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Electric Vehicles in Thailand

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:23:23 +0000

I have a Feyree wallbox charger with load matching. I have set it to a maximum draw of 20 amps from PEA. When set to charge at 32 amps it will feather its charging as the PEA draw approaches 20 amps. Overnight it starts off not charging at all as 3 bedrooms turn on their aircons and as the draw from aircons reduces it begins to charge. As the aircon draw reduces, so the car charging increases. During the daytime it charges very slowly until the solar kicks in and by 9am its charging at the full 32 amps. If the sun disappears behind the clouds it immediately steps down the charging current, resuming it when the sun comes out again. We have a weak single phase PEA supply and I’m very happy with this solution. On the issue of 3 phase. We do have it at the development, I could replace the copper wire to the house with 3 phase, my neighbor is doing it. I have 3 of 6Kw grid-tied inverters and could split them one per phase. We have 4 consumer panels. My Feyree charger is 3 phase wired up for single phase only. Switching to 3 phase with a large solar installation is a downgrade and I’ll explain why. We have 13 aircons, 2 large boilers and a kitchen with 2 ovens and 3 microwaves, washing machine and tumble dryer. When the sun is shining we typically produce 15Kw of solar and can use all of it. If we were 3 phase I would have 5Kw per phase and we would probably only use all of it on one or possibly 2 of 3 phases. 3 phases would be great if we could export surplus solar power.

Word Association - 2026

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:20:06 +0000

Inadequate

Broken Macbook Air

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:18:02 +0000

Ok fair enough...I suppose you did your studies of how to run the computer through the flash drive at the local library ? Those microfiche machines are wonderful 😋

Don't They Know I'm out of the Country?

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:16:55 +0000

Ah, I tried doing mine online a week ago after re entry in February, I was declined...all sorted now but yes not good especially for those that have difficulty or a fair distance to travel

Trump in China - how did it go ?

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:15:43 +0000

China has no plans to invade Taiwan. They want it right where it is.

Nigerian Man Arrested in Nonthaburi Overstay

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:13:51 +0000

Best place for them!

Project Sledgehammer: The Boom is Coming Down on Iran

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:13:38 +0000

Why don't you ask him yourself as a bona fide anti-virtual treason steadfast supporter: centcom.macdill.centcom-hq.mbx.media-desk mail.mil or stop by ADM Cooper's office next time you are in Tampa.

Taking breaks

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:12:31 +0000

Jesus, I don't like people enough for all that. Have my American wife (34) and 4 casual friends. Thats about 4 people too many..

Swede’s Guns Found in Patong Storage Locker

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:11:28 +0000

You must be very fond of rats.

Pattaya Ladyboys Rob Swedish Tourist of 100,000 Baht

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:11:06 +0000

When was the last time you saw a hotel safe with a key?

What are you having for Dinner tonight?

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:10:43 +0000

Perhaps you are correct. I buy the cheapo stuff at Makro, with half-sheet perforations, but try to tell the Mts to only use a half sheet...555. I use my hands to clean the muck off my spuds.

Anutin Targets Nominees on Koh Phangan

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:09:36 +0000

Indeed. My point was, considering all the "unfair" protective laws, running a profitable business here as a foreigner is more difficult unless of course you don't fully comply with the rules.

Don't They Know I'm out of the Country?

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:09:01 +0000

Yes they know you have been out of the country. If you try and do online report re due date as though you had not exited Thailand the report would be rejected. Ignore the reminder email. When you reenter google "enter date plus 89 days" The result will spit out new due date. Note first report after trip out of Thailand must be done in person or via mail. Cannot be done online. Big flaw in the system

Word Association - 2026

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:07:04 +0000

Meagre

Unite The Kingdom.

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:06:22 +0000

Moved to the UK & Europe Topics and Events forum.

Trump in China - how did it go ?

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:05:33 +0000

A review of Trump's visit to China. A Brit, Simon Marks of LBC, has a look here. What did YOU think ? https://youtu.be/oRdETyC1SxA The brave Folks of Taiwan don't want to be dragged into the China machine and will have noted Trump "doesn't want a war 10,000 miles away". Will the USA now curtail arms arrangements to Taiwan ? (Apparently, a war 6000 (?) miles away is OK though !)

