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And there you go again, ignoring questions, and posting silly emojis. You are not interested in a discussion. One last try as you did post the video: What is the breakthrough? What is the new technology in these engines? Why are these any different from any other hybrid engine? Please try to answer a question, just once.

You conveniently ignored my questions as you always do whenever someone challenges your nonsense, every single time. Ignore, post something silly with some childish emojis. I always enjoy a reasonable debate as obviously I am not always right so it good to hear other opinions, but you never engage, you ignore or deflect. So let's try again. Where is the breakthrough? What makes these any different from any other hybrid engine? There is nothing in the video. Shouty videos do annoy me as no reputable journalistic source uses shouty all caps headlines like "GAME OVER", "NO MORE ELECTRIC!", it is just click bait for the gullible. If people don't like EVs it doesn't bother me (as you know I don't own one), it just bothers me when people lie or post nonsense........that goes for any topic, not just EVs. Anyway back on topic. What's the breakthrough? What's new?

I would say you are very easily hoodwinked. I watched the entire video and didn't hear one single detail of any new tech or development, not one. Just lots of generic words. They say these revolutionary engines use "direct injection" (common since 2000) and "variable valve timing" (common since 1989). Oh and they can switch from "pure EV" to "pure ICE" or somewhere inbetween. They are just basic hybrid engines, nothing more, nothing less. What did I miss? Where is the revolutionary breakthrough? Can you explain? I was going to say I thought you were more intelligent than that but then I remembered.... So where's the breakthrough? Oh, and the channel is very shouty and very anti EV from the looks of it.

Oh the irony of transam complaining someone has derailed his thread....

Tell the guy I was replying to then. Or are only anti EV / anti China people allowed to go off topic? It's always like being in the school playground when transam is around.

It's been debunked on here before (by me as well as others). There is a Financial Times article that tells the whole story, that it is mainly due to a shortage of hauliers in Europe and that it is affecting everything, not only Chinese EVs. But those with an agenda jump on the Chinese EV thing. It is a logistical issue rather than "dumping". However, many of the Chinese groups were building teams in Europe from scratch and grappling with real-world logistical challenges, car executives said. As newcomers to the market, they have struggled to find haulage companies to prioritise their orders. “Lack of trucks” is a “very common problem”, said one person familiar with the situation, who added that many vehicles had been “reserved by Tesla”. “Any new brand will be facing this issue, if you don’t have scale, if you don’t have regular deliveries, then you are not the [trucking groups’] largest clients,” they added. https://www.ft.com/content/496f3bfa-9f0c-4145-9024-188572a280fd

No one has a crystal ball. I am sure no one ever thought Nokia or Kodak would go belly up. But GM were never a mainstream brand in Thailand although they did manufacture and export from here. I wouldn't consider a GM because their cars are all naff but I definitely wouldn't have considered them in Thailand in the same way I wouldn't consider a Peugeot, Seat or Citroen in Thailand - you never know when they might disappear as they don't sell enough.

I would never ever consider a GM vehicle of any kind, ever. Not in the past, not in the present, not in the future.

For that reason I would not buy from a non established brand. That doesn't only go for cars but for any expensive electronic item that I plan to rely on.

No one would miss it - they are dreadful cars. Edit: BTW I don't think anyone on here has said ALL electric cars are amazing so not sure why you think you are scoring points. Like anything else there are good ones and terrible ones. Vinfast belong in the latter category, BYD belong in the former.

Means nothing. It is a relatively new industry. Of course many companies will fall by the wayside, there will be consolidations, mergers, takeovers, just as there have been in the ICE vehicle industry, absolutely no difference. Some won't be good enough, some will overstretch themselves, some will be incompetent, but at the end of the day the EV industry will be strong as will be the survivors. How many automobile manufactures have gone bust since the early days of the automobile? How many early internet business went out of business? How many mobile phone companies went of out business? (hint: it's a lot in all three instances). Has the automobile industry died? Has the internet died? Has the mobile phone perished? Like I said, meaningless. Edit: I haven't heard of more than half the companies on that list which says a lot.

