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5 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

When some ghastly EV gets released by an air filtration company in China 🇨🇳 we are all supposed to bend over backwards in awe, but when an EV explode in a giant fireball in a neighboring country to Thailand 🇹🇭 it is off topic?

I see the cherry 🍒 harvest is still in full swing.

Why the fourth F in FFFF?

It's hardly ghastly. It's a great looking car and extremely well specced (23 speaker Dolby Atmos system anyone?). Design was led by Chris Bangle with a team of other ex MB and BMW designers. It's true they are having teething problems with initial build quality but I am 100% sure these will be quickly ironed out. The rest of the car is light years ahead of any FFF car.

Perhaps you think it's ghastly because it isn't covered in stickers or go faster stripes?

https://insideevs.com/reviews/720158/xiaomi-su7-wheelsboy-review-china/

33 minutes ago, johng said:

 

 

How could you go to a park that only opened 2 years ago  25 years ago   perhaps you are  confusing this new park with  this one

 

Benjasiri Park

https://maps.app.goo.gl/cbccNtSd4Ez52tBy7

No. Benjakitti Park opened in 1992. The expansion opened two years ago.

2 hours ago, Pib said:

I don't think it's an Aion Y Plus from looking at Aion images especially the front end....does an Aion have a light bar that goes all the way across the front like in the image along with a little dip of the light in the middle....maybe it does...I'm not sure?    

 

Also, the car in the video is on the right side of the road...like maybe in a right hand drive country.  But hey, some Thais drive/park in any direction on any side of the road.

You're right, I thought maybe the light bar was an aftermarket addition, but Gweiloman is right - it's a Vinfast. And I will say that's in Laos: the guy is speaking Laos, not Thai.

So there you go EOW - it's a Vinfast and it is in Laos.

JB is also right that they are horrid, ugly, cheaply built things and I wouldn't buy one in a million years.

Oh, and Vinfast never crossed my mind as this is EVs in Thailand and they are not on the road here yet. But I have seen them in Laos. So sorry EOW, you lose the point I gave you earlier.

32 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

This morning's EV fire 🔥 to wake you up. Can anyone spot the brand?

 

EV fire 🔥 Tracking - Thailand 

1. BYD Seal - Ratchaburi roll-over

2.....

 

- An EV fire is a fire in an EV, whether caused by technical fault, charging, accident, arson, internal and external reasons.

What is NOT an EV fire?

1. A hybrid vehicle fire is not an EV fire. Even if the hybrid battery explode in a thermal runaway,  it is still not an EV fire.

2. Electric motorcycles, scooters,  bicycles are not counted as EV fires.

3. Electric busses, vans and boats are not counted as EV fires.

Congrats - you finally got one!! Must be a good start to your week!

Aion Y Plus? The bloke on the video says Neta but those lights don't look like a Neta.

29 minutes ago, thailand49 said:

All that is True, but I enjoy taking the bus from Pattaya rsthet than drive myself or hire a car.

It was gracefully noted to take the taxi from Ekamai which leads me it isnt so far from the station.

Two, although I mentioned Ekamai it is more on the return trip since arriving into Bangkok I usually get off at Udon Suk take BTS to Nana area or Embassy. Ive found this best method on weekdays when traffic is heavy stop and go to Ekamai.

I have a mobile cast or booth Im not an invalid it isnt about money I enjoy interaction and people watching but if it was a distant unable to handle or raining by my first preferrence of course I will go in style. 

So, I will not consider walking 15-30 to hotel with the booth in the heat if there is a 5mins walk from a nearby BTS station (name ?) then of course taxi.

Thanks.

 

 

As someone already told you, it is at least a 15 minute walk from Saphan Taksin BTS. So if you have a cast it's not going to work for you. Take a taxi.

On 5/18/2024 at 12:33 PM, brianthainess said:

And of course all the stations will have elevators for wheelchairs, won't they? I'm sure that's all been budgeted for along with maintenance. 

