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I also sold a 3 year old EV car at 40% depreciation with 30,000km (didnt drive 6 months due to covid 19). I sold it within 1 day to Carsome, didn't bother to look for a better price. I sold it 1 month before BYD started selling in Thailand, and Carsome took 6 months to find a buyer! I think because MG ZS EV first model is not a car any smart person would never buy. From that 40% loss, It would be actually about 30% loses if I account to the savings from petrol and maintenance, if compared to an ICEV. It is true, EV resale will be very inconsistent, and I believe the resale value depends heavily on the brand and model of the EV. https://fortune.com/2024/02/07/polestar-ceo-thomas-ingellath-electric-vehicle-resale-prices/ EVs have certain unknowns that makes people uncomfortable, it's a new technology. It is absolutely expected that resell value will be reduced. I knew that and took that into consideration when purchasing my second EV car. To be accurate one would need to account the savings of EV over petrol based on the total KMs clocked on the car before deciding. Or decide on preference, I love an EV car, considering it's not financially smart. Economically, buying an EV makes sense if you drive more than 15,000 Km/year, and will not to sell the car within the first 5 years, if resale value is of concern. it isn't to me.

Yes I agree with you on that. Me being too picky with them. Of course it’s normal issues. on the good side Thai airways do have kind Thai staff and their good hearts. When they skipped my meal I wasn’t asleep, they thought I had already eaten cause my wife ordered baby food and I was eating the remaining baby food, but at least the could ask me instead of just move on.

Oh yes. that car is really something different isn’t it? I really loved the look. And the power is supposed to be good.

I agree as well that Tesla is quite expensive here in Thailand, and they need to greatly drop prices here. It is a fancy tech car for the people that want it. I really wanted it 🙂 haha. I would attest that Tesla is huge in AI, they invested lot, Elon wants it to be like that, the Tesla autonomous robot is driven by AI, so does FSD. The main reason I went for the BYD ATTO3 vs the model Y with LFP battery was the high price difference and the fact that insurance and repairs for Tesla are insanely expensive. And that 500,000 baht difference I installed a 5kW solar system and still have money to replace that crazy crappie tires with some Michelin SUV +. Really amazing tires. insurance is a must in Thailand. On the BYD I have just done two claims from two minor occasions, a motorbike hit-and-run, ruining my rear bumper and I very sad to say I have killed a dog on the motorway to chonburi, that ruined my front. The insurance for the BYD is also expensive, around 23,000 baht when compared to a Toyota fortuner Legender that cost 30% more was only 13,000 baht. I don’t like Toyota cars performance, but I own a great car from them. It’s just so well made and reliable. And their spare parts logistics is top notch in the world. only issue: 1 year ago they really pushed me to replace the battery, quoted 5,500 baht. trying to make money from me. I wasn’t stupid. 1 year later now the battery is still running very well. I am going to replace myself for just 3,200 baht the same model. Just because it’s 3 years old now. I don’t think 5 years from now Toyota will be as big, but definitely a big player for sure. Their main advantage: they have less dependability on China , now with the instability in the region with China, Taiwan and the south sea problems. Would the worst case happens with China-Taiwan, we will have a major worldwide disruption in every technology and car sector.

That's partially correct, however the Hydrogen engines are very different and today also very inefficient. Toyota needs to develop an engine that can be at least 50% more efficient. However I think Solid state batteries are taking a huge leap forward and are much more promising.

But that is starting to change, Chinese are VERY good at car manufacturing, very good that even Elon Musk says Chinese EV makers will pretty much demolish competitors without trade barriers. As for profit per car, may I correct you? Tesla makes a quite large profit per car, if I'm not mistake from my research, roughly: Tesla makes $9,700 USD in profit per car, while BYD makes $1,150 USD profit per car. However in terms of Volume, BYD has already surpassed Tesla in sales both in China and global, but never in the USA. Nio is a startup with really promising technology such as their 1000KM range battery based on 800V platform. However they are loosing money fast, they loose about $35,000 USD per car! Yes, that is insane. Nio has been relying on the Chinese government subsidies and loans to survive and grow, but for how long? On a side note Nio stock is extremely low and cheap, for those with risk appetite 😄 The Japanese car makers are not willing to go full in EV due their huge investment in ICE cars, and I partially agree with them because ICE cars are very important for poor and under-developed countries without a good energy infrastructure. EVs need really good infrastructure for full adoption. China infrastructure is another level compared to Thailand, and so is Japan, except for the 110v power grid that is quite bad for charging EVs at home. I believe that Japan 100V grid has something to do with the low EV adoption in Japan. Imagine 7.2kW WALL charger (those that comes with almost every EV car) in Japan running at 100v? you will need 65 Amps at minimum, it's not really possible in 99% of the houses in Japan. However Japan is trying to improve its EV infrastructure and policies to increase the share of EVs and plug-in hybrids to between 20-30% by 2030. - Installing more high-power EV chargers along expressways and non-expressways - Mandating new apartment towers to incorporate EV chargers starting in fiscal 2025 - Developing a road map for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technologies to use EVs as virtual power plants For me, the main benefit of EV cars are: Cheap cost per km, which involves 99% charging at home, and never have to get into gas stations. If you have an EV car that only charges at EV stations, you will likely pay a premium of 50-100% more than charging at home, and that makes it on pair with Hybrid cars.

