josephbloggs

Aha ha ha ha. Yeah, this is the reason, because at 40,000 feet at night there is a huge difference than 40,000 feet in the daytime. Nothing to do with limited landing slots and many airports (like Heathrow) not allowing 24 hour operations or having restrictions on night time landings, it's because of the temperature of the air. Brilliant.

Good point. Definitely not for me, nor is any Tesla.

Great, so where exactly can you buy one?

It's not often I get to to say this, but I agree 100% with you. I have cumulatively spent several months there for work visits and it is an incredible place. Admittedly most of that time has been spent in Shanghai but it is just such an incredible place. And yes, lots of thriving small businesses and happy people. A good friend of mine lived there for 15 years. All these cliched and boring anti China comments are 100% the result of anti-Chinese propaganda. These people have no idea how they are being played by their "leaders". Go and see for yourselves and you would be very surprised.

I think you'll find it's the US infrastructure that's crumbling, but don't take your blinkers off Mr McCarthy. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/more-50-000-american-bridges-are-falling-apart-n842356

What are his circumstances going to be? Living in Bangkok or out in the sticks? Will he be able to charge it at home? Does he intend to do many long drives? Depending on the answers to the above he may be better off with a BEV. Or maybe a PHEV - lots of great choices but a big variance in battery ranges between the models so would need to understand how he would generally use it.

Ok, why don't you tell us why you think Teslas are better? Which particular attribute did you like when you drove one that made it so much better compared to the BYD vehicles you have tried? It's always good to hear first hand knowledge so please share.

How many level crossing accidents has the ARL had since it opened? How many times has a BTS train hit a car? High speed trains do not have lever crossings.

It sounds amazing. https://www.engadget.com/xiaomi-says-its-su7-ev-can-outperform-porsche-and-has-more-tech-than-tesla-095637762.html

I have seen signs on stations recently to beware of pickpockets which I don't remember seeing before, maybe it is known that this is happening. Also signs warning of sexual harassment and upskirt photos. It's definitely worth contacting the MRT as there is CCTV all over the stations and also on trains. Maybe they can help identify them?

Well there you go, consider me educated. For some reason I always had it down as a low end vehicle, seems I was wrong - that looks nice inside. I also didn't know it was that speedy and had such a good electric capacity. Thanks for the info.

I would agree that makes sense. In its current guise it is not an attractive car (for me), even with the discount. But also agree it is great for the consumer - long may it continue as we have never seen this price competition before in Thailand.

It is very close to a certain police station. but it is just outside of the Penny's Balcony complex that contains She Bar and HOBs. Maybe that block only has a restaurant license and Mellow has a bar license. I have no idea, although what you are implying could also well be true - I have no idea who owns it in reality. The previous independent owner of HOBs was in business with a senior man in uniform and was, let's say, "bought out" by them, so it seems weird why they don't have the same leeway that Mellow does, unless it has since changed hands again (quite possible).

Yeah, I have been here since 1995 and it definitely wasn't in effect then. It started getting enforced under Thaksin and Purachai in the early 2000's along with other genius ideas like not being able to buy alcohol at service stations. Even today there are 7-11's on the frontage road off the Rama 9 motorway that don't sell booze (even though they are not connected to the motorway) whereas one around the corner from them can as it is deemed off the main road. Ludicrous. The mighty Thaksin also closed petrol stations nationwide at midnight to "save energy". Brilliant! The 2pm to 5pm thing is the most illogical of all though - at least there is some logic about not selling at service stations. Every single pub in Bangkok can sell all day, some restaurants can, some can't. No shops or supermarkets can, although Villa used to ignore it but eventually they stopped too. On Thonglor you have three places in a row: HOBs no alcohol 2pm to 5pm, She Bar no alcohol 2pm to 5pm, but Mellow sells all day. Who knows how it works.....

Thanks for your educated insight, very enlightening. Ah yeah, good old Donald who claims EVs need to be charged every 15 minutes, or who claims Biden says all cars must be EVs in ten years (he didn't - but he is proposing emission standards just like everywhere else in the modern world, how automakers achieve those targets is up to them ). Nothing is being forced down your throat (although obviously I don't know about your personal life). Let's all hail the lying, rambling, incoherent orange buffoon, yay!

Never had you down as a sewer. Do you also do knitting?

So it is not paranoid nonsense to say the UK and Europe could be under Sharia law soon? Really??

Ok then. ParaNoid anti-Islamic nonsense. Better?

Paranoid/racist nonsense.

Thanks, and no he didn't P##s anyone off, they just got rid of the highest paid people regionally and it is unwarranted (but nothing can be done). They are following labour laws to the letter but he has been advised this can be challenged and can be negotiated (potentially, but also maybe not). Personally I think he should take the 240 days and he doesn't have a chance of getting more, but seems there might be a possibility of negotiating. Will see. Will post back here for everyone's information.

That is my opinion too but he wants to find out for sure. Happy to report back here when I find out what he is told.

Thank you. The other two directors are foreign. It is a foreign owned company and part of a global organisation and he was dipatched by the regional CEO. He can easily find his own lawyer but was I was looking at anyone with first hand experience or recommendations to help out. So thank you.

Hi all. A good friend of mine was just made redundant. He was the MD of the company and also one of three directors. He was put on three months' garden leave and then will be terminated with 240 days' severance which appears to be according to the law. The company have already announced they will seek a replacement therefore the position isn't redundant, they just want somebody else who is cheaper. Can anyone recommend a good labour lawyer in Bangkok? He would simply like to find out what his rights are (if any) and if he has to accept the settlement or can appeal or negotiate. I know in the UK you can refuse the offer and negotiate a better payout but not sure about here. Any help or recommendations much appreciated.

This post is a perfect example of how open minded and honest EV owners are on this forum. Not trying to force them on anyone, not saying they are they are going to save the world, not saying they are better than anything else, just that for certain lifestyles they make perfect sense and have many advantages. If only the anti-EV brigade could be so honest or willing to look at both sides.

I took my petrol Volvo XC40 for its 60k kms service a couple of days ago. All good. I knew my brake pads felt worn so I mentioned it and they checked them. They said come back on Jan 30th and we'll replace all your brake pads - for free - as I am inside the 5 year warranty period. ! never ever had that before, brakes were always considered wear and tear like tyres and were not covered by the warranty on any of my previous cars. So great service, and, erm, Volvo is a Chinese owned brand of course. Legacy makers are in trouble, they can't match the prices, quality, or service of the Chinese brands it seems. The industry has never seen disruption like this.