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Think it has more to do with CP Group basically having an almost monopoly of major food chains, now, parent company to: Makro 7-11 Lotus's

A short O&A posted here, and typical of highway driving.

A typical trip up to Krung Thep for us, last week to visit daughter. On a Saturday, just an overnight, and headed back to PKK on Sunday. With overnight pitstop @ Phetchaburi. Left house at 100%, traveled 232 kms (w/101 km reserve) before using CS. PEA @ Bangchak, for 41 mins, going from 29% to 87%, with off peak rate of ฿5.3 / kWh (฿162.82/30.72 kWh). Getting about 333 kms per full charge at highway speeds, IF staying at highway speed, which the rest of the trip was not, so actually more. Note the WLTP range rating is only 320 kms, so once again, exceeded that at highway speeds. We drive at speed limit / 90 - 110 when available, and averaged 85 kph over the first leg of highway driving, hwy #4 & #35. Topped up earlier than usual, as we/me, wife & dog, all had to pee, and starting to get hungry. Left at 87% as while there, an Atto 3 used the other machine, and as we returned to the car, another MG pulled in, and so not to wait, we stopped/unplugged and departed. Since not needing any more. We charged up again, at pretty much the same area on the return, and just enough to get back home with 20% taking advantage of our solar to top up again. Back home @ 20%

I use Charge Loma app on phone, while O&A, and has most locations, until actually deciding when to charge, then go to the vendor app or the one want. Usually only use plugshare at the house if planning a trip off the main roads, as cross reference/reviews. Hopefully no surprises. Vendor apps are good to let you know machines are available once in the area. Very rare that they are not. As much as I welcome the break while charging, can't say I would be a fan of Q'ing up to charge, so I just go to the next available machine.

I just use whole milk (DutchMill), about 100ml/gr in microwave for 30-40 seconds, and use a milk frother. Really inexpensive at Daiso or on LAZ ... <100 baht. Works a treat.

Either Daiso shop or LAZ. Works excellent and had if for a few years. I'll check my LAZ history & update if I see it. Didn't see it in LAX or Shopee history. So guessing Daiso shop, or HomePro or Global House, as only place I can think of buying at.

Brew my own everyday at home. Usually drink the 3/1 when on the road, away from the house. Even then, I usually prefer a coffee shop, if convenient. Use to take my coffee fixins with me. Getting lazy though.

Have you tried the 'espresso' 3/1s, as they have sugar & creamer in them. Begs to ask, how sold as 'espresso'. They do come in decaf. Not decaf fan, but I like the Moccona Trio (green) espresso 3/1, and that basically tastes like a Cappuccino. Definitely not expresso or even an Americano. I think they offer a decaf version. Birdy, Buddy Dean & Super are decent brands also. Anything but Nescafe.

After having for first year, Plan A, and even B, cancelled B, as knowing I wasn't going to return to USA. Plan A is still in place, JIC, I need some high tech surgery that might actually be successful, not offered here/TH, and enough warning, that it's elective, time wise, and life saving of course, with prolonged results. Actually worth hopping on a plane for 30 hrs. Really can't see that happening though.

...... GOOD MORNING .... It's the season of great sunrises & sunsets again ...

I AM NOT A DOCTOR ... Take in as much good cholesterol as you can. Eating healthy doesn't mean cutting all fats & cholesterol from your diet. Whatever cholesterol you don't eat, your liver will compensate for and make. Liver makes bad cholesterol. Statin is a drug that slows, prevents the liver from doing this. When I was younger and ate everything & anything, my cholesterol was excellent. Enter 'eat healthy',... lower fats & cholesterol intake, and my numbers were completely reversed. On statin now, liver 'controlled', and numbers instantly back to excellent. I'm weening myself back on all the fats & good cholesterol I used to eat, and will be weening myself off the statins. It's almost like they tell you to 'eat healthy', to sell drugs ... shh

You ain't kidding Check out an area where I used to live, suburb Philly, PA, USA Off peak - peak price @ CS: $.42-49kWh For our ZS, normal driving, 360 kms, cost about $19.45 - $22.69 Petrol for 360 kms would cost about $25.00 So not a whole lot of savings, if using CS. Charging at home, would cost $7.50 ... 1/3 of petrol cost for same kms 👍

More than enough CS out there. Taking short trip, up to Krung Thep and back. Will charge twice, once adding about 60% (20-80%) and another adding 30% (20-50%). These are filtered down to DC/fast charging & must have 1 type of plug.

