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Wow, look at this CCTV footage of an ICE just spontaneously combusting!! Look at the way it just goes up in an instant! And it is German too! DO NOT BUY GERMAN ICEVs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TELL THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!! THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOU!!!!

That first clip is not an EV. And it is from a movie set. Yet they state as fact that this is an EV exploding as it is being charged. A blatant lie. Credibility of the channel destroyed. It is an anti Chinese clickbait site. Anything with big red and yellow shouty headlines is clickbait. Shame you just swallow it all up, what a simple life you must lead to get your entertainment from such places.

Troll.

0-100kmh in 12.7 seconds. You are not leaving many cars behind with that.

Fantastic, well thought out and reasoned post. I particular admire the science you've included, it is hard to argue with such a solid post. Another one who is brain washed by the rambling orange buffoon me thinks.

Nobody is invading the hospital, read it again. And no evidence against Thaksin, you are funny.

Do you have the ability to read? I have posted factual information and links, yet you just ignore them and spout your lies time after time. It was fun batting you down each time but now it is just boring as you are clearly not interested in debating like an adult. Either post some facts to support your arguments that manufactures have given up on EVs because nobody wants them (clearly ridiculously untrue) or run along and play somewhere else, you are tiresome and childish. Do you also believe Donald Trump that EVs need charging every 15 minutes or that you'll be electrocuted if you are on an electric boat that sinks? Perhaps the rambling incoherent orange buffoon is your hero - it would explain a lot.

Er, what?? "320d, 220d, BYD Dolphin, Atto Seal, any MG..." What do you think the first two are? Never mind. Closed mind, anti EV, anti China, makes up nonsense to support his prejudice, then tries desperately to dig himself out of the hole he's dug........and fails. Move along, nothing to discuss here.

More nonsense. The Thai government subsidises diesel which is only used by a subset of the population for which the vehicles make sense. Are petrol drivers up in arms? Are the EV drivers up in arms? No, they don't care. Are they put off buying diesel cars? No (well they are put off by them being extremely noisy, dirty and smelly but that's not the point I'm making, they are not put off by the subsidy on diesel). The Thai government subsidises certain farming sectors which form only a subset of the population. Are non farmers up in arms? No. Are they "put off" by farmers? No. The Thai government subsidises many industries by way of BOI tax incentives and these form a subset of all industries. Are non BOI companies up in arms? No. Do they turn against BOI companies? No. I think you might get this point now.

Eh? For one, no they are not, they are more expensive. And anyway a bottom of the line 320d is not going to achieve classic car status either is it? You tried to dig yourself out but made it worse. 320d, 220d, BYD Dolphin, Atto Seal, any MG, none of them are going to become classics so I have no idea what you were trying to achieve with your ridiculous comparison between BYD/MG and Ferrari/Aston Martin other than to bash the Chinese brands.

Yes, and no one has made any secret of that - EV owners and non EV owners - it is an obvious fact.

BYD and MG are not Ferrari or Aston Martin price, they are completely different things: affordable mass market cars vs high end, exclusive supercars. Why are you even comparing them? It's ridiculous. Obviously I know why you are comparing them - it's just an anti China bash. Very childish and you have made yourself look quite silly by making such a comparison.

Most major brands in Thailand also sell certified second hand cars that have been fully checked and will come with a warranty. Toyota has Toyota Sure: https://www.toyotasure.com/home/ Honda has Honda Certified: https://usedcar.honda.co.th/ BMW: https://usedcar.bmw.co.th/buy-used-cars Volvo Selekt: https://selekt.volvocars.co.th/en/home You get the idea, pretty much sure every brand does this these days. I would never buy from a tent - either certified from the manufacturer or a direct private buy from a farang. When I first came to Thailand there were no manufacturer certified used cars, I bought from a tent and had nothing but problems - I've only bought new ever since.

Thanks, and yes, got you mixed up with Bandersnatch - forgot you had the Dolphin.

Agree with you. Personally I don't like adaptive cruise control but understand why many people do. My Volvo has it and can even steer itself on highways (they call it "Pilot Assist") but I find it more stressful than driving myself, always having to be alert for "what if" moments. It's good for showing people as a gimmick, but again I understand why others would like it. Curious as to how the Seal does it in traffic? Again I never use it in the Volvo - it does stop and start traffic perfectly well but always seems to accelerate and brake too hard so I don't like it. Does the Seal do it smoothly? Same as parking. It can detect a space and reverse park by itself but I find it much easier just to park on my own. Good for showing people as a gimmick though. Maybe I am just too old school....

There's a posh Mazda 2?

I am surprised you can lock your hob/key in there. I haven't had a car that allowed that to happen for well over 10 years. Current Honda HR-V (7-8 years old) and Volvo XC-40 (four years old) don't allow the doors to lock if the key fob is inside. My car prior to the Volvo didn't allow it either and I had that for around 7-8 years. Weird that a modern car lets you do that, I wonder why?

Yeah, Ford are slowing production as they have massive union and production issues and can't make a profit from EVs. They need to sort these (if they can) but are committed to an EV future - they haven't just given up because EVs are not the future as people here have stated (people who read headlines but not articles). Just another shoddy and complacent old legacy brand that could not adapt with the times and hoped the EV thing would go away if they closed their eyes for long enough. Now they have realised it isn't going away they are too far behind to catch up, and they are stuck with a highly unionised workforce that means they just can't compete with the companies who innovated and disrupted. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ford-withdraws-2023-forecast-warns-ev-results-2023-10-26/

The failure of posters like @Photoguy21 and others to back up their statements with links (as per forum rules) is very frustrating. And they just keep repeating the same baseless lies even after being challenged. I don't own an EV and follow these threads to learn about them, the pros and cons and real world experience. All I get from the EV owners is reasoned and realistic debate: freely admitting the cons of EV ownership and openly stating why they are not suitable for everyone, but also pointing out the benefits and sharing their experience of ownership of a period of (in many cases) years - it's very useful and interesting. All I see from the anti EV brigade is lies, misinformation given as fact, and anti Chinese propaganda. No research, closed minds, no informed debate. I would love to be involved in some reasonable discourse as it would help me learn and would help inform my next car purchase decision. But every single time they fail to deliver anything........which tells me everything. Donald Trump said in a speech that EVs need to be charged every 15 minutes. I guess these posters get their information form people like him. Says it all. Got ay links? Care to comment? @Photoguy21

Here you go again. You already said this before and I asked you to post a link to the statement that they are stopping EV manufacturing. I also posted a detailed explanation of what these companies are doing and why - and guess what, they are not stopping production. Maybe you missed it so here it is again: Once more I'll ask you to post a link or back up you statement. It is simply not true. And once again I expect you'll fail to do so and will probably post the same lie again tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after that. Yawn.

Thanks for sharing, I found that very interesting and learnt a lot of things I didn't know about hydrogen production and storage.

Oh wow, yeah, thanks for the warning!! You people are hilarious.

You missed out "woke". Come on, if you're having a cliche fest at least do it properly. I think Tesla is a good name as it is named after Nikola Tesla who was a visionary electrical engineer and inventor. Naming your electric car brand after him is a good way of honouring him and it immediately says what you are about as a company. I don't like Teslas much although I admire the technology in them, but is a good name. The rest of your post is just weird. A Tesla is a car. If someone drives a Tesla and they are asked what car they drive they will say "Tesla". By the way I like EVs, I like meat, I like leather.

I've been in a couple that don't take cash. So you either pay by QR or card.

We really need a yawn emoji.