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I'm behind dirt trucks like below all the time in my driving in the western Bangkok and Nakorn Pathom area...plus all kinds of other big, long trucks. Zipping around them in a safe and quick manner definitely does not require overtaking them at high acceleration where you may not have the best control of your vehicle. My Atto has more than enough acceleration with moderate pressing of the fuel pedal to accomplish that. Hech, even a Neta V EV can easily zip around long trucks.

OK...OK....for those that are hardcore ICEV till you die, Royce Royce Thailand has the V12 car for you. https://autolifethailand.tv/official-price-rolls-royce-cullinan-series-2/

You saying you stomp the fuel pedal when overtaking/passing another vehicle?! Why in the world do that?! Kinda dangerous ain't it?

You'll probably never be able to use anything close to the Bt30K charging credit since if I remember right that privilege/credit expires 2 years after issue. And since you can charge for free at home using your solar I wouldn't want to spend any time queuing for/setting at a ReverSharger charger to get some free electrons unless I was on a long trip. And really for me where I posted above that I just squeaked out a few baht over Bt10K of free electrons from BYD that they valued at Bt8 per KWH that works out to 1,250KWH of free electrons. That same 1,250KWH of electrons would have cost me Bt6.5K if I had charged at home with my wall charger where the electric company charges approx Bt5.2 (inc taxes/Ft/fees) for each KWH I use at home. So, really I have only gotten Bt6.5K in charging savings due to the BYD free/reduced charging promotion. While the BYD free/reduced charging promotions are nice they don't really provide the customer any BIG cost savings nor do they end-up costing BYD that much since such promotions can't be fully utilized due to charger access, promotion expiration date, etc. Such promotions are eye-catching on the surface, but usually not as pretty as expected when trying to take advantage of the promotion. But hey, like I said in my earlier post it's better than a kick-in-the-pants, nothing at all, etc. I hope BYD extends the promotion, but I'll be surprised to the point of falling out of my chair if they do.

As some of you know BYD has an free charging promotion from 1 Aug 2024 until 3 Jan 2025 for those folks who bought a Dolphin, Atto, or Seal between 1 Nov 2022 thru 31 Aug 2024. See partial snapshot of promotion at bottom...and weblink for full details. For some folks charging was totally free (like in my case since I bought my Atto in late 2023) and for others a reduced rate of Bt4 per KWH vs ReverSharger's normal Bt8/KWH. Whether you get free or reduced rate charging depends on when you bought your BYD. This promotion came about because of BYD vehicle BIG price cutting which generated a lot of consumer complaints to the government although BYD doesn't admit the charging promotion came about due to govt pressure and consumer complaints. Anyway, I got my first free charge in early August and as of yesterday/mid December I squeaked over Bt10K in free charging. Maybe I'll get to Bt11K before the current promotion ends 3 Jan 2025. I haven't used my home wall charger since very early August. In the last few days of July the govt announced that in talks with BYD they would provide free/reduced rate charging for 12 months; HOWEVER, when BYD formally implemented a promotion it was only for 5 months and a few days....well, short of 12 months as the govt representative announced. I guess BYD never agreed to 12 months, but probably told the govt they will "think about doing it for 12 months" and ultimately decided on only 5 months. Or maybe BYD will end-up extending the current promotion by 7 months thru 31 July 2025 just before the current promotion expires---but my gut feeling is they will not extend it. Instead, it's just another case of the govt announcing something that ends-up falling short of their announcement. Now, it would take about a decade for free charging to fully offset the price-war vehicle BIG price reductions we've seen over the last year or so, but me being able to claw back around Bt10K is better than a kick-in-the-pants I guess. 😁 https://www.reverautomotive.com/en/news/sharger-existing-customers-privilege-campaigno

Don't worry....BYD will surely lower the price again under some new promotion like maybe End of 2024 Closeout, Happy New Year, Chinese New Year Promotion, etc. The price war/price cutting "will" continue!!! https://autolifethailand.tv/official-price-byd-sealion7-ev-rever-11dec-2024/

You should be fine. You just need to get a better idea of how much current each phase typically carries when you have everything turned on. Use the electrical meter reading (may have to convert KW to amps) or use a clamp-on ammeter you can buy off of Lazada/Shopee pretty cheap. Balance as/if needed based on the current draw reading.

All depends on what kind of electrical loads a household has on their three phase system. Expect most people just have one home water pump (single phase) whose small motor does not pull much current at startup and then all other household electrical loads are just a bunch of bunch of lights/TVs/washing machine/dryer/shower heater/refrigerators/etc....predominately resistive type loads that don't have a high startup current. Now if a person has a bunch of motors/pumps (especially big ones like 3 phase motors) used for agricultural type purposes, then yeap, these inductive type loads will pull a lot of current very briefly when turning on, but settle down to much lower, steady current draw while running.

