JBChiangRai

Read my post again, they sold 2% of their stake, they sold more last year. Actually they just sold 1.7% of their stake.

Berkshire Hathaway sold about 2% of its stake, I wouldn’t read anything into that, they sold more last year.

Probably less than 1% used in a sprint as you described, I drive that way all the time, at the end of the sprint the power goes back into the battery when you push the brake pedal. As for Somchai, his expertise on electric cars is probably akin to the blacksmith’s expertise with the first horseless carriages. But why would you want to go there? The blacksmith’s became garages and the same industry will happen with Somchai, but in the meantime I prefer the authorized dealer network, at least for the 8 years free servicing period so I don’t invalidate the 8 year warranty.

In my case, not wokeism, it's purely the driving experience. Incidentally, my first EV here was a German model with 680 hp. I love power and have a lot of respect for this Raptor.

I can normally tell, it's also clear from their husbands that they were sex tourists too Agreed They don't realise they are losers, until they have lost everything. Lottery winners

I would say that's a fair assessment for the "former colonies". But in Thailand, we have an abundance of charging stations, cheap but high quality Chinese EV's, so the issues mentioned in the McKinsey article (sponsored by Toyota?) don't exist here. I agree on autonomous driving, a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

OK, let's start from the beginning. President Yanukovych came to power promising to continue the countries move towards closer ties to the EU and to move away from Russia. In November 2013, a wave of large-scale protests known as "Euromaidan" began in response to President Yanukovych's decision not to sign a political association and free trade agreement with the European Union (EU), instead choosing closer ties to Russia. Euromaidan soon developed into the largest democratic mass movement in Europe since 1989. Earlier that year the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) had overwhelmingly approved finalizing the agreement; Russia had pressured Ukraine to reject it. The scope of the protests widened, with calls for the resignation of Yanukovych and the Azarov government. Protesters opposed what they saw as widespread government corruption and abuse of power, the influence of Russia and oligarchs, police brutality, human rights violations, and repressive anti-protest laws. A large, barricaded protest camp occupied Independence Square in central Kyiv throughout the 'Maidan Uprising'. In January and February 2014, clashes between protesters and Berkut special riot police resulted in the deaths of 108 protesters and 13 police officers, and the wounding of many others. The first protesters were killed in fierce clashes with police on Hrushevsky Street on 19–22 January. Following this, protesters occupied government buildings throughout the country, and the Azarov government resigned. The deadliest clashes were on 18–20 February, which saw the most severe violence in Ukraine since it regained independence. Thousands of protesters advanced towards parliament, led by activists with shields and helmets, who were fired on by police snipers. On 21 February, Yanukovych and the parliamentary opposition signed an agreement to bring about an interim unity government, constitutional reforms and early elections. Police abandoned central Kyiv that afternoon and the protesters took control. Yanukovych fled the city that evening. The next day, 22 February, the Ukrainian parliament voted to remove Yanukovych from office by 328 to 0 (about 73% of the parliament's 450 members). Yanukovych claimed this vote was illegal and asked Russia for help. Russian propaganda described the events as a "coup". Then we have my post on Crimea, Luhansk & Donetsk. The Ukrainian parliament restored the 2004 amendments to the Ukrainian constitution. An interim government, led by Arseniy Yatsenyuk, signed the EU association agreement and disbanded the Berkut. Petro Poroshenko became president after winning the 2014 presidential elections. The new government began a removal of civil servants associated with the overthrown regime. There was also widespread decommunization and de-Sovietization of the country. Is that better? Postcript, there is a lot of propaganda about the Maidan uprising, especially coming from Russia. If you want to know the truth, I would urge you to watch the film Maidan (2014). It was entirely filmed DURING the uprising and therefore it is simply truth, of course the film is unknown, probably banned, in Russia.

No, it's just I hold myself to a higher moral standard than perhaps you do.

I suspect it's higher than a normal marriage, but there are no statistics available and no foreigner ever admits his wife was a hooker.

We design & build moo baan, we've installed LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi, Daikin, Carrier and TCL, well over 100 units. By far the highest quality is TCL LG is the noisiest, Daikin doesn't protect logic boards from Geckos and has the lowest TIO2 content in their plastics so yellow quickly, Mitsubishi is a great unit but very sensitive to being clean or they leak. When it came to my own house, I specified 11 TCL units, they are cool only. Also 1 Fujitsu Heat/Cool Cassette and 1 Mitsubishi Heat/Cool mini-split. TCL is also good in rental properties because after a power cut they just work. Daikin sometimes require cutting/restarting the power a few times to reset them, likewise Carrier, both these are useless in rental properties as the tenant complains they don't work and you have to go and reset them. When you look at the price, TCL inverter units are priced like this 9,000 BTU 7,500 THB 12,000 BTU, 8,150 THB 18,000 BTU 10,500 THB

If you marry a bar girl, you're a complete idiot.

To understand where this conflict started, I think it's useful to look at the history. In February 2014, Russian military covertly attacked and occupied Ukrainian Crimea, referred to as the influx of little green men (Wagner etc). Protests and unrests started in the East of Ukraine (Donbas), with researchers characterize as "unclear to what extent the protests in the east were initiated by local dissatisfaction with the situation in Kyiv, and to what extent they were organized and supported from Russia". In spring, "DPR" and "LPR" - two unrecognized statelets - were created in Ukrainian Donbas by Russian actors. There, the Kremlin government used some of its techniques it used before during the creation of separatist enclaves in Moldova and Georgia. Russia then processed to establish the narrative and negotiation position in order to trap the victims of Russian aggression and involve Western states in the logic of “frozen conflict” (Umland & Essen). In the beginning of Summer 2014, Ukraine launched a counter-offensive, during which it initially reclaimed large parts of lost territory. Russia has been sending special forces operatives, irregulars and small groups of regular Russian forces until late August 2014, when for the first time Russia engaged large amount of unmarked regular military forces to help its proxies in Donbas. After a devastating defeat at Ilovaisk, Ukraine was forced to sign the Minsk Protocol, or the Minsk I. A key part of Minsk I was "To withdraw illegal armed groups and military equipment as well as fighters and mercenaries from the territory of Ukraine." this was aimed at Russia with its opaque mercenaries and proxies eg Wagner, Russia ignored this requirement and broke the agreement with the laughable statement that they had none there.

