vinny41

Thanks for the advice but I will stick with sales numbers

Sales figures for 2024 compared to 2023 would indicate different Year on Year sales figures for 2024 was a decrease of EV car sales by 23.46% compared to 2023 Total number of EV car sales 2023 89,967 Total number of EV car sales 2024 68,860

Clearly you have a problem reading here are excerpts from the BP Post EV manufacturers in Thailand are seeking to extend production deadlines set by a government incentive scheme as sales have not met expectations. The scheme has attracted US 1.4 billion in investment from China-based firms including BYD and Great Wall Motor, positioning Thailand as a regional EV production hub. https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/motoring/2932786/ev-overview-shows-sales-growth-slowing#:~:text=EV Thailand extends EV production deadlines Board of Investment to give manufacturers more time to meet targets in light of weak local sales In the first 10 months of this year, total car sales (conventional and EV) declined by 26.2% year-on-year to 476,350 units. Pickup sales were down 43%. https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/motoring/2914031/thailand-extends-ev-production-deadlines If there wasn't a issue with EV sales not meeting the expectations of the manufacturers there would no reason why the Board of Investment would extend the EV production deadlines for EV 3.0 And the ICE having 100% market share is factually correct For the past 125 years ICE has had 100% market share as a result of EV's being available that market share is reduced but they still have the majority share of all new vehicles for sale and the majority of all cars on the road today in Thailand approx 12 million are ICE vehicles compared to 200,000 EV cars In the same way before Betamax VHS machines had the majority share of Home entertainment recording devices

I did find your post amusing you state that you think i am not that sharp yet it you that have chosen to attack the poster rather than the post Clearly that indicates you have lost the plot

All manufacturers their primary focus is numbers when a company builds a new factory the factory is assigned a target number of builds It would appear that the Board of Investment listened to the EV manufacturers concern regarding weak local sales and that there would be an oversupply of vehicles if they were required to build 1.5 vehicles for every imported car sold between 2022 until 2023 that would be126,000 local builds + new imports for 2025 + imports for 2025 that aren't part of EV 3.0 or EV 3.5 subsidy such as geely as one brand example https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/motoring/2914031/thailand-extends-ev-production-deadlines Bottom line manufacturers focus on car sales numbers not market share

And yet Year on Year sales figures for 2024 was a decrease of EV car sales by 23.46% compared to 2023 Total number of EV car sales 2023 89,967 Total number of EV car sales 2024 68,860 If EV sales were increasing why would the Chinese EV brands request to renegotiate EV 3.0 local production schedules it wouldn't make sense and the title of this thread is Electric Vehicles in Thailand

If you want ICE figures you know the answer Do your own research I personally don't believe what I posted gives any indication to forum members thar buyers are turning away from EV's to ICE you might get that impression on some of the brands facebook groups but that is down to lack of availability for spare parts with some EV's off the road for 8-12 months

Year on Year sales figures for 2024 was a decrease of EV car sales by 23.46% compared to 2023 Total number of EV car sales 2023 89,967 Total number of EV car sales 2024 68,860 If EV sales were increasing why would the Chinese EV brands request to renegotiate EV 3.0 local production schedules it wouldn't make sense

EV market share isn't increasing to the levels that Chinese EV manufacturers were expecting hence request to renegotiate EV 3.0 local production schedules EV overview shows sales growth slowing Factors affecting broader Thai auto industry compounded by reduced incentives, according to BMI https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/motoring/2932786/ev-overview-shows-sales-growth-slowing#:~:text=EV For the past 125 years ICE has had 100% market share as a result of EV's being available that market share is reduced but they still have the majority share of all new vehicles for sale and the majority of all cars on the road today in Thailand approx 12 million are ICE vehicles compared to 200,000 EV cars

Year on Year sales figures for 2024 was a decrease of EV car sales by 23.46% compared to 2023 Electric car sales3/ increased from 20,000 units in 2022 to nearly 90,000 units in 2023, reaching more than 20% sales share (Figure 5). New subsidies and government financial incentives for end users have played significant roles. In 2023, Chinese companies accounted for 82% of the BEVs sale , and they could become more prominent given that BYD plans to start operations in 2024. The most popular EVs in Thailand are also BYD. https://www.krungsri.com/en/research/research-intelligence/evs-in-asean-2024 Autolife published registration figures for 2023 here Total number of BEV cars registered was 76,314 https://autolifethailand.tv/register-ev-bev-thailand-dec-2023/ Those figures don't include cars registered by 31st January 2024 which was the closing date for cars that were purchased by 31st December 2023 which benefited from the B150,000 subsidy so if we take 76,314 registrations for 2023 and add 13,653 registrations for January 2024 Total EV car sales for 2023 was 89,967 for 2024 total number of EV car registrations was 70,137 but for sales number we need to exclude January 2024 registration figires of 13,,653 which brings total down to 56,484 but we then add January 2025 EV car registration figures of 12,376 which include all EV car sales sold before 31st December 2024 which benefited from the B100,000 susbidy which ended 31st December 2024 total number of EV car sales in 2024 was 68,860 https://autolifethailand.tv/total-ev-bev-register-2024-thailand/ https://autolifethailand.tv/ev-register-jan-2025-thailand/ Total number of EV car sales 2023 89,967 Total number of EV car sales 2024 68,860

The following Nato countries already have borders with Russia Norway, Finland,Estonia,Latvia,Lithuania and Poland

Bizarre that anyone would consider buying from a seller that has no ratings for the product and no seller ratings

