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6 hours ago, BritManToo said:

What if she's lying?

Convict all men just because she says?

He hasn't been convicted has he? So what are you talking about exactly?

(No surprise you were the first one to cast aspersions on a woman's claims without any evidence of your own).

2 hours ago, idealistic123 said:

I'm interested in buying an electric car but know already that Thailand will only be my home for the next 3-4 years. 

 

That's why I'm wondering if anyone has already sold an used electric car? Is there an actual used car market for these vehicles? If yes, how are the prices compared to regular cars? 

I know one member on here sold his after two years for a 10% depreciation, but to be fair his was a very unique car and can't be considered normal.

Used electric cars: https://www.one2car.com/en/used-cars-for-sale?fuel_type=Electric&page_size=25&sort=registered_year.asc

Frankly some ridiculous asking prices. 800,000 baht for a four year old Nissan Leaf?? Outrageous. 

For the crazy second hand prices you should just get a new one. A BYD Dolphin standard range is 699,000 THB, all the latest technology and safety, 400+ km range. An extended range is 859,000 baht with closer to 500km range - just 60k more than someone is asking for a four year old Leaf with maybe 200kms of range at best.  So many more choices out there from Chinese brands.

Just go new, it is a buyer's market right now. I am shocked by the second hand prices.

6 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Thank you for the update.

I have received messages that Seatran are not accepting reservations at the moment as they cannot guarantee sailing times.

Also, not taking bookings for transfers to the airport as again, no guarantees.

Yeah, my friend was going to drive there but Seatran saying no bookings until the 24th (at the moment) as they can't guarantee sailings. So he flew as he needs to be there for Christmas. Nice to see one company taking safety seriously.

Is that Ronnie Pickering on holiday?

3 hours ago, BritManToo said:

There are 165000 registered trucks, 24 of which are EVs.

Of those trucks 250 ICE have burnt in the past year, and 2 EVs in the past 6 months.

165000/250 = 1 in 660 ICE burns v 1 in 12 EV burns.

 

Temp of diesel fire = 800c (can be extinguished)

Temp of EV fire = 2,700c (burns steel and concrete, outgassing deadly poisons cobalt, lithium)

 

2 Victoria firefighters have already been given permanent disability retirement after attending EV fires this year.

Yes, those stats for that company are not good, but let's not forget they are aftermarket conversions - I wouldn't recommend doing that for any energy source. How many fires have we seen here from dodgy CNG or LNG conversions?

Overall the stats are that EVs are much less likely to catch fire than a diesel or petrol vehicle. When they do go off they are very dangerous, but they are less likely to catch fire in the first place.

24 minutes ago, still kicking said:

I departed about 3 weeks ago and had no problems because I used the fast lane 

Very helpful.

15 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

A bit more research on the incident leads to this: 

The other interesting comment from the fire brigade was that they had been to 250 diesel truck fires in Victoria this year and this is the first EV truck fire they’ve had.  “It seems like we turn a bit of a blind eye when a diesel truck is on fire but when an EV is on fire, it’s a major issue.”

https://bigrigs.com.au/2023/12/18/why-electric-truck-caught-fire-on-the-west-gate-freeway/

 

Australia’s Department of Defence funded EV FireSafe to look into the question. It found there was a 0.0012% chance of a passenger electric vehicle battery catching fire, compared with a 0.1% chance for internal combustion engine cars. (The Home Office said it was unable to provide data for the UK.)

Elon Musk’s Tesla is the world’s biggest maker of electric cars. It says the number of fires on US roads involving Teslas from 2012 to 2021 was 11 times lower per mile than the figure for all cars, the vast majority of which have petrol or diesel engines.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/20/do-electric-cars-pose-a-greater-fire-risk-than-petrol-or-diesel-vehicles

 

@Lacessit obviously you don't have an agenda and you are simply consumed by the truth, so what does your research tell you about the above? 250 diesel truck fires in Victoria vs one EV fire. Obviously there are many more diesel trucks on the road than electric ones, so how does it measure up? Please exclude aftermarket conversions.

Or how do you disqualify any research (and there is a lot of it) that EVs have a significantly smaller chance of catching fire than ICEVs?  You hold the truth so dear that I am sure you have looked in to it. Or do you also believer the Australian PM is a "mincer" and a "D!ckhead" for letting the populace vote on indigenous rights and no further research is necessary?

Come on, oh seeker of truth.

