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Yea...if you want to be super, super accurate to ensure any double counting is compensated for to several decimal points and the BEV percentage is reported by multiple categories. But if willing to allow a small inaccuracy by allowing some 4 wheel BEVs carrying 7 passengers or less to be counted as RY1 as the Autolife chart does probably for ease of reading and avoid having an overly complicated chart which shows how many 7 passenger or less BEV vehicles are being registered then in my opinion the Autolife chart is fine. Totally accurate--No; but acceptable accuracy in order to provide an easy to read/understandable chart for the layman. Now assuming BEV numbers continue to increase at some point that double counting talked above will create too big of an inaccuracy even for the layman, but I expect Autolife will switch to reporting such stats in a different way....and probably stop reporting any type of detailed BEV stats like how they report on the various models. Time will tell.

No....you are considering too many of the categories. Like where you said for October the DLT stats showed 4,780 BEVs sold in RY1; but the Autoife article/chart showed 4.954 for a difference of 174. That 174 is just a small percentage (like 0.5%) of the total DLT RY1 numbers of 34,865 which represents EV/ICEV/Hybrid/etc., registrations. The way Autolife is treating the numbers that 174 (which is actually other categories) get counted a second time but this time as RY1 BEVs.

Include too many details in the article/chart would just turn-off a lot of folks...their eyes would just glaze over....they would stop reading such AutoLife articles which Autolife definitely don't want. And I'm a one thousand percent sure the great, great, great, great, great majority of folks don't look at DLT stats since they are more for the spreadsheet-comfortable type people. Yes, by throwing-in some BEV registrations dealing from some categories which also deal with vehicles that carry 7 or less passengers just like the R.Y.1 category, it does create an inaccuracy which is small at this time....make it appear R.Y.1 BEV sales are a little higher. If a person is more interested in how 4-wheel BEV registrations/sales that carry 7 or less passengers "regardless of whether its coded as DLT category RY1, RY3, RY6, RY10, etc., then the AutoLife article/chart gives a good vision of such.

From googling Bamnet Narong to find it on a map, it appears from looking at the PTT and PEA charging apps PTT has 3 chargers and 1 PEA charger in your general area. Your portable chargers should work fine on any 3 prong outlet that can provide at least 10 amps....but it will need to be a 3 prong type outlet....that is, have a hot line, neutral line, and earth line. If no earth line then the charger will probably error/will not charge. A lot of outlets in Thailand, while having 3 holes for a 3 prong plug do not have an earth line connected to the earth hole....instead, just a hot and neutral line are connected to the socket. However, there is a way to still use the portable charger requiring an earth line on a two hole socket (i.e., only have a hot and neutral connection) but it's a little technical.

From review of one of the DLT stat spreadsheets where a person can sort/display by month, brand, fuel type, etc., it indicates that Autolife probably also counts BEV/100% electric vehicles from some other vehicles categories other than R.Y.1 which contains the great bulk of BEV registrations. It appears Autolife also counts BEV/100% electric vehicles R.Y.3 Personal Truck, R.Y.6 Passenger Vehicle for Hire Not Carrying More Than 7 People, R.Y.10 Sight Seeing Vehicles, etc., However, Autolife does "not" mention their monthly article/chart can also include these other categories if the BEV vehicle is being used to transport no more than 7 passengers and basically a company is using the BEV just like a private person would use their BEV to transport their family/friends as passengers. For example below (but not limited to) some BEVs "not" listed as R.Y.1 by DLT but as another vehicle category. I bet Autolife counted them as R.Y.1. Autolife probably don't want to confuse readers by stating what categories of BEV/100% electric vehicles were actually listed in by DLT which can be around 20 different categories a vehicle can be coded as. Instead their article/chart just mentions R.Y.1 where the great, great, great majority of current BEV/100% electric vehicles end-up being coded in. - 16 BYD BEVs listed by DLT in category R.Y.3 - 1 Aion BEV listed by DLT in category R.Y.6 - 3 Changan Deepal BEV listed by DLT in R.Y.3 - 100 MG BEV listed by DLT in category R.Y.6 (registered in Bangkok and Phuket provinces most likely by rental/tourist companies) and 3 more MG BEV in category R.Y.10 In closing, assuming Autolife is also counting some non-R.Y.1 BEVs which carry 7 or less passengers for business purposes (like sight seeing, rental) and if we really want to know how many BEV/100 electric cars/trucks using 4 wheels and carrying 7 passengers or less, then the Autolife stats/chart is really more accurate in my opinion in how well BEVs are selling. Autolife's BEV R.Y.1 numbers will always be a little higher than DLT BEV R.Y.1 numbers since Autolife is really counting some BEVs from some other categories also.

I expect it was a "legal" issue regarding vehicle information server ownership versus a technical issue. And as usual money took care of that legal issue and/or reaching a new agreement regarding server information ownership. https://insideevs.com/news/736798/fisker-ocean-data-impossible-port/

Above relates to using the Fisker smartphone app to turn off and on the A/C or lock/unlock the car using the app like you want to do such from a distance like from inside your residence, etc. But the app is "not" needed to turn on/off the A/C or lock/unlock the car as long as you physically go to the car...use the key FOB to lock/unlock doors, start the car, start the A/C, etc. Or just turn on/off the A/C while setting in the car. The BYD app works the same way. I didn't even use the app for the first two months I had my Atto EV....then I decided to install/start using it. It's nice feature to check if the doors/windows are locked/closed, check tire pressure, check traction battery charge level, odometer reading, turn on the A/C to let the car cool down for a few minutes before you go to the car, and do a couple other things. But the app is "not" needed to drive the car, operate the A/C, etc.; it's only a nice convenience. And for the BYD app you can still use it to control/monitor certain functions on the car even when you turn off Cellular Data and/or Wifi connection as the the app uses the call/messaging capability of the mobile network versus mobile data/Wifi. If a person wants to go dark from BYD servers or anybody monitoring/controlling the EV from the cloud they need to remove the EV's SIM which in the Atto is on the left side of the center console. The EV will still run just fine without the SIM,,,,it's just the BYD servers can't monitor/talk to the car anymore, you can't connect with BYD app, etc.

Thanks....some interesting stuff in the first weblink you provided....the electrek.co link. I pasted some partial quotes below regarding BYD, Tesla, Honda and good ol' Toyota. Also a link at the very bottom talking "How Toyota sneakily spreads anti-EV propaganda in Japan" How Toyota sneakily spreads anti-EV propaganda in Japan https://electrek.co/2021/11/11/how-toyota-sneakily-spreads-anti-ev-propaganda-in-japan/

None of them as I don't like the exterior look of any of them. Too boxy looking....and don't like the HUGE front-end grille. But hey, that's just my personal taste....I know MANY people love the HUGE front grille look which is fine.

I just noticed you received the early Jun first mailing o/a 23 Oct...obviously got delayed big time in the US/Thailand mailing systems....moved like a tortoise...got hung-up somewhere. But you received the late Oct 24 Oct second mailing o/a 4 Nov....obviously that mailing zipped thru the US/Thailand mailing systems....moved like a hare. Good ol' postal mail....sometimes it's like a hare....sometimes it's like a tortoise. But knock on wood (my head) after living at my Bangkok home for over a decade and half mail from the U.S. has always arrived within 9 to 14 calendar days.

Definitely complete/send it back because maybe you first one never made it back...OR, the first did make it to Wilkes-Barre but it arrived after they generated the 2nd mailing. What part of Thailand are you in?

Exactly what my Bangkok BYD dealership told me when picking up my Atto.

True Exchange Rate: 33.264. This assumes only the basic Bt100 BAHTNET receiving bank fee was applied. Remember to add Bt100 onto the amount that posts to your acct. That Bt100 is the Thai bank BAHTNET receiving fee. Note: depending on your Thai bank if you live outside the greater Bangkok area there may also be an upcountry BAHTNET transfer fee added onto the basic Bt100 BAHTNET fee. So, say 40,100.25 posted to your acct. Add Bt100 and you now have 40,200.25. Now divide that number by your "net" SSA payment in dollars & cents and you have the true exchange rate like posted on websites. If you don't take into account any fees, like that Bt100 BAHTNET fee, then you do not have the true exchange rate....you have what some people call the "effective" exchange rate that also includes fees....but fees can vary from individual to individual depending on various factors. And since the SSA pension posted today/1 Nov this is a good example of how the IDD payments sometimes post "before" the 3rd of the month.

The weight to range of an EV is not a linear function.....get up to a certain EV weight and the KWH usage shoots way up....or said another way range goes way down unless you greatly increase the battery size which in turn increases the EV weight. See snapshot at bottom. I don't expect light duty BEV (100% electric) pickup trucks to have many sales in Thailand. Now I do think Hybrid EV (HEV) trucks where electric motors are the primary drive with the combustion engine being primarily used as a generator to charge the HEV traction battery as you drive along would sell very well if the price is say no more than 10-15% more of an ICEV truck. There is definitely HUGE potential of light duty EV pickup trucks in Thailand as I see about a gazillion small pickup trucks on the roads everyday in Thailand....especially small pickups fitted with bed covers which are hauling stuff around from sunrise to sunset....pickups of small businesses with multiple trucks and just Somchai with his one-truck unregistered hauling service. But I just don't think Mr. Somchai will be interested in a BEV (100% electric) pickups until one charge can keep him running from sunrise to sunset....and such affordable and wide spread technology is probably still a decade away. But if an HEV version can keep him primarily running on cheaper electric fuel all day then he will be interested as it lowers his cost of doing business. Vehicle Weight Impact on EV Range https://www.getflipturn.com/blog/how-cargo-weight-affects-ev-range#:~:text=However%2C the extent to which,range by 60-70%.

I was interested in how the EV/HEV/Combustion modes work/interface on this PHEV....that is, switch between All Electric, Hybrid Electric, Combustion Engine, etc. The owners manual (link below) covers the different modes starting at page 26. https://bydautomotive.com.au/brochures/BYD-SHARK-6-Owners-Handbook-2024.pdf

I just looked in the BYD Atto Thailand Facebook Group and see other people have had the same problem with their "N" light/letter having issues....like pieces of it coming like which happened to me. One lady got her hand poked (but no blood) when the edges of the N got bent up like little spikes. See 1st image. And in another post someone is holding a replacement lighting plate....so that half moon lightning plate can be popped in and out fairly easily (if you know how like a BYD mechanic). See 2nd image...the two little black spots on the N...now little spikes that would have eventually broke off. My Thai wife just told me the dealership service rep said they have frequently seen this issue on 2022-2023 models...we have a 2023 model. But supposedly the 2024 model got the issue fixed with a new N design where those two spikes can not form and flake off....and in the 2nd image I can see how the new design on the right would prevent spikes from forming/breaking off....the 2022-2023 design is on the left and that one shows how my N looked when I first got the car. On my car today they installed the 2024 design. Just minor changes can many times make all the difference in how long something lasts. Image 1...the N starting to form little spikes that will flake/break off....and maybe poke your hand before they do fall off. Image 2. 2022-2023 design on left.....2024 design on right.

Well, today I got my BYD Atto 3 gear shift lever "LED lights/lettering" replaced for free under warranty....that is, got the "N" for neutral LED looking like an "N" again. See my earlier post above and the part I bolded. On the way to Foodland I drive by one of two BYD dealerships I use for service. Today as I was getting ready to pass the dealership on the way to Foodland I noticed in the ReverSharger app 1 of the 2 DC chargers was going to be freed-up within a minute or two....I was hoping there was no car waiting in a queue....and I got lucky as I drove into the dealership the vehicle was pulling out of the charging slot and I got to pull right in....get to charge up from 65% to 100% for free. While charging I walked into the dealership to ask a service desk rep to come look at my gearshift lever....the damaged "N" light....see if they could fix it...hopefully for free under warranty.....or was it one of those Sorry Dude type affairs. This was during the mechanics lunch hour (12 noon to 1pm) and the service rep said they'll can look at the issue at 1pm which turns out was going to me just minutes after I will finish charging to 100%. The service rep generated the service paperwork...when my car finished charging at 12:55pm I moved it to a parking space awaiting service. At 1:05pm the car was taken into the garage.....and at 2:02pm I left with new gearshift lighting...replaced/installed free of charge. See below picture of old/damage gearshift lighting/lettering on the left and the new lighting/lettering on the right. This was a good trip....got charged up for free and got my gearshift lever lightning/lettering replaced for free....then on to Foodland. I "think" the half moon assembly containing the R, N, and D lights is an assembly which can be removed/replaced pretty easily (if you know how) without replacing the entire top part of the gear shift even though close examination it sure appears the lighting assembly is "not" a pop-up/easily replaced assembly. Yeap, I got really good dealership service today. Old/damage lighting New/replaced lighting

It could arrive the business day before or after....I've seen it go both ways. Wouldn't have a clue as to what the future exchange rate will be especially since the IDD system exchanges the USD to THB several business days "before" transferring the THB payment. But as I showed several posts up in that spreadsheet the exchange rate will be approx 3/4% below the Bangkok Bank TT Buying Rate but that slightly lower exchange rate comes with a lot less fees than the ACH method so it works out to about the same effective rate/total baht posting when fees are also considered. Gotta consider both exchange rate and fees. If your net payment is approx $1,125 you would end up with slightly more baht posting with IDD than if using ACH; if your net payment is over $1,125 you would end up with slightly more baht posting when using ACH. Refer to my early spreadsheet.

Snapshot from the BOI LTR website. "Approved" LTR Visa since program kick-off 1 Sep 2022 thru 30 Sep 2024. If my brain math is right that covers a 25 month period. 5,172 divided by 25 equal an average of almost 207 approved LTR visa per month.

Just confirmed we can now once again post weblinks to Bangkok Post new articles...so here's the link. https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/motoring/2892323/chinese-ev-sets-german-test-track-record Chinese EV sets German test-track record

The Bangkok Post is also carrying a 29 Oct 2024 article regarding above speed record.....just google "Chinese EV sets German test-track record" and the Bangkok Post story will be listed....or just go to the Bangkok Post and look for 29 Oct 2024 articles.

By the way, as of last week I have now owned my BYD Atto for a year and put over 23,600 kilometers on it. No breakdowns, no issues/problems of any real significance. Just good and low cost driving. And the original factory tires look like they will easily make at least 50,000 kilometers. Now I have had some minor issues where a few days after picking up the car the back seat squeaked when hitting certain bumps....took it back to the dealership who spent around an hour removing and re-installing the seat to tighten up seat bolts and the squeak was now gone. Next issue was day after the 3 month/5,000 kilometer checkup the car developed squeaky front brakes for about 20 kilometers but after making a U-turn to abort my the trip then the problem just went away...and then I started my long trip again....problem never returned...I guess some road debris got temporarily got stuck between the front brake pads and rotors....the brake pads/rotors themselves still don't show any wear...they will probably last at least 100,000 kilometers And I also had a software glitch when going from infotainment system firmware V1.7 to V1.8 regarding how the interior ambient lights work. Oh yea, and one more issue where on the gear shift lever the LED Neutral light which is signified by a lighted "N", well, that N no longer looks like an N as a very small piece of silver coating flacked of the LED...now it just looks like a rectangular LED light....the "D" for Diver and "P" for Park lights still look like a D and P. Whoops, almost forgot...one more thing....one time in bumper to bumper Bangkok traffic while driving along at about 25KmH the vehicles "Predictive Emergency Braking System (PEBS) " engaged abruptly applying the brakes...but it shouldn't have kicked-in. From reading the manual it notes quite a few things could falsely trigger the radar/sensor system. I didn't like that abrupt braking and turned off PEBS....will rely on only my own eyes and brain as to when I need to abruptly stop. Yeap, knock on wood (my head)....so far the Atto has been a good car.

Who in the heck uses cruise control anymore unless you might get lucky enough to engage it for a short while driving on a major highway/tollway when the traffic is extremely light....like maybe in the middle of night. Other times you are driving in stop & go city traffic or heavy highway traffic where you are constantly going back and forth between the fuel and brake pedals while doing your best to be on the lookout for vehicles cutting in front of you, motorcycles pulling out from side roads, stray dogs, etc. Heck, I don't have a clue how to use the cruise control on my 2009 Fortuner or my 2023 Atto as there is no place I can use it in my day to day driving in/around the greater Bangkok area, surrounding provinces, etc. When a sales brochure talk the vehicle's cruise control it means close to zero to me since it's practically of no use in most driving conditions. Gosh, I must be anti-cruise control. 😜

PPV and Pickup sales down, down, down.... https://www.car250.com/ppv-th-2024-09.html https://www.car250.com/pickup-sale-2024-th-09-1.html