motdaeng

for the average ev driver, charging speed isn't the main thing. other factors matter more! most owners usually just charge at home anyway ... and don't go on a road trip every week ... last week i took my ls7 awd on a 4-day road trip (1'921km) deep into isaan. charging was no problem at all, and with a real range of around 500 km, it was another easy, comfy, and relaxing trip. the ls7 is perfect for that, even with four people and a lot of luggage ...

animals ... they should stay where they came from ...

doesn't this also apply to america? most people are good, but the us government is evil ... 😕

if the land purchase and the deed transfer were done at the land office, and there was no mortgage to pay off beforehand and no entries on the back of the chanote, then everything is legal ... it looks more like someone is trying to use intimidation tactics. depending on how it goes, your friend could report them to the police for harassment and coercion ...

... this reminds me of uncle tu ... he ordered the pm 2.5 pollution to stop within two weeks ... TIT 😅

thailand has double tax agreements (DTA) with 61 countries. all of these are different and need to be looked at separately. some DTA are favorable for expats living in thailand, while others offer basically no benefits at all ... https://www.rd.go.th/english/766.html

you call it flawed methodology? i call it an easy way to avoid a dangerous and frequent cause of rear-end collisions!!!

to measure the two-second rule, pick a stationary object (like a sign or a tree) and ensure that at least two seconds pass from the moment the car ahead passes it until your own vehicle reaches the same spot ... very simple ... and in rainy or difficult conditions, use the 4 second rule!

the following distance in meters for the 2-second rule depends on the vehicle's speed. at 50 km/h, you should maintain a gap of 27.78 m ... this corresponds to approximately 6 car lengths! at 100 km/h, the gap increases to 55.56 m ... this corresponds to approximately 12 car lengths! at 120 km/h, it reaches 66.67 m ... this corresponds to approximately 15 car lengths!

tailgating is when a driver follows another vehicle too closely and doesn't leave enough room to stop safely if the car in front hits the brakes ... my simple rule: stay at least 2 seconds behind!

it is important to me that i can make my own decisions while driving so i can arrive safely. this includes my speed, overtaking, my driving style, looking ahead, and reacting early to dangers. these points, plus a bit of luck in some situations, help me drive over 40 years without any accidents in many different countries and continents ... however, tailgating here in thailand puts me in a situation where i feel like "coercion" to me and where i and my family are "forced" into unnecessary danger cause of a brainless idiot tailgating us! when it is possible, i pull over to the side and let the reckless tailgater pass ...

i actually thought the opposite, that government employees and the military are happy with the elections because their positions have been strengthened ... or am i making a mistake in my thinking here?

@Pib thank you very much for your detailed explanation und your experiance about the consumption data ... it is a pity that byd does not provide more precise data regarding consumption, like many other ev manufacturers do. even i'm really happy with my sealion 7, i'd rate byd's software as "modest." i wonder why the world's largest bev manufacturer doesn't offer its customers a modern and high-quality software solution ...

i just had the one-year service done on my sealion 7 awd. everything is fine, but i am confused about the consumption data: - my car trip computer shows 15.6 kwh/100km over 18,000 km (is this exclude extras like air conditioning???). - the service report lists "accumulated charge energy" of 4,173 kwh (does that include regeneration?), which equals 23.18 kwh/100km!?!? - my own excel sheet shows that i charged a total of 3,412 kwh (this is including charging losses etc ), which equals 19.00 kwh/100km! i trust my own records (with charging losses but without regeneration) the most! have any of you also received such contradictory consumption values for your byd?

... it is translated with google, and personal information has been removed ...

interesting to see how banks in different home countries (i am european) seems to react to the tax issue ... because i have been living in thailand for over 20 years, three banks have ended their cooperation with me! the other two banks required a thai TIN; otherwise, my accounts would have been closed as well. this (TIN) was not a problem for me, as i have had a TIN for many years and file my tax returns allways as required under thai tax law ... from these two banks (home country), i receive an annual on january information letter listing which data is reported under OECD rules ... ☹️ ☹️ ☹️ for some of us, "just ignore the thai tax law and call it a big fuss over nothing" is not an option ...

i think this is a good video for anyone interested in solar ... and an off grid solution ...

your post describes what is probably only half of the truth ... because there is a large group of self-employed people who, based on their income, should generally be paying taxes but do not. how large this group is and how much tax revenue it represents is a different question ...

it seems like times are changing, and thailand may soon lose its status as a tax haven with liberal tax laws for both thai citizens and foreigners ...

with only a few exceptions, almost all charging station providers are private companies. so why should the government step in and raise prices instead of letting the market regulate itself? one might wonder whether some large charging station providers are behind this, hoping to increase their profits while hiding behind new government regulations ... by the way, i drive around 18,000 km per year with my bev. the last time i had to use a charging station was in april. at home, i charge at 4.30 thb per kwh. compared to my previous vehicle, i save about two-thirds of the energy cost per kilometer ... 😁

because we love our wifes and our wifes are different ... 😁 😁 😁

i do not agree. i believe that the DTA does state where income from social security and similar sources transfered to thailand must be taxed ... whether in the home country, in thailand, or not taxed at all ...

https://www.rd.go.th/english/37749.html#section42 i’m not sure whether this article 42 (25) includes money that was transferred to thailand ... or ist this for thai social secourty fund only ... ???

no, they can do whatever they want. it is their country, and we are only guests ... for example, the immigration authorities make our lives difficult whenever possible ... they do whatever they want with us! i hope the thai tax revenue department will not do the same in the future ... 🙂

in the whole debate about the adjusted tax regulation (per 2024), whether it will be enforced or not, one important point is often ignored. it is a legally binding tax law ... some see it like this: we are just guests here with a limited permission to stay, and we should behave accordingly. we should not compare ourselves with some local thai people who do not follow the (tax) law ... but some see it like this: we do the same as the locals. we do not follow the tax laws, we drive drunk, we don't pay speeding tickets, we teach our children to ride motorbikes at the age of 12 or drive cars at 16, drink too much and act like monkeys ... and so on ...