3 hours ago, Lacessit said:

I can't argue with his math, two battery fires in truck EV's which works out as 250 times more likely to happen than with the ICE fleet, admittedly from a small EV population.

I focus on the facts and logic he puts into his videos, perhaps your attention span can't get that far.

 

Sorry, when someone is calling the PM a Mincer - and woke -  for supporting a vote on indigenous populations' rights, he is obviously a right wing d!ckhead and his agenda is clear. Zero credibility from there on in.

I find it so hard to listen to him as he is so childish, repeatedly saying  "Jay Anus" for "Janus" - hilarious!! Facts and logic, of course.

But just for you I forced myself to listen to some more of his childish video (I couldn't make it to the end, sorry). The fire was real, the EV was an aftermarket conversion.  Plenty of dodgy aftermarket CNG fires, I don't see what is different.   https://www.firehouse.com/operations-training/article/21162767/close-calls-not-a-wastethe-tale-of-a-cng-garbage-truck-fire

A bit more research on the incident leads to this: 

The other interesting comment from the fire brigade was that they had been to 250 diesel truck fires in Victoria this year and this is the first EV truck fire they’ve had.  “It seems like we turn a bit of a blind eye when a diesel truck is on fire but when an EV is on fire, it’s a major issue.”

https://bigrigs.com.au/2023/12/18/why-electric-truck-caught-fire-on-the-west-gate-freeway/

If you want an EV, buy it from a reputable EV manufacturer. If you want a CNG vehicle buy it as a factory built vehicle. I don't see what this conversion has to do with the safety of EVs as there is plenty of evidence out there that EVs are much much less likely to catch fire than an ICEV. And it seems there are way more diesel truck fires than EVs.
 

Australia’s Department of Defence funded EV FireSafe to look into the question. It found there was a 0.0012% chance of a passenger electric vehicle battery catching fire, compared with a 0.1% chance for internal combustion engine cars. (The Home Office said it was unable to provide data for the UK.)

Elon Musk’s Tesla is the world’s biggest maker of electric cars. It says the number of fires on US roads involving Teslas from 2012 to 2021 was 11 times lower per mile than the figure for all cars, the vast majority of which have petrol or diesel engines.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/20/do-electric-cars-pose-a-greater-fire-risk-than-petrol-or-diesel-vehicles

Please post credible links, not homophobic right wing idiots making childish videos. Jay Anus indeed!

8 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Nobody saw the practicality of EV's for a long time either, until battery technology advanced sufficiently.

Electric wise, heavy duty vehicles have some way to go.

 

 

"The Prime Mincer is a d!ckhead with his woke referendum". Kind of makes it obvious which side he's coming from and what agenda he has. I didn't pay any attention after that.

As others have said, the Labour Department is the place to go, just make sure you have all evidence. My friend got let go by a Thai company I used to work for and they paid no severance as they made up a story that he went on leave without permission. He went to the Labour Department, they asked for all emails, evidence, screen grabs of chats etc. The Labour Department then approached the employer to tell them they are were in the wrong and they needed to pay or go to court - they paid.

However you don't state anything about your circumstances. Depending on how it happened you may not be entitled to any severance: if you had three written warnings they can fire you, if you are guilty of gross misconduct they can fire you, there will be other scenarios in your contract that stipulate reasons for being able to terminate the contract without severance. If you give more info you will get better advice.

3 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

So if you are out in the boonies with no mobile signal and no recharging station, you can't get going again without a tow truck, and there's no such thing as a jerrycan full of electrons you can cadge from a passing EV.

 

I read some time ago 25% of recharging stations on the West Coast of America are broken down, which is not encouraging. I doubt that many gasoline/diesel pumps are in the same boat.

1. How extremely isolated do you have to be to have no mobile signal? I don't remember the last time I've not been able to get a signal.

2. If this extremely isolated place is on your journey you're not going to drive there with an empty battery, just as you wouldn't drive in to an extremely isolated place with an empty tank of petrol either. That would be extremely stupid in both cases.

3. Why would they put a charging station (or a petrol station) somewhere that is so extremely isolated that it doesn't have a mobile signal? There would be no passing traffic so no business case to have either a CS or a petrol station.

4. It really is a stupid argument.

1 minute ago, Lacessit said:

Could someone please explain why a mobile phone signal is necessary to enable recharging of an EV, I don't understand. In fact, when refueling with gasoline, there are signs asking for mobiles to be switched off.

Is there some reason why a debit/credit card cannot be used to pay for a recharge?