That was just a silly set up from the get go. Only the dumbest tourist used that.

Nah, don't do it that often. I know how much 300 & 360 kms cost me vs petrol. Once is enough. With the ever changing petrol cost, I'd have to adjust it anyway. This is ball park enough for me, though I really don't think of it much, just if posting here. I just keep track of O&A trip kms, for a quick calculation at end of the year. So I know what to subtract off total kms for the year. Not sure I'll even do that again, as once was enough. Post elsewhere on AN, after 1yr / 19.990 kms:

The poor don't take the BTW/MRT, new rail lines to work. Who pays 12-15-20-25% of day's wage for their work commute. They take the bus @ ฿7-10 one way. Wage; ฿350-400 a day BTS/MRT: ฿40-90 round trip to work

TTL is wrong, and more like ฿338 correction

Planned short O&A, and should go something like this:

If we don't believe in GOD, ergo, can't believe in the Devil. For the believers, do think about ... ,,, Man was made in GOD's image,(Genesis 1:27), means GOD is real A$$hole, evil to the core, and has no sense of humour.

Hoping they double the fares myself, as may give some relieve to the congested platforms & carriages. Much of the system is already way obsolete and can't handle the amount of users. Higher prices might send some of them down to the buses, for savings.

Using your 'live in fear' logic, nobody should ever try to cross the road ... Uncommon common sense, crossing at traffic light intersection provide much more safety.

EV savings vs ICEV. One of our common short overnight O&A trips, where we need a CS, is when visiting daughter at Krung Thep. PKK - KT - PKK is about the 600 kms, a bit less. We leave PKK @ 100%, and good for 250 kms, with nice reserve. We top up and try to make it back home, with about the same reserve, 50kms, so topping up at home with solar for 250 kms. 600 kms + 50 kms reserve. 650 kms trip, with 500 kms of that, from solar. If all goes to plan, that means we need 150 kms worth of energy, which is about 1/2 of battery use or 23 kWh, @ ฿7.5 / kWh = ฿173. EV - 600 kms = ฿173 ICEV - 600 kms = ฿1500 (600 ÷ 14 kpL X ฿34.88 (91) Savings pays for nice meal or inexpensive hotel. Price of 91 so far for 2023 Low - ฿34.18 (7 Jan) High - ฿40.18 (20 Sept)

LAZ, and I only use LAZMALL or 'Flagship' vendors. Same with Shopee. Product has no review, or less than 10, then I'll probably bypass the vendor, unless one mentioned above. Wee bit of research and sorts most things. Been very lucky myself.

Bangchak stations are a favorite also, using PEA chargers, and they just bought Shell. Having Inthanon coffee shop, sometimes a convenience store. New plazas are large, and will compete with PTT Parks.

We're headed to Krung Thep Saturday, hang out with daughter. To KT on Saturday from South is good, as everyone else is leaving KT southbound to the beaches (Cha Am/HH). We'll probably top up at the 250 kms mark, at MG outside KT, on hwy #35, so don't even need to think about charging, in a city of 10 million+ people. Nice break after 3ish hrs on the road, before hitting city traffic. Hotel only being another 30 kms away. Leaving MG at 80% will be quick and more than we need while at KT, and getting away from the city when leaving. If we only stay the one night, the same applies for heading South on Sunday, when most are returning Northward from the beaches. One top up, and a short one at that, will get us home, with 20-30%, then we top up to 100% using solar. Makes going to KT/daughter, ridiculously inexpensive vs petrol.