One of their main issues are that they are offen late on schedule. Last time I flew with them was Bangkok<->NewChitose/Japan First flight of the morning, still got delayed 40 minutes. Attendant "forgot" my meal, lol, i got skipped. My luggage arrived with no wheel, broken and torn off.

In Thailand there are very cheap Koh Tao or Thai Green Crack strains that are super low in THC. Around 5-10% 10g goes like 150-300 Baht my fav is called Charlotte Web, it has CBD 10%THC 1% or BaOx, CBD 7%THC 7% I ingest very little but I do know a lot about strains as part of my knowledge.

A few years ago, it was available online the whole database from the Health and Quarantine office with all the data from arrivals that had to show yellow fever certificate. With full name, full passport details, full address and flight details.

Cannabis tests can detect THC in the urine for usage between 1 and 30 days. not sure how a quick test can tell if a person has consumed the same day or the day before, and which one counts as a felony? Unless it's a very high dose, Cannabis doesn't influence driving capacity, it does make you drive like you are sleepy, which can be dangerous for some people. What many people will never get is that Cannabis is not like Alcohol. Small doses of cannabis are really good for many reasons. I dont drink or smoke tobacco, I hate those 2. I have kids, a busy work from home schedule, busy life, train muay thai and bjj and do regular exercises. Most days in the morning or in the afternoon I really need to smoke a bit feel a bit released and more energetic, it really helps me a lot to motivate in the mornings and get me through some hard days. At times I dont smoke for weeks, like when I go to Japan or Singapore for regular work. One thing I learned is to have micro doses, I buy 10g-20g of pop or trims of my favorite strains and it last me like a whole month or more for just 500 Baht! Micro dosage is amazing, small doses are great, medium to high doses makes you way too lazy, high doses you are couch locked or too passed out. it also helps me a lot to get rid of all the arthritis pain I get on my knees and also the pain from my training when I get beat up often. For some people it helps a lot, for some it doesnt make sense or they dont need it.

Quite possibly true that most places sell mediocre coffee, even thought the Thai beans are so good. Most Thai coffee shops can’t make a nice cup of black coffee or even latte. Honestly Starbucks do make great cups just that their beans sux badly and it is way too expensive. Total ripoff. Flash coffee is another crap coffee brand. The taste is just like Starbucks, Lacking on notes.

THAI coffee beans are so good, why would anyone waste money on over roasted coffee from star$ucks? I bet most of everyone don’t know why coffee from SB is made with super dark beans, without any special flavor. It is to ensure all the stores have coffee taste the same and they can sell a uniform repeatable coffee taste. when the beans are over roasted (dark), all the special tones and tastes are gone. That’s Starbucks coffee. when the beans are medium roasted , you get all the extra flavors derived from the area and soil, such as chocolate, berries, fruits and so on. So that most good coffee beans will show a different tone and taste different experience. my favorites are the beans with chocolate tones, mostly from Brazil. Ethiopian beans are also pretty good.