 

Yes, just like every single other mass transit line in Thailand - they all have lifts for wheelchair users and for the general public. Every single station on every single line as far as I am aware. Why would this be any different? Have you ever been to Bangkok?

(Yes, the very first BTS lines didn't have them in their original construction but that was 25+ years ago).

 

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Just one little question WHO will pay for it. I'm sure the feasibility study will make a lot of money for many people. 

It'll almost certainly be a PPP, again like every other mass transit line in Thailand. The private sector will pay to build it in exchange for an operating concession for thirty years, Again like every single other mass transit project in Thailand.

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I'm not just being negative but a realist. 

Right, of course.

On 2/19/2024 at 7:25 AM, passiflora said:

Good morning.

Where can I park for a few hours at Suvarnabhumi airport, to pick my friends who are coming to visit me. If possible on the site, what are the prices applied?

Too late now but in case it helps anyone else. There is short term parking available in two huge multistory car parks. As you drive up to the airport you'll see it signposted to the right - I think it says "Car parking (5fl)". Charges are:

13 hours ago, brianthainess said:

I have 2 CVT and both show what is currently selected on the dash, I have never seen an ATs presuming you mean auto, that has a manual mode. 

Most ATs have a manual mode. My XC40 has an 8-speed auto with manual selection. My previous car had a 6-speed auto with manual selection. Probably 90% of auto cars I have driven have some sort of manual selection.

28 minutes ago, eisfeld said:

 

Some CVTs fake the sensation of gears. I know the Honda Civic had such a feature for example. It would just clumb through the revs and then jump back down for no mechanical reason just so it sounds and feels like a real gear shift.

 

Some people might also mistake a CVT shifting gears because especially with lower torque ones they tend to jump to higher revs if you want to accelerate as they need the revs to make any kind of power and then quickly rev down again to get into a more efficient RPM range. That jump up could be mistaken for a down-shift and conversely the jump down in revs could be mistake for an up-shift.

 

 

 My HR-V has flappy paddles that fake gear changes. Ridiculous.

4 minutes ago, transam said:

This reads like the thread is not for you, perhaps you are now an EV owner, the motoring world revolves around you, or you are just an angry chappy..............😂

I was giving my opinion on CVTs on a thread about CVTs.

1 hour ago, transam said:

Well, I am thinking of a few things for the motoring forum that maybe of interest, the video I found was just perfect for those who were interested.

 

When I posted it, a "sad" showed up, now that was confusing, oh, now 4 "sads"....🤔

 

Anyway thanks for sharing something informative. Wondering though why they say CVTs can be found in SUVs and show a picture of an EX30 which obviously doesn't have one. And then they say they are found in Subaru WRX's. Anyone who buys a WRX and specs a CVT deserves to be shot.  As a previous WRX owner that thought is horrifying. Manual or nothing.

I have a Honda HR-V with a CVT and I hate it. The technology is good, but the experience is awful.  Soulless. Droning. Boring.

2 hours ago, NanLaew said:

Two grammar police do.

I am not normally one for pulling people up on grammar, but that was just a wall of text and almost impossible to read. Just trying to give a tip to break it up.

1 hour ago, cmjl said:

Yes,the UK police can go to court before arresting someone,believe it or not it's called an arrest warrant

Yes, but they can also perfectly well arrest people on the spot without one. Do you think they go to court to get arrest warrants every time they need to arrest someone?

14 hours ago, PuiPuiHarry said:

When the Netherlands can keep a part of a city, 6 mtr below sea level called Alexanderpolder and part of Rotterdam, dry, Thailand cannot keep a city dry just 1 mtr below sea level ?  About 1/3 of Netherlands lies below sea level, with the lowest point being 22 feet (6.7 meters) below sea level. 

This tiresome old gem again. Te NL has about 30-40% of Thailand's rainfall and it is pretty evenly spread throughout the year. ie. it is inconsequential.

Thailand gets about 2.5-3 times the NL's annual rainfall and it generally happens over 4-5 months with the rest being bone dry. In a bad month the NL may get 80mm of rain. Thailand can easily get more than that in a day! 

