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... that's a good one ... she will keep working for toni and the other corrupt old dinosaurs ... i've yet to see a thai politician whose top priority is serving the thai people ...

so toni stabbed his own party in the back ... an interesting development ...

... that is a good one ... especially coming from you ... 🍺🍻

no one knows the answer, but keep in mind, this is thailand... anything can happen! thinking it won’t happen is one way to cope, but some of us prefer to be proactive. and if some foreigners believe it won’t happen because of: - other laws aren’t enforced either - most thais don’t pay taxes - foreigners are too important to upset - they lack the technical expertise or the manpower to effectively enforce the law - they can't enforce it without some benefit in return for us - etc. honestly, i think these foreigners are being naive, because the thai government couldn’t care less about us or what happens to us or our families ... there aren't many countries where you can live without paying taxes... thailand used to be an exception, but that's no longer the case...

i would agree with you... until the law is enforced. then, someone among you might end up in trouble, and it could hit you really hard. i doubt you'll be able to dodge the tax laws as easily as some traffic rules by ignoring them or pretending not to know... but hey, it's your choice!

the ev owner (ww 40+ mil) can see it already ... you for sure won't see it even in an other 10 years time ... you will create again some made up claims, we got it ... anyway, better not to feed someone like you ....

the new 2025 BYD Seal ... top speed of 240 km/h ... this will make the germans happy

@norbra thank you very much for your efforts ; now everyone can sleep much better ... we don't really know what will happened. but i think it's unlikely that this tax issue will go away and stay away ... keep in mind, the TRD doesn't need to go after every foreigner in the first year (starting 2025), they have technically up to 10 years time to catch a tax evaders ... it seems that some new tax residents will voluntarily file tax returns for 2024 and pay a few thousand baht in taxes. this could potentially lead to others being held accountable as well... we'll see." note: how long did it take for the system to start enforcing unpaid speeding tickets? only now is it slowly taking effect... with taxes for foreigner, it could unfold in a similar way ... but it will be for sure more costly! but as often said, to each their own ...

it's not surprising that (too) many foreigners think they need an invitation to follow (a) the law in thailand! (please don't use the argument that thais don't follow the law either...) what i suggest is, first, try to inform yourself about your personal tax situation and manage your money transfer to thailand accordingly for this 2024. second, wait until the end of february 2025 with requestiong a TIN number; you'll still have one month time to file your tax return for 2024.

thank you very much @Bandersnatch and @JBChiangRai for your detailed and valuable responses. i really appreciate you sharing your thoughts and knowledge ...

sorry if you've already answered these questions before: - what is the minimum kw power the seal accepts when charging only from solar? - can the ABB wallbox regulate so that only solar power is used for charging, without drawing anything from the home's energy storage system or from PEA? - given the varying solar surplus, are these fluctuations problematic for charging the seal’s FLP? it would be great if there were a wall charger that could automatically regulate charging based on solar surplus and also have a V2H function! if i remember correctly, some innovative products, like intelligent wall chargers, are already on the market, but they haven’t made it to thailand yet...

don't worry, the interior is also available in black. it is a really beautiful car ...

that would be very disappointing, only 3.6 kw from the free 11 kw ABB wallbox. can any other byd seal owners confirm this poor performance? i've never heard of this issue before!

please correct me if i'm wrong, but if we're talking about ac charging, not many cars can charge at 22 kw ...

according to the stats from the end of 2023, thailand had a total of 172,540 electric vehicles and 9,694 charging stations. this means there are 17.8 electric vehicles per public charging point in thailand, not 64 as in the stats above! my conclusion: - there seems to be a discrepancy in these stats (with my post from 8/4/2024), but it's unclear where the issue lies. - it looks to me like thailand ranks in the middle worldwide in terms of the proportion of bev to charging stations. (normally, only non-ev users claim there aren't enough charging stations in thailand ...) - the charging points from different car brands like mg, gwm, byd, etc. (estimated to be around 1,000?) are not included in these statistics.

you are right, thank's for correcting it!!! it seems it was not my best sunday morning 🌞

that's a good point, thank you ...

some interesting stats about charging stations: https://www.iea.org/reports/global-ev-outlook-2024/trends-in-electric-vehicle-charging thailand has 64 public charging stations (2023) per electric vehicle. compared to other countries, this number isn't very high. however, it seems that most ev owners charge at home, as wait times at some popular charging stations usually only happen during holidays. i'm not sure if the charging stations at mg, gwm, volvo, byd, tesla etc., are included in this statistic because i wouldn't call them "real public" charging stations, because they are not open to all bev!

the same tax laws apply to thais as to us foreigners. this lady has to pay taxes for her pension ...

wouldn't it make more sense to clean up first the corruption among the criminals within the own government?

a cell to body car battery will be recycled as well, so why do you think it won't be cost effective? if you google it by yourself (it is not too difficult), the subject is quite easy to follow!

for our fruit trader: " .... companies specialize in giving a second life to car batteries, often referred to as "second-life" or "repurposed" batteries. these companies take used electric vehicle (ev) batteries and repurpose them for various applications, such as energy storage systems, backup power, and renewable energy integration ...."

yes, you're right... i'm personally also interested in the changes to the interior, which might be similar to the new byd sealion 07. "Underneath the Seal 07 EV is the new e-platform 3.0 Evo which has 800V architecture giving improved charging efficiency and the car will support 240 kW fast charging. The e-platform 3.0 Evo debuted in May with the Sea Lion 07. Highlights include a 12-in-1 electric drive system." new byd sealion 07 interior:

"BYD Seal 07 to launch on August 8 in both EV and PHEV forms" https://carnewschina.com/2024/07/31/byd-seal-07-to-launch-on-august-8-in-both-ev-and-phev-forms/

why don't you uk guys just ask your british embassy in bangkok for clarification? i'm sure they'll be very helpful ... (sorry, i couldn't resist)