Just to update, I flew back from Samui this morning. Was in CW at 9am and out by 9.40am with a 12 month extension in hand. Very easy process all the way through thanks to some helpful advice on this thread (and also by PM). I can confirm I did not receive a home visit. Now to fly back to Samui and finish my holiday.

Not sure if that is a serious question or not. I guess not.

Honestly this is really interesting for people who don't understand the unbelievable capacity these batteries have and how little impact things like AC have on them in the overall scheme of things. It is hard to compute for most people. Luckily most people refrain from making silly blanket statements....

Great, thank you.

As an update, I am now in Samui. I came on the 16th and am here till the 26th with my immigration appointment at CW on the 23rd (under consideration, report back on 23rd). I didn't get any home visit before I left and my wife's niece is staying in our house while we're away and there has been no visit, so I guess there won't be one as my appointment is on Tuesday. I did check with my friend who has a contact at CW and they said there is an investigation team and they usually do home visits. Whether my documents and history (28 years in Thailand and always squeaky clean but usually on non B extensions based on employment, this is my first non O extension application) means they don't need a home visit, who knows.....unless there is one planned for Monday. Anyway, I am leaving my family here to enjoy the holiday, flying back on 23rd morning to meet my appointment at CW then flying back here in the evening. Question: I forgot to pack long trousers. Is this an issue? I will wear smart shorts, trainers, and a polo shirt. I have searched but get mixed information. Does anyone know? I still have time to go and buy a pair of jeans or trousers if need be.

I know you are just reporting what you find and so I'm not shooting the messenger. There are no middle eastern airlines in there at all. Emirates posted a record $4.7 billion profit last year, so pretty sure their margins must be decent. Other ME airlines too.

Of course it can. But that enormous set of curved buildings is slightly different to a flat bench in a park in a shaded area. No?

Are you sure you spelled that right?

Nah, you'll find that most of the bashers rarely fly at all. People that do will know they are not that bad. I did have a period of about ten years or more not using them at all then I went back and I can say they are much improved. I've said it many times on here before, but I travel fairly frequently and Thai are my choice for regional travel and I would say they are one of the best regional airlines. Usually fairly modern planes (with the odd clunker on certain lower priority routes), perfectly acceptable food and decent service - nothing to complain about at all. Their ground services are also decent, check-in is always well manned at Suvarnabhumi. For long haul, no, definitely not as their IFE is poor and they are not a patch on the Middle Eastern carriers. If flying business class long haul then it is a double no. When I worked for a Thai public company many years ago the CEO always flew Thai business. I had to do a trip to the UK with him and I persuaded him to come with me on Emirates. He was astonished, he couldn't believe the difference - and that started in the lounge and the chauffeur service - his eyes were opened. Having said that I still see him on Facebook flying everywhere on Thai. Anyway, the bashers can bash, regionally they are one of the best.

Cue the bashers....

You had your post deleted in a different thread where you fantasied I ran a factory in the UK. I don't. I never have. Now you're fantasising again. I'll say it once again, I left the UK when I was 21, I have worked here ever since for various companies (including two of my own), I have never had a factory in the UK or anywhere else as you claimed in another thread before it got deleted. I have never claimed I run a multi million dollar empire as I don't. I haven't claimed I am 28 years old as I am actually 50. You are deluded and I honestly have absolutely no idea what you are talking about at all. If you are deliberately trolling then please stop as it is tiresome you continually repeating this nonsense across multiple threads. You need to stop this fantasy and I don't why know I am taking the time to respond as it is delusional nonsense. Repeat this nonsense in another thread and I'll just report you for trolling. .....says the man with a far far higher posting average than me. I would say I am probably one of the most infrequent posters out of all the regulars. 4,800-something posts in over 15 years of being an active member: an average of less than one post per day. It isn't difficult to fit that in, and it wouldn't be even if I was running a multi million dollar factory in the UK. I won't be responding to you any more, only reporting, unless you admit you are continually and deliberately confusing me with someone else (although I can't think of any other poster who has made the claims you come out with, but then I only skim through 3-4 threads a day at best). Can we drop the fantasies now please.

Do you have a link for that? It's crazy that the thing is built but not operating due to no signalling system or trains (I believe). Really really poor. Is 2028 official???

That's a funny satirical video, thanks for sharing!

Read the article.