When I looked they all operate through an app on your phone. You scan a QR on the charging station then follow the instructions - payment is done through the preferred payment option you've set up in the app.

Could be different now but that's how it was many months ago when I used a charging station.

1 hour ago, Thujone said:

Yuletide greetings to one and all.

I'm still out on the bench.

I've tried all agencies/charities I can find, and all those suggested to me by groups who give help to those who are homeless.

 

I am not deemed a priority, so am therefore not eligible.

Others with priority status get the accommodation I would get if I were a priority.

Some have suggested I should be economical/expansive with the truth to get priority status.

But we all know what happened to Mac in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest as a result of that cunning plan...

 

Employers aren't interested in my applications, due to my situation.

 

But, in case it seems I am logging in to moan, I'm not.

I'm just telling it how it is for anybody who's interested.

My life has been a series of adventures and this one could be the ultimate.

 

There is the fact that over the course of time I have become part of a loose-knit community of people who are also not deemed priorities.

 

I hope this post is of interest to some.

 

Best wishes to you and thanks for updating us as people are interested/concerned to hear how you are doing.

I am sad I can't be of more constructive help but hope things come good for you. Keep the faith. 

26 minutes ago, AlexRRR said:

I did have something to say and I said it, wasn't helpful you decided it was drivel, you would be a honey to live with...enjoy your evening...

I am actually, thanks.

30 minutes ago, AlexRRR said:

What ever rocks your boat but find it amazing that you would like to go to Brazil and haven't got a clue what the place is about then use someone to "work it out for you".

 

Just google top 10 places to see in blablabal, really simple, then if something catches your eye do it, but I was very good at geography at school...ive gone to all the places that interested me.

Brazil was about 18 years ago. Anyway I appreciated having someone with first hand knowledge of the country to give suggestions and very good they were too, I would definitely have missed out. 

Like I said, I have only used an agent twice and I have been on hundreds of trips to dozens of countries. So thanks for your patronising drivel, but the OP was asking for a recommendation as he needs an agent so I was helping give some context to my recommendation of a company.

Move along now unless you have something to say that might help.

2 hours ago, AlexRRR said:

Do it yourself/ they will put on min 10% on top of what you can do through google flights or anything else you will use, get the apps "get your guide" "klook" and "Viator" on to your phone they are full of tours pretty much all around the world and can book through the app.

Generally true, and I always do it myself. I always wondered why travel agents still existed when it is so easy to do it yourself. However I used an agent (DTC) twice in my life to visit countries - Brazil and Japan - with friends / family that I literally knew nothing about. I could have spent weeks researching locations and booking every hotel, destination, internal flight / train, but it's quite nice to have someone with the knowledge and experience to do all that for you, especially if you are going as a group. My Brazil and Japan trips would not have been as amazing as they were without the suggestions and recommendations of DTC - and if I need to change anything along the way I just call the guy and he sorts it. They offer suggestions, you don't need to agree with them, it is more of a conversation about what you like. But in my experience their suggestions were superb: Iguazu falls in Brazil for example I had never heard of it and definitely wouldn't have thought of going there but it was one of the most amazing places I have ever been, and all thanks to the first hand recommendation of the travel agent. Likewise Kawaguchi in Japan - I'd never heard of it and definitely wouldn't have found it by myself, but he suggested it and booked a great hotel and told us exactly how to get there from Tokyo by train(s).

I didn't use them for any organised tours as I hate those with a huge passion, just recommendations for destinations and interesting places and all the hotels and travel, and I sorted out the rest when I got there.

In the OPs situation with a group of Thais going somewhere they have never been and likely know little about I think he is right to use an agent - they are very useful in those situations and take all the stress and headaches away. And it was not noticeably more expensive than doing it myself although yes, possibly slightly more expensive.

 

3 hours ago, mistral53 said:

I have always found arguments based on outlier events amusing - the world does not operate like that, to wit, not every single EV will be involved in a fatal battery accident. As a matter of fact, I am going out on a limb and postulate this outrages argument - very few will.

 

In an other life, I have always argued for 'management by exception' - and not the other way around! You will always be at the losing end of the debate when you try to make the potential accident the reason to resist progress.......... imagine cavemen resisting the wheel because a wheeled cart in an accident will run down a hill so much faster than a sled......... I for one do not aspire to live in a cave.

Excellent reply and excellent analogy.

2 minutes ago, H1w4yR1da said:

Westerners, or in this case, British.

Thank you divers. Feel better now? (No reason to thank all westerners as 99.99% of them had nothing to do with it.