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brfsa2

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  1. 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.
  2. > 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!
  3. 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...
  4. Arrived on Saturday at around 4pm: the Immigration queue was a nightmare, It was so massive that it stretched out all the way to the corridor. total chaos! we dreaded going there, and luckily we asked if we could go to the Fast track with our 1year old child, they allowed. we would have done at least 2 hours on the queue. It's just ridiculous. I have been to massive airports all around the world, and none that I witnessed was like this
  5. At least he got what he deserved. We need more of these people who can make justice on their own.
  6. Can someone clarify or know which drugs were used that are illegal to consume? Is cannabis use ilegal or we're taking about amphetamine or related drugs? I admit I use cannabis at home occasionally to treat some of my issues.
  7. In the BYD Atto 3 you can disable all of them. I also have eye and prefer that 😄
  8. The car was a BYD Atto 3, a really fast car and easy to overspeed, it is quiet and accelerates very fast. it has a motor with 204 HP, the power is instantly available at any time. But it also has many safety features to prevent front collision, I think it didn't work in this case because the driver changed lane just before hitting the bike, so the safety system of the car didn't have enough time to stop it. I have the same car and very occasionally it falsely detects that I am going to hit something when I am driving on a curve. Other times when I change lane it swerves the car aggressively back in the lane if there is a motorbike.
  9. 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.
  10. 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
  11. 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*
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. Not illegal to mine at home, as long as you pay the electricity. They were mining from stolen electricity.
  15. Life is cheap. He might have done something that bothered the wrong people, and that cost his life and left 2 girls without a father.
  16. The person who took the photo has lots of ????! next week we have news of someone body showing up in the ditch.
  17. I went to Krabi this long weekend and I notice just how much dirty and abandoned the beaches are now. There is a clear lack of caring for the beach areas now a days, and everyone I talked to agreed. While talking to my hotel manager, they told me, the little money left the city is getting from the tiny tourists, all of it goes to the pockets of the governors. nothing is used to improve of clean up the area. The beaches are just so bad now! too much trash everywhere, even a sofa thrown right into the beach where a few years ago was a white sand beach! Almost every single beach in Krabi is like this now.
  18. quite strange the results considering these 3 companies have a very different culture and work environment. i have visited these workplaces and google by far have the most benefits in their “campuses” but not as good as PTT that even goes the extra mile to get health insurance for the whole family. if you ask the actual employees working in each, the answer will be quite different. PTT still seems like best to go for in Thailand. but not google Thailand, instead Google Singapore.
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