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His post said it is nearly $10,000 for new batteries, not $100,000 as you typed. That $10,000 is for the most expensive batteries. OK so let's compare more mainstream ICE replacement engines Rank Car Brand Engine Replacement Cost 1 Ford $8,000 - $15,000 2 Cadillac $6,000 - $12,000 3 BMW $5,000 - $10,000 4 Mercedes-Benz $5,000 - $10,000 They seem to fairly identical to new batteries wouldn't you say? I ridiculed his post for 2 reasons, first that a battery or any device would fail the year after the warranty, and secondly to draw attention to the nonsense price of a new battery when EV batteries are expected to last the same or longer than an ICE and cost the same.

Why reference Japanese engines?

How long is a piece of string?

Some ICE cars have a warranty of 3 years, what happens in the 4th year? Some Mercedes engines cost $60,000 Estimates for how long EV batteries last are at least 200,000 miles. There are reports of EVs already achieving more than 300,000 miles on the original battery. EV batteries are generally under warranty for 8 years or 100,000 miles, but new EV batteries are lasting much longer. Tesla claims its EV batteries should last up to 500,000 miles. Assuming a gas car would last for 200,000 miles, choosing an EV could be like getting two cars for the price of one. I posted a few links below, I could post dozens more, but I think you get the point. I suspect you think EV's catch fire more often than ICE cars and that Thailand doesn't have many Charging Stations too. How Long Can Electric Car Batteries Last? Updated 2024 - Coltura How Long Do Electric Car Batteries Last? How long do electric car batteries last? [May 2023] | EVBox Don’t Worry About Replacing Your EV Battery How Long Do Electric Car Batteries Last? | Geotab

It's not just EV's, all new car sales are slower, but EV sales are less slow.

My eldest daughter has her eyes on my Seal. If that happens the youngest one would have no choice but to take the eldest's MG4 which is a fantastic car.

Changing a 21 year-old girl's opinion is like trying to herd cats.

There are a few unpopular cars that depreciate a lot in the first year and less so after that. Two come to mind, MG5 & Suzuki Ciaz. No need to spend more than about 350,000 baht. We have had 2 Suzuki Ciaz's and my youngest daughter now wants an MG5 which I would never buy new.

In Chiang Rai the Ostraka monthly dining group gets between 10 and 25 people, sometimes set price, sometimes separate checks. This photo was yesterday’s meeting, separate checks and one of our smaller meetings.

I think the OP mentioned he may be leaving in 2 or 3 years. Depreciation is going to be his biggest enemy. I would be looking for something that depreciates a lot in the first year and much less so over the ensuing 3 years and that's what I would be buying.

Batteries are expected to last 18-25 years. You're misinformed.

I dictate most of my messages and emails. I can’t at the car wash because they don’t shut the car off and my phone remains connected in their customer lounge, calls get defaulted to car too. Regarding Bluetooth, it can support 7 simultaneous connections so it would make sense for it to connect to all registered phones at the same time.

What a fine upstanding example of the human race you are. Your fanciful facts shine like a beacon in a sea of idiocy.

I can think of another way of doing this, the car could have primary connected phone and secondary connected phone, either can be used on a journey but when the car needs to push to the phone, it goes to the primary phone if it’s connected and the secondary phone if it’s not.

Most EV batteries (60%) contain no Cobalt, because they don’t use Lithium Ion batteries. We have 2 EV’s (we had 3 in the last 12 months) none of them contained Cobalt. The best selling EV’s in Thailand are BYD (we have one) they contain no Cobalt. You need to understand battery chemistry. 60% of EV’s use LFP batteries that contain no Cobalt. Only NMC batteries contain Cobalt and they are increasingly in the minority.

Most EV’s (60%) don’t have lithium ion batteries. Do more research next time instead of making a fool of yourself. I won’t tell you what they do have, you can do that research yourself.

I can’t remember, I think it was 12-20,000 baht. I also have liquid nitrogen treatment every 2 months on all pre-cancerous lesions, that’s 400 baht per visit. I am blonde haired, blue eyed so very susceptible to skin cancer.

Most EV’s have no Cobalt. Cobalt is used in making petrol. Did you read the posts above yours? Evidently not, EV sales are up substantially. You can have your own opinions but not your own facts.

Plastic surgeon at any government hospital, the busier the better. I have had three removed in Chiang Rai this way.

MG4 on sale... D model 599k X-Power 899k

The suspension upgrade isn't. It's a downgrade, it makes it jittery at low to moderate speeds, test drive it and make sure you're happy. I'm sure the model is a Performance as Thais believe the new spring and damper setup improves it floating at very high speeds. I think the price is pretty good, the clear film is worth having, just make sure you know where to take it if something goes wrong, it probably has a warranty.

It looks to me like it's a bit more than the passive balancing as featured on the MG at the end of charge cycle. I suspect the microprocessor is looking at the voltage of all the cells and bleeding off charge from any cells that are overvoltage. It probably happens all the way up and down charge/discharge cycles and not just at the end of the charge cycle as on the MG. I would like to know the process if you ever find out how it's done. If it is all the way up and down the charge/discharge cycle, then the same process would be suitable for NMC batteries too.

I like that when it's charging it turns on the display so you can see SoC via proximity. I also noticed another behaviour. If I have been driving the car the cooling fan doesn't operate when I stop the car but as soon as I lock it, the cooling fan kicks in. This also happens if charging. I used to leave my car unlocked but in the garage, I don't do that anymore.

If the Seal wasn't around, I would have continued waiting for my MG Cyberster. In the next OTA I would like to see seat memories at startup or better sill position 1 linked to key 1 and so on. Also I would like to see the driver's seat ventilation default to what it was set to on power off. I have replaced the wheels with alloys that are wider but with stock tyres, it has cured the loss of traction from a standing start under full acceleration on dry tarmac. When the tyres are exhausted I will by wider tyres. I have also wrapped the car in Porsche Frozenberry. Windows are tinted at 40% cut in black (I don't like mirrored windows). I have not filmed the roof glass, it never bothers me and I read somewhere it needs to be on the outside or it will make the glass panel hotter. I also fitted the BYD camera and memory card removed most of the badges replacing what's left with black badges. I prefer the look of the Deepal saloon and the colours it is available in, but the performance is a deal breaker for me. When I am finished with my Seal it will go to my eldest daughter. I normally only keep a car for 12-24 months, at approaching 12 months I am still enjoying it every day & have no plans to consider changing. I have only ever kept 3 cars longer than 2 years, one of those was not my main car, it was a weekend car and not appropriate for work, another was a Honda NSX (I still miss that car) and the other was a Ford Ranger 3.2 Wildtrak here in Thailand. It's not that I loved the Ford, it was more that nothing else excited me until I had a ride in my friends E-Class, so I bought one. My German EV had proximity unlock on the door handles. It was great when away from home but a PITA when it was in my garage. It often made me go and hang the key up.

Very interesting, and I'm surprised. The MG's behave very differently at the end of the charge cycle, they display 100% charged but continue to draw power in small amounts from the charger for anything up to 20 minutes before the car charging port display switches off to indicate finished and my wall charger disconnects. I would like to understand the process of a BYD balancing the cells as it's clearly not done after charging at 100%.