Actually, they are suppositories

BS The majority nationality in the Donbas region is ethnic Ukrainian. In 2016, a clear majority of residents in the government-controlled part of Donbas identified as Ukrainian citizens, and even in 2019, respondents self-identified in roughly equal measure as “Ukrainian citizens” and “ethnic Ukrainian”. Additionally, despite the dominance of the Russian language and the Soviet image of the region as predominantly Russian, 56% of people in Donbas name themselves as ethnic Ukrainians. https://theconversation.com/most-people-in-separatist-held-areas-of-donbas-prefer-reintegration-with-ukraine-new-survey-124849 https://euromaidanpress.com/2019/01/18/the-rise-and-decline-of-donbas-how-the-region-became-the-heart-of-soviet-union-and-why-it-fell-to-russian-hybrid-war/

I don't think comparing alternative vehicles is off topic.

The battery is warranted more than double the average Internal Combustion Engine warranty. As for the lifespan of the car? who knows? I'd be guessing at 20 years. What is any car worth at 20 years old anyway? Tesla car batteries are designed to last a long time. According to Elon Musk, they should last between 300,000 and 500,000 miles. Based on average driving distances, this means a new Tesla battery could last anywhere from 22 to 37 years1. Additionally, Tesla’s 2021 impact report suggests that their batteries are intended to last for the life of the vehicle, which is estimated at around 200,000 miles in the U.S2. https://www.makeuseof.com/tesla-battery-lifespan/ BYD use LiFePO4 batteries which last twice as long as most of Tesla's batteries and all of their earlier batteries until a couple of years ago.

Thailand couldn’t sign, they have applied for BRICS membership, signing the piece accord would most likely have resulted in their application being refused.

What are you smoking? Crimea? Luhansk/Donetsk? Moldova? Georgia?

Tesla are known to be difficult and expensive to repair. Musk has prioritized sales over back-end service and it's reflected in their insurance premiums.

There is a place for Hydrogen vehicles, but it's not for you or I in Thailand. Hydrogen will always cost 5 times more per km than an EV to run. You make Hydrogen by using electricity, by the time you've made electricity in your car from Hydrogen, 80% of the electricity you put in has been lost. We should carbon capture anyway, it's not practical to do it with a car, and the other issue is NOX gases. Battery technology is going to improve enormously. BYD took a leap forward with their "Blade batteries", it's why Toyota and Mercedes are buying them from BYD. I think we are just at the beginning of battery tech.

No intention towards peace? Why some countries didn't sign. Ukraine peace summit: Why some countries refused to sign the plan | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera Frankly I'm surprised at you @retarius are you Russian too? Do you condone the invasion of Ukraine by an aggressor? When I see comments like..... comical so called peace summit comical collection of western leaders low grade civil servants so called free world most corrupt politician on earth creepy hair sniffing Joe Biden My first thought is not that it warrants a response, my first thought is that this is a Russian psyop post.

We have 2 BYD Dealers/Service Centers in Chiang Rai, one in the town centre on the strip with all the auto makers and another 1km away near the white temple, again on the superhighway. My car is indeed in Chiang Rai, I use the one in the town centre. EV's only have 1% of the moving parts of an ICE car so servicing is a doddle and reliability too. I have had one service, it took 15-20 minutes. They can afford to give 8 years free servicing because the brake pads will probably last the life of the car (brakes are typically only used to bring the car to a final stop), it needs a HEPA filter for the cabin and the coolant levels checking. Some facts people misunderstand about EV's, they catch fire between 11 and 130 times less often than ICE cars, the battery is expected to last the life of the car, they don't cost a fortune to insure, they retain their value comparably to ICE cars, Thailand has a superb charging network and if you charge at home you don't need another charging station any nearer than 150km away (250km with a BYD Seal). They cost about 0.8 baht per km to run and are incredibly fun to drive. Because they are silent, you get out after 3 or 4 hours driving as fresh as a daisy. I am on my 2nd pure EV (3rd if you count a few months whilst driving a temporary EV). I can't imagine ever buying another ICE car. The power/torque curve on an EV is fairly flat, IMHO for every day driving the hp figure of an EV is equivalent to an ICE plus 33%, so a 530hp EV is equivalent to about a 700hp ICE car. The car is set up with a slight oversteer bias and if you're so inclined it is set up to drift.

I'm sorry to disappoint you, I don’t feel stupid at all, I can’t help it if I feel it is wrong for Putin to try and steal Crimea, Luhansk & Donetsk. I can’t help but feel it’s wrong for Putin to put half a million people in their grave, both Russians and Ukrainians. Did you notice the countries who didn’t sign? BRICS aligned? The world runs on a rules based order, dictators like Putin hold themselves above the law. Putin is no different to Hitler and what he did with Czechoslovakia in 1938. This is the 21st century, we should be well past land grabs by now. Russia has to return all territory stolen since 2014.

You're talking absolute rubbish.

Correct. If and when you do sell it, my recommendation would be not to sell/exchange it on a Thai exchange. The Tax people are watching for trades on Thai exchanges.