Electric Vehicles in Thailand

[ExpatOilWorker]

16 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

 

We paid just over 6,000 for our MG EP+

Older model?

Can you generate that quote together with a similar age and value ICE?

[KhunLA]

27 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

 

We paid just over 6,000 for our MG EP+

Yes, some of these quotes are silly, and you need to shop around.

 

We got 3 quotes; ฿12k & ฿22k baht, and what we have ฿9,930

 

Comparing low tech imports from JP, with higher tech EV from CH.    Apple & orange comparisons, along with more depreciation on the ICEV.  Our experience anyway.  

 

MG ZS EV covered for ฿840k, while new ZS now cost ฿829k on sale.  That Mazda 3 gets totaled, do you get new car ... NO

 

Not our fault people paid too much for their high cost maintenance & operating ICEV.

 

All about the same coverage.

[ExpatOilWorker]

Just now, KhunLA said:

Yes, some of these quotes are silly, and you need to shop around.

 

We got 3 quotes; ฿12k & ฿22k baht, and what we have ฿9,930

 

All about the same coverage.

Do you recall the names of the insurance companies for each quote?

[JBChiangRai]

I think we expect about a 20% premium over an equivalent ICE car.

 

I may have been wrong with EP+ insurance, it may have been 8,000 and something, we sold the car so I'm not sure.

[Yellowtail]

We are getting ready to pay of 3,000 for our Fortuner

[KhunLA]

10 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

We are getting ready to pay of 3,000 for our Fortuner

That's also 8 years old 

One for sale, also 2.8L

listings of ฿550k & up

[Yellowtail]

2 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

That's also 8 years old 

One for sale, also 2.8L

listings of ฿550k & up

So, about the same as a year old MG EP+, yes? 

[JBChiangRai]

14 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

So, about the same as a year old MG EP+, yes? 

 

Probably, but I know which one I would rather drive (I'll give you a clue, it's the fast, silent one).

[transam]

3 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

 

Probably, but I know which one I would rather drive (I'll give you a clue, it's the fast, silent one).

Then you better be more alert regarding pedestrians stepping off the kerb...🤗

Fast cars with pipes save lives......😉

[KhunLA]

20 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

So, about the same as a year old MG EP+, yes? 

The 2.8L Fortuner cost more than 2X the EP though.

[JBChiangRai]

14 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

The 2.8L Fortuner cost more than 2X the EP though.

 

And drives like a bag of nails in comparison.

[ExpatOilWorker]

2 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

I think we expect about a 20% premium over an equivalent ICE car.

The EV insurance premium myth, if there ever was one, ended somewhat  "plausible".

The 20% premium EV owners pay is reasonable considering the higher performance of EV cars, but still a nice free tank of fuel ⛽️ for ICE owners.

 

Registration numbers should be out over the next few days and again @Pib, please have a look for the Ciaz numbers if you have a chance.

 

 

[ExpatOilWorker]

While we wait for the registration numbers from DLT. 

 

 

[josephbloggs]

5 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

While we wait for the registration numbers from DLT. 

 

That is quite funny, but it is fake. When we cut to "20 minutes later" the shadows haven't moved an iota so it is clearly 20 seconds later at best.

But still looks funny.

[Gweiloman]

8 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

That is quite funny, but it is fake. When we cut to "20 minutes later" the shadows haven't moved an iota so it is clearly 20 seconds later at best.

But still looks funny.

It could well be true. After all, he purchased an inferior EV (Ford Mach-e) and the vehicle bears an American number plate so straight off, his intellectual capacity is already under question 

[ExpatOilWorker]

34 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

That is quite funny, but it is fake. When we cut to "20 minutes later" the shadows haven't moved an iota so it is clearly 20 seconds later at best.

But still looks funny.

He is not the only one "pumping" power.

 

[transam]

Well I never thought I would have to fix a BMW EV in LOS, and I even found the part I want on Lazada.............

 

[ExpatOilWorker]

14 minutes ago, transam said:

Well I never thought I would have to fix a BMW EV in LOS, and I even found the part I want on Lazada.............

 

Keep a watchful eye on it.

 

 

[transam]

2 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Keep a watchful eye on it.

 

 

I can't fit in it, so it will be going back if I can fix it. