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OK, the wife just took a call...from Rever she thinks. The only question the caller had was what was our electric service size....our answer was 100A. The wife was then told the installer will call in 1 to 2 days. I expect once that call occurs we'll have better idea when the installers will actually do the installation. If it follows the neighbor's install process the actual installation would be about a 7-10 days after that initial call with the installer. Time will tell. Just glad I now know the installation process is indeed underway versus possibly being stuck in the mud maybe because my dealership hadn't forwarded all required paperwork yet to get the ball actually rolling.

Actually it the EV's onboard charger that has the most control. Both have control but it really the EV that mostly controlling the charge. The EV and wall charger communicate (handshake) with each other when first hooked-up and during the charging process such as the charger telling the EV how many amps it can provide and then the EV decides how much of that to draw. The charger may communicate it can provide 32A but the EV may say "Thanks, but I only need 10A right now as I'm almost fully charged." Ditto for a DC Fast Charger that might be able to put out 50KW (or more) but the EV will vary/control how much it draws....maybe the full 50KW to start with and then start tapping off to 40KW 35KW 30KW, 10KW etc., as it charges. Now this doesn't mean that during the charging process the wall charger/DC fast charger might tell the EV "Sorry dude I going to have to reduce the max amount I can provide (less than what you are asking for) because I'm having an issue on my end....like a brownout.

Yea...it does seem most 7KW chargers do default to pumping out 25 to 32A versus offering a lower amperage. I expect this is simply due to it makes it cheaper to manufacturer and most places will infrequently experience brownouts. Yes, yes, I know it all depends on where a person lives and the use of the word "most" can have a wide variation. I have now lived in my Bangkok home for 15 years and during the first 5 to 10 years brownouts were very infrequent...but you sure hated it when it happened. But over the last 5 years I don't remember any brownouts....and only one blackout caused by a building fire kilometers away and the electric company had to cut power for one hour to a big area like my entire moobaan and other surrounding moobaans. Now for the last 5 years or so brownouts have been non-existent for me here in western Bangkok. Now one thing that is not infrequent....probably happens once a month is when the electric company is balancing/switching loads and the power will go off for only a second...just long enough to where you have to go around and reset the microwave oven clock, that 1 second off-on might trigger your TV to turn on, etc. You can buy EV chargers where you can program a lower amperage output and the Feyree charger below....the 7.6KW charger has 6 different amp settings....all the way down to an 8A granny charger level.

No 2nd meter and no separate ground rod. Correct, he paid Bt800 for the 4 extra meters above the free 15 meters. My neighbor's house, as well as mine and most houses in my moobaan, have single phase 30 (100)A service....a.k.a., 100 amp service. The 30A stands for average/typical current draw for a house...where the 100A stands for the maximum the service provides/max rating of the meter. Seems here in Thailand a lot of people call that 30A service but it's really 100A service. The bigger houses in my moobaan have 3 phase service. From the charger to the main circuit box they ran three wires: Line, Neutral, and Ground and all three hooked to the appropriate connector in the main circuit box. The main circuit box is already grounded---that is, the l....o......n.....g copper stake into the ground when the house was built to create the Ground (a.k.a. Protective Earth (PE)) Some Youtubes show a separate Ground for the charger...a copper stake being driven into the ground close to the charger probably because the house itself did not have a ground. Kinda like the houses in my mother-in-law's village out in the province.....the land of two wires (line and neutral) running from the meter to the house, two wires running throughout the house, and no ground. So, in those cases where the house was built without a ground I expect the charger installer creates a ground for the charger.

Expect Bt25K is the price of charger "and installation." The ZHIDA charger itself (identical to the one BYD gave me) goes for around Bt12K on Lazada. They finished the install at my neighbor's house in about 3 hours. His install required a 19M cable run.....15M is free with Bt200 for each extra meter (wire/PVC conduit/etc). The install includes a circuit breaker/RCCB mounted just above the charger and in his main circuit box they replaced (for free) an unused 20A breaker with a 40A breaker to feed the the charger/RCCB. A few weeks ago I went ahead an bought a 40A breaker (a few hundred baht on Lazada) for my main bax in advance planning for an EV charger and installed it in replacement of a unused 20A breaker. But now that I know they will provide a free 40A breaker in your main circuit box if required I will just reinstall the 20A breaker so I can get the free 40A breaker. 😜 I sure hope I can get the wall charger installed within 2 weeks as I don't want to overwork my granny charger nor go to a DC fast charger.....granny will just need to labor for a few month weeks.

My neighbor also said the Atto and Seal get the free wall charger but not the Dolphin.

Just to give an idea of how long it takes BYD to schedule the free wall charger installation a neighbor on my soi got his Atto on 18 Oct. He said the installer called a few days later to talk/schedule the installation. Today/30 Oct they are doing the install. That's equates to 12 days. Now for me I got my Atto on 25 Oct....no one has called to schedule the install yet. The wife just got off the phone with our sales person asking why we haven't even been contacted yet. The sales person called Rever who apparently is the daddy rabbit for arranging charger installs...the sales person said Rever is looking into the issue, checking why we haven't even been called yet. The sales person said she would follow-up again. Sure 28-29 Oct was a weekend....so maybe that has something to do with not being contacted yet.

I really don't want the mirrors to fold automatically each and every time when locking the car as it just raises the chances of early wear-out/breakage of the mirror closing assembly which ain't cheap to replace. And there are many places a person parks (like at my home and many places I visit) there is really no need to have the mirrors fold even with the car locked. I would prefer to just close them myself "when I think it's necessary" versus automatically each and every time I lock the car I would just use the button like you mention if I was still in the car...just before getting out. OR, when the car is already locked (and I may not have the key on my person) and I decide I want to fold the mirrors then I just manually fold them with my hands. Additionally, whether I had the mirrors set to auto fold or not I wanted to ensure the mirrors could be manually folded which I now now they can be but requires significantly more pressure than what I have been use to on other cars.

Thanks. When I read your reply this morning confirming they would manually fold but required much more effort than another of your cars I tried again with "extra-plus" firm pressure using one hand and they would fold. And I was sure to apply pressure long the rotational axis. I would estimate it requires twice the pressure of my Fortuner mirrors. But I found out if I use "both" hands to fold the mirror by placing one on the outside edge of the mirror (like where the blue arrow is in earlier picture) and the other on the side facing the car/next to the window and then turning that the mirror it will fold without feeling like you are applying too much pressure....afraid you are going to break the mirror. This two hand method seems to apply "a more even rotational force" and the mirror feels like it turns much easier...it doesn't feel like you are turning/pushing so hard you might break something. Using both hands kinda like if you would put both your hands on someone's head by placing your hands over the ears and then turning the head. Yea, the Atto external mirrors take a lot more pressure to turn compared to my Fortuner...and your Scirocco. Thanks again. One more thing figured out as I'm into day 5 of learning/checking out my new Atto.

@BKKBike09 Since you have numerous months of Atto 3 use under your belt can you "manually" folder the mirrors as shown in below snapshot from page 132 of the owners manual. I can't get them to manually fold...and I put some pretty good pressure. They auto close just fine but I'm not sure I want them to auto close every time I lock the car. I'm use to the pressure required to manually fold my Fortuner mirrors which is not that much pressure. Thanks.

Did they send you an email or call you specifically asking for Item #2 "OR" are you just looking at what you submitted earlier which just happens to show #2....and probably show some other numbered areas where you "could" upload/add docs "if required for your application." When you initially submit an application there are some docs that do "not" apply and you do not need to upload those docs. It's just there is an entry/area available for your to Add (upload) certain docs if your particular application requires it. My LTR WP (which was approved/issued) Dec 2022 also shows item #2 when I view the area where you can view all the docs you uploaded. Just because you can "add" a doc does not mean it's required "UNLESS the BoI specifically ask you for it by email/call/entering a request in red text under a certain area. I don't see anything in your snapshot that indicates BoI has requested you to provide item #2.....if they needed it there would be some comments in red text from BoI asking for it.

Heck, I just noticed you said you uploaded the insurance doc on Tuesday....so they have had 3 days to review it. Give them until lunch time Monday morning...if not approved by then I would call them Monday afternoon. Good luck.

It's hard telling. if it meets the requirements in could happen almost immediately assuming it's looked at immediately.....but if they beat around the bush in reviewing the insurance doc it could be weeks. If you don't get approval by this coming Wed I would definitely call. BoI is the only organization that needs to look at the insurance paperwork. It's not like the initial review of your application where BoI does the core look and then some other agencies also take a quick look to ensure you are not on some bad boy list. How fast a person's application takes to reach final endorsement (approval) has been all over the map.

Just as soon as you reach Step 8 Status: Visa/WP Issuance Preapproved. At that time your online profile/status will change to where you can make an appointment...an appointment which will probably have plenty of ASAP openings. Back in late Dec 2022 on a Friday I reached to point of being able to make an appt...I made the appt for Monday morning. Watch your account and email inbox (and spam box) closely....if in doubt call/email BoI.

Yea...I hit send too soon....live & learn.

All settings related to how it works are grayed out...can not change.

Too expensive and dangerous to do so! 😄

I can tell you one Voice Command that don't work as I tried it numerous times yesterday when the wife and I went on our long drive...and that ignored command is: "make my wife stop her back seat driving." 😁

I took my V2L thingie out of it's plastic bag today to see if it works....plugged it into the car and then plugged a hand grinder into it...the grinder powered-up full strength. Back into it's little plastic bag it goes. Then with me-being-me about a half hour later I think I wish I had also checked the voltage level. So, out of the bag the V2L thingie comes again, plugged into the car, and I do an unloaded voltage check with my pretty accurate digital voltmeter (+/-0.5% DC/AC) and it gives a voltage reading of 219.3VAC....pretty much a double bullseye in terms of voltage level output. Back into the bag the V2L adapter goes to hibernate awaiting for some emergency.

This morning after the granny charger got the Atto Extended Range back to 100% charge when setting the range setting to Dynamic the range displayed 503Km...and when switching to Standard it displayed the 480Km NEDC rating. Will be interesting over time as the battery ages and I drive more to see how these two range display settings change. The standard setting will probably continue to display 480Km when at 100% charge but I expect the Dynamic may change significantly from battery aging, driving habits, etc....but I'm just guessing right now.

Yea, the AseanNow font size on the computer browser "and mobile" was fine up until a few days ago. They both now use a font size that needs to be bigger....like it was a few days ago. My browser font viewing/zoom size is set to 100%. When viewing other social media type sites the font size is fine at 100%. It's just over the last few days something changed regarding AseanNow. Other things like a person's rank/status disappearing, etc...Support's answer for that was that can occur during the re-indexing....but it didn't occur during the first 50% of the re-indexing. This font issue in on the AseanNow end; not on a person's computer/phone end.

Congrats...you having that new car smell high right now!!!....enjoy it!!!! This morning I stopped by my dealership to ask a insurance question before starting my 137.6km drive and I noticed the black Seal they normally had on display in the showroom was missing. The showroom normally has one Seal, one Dolphin, and two Atto's on display. The Dolphin normally on display was also missing. I asked the salesperson why so few display models and he said they sold them due to high sales (especially for the Seal right now). He said they should getting more Seals, Dolphins, and Atto's very soon...within days...and one shipment today. I was really surprised they would sell their "only" Seal and Dolphin models on display...expect some HiSo insisted on getting his black Seal "now!!!"...and maybe even that HiSo also wanted a Dolphin now!! When the wife and I was returning from our trip this evening we drove by the dealership and an 8 vehicle carrier truck was unloading Atto's...there were 6 gray Atto's still on the carrier....don't know if it arrived fully loaded with 8 vehicles....maybe all Atto's...maybe one or two Seals and/or Dolphis also. White and gray seem to be the most popular Atto colors based on seeing them in the wild...green is pretty popular also.

Yea...the Atto comes with a vehicle-to-load adapter which takes battery voltage and converts it to 220V to power your TV, fan, laser cannon, etc., during picnics. I doubt I will ever use it unless there is an extended power outage for hours and hours (extremely rare for me here in Bangkok) and I need to power my refrigerators, fans, recharge the smartphones, recharge some battery lanterns, etc. But it feels good I have a BIG battery setting in my carport to power some stuff in my home if needed during an emergency....hope I never have to use it.

Yea...a neighbor on my soi got his Atto about 5 days ago and every time he leaves and comes home he has to drive by my house...the sound is just freaken annoying "to me" at least...maybe just a case of still having good hearing and just not liking the spaceship sound even even a little bit. But as mentioned, I'm now silent running in my Atto.

Oh, one more thing to add. If I had done above 137.6Km drive in my Fortuner 3.0L Diesel (which I've done at least once weekly over the last 15 years) the trip would have cost me Bt396 in B7 diesel fuel. But in the Atto the electric fuel cost is Bt125....a 68% savings/cost reduction.