Yes, it would probably work assuming you have one of the three phases with 32A of spare capacity which might not be available if you have 15/45A three phase and a lot of other electrical/higher current stuff already in use. If you have 30/100A three phase then you should have plenty of power on any of the phases you hook the single phase charger to. But regarding of having 15/45 or 30/100 three phase the "balancing" of three phases within the main circuit box would need to be considered.

Like JBChiangRai recommended don't go for a 3 phase 11KW wall charger, because although your EV may have a 3 phase 11KW onboard charger capability the electrical design of/communications between the EV's onboard charger and wall charger is for the EV onboard charger to only accept 16A per phase when hooked up to a 3 phase 11KW wall charger. But when hooked to a single phase 7KW charger the onboard charger will accept up to 32A/7KW. If you want to go with a 3 phase wall charger to help "future proof" what you might need/want for EV AC charging then go with a 3 phase 22KW wall charger if your home has the required electrical service where each phase will then be able to output approx 7KW.....these three wall charger 7KW outputs gives you the 22KW charging capability "if" your EV comes with 3 phase 22KW charging capability.

I agree having 22KW or 11KW AC charging capability is better than 7KW charging capability if the EV can accept a 11KW or 22KW charge rate. But for the typical home user using a wall charger who is going to be just "topping-up" their EV's SoC like say from 50% SoC to 100% (or 30% to 80%, 40% to 90%, etc) say twice a week (assuming they drive enough every 3 or 4 days to discharge the battery by 50%), then the time to do that 50% top-up is really not much longer for a 7KW charger compared to a 11KW or 22KW charger in those cases where the EV's onboard charger is limited to 11KW. Really not that much longer considering a person is just going to plug-in their EV, walk back in the house, any check on the EV a few hours later maybe...or maybe just plug it in before going to bed and wake up the next morning when the topping-up completed numerous hours before sunrise. The EV has now charged-up and it had more than enough time to top-up by 50% even with a 7KW wall charger. Kinda like plugging in your smart phone to charge. See below snapshot of how long it would take a BYD Seal with a 82KWH battery and 11KW onboard charger to charge 0 to 100% when using a 7KW, 11KW, or 22KW wall charger. In the case of a EV only has a 11KW onboard charger then a 22KW wall charger adds zero increase in charging speed in comparison to a 11KW charger. And unless you are driving a ton every day and for some reason an extra hour or two of required charging time is simply a show-stopper in a person's life because you need to get back out on the race track ASAP then a 7KW wall charger should be just fine. https://ev-database.org/car/2002/BYD-SEAL-825-kWh-AWD-Excellence

Don't confuse max "DC" charging current with max "AC" charging current in regards to max EV charging rate....the EV max charging rate will depend on whether an external DC charger is being used with DC power being provided direct to the EV;s battery.....or the EV's onboard charger is being used which first converts AC to DC and then passes it to the battery. An EV's onboard charger has no where near the AC to DC rectification/power generating capability of an external DC Fast Charger. When they talk a CCS2 max charging rate like 150KW that is the EV maximum charge rate when you would be using a "DC Fast Charger",,,,,and the EV's on-board charger is not even being used as the DC charger is providing the required DC charging power. And it wouldn't be in the 681A neighborhood, but more in the 300-350A neighborhood for a 400V EV battery system; even less amps for a 800V system. For example, as the EV's 400V battery system is charging the input voltage and current is going to change during the charge process....but you are going to typically see it in the 400-440V actual voltage level for most of the DC charge curve. So, if the DC charger is outputting 150KW to the EV battery at 440V then the current is 341A. And if the EV battery was an 800V system then the current is going to be down around half of the 341A of a 400V system.

Interesting...pretty similar to ticket scalping. Didn't know booking/reserving a new car could work the same way....guess it all depends on the legal words in on the booking document as to if the booking can be transferred to another person. And of course car manufacturers/dealers don't care who they sell the car to....the original booker or a person the booking is transferred to. People can figure out how to make money in the most unexpected and interesting ways.

https://autolifethailand.tv/motor-expo-2024-booking-overall/

Final Update: the 13 day Motor Expo 2024 is over. BYD which is predominately an EV manufacturer did beat out Honda for 2nd place...and not by just a little, but a lot. And BYD was not really far behind 1st place Toyota. Please note that over 41% of the bookings were for 100% electric vehicles (i.e., Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV)). The vehicle world is changing....out with the old; in with the new. Total car bookings: 54,634 cars, divided as follows: ICE / HEV / PHEV combustion vehicles: 32,070 vehicles, accounting for 58.7% 100% BEV electric vehicles: 22,564 vehicles, accounting for 41.3% See AutoLife partial snapshots below...and see the weblink for full details. https://autolifethailand.tv/motor-expo-2024-booking-overall/

1. Yes, they are talking a line from a 2nd meter. If you can get a 2nd 15 (45)A meter it would need a copper 16mm2 line from the meter to a home breaker box. From the home breaker box to the charger 10mm2 copper wire is required. 2. Yes. To upgrade to 100A service you would typically need copper 35mm2 wire running from the 30(100)A meter to the home main box assuming the wire running to your circuit box is via underground conduit. NOTE: Now, if the wire running from the meter to your home breaker box is "above ground" and "also not running thru any wall conduit" on it's way to your breaker box I think copper 25mm2 is then allowed if you use an 80A main breaker...but if using a 100A main breaker then it's back up to 35mm2 being required. There are other possible wire size combinations from the meter to the circuit box depending on the size of "main" breaker installed in your breaker box. But for a typical installation wire size requirement for 100A service from meter to home is 35mm2 copper wire.