Dump Thailand's rain on the NL and see how their flooding is. Conversely, give Thailand and its infrastructure the NL's weather and you would never even step in a puddle.

Not saying the NL doesn't have good systems - they do. But compare apples with apples. Oh, and just waiting for someone to come along with the myth that Thailand rejected the NL's offer of expert help.

6 hours ago, Purdey said:

Are they all Burmese or Thai Burmese, because if they are Burmese nationals they can be sent back over the border.

Became intrigued how Thai law works when I read:

The police intended to visit each residence of the teenage members for questioning and to arrest those found guilty.

No court proceedings needed?

You don't need a court proceeding to arrest someone. Do UK police go to court before arresting people?

4 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

With @JBChiangRai gone full Colonel Walter E. Kurtz and started a chicken farm with Freddy in 'Nam, I will use 6,000 miles/year for average EV mileage in Thailand 🇹🇭. 

At that rate, we just passed 600,000,000 miles. Congratulations 🎊. 

And how many fires? Must have been loads.

3 hours ago, thesetat said:

The thing is... most of those wires were not being used. Common practice is/was to leave the wires there even if the service was terminated. When new service was needed they would install new wires. Seems their work is only on the cables for TV and phones and internet. 

No, electric is going underground in most places too.

4 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

would it be best to leave the engine of an electric car running to avoid draining the battery too  ? lol

They don't have an "engine". And it is fine to leave the AC running in one - it has marginal effect on the battery. I think you don't understand the massive energy packed in to an ICE battery pack. You can charge an iPhone more than 50 times for around 1% of charge of a typical EV.

4 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

They are neither filthy or disgusting in my opinion   

Stand behind one for a while then come back here.

Filthy, smelly, disgusting - that is undebatable.

26 minutes ago, retarius said:

Personally I wouldn't bet against Toyota. A very smart company. I drove Mercedes for much of my working life but moved to work in Japan. I was given a company car....a Toyota Crown Royal Saloon (they didn't have Lexus in Japan in this days). This car was an eyeopener, made the Benz looks like a cart and horse.

So remember before you part with any money, that in the 70s and early 80s when Japanese cars were rubbished as rust buckets and their motorcycles were called 'rice burners' by the shortsighted western car and bike manufacturers. Were it not for some serious protectionism by the US Toyota would have wiped out their car industry like they did their motor bike industry.

Yes, Toyota make excellent - if very uninspiring and dull - cars. Not since the late 80's / early 90's have they produced anything fun or interesting. Back in those days I loved the crazy Japanese sports cars: and Toyota's Celica GT4 and Supra were fantastic and I badly wanted one. (Never got one) The new Supra looks quite cool though.

I have owned one Toyota and while it was perfectly good I wouldn't buy another one. Insipid to drive, just incredibly dull.

I have owned a Lexus IS250 and that was a great car. Actually quite fun - rear wheel drive, V6, and beautifully appointed. So their quality is good, no questions. I just think they bet on the wrong horse this time and which is why they are investing heavily in lobbying to maintain their market position.

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PHEVs are still growing in the EU in Q1 whereas EVs (despite huge government subsidies) were stumbling at the first hurdle.....and they will fall at the second hurdle unless someone sorts out a good network of fast chargers and the news from the US looks very poor on this item. The western press have had photos recently of vast parking lots filled with unsold Tesla's in the US, and unsold Chinese EV's in Brussels. 

The Western press do slant these things. I don't know anything about Teslas in the US - but their infrastructure is not great, plus their cars are not great either. But in the EU it is more complex than that. There is currently an issue in Europe of cars not being moved out of ports quickly enough (Brussels is the central entry point) but the shipping companies put this down to a shortage of trucks and drivers and it is affecting all imports, not just Chinese cars.  The Chinese, however, are at a disadvantage as hauliers prioritise regular clients, rather than new ones. 

https://www.ft.com/content/496f3bfa-9f0c-4145-9024-188572a280fd

Pretty balanced article really. But others slant that news to say Chinese are dumping EVs or they are in port because they are not selling any.