Phone batteries are based on Lithium Polimer, very compact and lightweight, but greatly degrades over the years, like down to 80% after only 600 cycles. It's true that many EVs are based on a battery that degrades over the cycles, NMC batteries. However most new EVs are using the new LFP batteries that can easily go 10-15 years and still hold more than 90% charge. LFP cannot be on a phone because they are 40% larger, and greedy phone makers, specially Apple, would not shoot themself in the foot by using new battery technology that lasts 10 years. Just google for LFP batteries. New cars from Tesla, BYD, Neta, MG and most of Chinese cars. only the Europeans are behind with the old "trusted" battery chemistry. For your ref: https://www.pcmag.com/news/carmakers-are-switching-to-cheaper-ev-batteries-but-theres-a-big-trade The issue with LFP is working at freezing temperatures, and Zeekr already solved that with their new LFP battery that works at extreme temperatures and can charge at 360kW. (Zeekr is owned by Geely/HK, that also owns Volvo) I have stock Geely and I expect 300% returns in 5 years. https://electrek.co/2023/12/14/zeekr-unveils-own-energy-dense-lfp-batteries-can-recharge-500km-in-15-minutes/

Couldn't said better! EVs are so much better in many ways, yet the ignorants are all over the place spreading their "opinion" based on their excuses. Life is all excuses to some people. Thailand is so good country to have an EV, it's not big, lots of sun to power solar, and temperature is perfect for Li-on batteries while driving, but on the hot side for fast charging. Let's compare my house, before I had no EV and two Combustion cars, my Yearly cost of the Gas + House electricity was 120,000 Baht per year. Now I have purely EVs and a 5kW Solar Panel setup, now I spend 40,000 Baht per year. After 10 years, I have saved 800,000 Baht (not including the solar panel that was 180,000 Baht) that is nearly the cost of the car already. After 15 years, the car and solar have been free and still usable,

It is good now to have EV and very convenient to travel all in Thailand. Yet so many people commenting dont have EVs and talk whatever their opinion is and what they read online. Example from a long time EV owner: Last week I drove my EV to Rayong (BYD Atto 3), a 200KM drive used 40% of the battery (90->50%), going 90-100km/h most of the time using cruise control. At 40%, I went to the PTT near by and charged from 40->100% in just 25 minutes while we had breakfast (80kW fast charge). I only paid 156 Baht for the top up. A very comfortable and relaxing drive... 3 years ago when I had another EV, this was impossible. I still dont recommend EV to everyone, but for me, I save a huge amount of money, I enjoy spirited driving with EV cars and I have a 5kW solar setup. Of course crashing it and fixing it is not going to be the same as petrol car, what most people dont know is that EV cars are a LOT simpler than gas cars, a lot less components and dependencies. EV cars have no transmission, no fuel pumps or oil related parts, it's super simple because it has only: 1. The AC motor mounted directly in the axle, simple to replace, and still cheaper than a gas engine. no transmission, no axle for rwd, no differential exchange. 2. The ECU controller and the charge controller. some simple computers, standard tech. 3. DC-AC and AC-DC converters, also super simple and old tech around for decades. the battery is DC, the motor is AC, so there needs to be live conversion for the car to work, and vice versa for regen braking. 4. Cooling system for the Battery and Motor, also super simple, just a heat pump shared with the air-conditioner. ( the BYD has a really good one, but not as good as the Tesla heat pumps) 5. Finally: The battery, the most expensive part but also very resilient and highly sealed and packed. It has to be a hard crash to compromise the battery. There are crap cars like the GWM ora good cat that have the battery way too low and exposed. Unlike BYD and Tesla where the battery is sitting higher and well protected. The rest of the car which is just like any other car: disc brakes, tires, 12V system, air conditioner, electric steering, radar, sensors, etc.

> 825,402 baht in returns from digital assets if he earns 825,402 baht from staking, that means he has at least 20,000,000 in Crypto. If I was him I would stake 10x of that. at least he does have good taste!

Took Thai Airways to go to Japan, and I'm not so impressed with their service. Both flights got delayed by at least 40 minutes, even thou it was the first flight in the morning, no excuse. They even skiped my meal on the way back. lol...

At least he got what he deserved. We need more of these people who can make justice on their own.

No no... you got it wrong, they want to sue AI for defamation.

You are totally correct, and also nobody is complaining about the massive energy consumption from Shopping malls, they are popping up in every single corner in this Country. Thailand should be ashamed for not promoting Solar energy. Today technology is so good and 1/2 of the price compared 10 years ago. For house owners to decide wetter or not you should install it, if your answer is yes, then you should - Do you have a house you own? - Is your bill more than 4,000 baht a month? for full return in 4-6 years, and best technology with Huawei: if your bill is 4,000 baht or more a month, install a 3kW 1-Phase system (130,000 baht) if your bill is 6,000 baht or more a month, install a 5kW 1-Phase system (170,000 Baht) if your bill is 9,500 baht or more a month, install a 10kW 3-Phase system (250,000 baht) or just 5kW either 1 or 3-Phases. Please tell me what investment you can get early returns of 15-25% ? this is a no brainer, if you have the money doing it is the best investment one can do today.