Below is a partial quote of my earlier post (a few posts up) with a film recommendation as to the percent of light blockage. It's what I went with. HOWEVER if I had it to do over I would go with 40 or 50% on windshield like I have now, 80% on the skylight like I have now, but 60% on all remaining windows where I currently have 80% as the outside would look a little brighter during the day and nighttime viewing would be significantly better. The dealership can show you small sample strips/samples of various film light transmittance levels which you can look thru to see what suits "you best. Recommend you view theses samples in a "not too bright" area so you get a feel of how dark it would look at night also...or even take the film strips to a dark/dimly lit area and look thru them. The dealership. could also possibly have some vehicles which already have film on them of a certain percentage to give you a better feel.

Roojai knows a lot. https://www.roojai.com/en/article/insurance-tips/how-to-transfer-car/#:~:text=The car registration book%2C also,present at the DLT Office.

Depends on your servicing immigration office....varies from office to office. Some will provide within a hour or so, some mail it to you a week or two later, some offer you the choice of getting it same day or having it mailed to you. Some charge Bt500...some charge a couple hundred baht. All depends on your serving immigration office. My servicing immigration office which is the BOI/Chamchuri Square Immigration Office in Bangkok only provide it one way: within one hour and at a charge of Bt500. Edit: Just remembered the resident certificate will state it's only good for 30 days....so don't get it too early. They are talking ceramic film for the windows. If you want the film you need to decide how dark you want the film on each window Some people like really dark film (blocks a lot of light) and some like film that don't block too much light. Block too much light and it can be hard to see at night. A lot of people go with 40-50% on the windshield, 60% on front seats windows, 80% on back seat windows, hatchback window and skylight. The 3,000 baht will be refund by BYD after you take possession of the car....they do a bank transfer at the end of the month if you accept the car by the 15th of the month. Can speak to when you make a partial payment since you said you are financing as I paid cash for my Atto. BYD takes car of the registration, insurance and tax sticker....you don't need to do nothing. When the ownership book (a.k.a., blue book) and white plate are provided from DLT to BYD you just go back to the dealership to pickup the book and the dealership swaps the red plates for the white plates.

Some detailed specs of the various IM6 models sold in China at this car250 webpage: https://www.car250.com/new-im6-th-2.html

I expect as a general rule of thumb guesstimate for how many EV bookings complete the sale to the registration stage is probably around 2 out of 3....two-thirds. Various news articles have talked vehicle financing loan "approval" rates ranging from around 50 to 80%. Yea vehicle bookings often do not result in a final sale/registration and that is true whether the vehicle is an EV, ICEV, or HEV.

Regarding "free wall chargers with installation" which use to be pretty much a standard "BYD" freebie (with the usual exception of the Dolphin model) when I look at the current Dec 2024 BYD promotions they only offer a free wall charger with installation for BYD models Sealion 6 DM-I (BYD's PHEV model) and the Dolphin Extended (but not the Dolphin Standard). All other models like the Atto, Seal, Sealion 7, and M6 do not get the freebie wall charger. Current BYD Promotions https://www.reverautomotive.com/en/news/mte2024-campaign Appears free wall charger with installation is slowly falling to the wayside as the price-cutting continues....helps to maintain profit by offering one less freebie which is typically valued around Bt25K. Plus, EV chargers can now be easy bought online like at Lazada and Shopee at pretty low prices. And many are the type of EV chargers where a person can set its max amperage draw only 8A to 16A which allows the charger to usually work on a standard 16A home wall socket vs possibly having to install additional 40A amperage wire, circuit breaker, meter, etc., for a 32A/7KW wall charger. This also means the only installation cost for a 16A or less wall charger might just the cost of the nail to hang the charger on the wall next to a 220V/16A outlet.

That 1,084 is probably a high number Geely pulled from its backside hole or Geely's entire available stock to Thailand.

Mr Toyota needs to announce another new Toyota revolutionary hydrogen engine, solid state battery, or perpetual motion hybrid, etc., or some other awesome Toyota invention that "just around the corner, will be arriving very soon in Toyota models, it will kill off EVs, etc.,"....but until then Mr Toyota recommends to everyone they buy Toyota ICEV and HEV and don't buy those durn Chinese made EVs. I think even many of the anti-EV Youtubers are getting tired of Toyota's announcements of greener Toyota pastures just over the next hill as many viewers figure out they are being gas-lighted.

Where does the April 17,000 bookings for EVs number come from? I didn't see that number in the weblink you gave. Maybe you are talking EV bookings from the Mar-Apr 2024 Motor Show?