Brit Couple Return Home After Thai Surgery Ordeal

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:04:40 +0000

Nowhere in the article do the couple criticise the NHS. They were in Thailand on holiday. Even if their travel insurance covered their Thailand hospital bills, no travel insurance on Earth would cover all the costs of tratment. Travel insurance would only ever cover the costs needed to enable you to travel home. Spinal injury often results in months or years of rehabilitation, and that would never be completed in Thailand. Similarly, if you were injured in the UK while on holiday some place that was not your home area, the local hospital will provide sufficient treatment to enable you to travel home. eg. if you break a leg while, say, holidaying in Cornwall, you will go to A&E, they will fit a temporary cast, and send you away with a referral letter. When you get home, you go back to your local hospital, for the temporary cast to be removed, and the fracture to be reset. You claim NHS Emergency Medicine is "inefficient". The opposite is true, if compared to US emergency medicine. NHS A&E services achieve comparable or better health outcomes for half the cost, per patient, than the US. The NHS is more cost efficient at the system level, but less time efficient at the department level. Broadly speaking, the inefficiency of US medicine means it has greater surge capacity (ie more of the time, there are unused beds, unused equipment, doctors and nurses not doing much). The NHS though has less surge capacity (doctors and nurses do not have much times doing "nothing", equipment purchased by the NHS is often at near maximum capacity. The NHS fails on anticipating demand. The US doesn't have to worry about forecasting demand so much because there is so much wastage in their "system". The UK spends about 12% of GDP on healthcare, about £4,500 per capita. The US spends about 18% of GDP on healthcare, about £10,500 per capita. Life expectancy at birth in the UK is about 81 years, in the US, about 78 years. Infant mortality; UK is 4.5 deaths per 1000 live births, US is 5.5 years. Treatable mortality is a measure of deaths that occur before age of 75 that could have been prevented. In the UK, that comes in at 75 per 100,000, but in the US, its 115 per 100,000. Broadly speaking, US doctors make more mistakes. The OECD average is 77 per 100,000. Where the US shines is better cancer survival, and heart attack/stroke survival. The NHS has higher waiting times than the US, BUT in the US, for many people who lack insurance but don't qualify for Medicare, for many treatments, the idea of a waiting time is irrelevant because they are simply not getting that treatment. 100% of the UK population has access to healthcare. Even after ACA expansion, 8% of the US population does not have access even to emergency healthcare. But among the insured population, 25-35% are foregoing routine medical appointments, prescriptions, due to cost.

Hamas Accused of Systematic Sexual Violence in Oct 7 Attacks

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:01:14 +0000

I doubt that will happen. Too much bad publicity for Israel. It will be the headlines for weeks.

I was asked for money today by a foreigner.

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:47 +0000

It happens a few times a year to me in Bangkok. Years ago they'd crawl up the blue line a bit to scrounge pity and money off the Thai. I always detested the women backpackers that would throw a blanket down and sell shi++y pictures of Thailand on cards. Probably not even their shots. Please help I'm broke... Sometimes the more honest sign. Not usually. If I'm approached by a foreigner for help... Excuse me mister farangy do you speak English? Yes, very well Could you help a lost soul... CUT OFF* Perhaps, as long as it does it involve money. What can I do for it? Crickets...

Word Association - 2026

Fri, 15 May 2026 23:59:25 +0000

Salary

Selling West Bank real estate in New York only to Jews

Fri, 15 May 2026 23:58:44 +0000

Well rehearsed, right-wing, Israel is all good, and wants Rubio for POTUS, just goes to prove there is no god.

Pattaya Ladyboys Rob Swedish Tourist of 100,000 Baht

Fri, 15 May 2026 23:55:46 +0000

What's the point of a safe if the key is easily available.

UFO' s all over. Don't fasten seat belts.

Fri, 15 May 2026 23:55:07 +0000

Space is FAKE. The UFO files is to butter folks up for when the powers that shouldn't be launch the fake UFO invasion. Expect lockdowns a la the Scamdemic but even more draconian. 💯0% You heard it first from Woke.

Why virtually no car sold in Thailand has Lidar?

Fri, 15 May 2026 23:53:02 +0000

There can be no denying that LiDAR is a superior and safer solution than vision based systems. The question is how many extra lives are we prepared to lose by not mandating it for autonomous driving. Legislation is often driven by catastrophe, IMHO it’s inevitable that at some point, following one (or more) catastrophic accidents, a country will mandate it for autonomous driving and the others will follow. It’s like seatbelts, antilock brakes, airbags etc. So I think we will ultimately see it fitted in cars.

no more fast track for business class

Fri, 15 May 2026 23:51:02 +0000

No jealousy. Simply not worth it double especially the food and service these years. About all you do get is priority and now that's apparently gone for these special people 🙄 Didn't fly patrician class to US or domestic last April. Took the money and spent it on tickets to Europe 🤔 for June July.