What an Absolute garbage! The average cost of a solar system installation in Thailand is nowhere near that $20,498 for I assume a 6kW system. I just installed a top-of-the-line 5kW Solar system with Huawei Inverter, 9 Power Inverters, and 9 x 555W Solar panels of the highest grade you can get (Monocrystalline). At peak hours it can produce 4.2kW, which is impressive. It's been 3 months already and MEA still didn't show up to inspect and change the meter that I can sell back for 2.2Baht. but I'm not in a rush, I'm selling back at full price now 😄 if you know what I mean... The whole setup was ($5000 USD) 180,000 THB. My MEA bill went down from 7,000 baht to 3,000 baht

Dont think so, I just sold a 3 year old MG ZS EV for 630K baht, while a new one, that is much better, is 949K Baht NEW! And I sold the fast way, got cash in 2 hours from that company called CarSome. Had I not needed to sell fast, could have fetched 700K easy. The depreciation is high now, because the tech is new and people are ignorant about it. EV batteries are really better now and very soon we will start seeing those batteries being retrofitted for solar systems. Let me give an imaginary example: BYD Atto 3 with a 61kWh LFP battery The battery might degrade 10-20% after 10 years or 200,000 KM. (because it's LFP, an NMC battery might degrade 20-30%) let's assume 20%, that leaves still 48kWh of usable storage, still pretty good! 10 years from now, the car still runs fine but just a 20% less range, from today 420Km range, down to 340Km. Source :https://www.nationthailand.com/pr-news/special-edition/40013711 The NEW MG ZS EV is available in the D and X model with the retail prices as follows: NEW MG ZS EV (D) Normal price: 1,189,000 baht with additional state's subsidy of 240,000 baht Net price: 949,000 baht* NEW MG ZS EV (X) Normal price: 1,269,000 baht with additional state's subsidy of 246,000 baht Net price: 1,023,000 baht*

One important issue regarding the adoption of EVs in Thailand goes beyond simply the availability of charging stations. The current housing infrastructure and villas are not prepared to handle the high loads associated with charging EVs at home. I personally encountered this challenge and had to upgrade my MEA meter from 45A to 100A, along with rewiring my house to accommodate the charger and multiple aircons for my home and office. During peak hours, I am utilizing 10-15kW (or 50-70A) of electricity, which exceeds the capacity that the villa's infrastructure was originally designed for. The situation becomes even more concerning when we consider the potential scenario of half the villas purchasing EVs and charging them at home. In my own villa, I have already counted at least 25 pure EV cars out of a total of 200 houses. As one of the early adopters, I was the first here that purchased an EV car five years ago, and currently drive a BYD. Fortunately, there are straightforward solutions to address these challenges, albeit requiring financial investment. MEA will need to undertake significant upgrades to the transformers in order to enhance capacity and meet the escalating demand for EV charging. The best solutions overall is that houses install solar panels, ranging from 3.3 to 5.0 kW systems, which would alleviate strain on the electricity grid. On a personal note, I have installed a 5kW solar panel setup, which has brought about substantial benefits. Not only has it reduced my monthly electricity bill from 7000 baht to just 3500 baht (thanks to daytime charging of my car), I am also able to produce 4.8kWh during sunny days. Implementing these solutions would not only enhance the capabilities of the housing infrastructure but also promote sustainable energy practices.

As some others have mentioned, setting up a battery exchange system at bus terminals is not as simple as it may seem. One major challenge is that bus batteries require high currents, typically ranging from 300A to 600A, which means they need to be tightly sealed, securely connected, and properly secured. Although there is new technology being developed in China for swappable batteries in motorcycles and small cars, it is still in the early stages of development. Buses and cars are not the same when it comes to electric vehicles. The primary factor affecting the range of EVs is speed and aerodynamics, which is why companies like Tesla and Mercedes have been successful in developing EVs with impressive ranges. Buses, on the other hand, are low-speed vehicles and will always have excellent range capabilities. They don't require motors that can spin at high speeds to achieve speeds of 180km/h; instead, they need a high torque motor output to reach speeds of 90km/h. for example, 200kW motor that delivers 800NM of torque. It is worth mentioning that EV buses are highly efficient and represent the future of clean transportation.