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Out of curiosity, how difficult is it to get a long-term visa for Laos? I am getting a bit tired of the Thai BS, including the latest tax changes.

I like to think there are people who will mourn my passing, while rejoicing I have left them something.

Did you get both reactions when you bought an EV?

If you can afford it, why not? The Scots genes in me shy away from spending money unnecessarily, if what I have is functioning perfectly well. Having said that, a couple of my worst investments have been in women.

After 7 years, all vehicles are required to have an annual mechanical inspection, which costs 200 baht. My Vios passes easily every year. Part of the air pollution problems of Thailand is the fact those inspections are obviously open to corruption. I have seen guys getting registration stickers for vehicles which clearly belonged in a wreckers yard. 3 new ICEV's selling at 125-150k IMO is not financially sensible. Either buy a new car, and run it into the ground, or ( more sensibly ) buy secondhand with low kilometres on the odometer.

Good, I'm tired of being slagged off by people who can't see both sides of an equation.

There's a lot of dilatant syrup being created by EV owners. I'm trying to add a bit of thixotropy.

KhunLA claims his battery will be good for 900,000 km, perhaps you should buy his.

An ICE fire burns at 700 C, and can be extinguished. An EV fire burns at 2000 C, and can't be extinguished. IIRC, Occam's razor is the antithesis of whataboutism.

It's suspected a Porsche EV was the originating fire aboard the Fremantle Highway, perhaps there's some buyer's remorse out there. No one seems to be stepping up to correct my math on how long it will take to replace ICE's.

This city boy worked for 6 years in Port Hedland for Goldsworthy Mining. It was a small mine compared to Hamersley and Mt. Newman; however, also the most profitable because its' operating costs were lower. I've also seen a farmer plant canola on marginal land, and make a good profit. When his neighbors tried to imitate him the next year, their crops failed.

Relevance? That model is projected to be GBP 100,000, or 4.4 million baht. How many people can afford that?

That's not what someone else posted. Perhaps you could post accurate information on sales, then. My post is relevant in terms of how long it will take for EV's to replace ICE's. Show me where my facts and math are wrong on that point.

Actually, that observation has me wondering why EV sales are falling. Perhaps you could explain the phenomenon.

It's also the operating cost of the mine. The orebodies with richer content keep going, the ones with low grades are put on care and maintenance. It happens with gold all the time. Now let's take JBChiangRai's 30-40 million tonnes of lithium in the ground, the American find. I'll put it at the upper level, 40 million. Dig it up in one hit, process into lithium overnight. Then manufacture 666,666,666 EV's from it next week. Guess what? You've still only replaced 50% of the world's ICE's.

Read my post above to KhunLA. Then tell me how long it will take for that find to come on stream. The industry average is 5-7 years.

I am citing what was mined and processed into lithium metal in 2023. Or rather, the projected tonnage for last year. In 2022, it was 130,000 tonnes. Reserves in the ground don't mean much until they are dug up and refined. You think existing mines can magically expand to ten times their current output? Because that's what they need to do if you want to replace every ICE in the next 50 years.

Given where you are going, a reputation for reliability should be #1 on your list of needs.

I am no music expert, I just know what I like listening to.

It's not a fact the current world lithium supply is 170,000 tonnes? It's not a fact the average EV battery requires 60 kg of lithium? It's not a fact the number of vehicles worldwide is 1.47 billion? Do you have a problem with basic math? What alternative facts are you going to post? Noted you have not posted any data on JAC and BYD EV's equipped with sodium ion batteries. I don't think I'll bother responding any further to someone who has such a closed mind.

It takes about a minute to pull up the data I posted, on Google. Look for yourself. If one was to increase the amount of lithium mined tenfold overnight, one would increase the EV annual replacement rate of ICE's from 0.2% to 2%. If you are so fixated on citations, kindly post how many JAC and BYD cars are made with sodium -ion batteries. Don't forget to mention their relatively low energy density, which means the batteries are bulkier and heavier. If you want to refute the data and calculations I posted, be my guest. I'd say your response is more an emotional one, to unpalatable facts.

Have you listened to the riff he plays in "Too much love will kill you"? IMO it's up with the best.

Better if you go for the heart, you might hit something then. Sorry, can't resist when someone leads with their chin.

You want facts, here are some: Market share of EV's is about 14% of new sales worldwide. ICE's are still 86%. PROJECTED tonnage of lithium mined in 2023 is 170,000 tonnes. On average, each EV takes about 60 kg of lithium to build the battery. Teslas take a fair bit more. Therefore, there was enough lithium to build 2.9 million EV's in 2023. The world population of cars is 1.47 billion. I am using the convention of 1 billion = 1000 million. In 2023, new EV's ( assuming they were all sold ) replaced existing ICE's by 0.2%. Which is why I am ridiculing the claim EV's will replace ICE's. It will probably take 50 years, assuming hydrogen does not get a start. Toyota seems to think it will.

I'm to blame because you are too lazy to spellcheck/proofread what you write? It's a matter of simple calculation of the amount of lithium currently being mined, and estimated proved reserves, to arrive at a 20% figure. Which I have said is probably generous. You are happy with what you have, so am I. Calling me ignorant is ignorant in itself.