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What do we think of this from MG ?
JBChiangRai replied to Social Media's topic in Thailand Motor Discussion
It's a properly sorted EV Sports Car to rival the new Porsche Boxter EV, massive horsepower and a 3.2 second dash to 100kmhr. Formula 1 Engineer set up the suspension too. The reviews are all stunning. The only downside is the battery chemistry, being NMC it's not as suited to Thailand's heat as LFP and will last half as long, but still the life of the car. The PEA Grid is able to cope adequately. EV's catch fire 10x less often than ICE cars. They keep their value extremely well. I think that is most of the usual nonsense dealt with in advance. -
Thailand’s EV initiative: Driving towards a greener future
JBChiangRai replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Correct! Especially when I post facts & figures disputing their nonsense thoughts -
What do we think of this from MG ?
JBChiangRai replied to Social Media's topic in Thailand Motor Discussion
I wouldn't buy one if it was! (I want it to work)- 81 replies
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What do we think of this from MG ?
JBChiangRai replied to Social Media's topic in Thailand Motor Discussion
Coming to Thailand next year, I put my deposit down last year -
Thailand’s EV initiative: Driving towards a greener future
JBChiangRai replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
As a self-confessed regular stoner, I am sure you have already surrendered your licence right? Please tell us you don't condone drug driving? -
Thailand’s EV initiative: Driving towards a greener future
JBChiangRai replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
more nonsense -
Electric Vehicles in Thailand
JBChiangRai replied to Bandersnatch's topic in Thailand Motor Discussion
You can't buy "taste" And to be honest, "taste" is in short supply in Thailand, where else would you see pink & blue floor tiles in the same room! -
Thailand’s EV initiative: Driving towards a greener future
JBChiangRai replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
If all that were true, they wouldn't be selling so well, but hang on, they are selling so well !!! And the grid is not collapsing, all that's collapsing is the nonsense you posted -
Thailand’s EV initiative: Driving towards a greener future
JBChiangRai replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Nonsense -
Thailand’s EV initiative: Driving towards a greener future
JBChiangRai replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
The 4.5 hour rule? You cannot drive for longer than 4.5 hours without taking a break of at least 45 minutes. Taking this break causes a fresh 4.5 hour period of drive to begin. Note – See the rules on breaks to ensure you do not break the 4.5 hour rule. www.driverhours.co.uk I usually drink my coffee over about 15 minutes, probably takes another 5 minutes to order and them to prepare. Not particularly unusual. Probably want a pee too, 20-25 minutes is probably average. -
Thailand’s EV initiative: Driving towards a greener future
JBChiangRai replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Let's take them one at a time. no infrastructure (see the chart below), No generation capacity (no shortage of electricity, charging EV's uses hardly any grid capacity even with 100% EV's Electricity Grids Can Handle Electric Vehicles Easily – They Just Need Proper Management (forbes.com)) Vehicles unreliable fire hazard (EV's are 10 times less likely to catch fire than ICE vehicles and 130 times less likely to catch fire than Hybrid vehicles (Government data show gasoline vehicles are up to 100x more prone to fires than EVs | Electrek stats from NTSB, BTS, Recall & AutoInsuranceEZ all bear this out) Take forever to charge and not go very far (almost all EV's can be driven for 4 hours/380km before needing a charge which is around the safe driving limit without stopping, they take typically as long as it takes you to order and drink a coffee or stretch your legs to top up). Weigh more than ICE cars hence less efficient (BEV cars do weigh more, but they are far more efficient, not least because the extra energy used in bringing the heavier car up to speed is recuperated when slowing down. Poor resale value (not true in Thailand, one of our esteemed members has just sold his MG EV on the same day he posted it and got more for it than he expected. I sold an EV after 2 years and lost only 10% depreciation). Other systems, lets first discount fusion, it's nuclear and will always be a very large fixed plant and the electricity it produces will always be expensive product and not applicable to cars. Hydrogen & fuel cells (both suffer from the same problem, hydrogen has to be produced from electrolysis, it's only 30% efficient, add in storage, transportation, selling costs of forecourts etc and a BEV will always be 3 times cheaper per km. That's not to say we may see them sold alongside BEV's as a cheaper to buy option because much more expensive to run). There is not a single accurate point in that post, other than saying they are heavier. -
Thailand’s EV initiative: Driving towards a greener future
JBChiangRai replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
What utter nonsense - go out and educate yourself! -
Anyone have good information about buying a vacuum cleaner?
JBChiangRai replied to jingjai9's topic in Isaan
We have bought 3 of Xiaomi vacuum cleaners, we broke one by pulling on the cord in places too far from the socket, the other 2 are going strong. Xiaomi Deerma DX700 & DX810 Both under 1,000 baht and our maids love them, 30,000 PA and bagless, bought on lazada. -
Electric Vehicles in Thailand
JBChiangRai replied to Bandersnatch's topic in Thailand Motor Discussion
Nearly 2M or a Seal Performance with change, Honda won't be dominating the EV market anytime soon. -
Electric Vehicles in Thailand
JBChiangRai replied to Bandersnatch's topic in Thailand Motor Discussion
You don't need active balancers, but without them you need to charge to 100% periodically for the passive balancers in the BMS to balance the cells. With an active balancer, the cells are constantly being balanced without any wastage, passive balancers waste energy. Active Balancer is also useful if anything goes wrong with the balancing section of your BMS. Putting it in EV terms, cars without Active Balancers (eg MG) balance at the end of the charge cycle, other manufacturers don't need you to do this process. -
Electric Vehicles in Thailand
JBChiangRai replied to Bandersnatch's topic in Thailand Motor Discussion
I fitted Active Balancers on my 2 battery packs so I can avoid charging to 100%, they are always balancing. I charge to 85% and can only discharge to about the same level as you. -
Electric Vehicles in Thailand
JBChiangRai replied to Bandersnatch's topic in Thailand Motor Discussion
I have long thought the definition of "taste" in Thailand is different from the West. In the West we look at every modification from an asesthetic point of view, we consider the form, the function and whether it adds or subtracts from the whole with a critical eye. In Thailand the entire philosophy is different, it can be summed up as if "if someone makes it" then "it must be good". I think the concept of "less is more" doesn't exist here. -
Anyone have good information about buying a vacuum cleaner?
JBChiangRai replied to jingjai9's topic in Isaan
I sold my vacuum cleaner, it was just gathering dust. -
Electric Vehicles in Thailand
JBChiangRai replied to Bandersnatch's topic in Thailand Motor Discussion
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Thailand needs to calm down it's rush to EV !
JBChiangRai replied to TorquayFan's topic in Thailand Motor Discussion
I don't think we have heard the full story on this case. -
Electric Vehicles in Thailand
JBChiangRai replied to Bandersnatch's topic in Thailand Motor Discussion
Little roadster looks cute. Very impressed with the Neta V, and test drove the Seal Performance today, it's mental. I'm not sure Thailand is ready for this level of performance.... Salesmen told me today he has sold 6 cars this month, 3 x Seal Performance, 2 x Seal Premium, 1 x Atto 3. -
Electric Vehicles in Thailand
JBChiangRai replied to Bandersnatch's topic in Thailand Motor Discussion
I wondered who the buyer was. -
Thailand needs to calm down it's rush to EV !
JBChiangRai replied to TorquayFan's topic in Thailand Motor Discussion
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Thailand needs to calm down it's rush to EV !
JBChiangRai replied to TorquayFan's topic in Thailand Motor Discussion
British?