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I feel safer in my EV vs ICE version of our SUV, as pointed out in the article below. Yet to see an EV on fire, or many reports of. ICE s are in the news quite often, in flames, and I've seen my share on the road. Here's a Tesla, after a horrific crash ... ... SPLIT IN HALF ... Didn't catch on fire, didn't blow up, didn't even compromise the battery pack. "The driver of the Model X walked away with a minor injury to his leg while the occupants of the other vehicle were brought to nearby hospitals for treatment" https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-x-splits-half-crash-nissan-gt-r-runs-red-light/

A few thoughts ... Solar is good idea, but, do you own the house and not going any where in the next 10ish years ? If you plan on buying a new car next couple years anyway, then EV would be a good choice. Buy in prices aren't much higher than top end popular sedans made in Thailand. Example: MG EP is ฿771k, new top end Vios is ฿789k. Gov't incentives for EVs expire late 2023, I think. That's quite an incentive to buy before they do expire. We picked up the MG ZS EV, for ฿949, and insurance value now if totaled, is ฿960k, due to the govt incentives we received. Instead of losing 25% when driven off the lot, we gained a few ???? If you keep your present Vios for few more years, 3-5 yrs, then it won't be worth much at all. Operating cost is substantially less with an EV. MG estimates over 8 yrs, maintenance cost is about ฿16.2k. Having the ICE version of the ZS, cost shy of ฿10k in just 2 yrs/40k kms, and just oil changes & filters, w/ free labor ???? Petrol vs charging at home, w/PEA, at full rate/฿5 per kW, over the 8 yr battery warranty / 180k kms ... petrol from ฿600k @ ฿35 per Liter. EV about ฿112k, if paying PEA @ ฿5. T.O.U. Meter would cut that about half. Those number are exact cost, comparing my MG ZS ICE vs MG ZS EV. Actually I get more kms per charge than I calculating, when doing. For us, electric is free, as we already had solar at the house, and plenty extra for the EV. With the MG EP or ZS EV, 200 kms shouldn't be any problem doing 90 kph, as we are getting more, and still have a 20% battery reserve. First test run, we drove 240 km, and car stated we had another 60 kms to go, before draining the battery, which you never want to do. That was in 'normal' mode, and we get more kms per charge now, in 'eco' mode. No noticeable difference in performance. Driving < 60 kph locally & 90 kph on highway. The cost analysis I did, at the end of 8 yrs, with buy in cost, no down payment or trade in, Cost to buy-in & operate, w/ both cars costing new - ฿771k: ICE was ฿1.500,000 EV was ฿900,000 Continuing after 8 yrs, for another 8 yrs: ICE ... fuel & maintenance ... ฿740K EV ... electric & maintenance... ฿129k Considering petrol & electric remains the same prices; ฿35 per liter / ฿5 per kW, if oil goes up, so will electric. If staying in your house, then solar is an excellent investment for house & EV.

I guess walking across the street and grabbing a gurney and an intern was beyond anyone's thought process. Beyond that, I would have called police, said 'officer down, GSW, @ said address' ???? Simple solutions to simple problems ????

Surf was pristine, with more than few fish. Even put my head / ears underwater without fear of infection ???? All those toilets not being flushed ... no worries ????

I think a few may want to actually read the 'op-ed' ... ... "Donald Trump and his family were not charged in this case,"

Not a peep from me, it was bliss ... no tourist. Locally ... lockdown ... what lockdown ???? O&A ... CM, Ao Nang, Phuket with no tourist during peak high season ... ... nuff said Phuket beaches ... Feb 2021 ????

The other morning I was enjoying them chit chattin' away, as they do everyday. Not in the garden, but saw my first Kestrel, actually 2 of them, a few kms away from the house. Saw the 1, turned the corner, then another on the hunt.

Reference to Whelan bio ... unfortunately, it's hard to believe anything any more. CIA wouldn't leave him hanging ... ???? Devil's advocate ... wouldn't he be the perfect one to pick as a 'double agent', as on paper, disgraced and unhappy with USA ... good cover, then gather info. Totally irrelevant ... as the trade was a bad deal ... period. A doper for an arms dealer. Surely Victor's talents will be utilized again, maybe to assist Putin's fight with UA. Not a bod thing, depending who's side of that battle you are rooting for, UA or RU. Prison Exchange score: bIden - 0 Putin - 1

Hard to argue with the amount of food that is wasted and mismanaged, while other areas in the world simply don't have enough.

฿100 and that was a tip. As he didn't charge me anything, as there was nothing wrong to fix. Took it in because it was shutting down. Shutting down ... yea, embarrassing, the fans were that clogged up ????

Some of my best O&As were during the past almost 3 yrs, and I took advantage of it. As I know it will never be that good again. Had to hang around the house build for late 2021/2022

That's some funny sh!t right there ... ????

