. If we apply the same percentage growth this year and next year as last year (and I am rounding down to 600%) 76,314 in 2023 becomes 534,000 in 2024 and 3,700,000 in 2025. We could be on target to overachieve by a factor of ten. However, if we accept that growth is accelerating, as it has done over the last 3 years.. that's a whole other ballgame BTW, do you always believe journo's?
  4. I have had 2 cars converted to LPG, first was a Vigo 3.0 diesel auto. It blends diesel with LPG by revs, 100% diesel at tickover and 100% LPG from about 1,500rpm. It doubles the power of the engine spinning the back wheels at 40kmhr but it sounds like a tractor. The second was a brand new Mitsubishi Pajero Sport 2.4 petrol manual. We used it in our business for 5 years, I saved about 350,000 baht on petrol in that period but the donut tank only had a range of about 120km. It covered 130,000km. LPG burns hotter, ideally the valve gear should be hardened specially, fortunately, we had no problems.
  5. I suggest you do some research, NAD supplements have been linked with increasing metastasis of cancer.
  6. They had a stand in the mall, the cars are underwhelming, ugly and not big on power.
  7. I have been to Vietnam 3 times in the last 5 months and am going again on Thursday, you see Vinfast everywhere, but they are not nice, they won't stand up against Chinese competition.
  8. I can't see any pay per use scheme anywhere in the world that would apply ONLY to EV's, if it is introduced it will be all vehicles. I don't see it working in Thailand in my lifetime. They are more likely to make up the fuel tax shortfall with increased Por Lor Bor costs.
  9. Here is her statement... Furthermore, notwithstanding the government efforts towards promoting EV vehicles, the adoption rate has been low, and the customers still favour ICE vehicles in Thailand. Between January to September 2023, Thailand’s total vehicle sales were 500,942 units, wherein the EV share was 10.05%. While the number depicted a major growth from 9,729 EVs sold in the same period last year, the market share compared to ICE vehicles remains quite low. Moreover, the price gap between even the cheapest EV car model and the cheapest ICE car model is massive. The cheapest EV car model costs about $22,800 (post-subsidy), while ICE car models are available starting from about $9,000. I don't think it's valid to say the adoption rate has been low when it increased over 600%, but the kicker is the prices she quoted, the cheapest EV post subsidy is not $22,800. If that isn't biased then I don't know what is. Any think tank saying that the government will miss it's targets is nothing more than theory and fluff until the evidence is clear, an increase in one year of over 600% adoption is evidence contra to her statements. If it were to continue growing at 600% then the timescale would be a lot shorter than 2035.
  10. It is not true to say that Hybrid sales are increasing and EV sales are softening, actually the reverse is true. I asked CoPilot to compare hybrid and pure EV, it's reply is biased towards the Former Colonies but this is what it said Hybrid Cars: In 2021, hybrid vehicles accounted for 5.5% of the light vehicle market in the U.S1. In 2022, U.S. sales of hybrid vehicles reached a record high, with 801,550 units sold, representing 5% of total U.S. light vehicle sales 2. Pure Electric Vehicles (EVs): In Q4 2023, fully-electric vehicles (BEVs) achieved an all-time high market share of 8.1% in the U.S3. Throughout 2023, a total of 1,189,051 electric vehicles were sold in the U.S., surpassing the one-million mark for the first time 3. Tesla, a major player in the EV market, maintained a 50% share of the EV market in Q4 2023, down from its peak of 79% in 2020 3. Other automakers like Ford and Hyundai-Kia have also made significant strides, with the F-150 Lightning being the best-selling electric truck in America 3. In summary, while hybrid cars continue to hold a steady market share, the adoption of pure EVs is growing rapidly, driven by environmental awareness and technological advancements. 🌿🚗🔌
  11. Whatever you like to think, Anutin did say that recreational use was not permitted and the law had other ways to deal with that. I am happy to provide the links if you think otherwise. He said this before decriminalizing it, anybody who invested in a business for recreational use, was an idiot, and deserve whatever they get. On another note, I am surprised people deal with the retail outlets, when you can go direct of the source and get a much better price. Personally, if it’s going to be sold, I would prefer to see it sold in 7-Elevens. My friend has a large cannabis farm here in Chiangrai and he supplies most of the shops in the town center and another well-known supplier in this forum, so why pay stupid prices?
  12. I hate this habit of quoting prices as 4xx,000 What it says to the consumer is I can’t be trusted because I’m hiding the price from you.
  13. One or two year old Suzuki CIAZ, should fit in your budget
  14. That article was also biased, they incorrectly gave the price of the chiefest EV versus the price of the cheapest ICE vehicle. Everyone, including the author of that article is entitled to their opinion, but in my opinion, they are wrong and biased.
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