And as we all know, Moto has said goodbye and stopped marketing in Thailand for quite some time now. Anyone who wants to experience a Motorola phone will have to go back to relying on second-hand shops like before. https://droidsans.com/motorola-edge-50-ultra-edge-50-fusion-specs/ You may need to take a trip to Malaysia to get one

I used the ctek MXS 5.0 i have the extension cables so the battery is permanently wired and I just use the extension cables to extend the cable by 2.0 metres In the UK I used this one AA Car Battery Solar Charger which was brilliant as it had the option to be powered via the cigarette lighter socket ( not always on ) or the OBD2 socket which is always on I looked everywhere but couldn't find similar AA Car Battery Solar Charger I would sometimes leave my car parked for up to 100 days and normally the security alarm system would drain the battery over a long period of time 3 weeks or more

European forces would struggle to guarantee Ukraine peace without US backing At an emergency meeting in Paris on Monday, European leaders remained split on the idea of deploying peacekeepers to Ukraine, a plan some European nations had started discussing last year at France's initiative. Such a force would raise the risk of a direct confrontation with Russia and stretch European militaries, whose arms stocks have been depleted by donations to Ukraine and who are used to relying heavily on U.S. support for major missions. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/european-forces-would-struggle-guarantee-ukraine-peace-without-us-backing-2025-02-18/ If Europe has been planning for years life without the USA it appears they haven't got pass the planning/talking stage yet As for Nato every member has a veto remember Turkey vetoed Finland and Sweden nato membership

US President Donald Trump has stated that Ukraine would keep receiving American weapons but expressed hope that these deliveries would not be as large, given his desire to end the war. Details: When asked whether he planned to send more weapons to Ukraine if there is no peace, Trump said that the US aimed not to send many weapons but to end the war. Quote from Trump: "The answer is yes. But hopefully we won't have to send much [weapons – ed.] because I'm looking forward to getting it done quickly." https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-said-ukraine-continue-receiving-173713431.html Sounds like no major shipments of weapons

This article states that the UK doesn't have the numbers they would struggle providing 10,000 "I mean, if we were to deploy 10,000 troops, each rotation for six months, that would effectively tie up 30,000 or 40,000 troops and we just haven't got that number available. As of October 2024, there were 74,612 members of the UK's regular Army forces (excluding Gurkhas and volunteers), according to the latest Ministry of Defence (MoD) figures. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czep44jn9jyo The only way of getting anything close to 100,000 troops would be to bring in conscription but how many people would be signing up opposed to leaving the country is anyone's guess

According to this article the EU funded Russia 22 Billion euros in 2024 EU spends more on Russian oil and gas than financial aid to Ukraine – report Europe estimated to have bought €22bn of fossil fuels from Russia in 2024 but gave €19bn to support Kyiv https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/24/eu-spends-more-russian-oil-gas-than-financial-aid-ukraine-report

You might get a visit from the police if you criticize your local Labour politicians online Grandmother spoken to by police after criticising Labour politicians online Helen Jones left ‘scared’ after visit from two officers over Facebook posts A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: ‘We spoke to the woman for six minutes to advise she was the subject of a complaint of harassment and to answer any questions she may have. “No further action is necessary as no crime has been committed. We are under a duty to inform her that she is the subject of a complaint. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/23/grandmother-spoken-police-criticising-labour-mp-online/

In Thailand I suspect that BMW, Mercedes, Porsche and Audi are not classified as mass market in Thailand more your niche market The survey also excluded The study covered 12 car brands, excluding Changan Deepal and GAC Aion due to small or insufficient sample sizes. https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/motoring/2968321/drivers-satisfied-with-after-sales-service

Drivers satisfied with after-sales service Toyota remains the highest-ranked brand, gaining six points from last year, while Ford (+11 points) and Nissan (+23 points) saw the largest improvements, attributed to enhanced communication and cost transparency. GWM (895 points) solidified its position among top-performing brands, benefiting from better service accessibility and competitive pricing. The challenges for Chinese car companies are in parts availability, warranty clarity and post-service engagement https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/motoring/2968321/drivers-satisfied-with-after-sales-service GWM comes 3rd in the list of 12 brands and is 1st for EV brands

I always put in carry on luggage as most electric toothbrushes contains lithium-ion batteries I always use the plastic storage case that came with the toothbrush space for toothbrush and 2 spare heads It might attract security attention if it was in luggage without storage case

Long away to go before ice cars are phased out 2024 Car output dropped to 1.47 million units from 1.83 million in 2023. Production on a year-on-year basis contracted for the 17th successive month in December, falling 17.4% to 104,878 units, the FTI said. 2025 This year, car production is projected at 1.5 million units, of which 1 million will be for export and the rest for the local market, the federation said. https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/motoring/2949236/thailand-car-production-down-20-in-2024 The government has a policy that by 2030, 30% of all vehicles manufactured in Thailand will be electric.

Buying Russian oil and gas in 2024 doesn't seem to be an issue for the EU EU spends more on Russian oil and gas than financial aid to Ukraine – report Europe estimated to have bought €22bn of fossil fuels from Russia in 2024 but gave €19bn to support Kyiv https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/24/eu-spends-more-russian-oil-gas-than-financial-aid-ukraine-report

TM6 was still required at some borders in 2023 and 2024 I was in Laos September 2023 which required a completed TM6 form The government has suspended the requirement for foreigners who enter Thailand by land or sea to fill out TM 6 immigration forms from April 15 until Oct 15. The cabinet approved the suspension on April 9 in response to a proposal by Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, ministry spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul said on Friday. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2775361/tm-6-forms-suspended-for-land-and-sea-arrivals