Same reason I don't go N that much any more. Take 3 hr just to get to the hwy #4/35 split. Along with living in NE for 16 yrs, and going west to N side way too many times already. Still takes me 2+ hrs to get to #4/41 split, but Chumphon is nice enough. Once I get to #415/41 split, I don't feel like coming back home ???? The Surf & Myanmar hills at home are nice enough, just Surat, Phang-nga & points beyond, are simply spectacular.

Surat Thani, I think, coming back from Krabi Here's Krabi ... I like the S more than the N, sort of. Living in Philly, PA, USA area, WV & TN, I got my fill of small mountain ranges. Still go N though, just not a much. I do most of my landscape shots with this lens, (if bored) but scroll down to bottom, then up, and you'll avoid more photos of birds than landscape. https://photos.app.goo.gl/FosdqbfY1sbFX36K7

Mixed bag with that one. IN or AT the house ... or not at all. Photos from back & front porch. Drone flying from the house, and can actually do it from inside w/ AC if I want. Lots of glass, so inside w/ AC isn't much different than looking off the back veranda. Other times, I'm not at the house for weeks ... ... out exploring ???? Walk the dog 2 or 3 times a day, locally, at the park, or at the surf. Do spend more time in the house than out. Been lovely temps lately, and the rest of the week, should be < 30° Cooking from scratch can be time consuming, and reminds me, I need to bake some bread today. Watching the wife garden and harvest me some figs is a great home past time ... ???? Before the squirrels get 'em ... little basstards.

Hard to beat just driving around the country ... ... even on a crappy overcast day ????

Along with an inspiration for all the youngins thinking ... ... hmm ... drugs or sports ... oh hell, I can do both ????

Or ... was that the flower I smell ...

This AM, from the back veranda E & front porch W Damn that coffee smells good ... ☕

To EV or NOT ... as with all things, housing & wives. Sometimes better to rent first, to see if it's for you. "Rent a Hatchback, Sedan, Executive car, SUV, Pick-up truck, Van, E-Scooter, E-Bike, EV and many more models for you to choose from to meet all your lifestyles. You can rent and pick up your car 24 hours a day at more than 1,000 locations throughout Thailand." https://www.haupcar.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwyerpBRD9ARIsAH-ITn9Df5wUUeC9_TfhEJPVGJfUtI_T8HZYOFQRzEOxlQt2M4Guo0qWCREaAkvqEALw_wcB&https://www.haupcar.com/&gclid=Cj0KCQiA1sucBhDgARIsAFoytUvDEsF4YNu-xpfybFsj4HIfp687H3cqVYUNEIeTTkkFA1MzJ2SbvJgaAji_EALw_wcB

EV Station PluZ (CS app) is CC payment only. EVolt, & EA Anywhere are also CC payment only. So we'll be giving them a pass. Didn't realize EV Station was CC only, till we got there ???? along with a crappy lunch. Oh well ... everyday can't be bliss ???? MG & PEA Volta will do for now, and plenty about. Surprisingly, easier to find than petrol station w/ E85 ????

Talent & drugs don't seem to be an issue for many... Mike Tyson Robert Downey Jr Jimi Hendrix Keith Richards Benjamin Franklin Vincent Van Gogh Darryl Strawberry Andre Agassi

Yes ... follow the science, as so many on AN have stated the past couple years ????

Actually there is plenty to do, just like any other country. Doing it us UP2U NO ... there's no real amusement parks, zoos, theater, western music concert. All of which I stopped or wouldn't go to anyway, in the USA, since a Yank. Did that as a youngin', didn't bother with the t-shirt. Left that silliness behind 22+ yrs age ... now here in TH. Other considerations, what is your retirement. My first 16 yrs was raising my daughter, so O&A were only possible before she was 5 yrs, and during school breaks, 3 months a year. Simply living kept one busy. Others don't have a family, so more time on their hands, which without more funds available, may require one to self entertain to keep expenses low. Some hobbies are easy and inexpensive to have, some not so. Doing the same everyday, would be as boring as doing nothing everyday. Some are quite happy just chillin', others need to be busy most of the day/week. Some, depending on age, health, are limited to less physical things. Some have addictions, alcohol and or sex, or that is their hobbies, and are their vices or pleasures to deal with. I've enjoy sitting around doing absolutely nothing at times. Other times I'm scuba diving, bungee jumping, trekking, cycling. Earlier days of retirement, though still cycle, locally. Now more photography, from car, on foot, or from above, operating drones. Throw in some farming, gardening, more watching the wife do most of. Cooking from scratch, is extremely enjoyable, delicious and damn healthy as a bonus. All time consuming, planning & shopping. Then there's the O&As, local & over the road, along with visits to daughter, now living in Krung Thep, since no real work for her locally where we are. It's simply called living ... and enjoying what YOU enjoy.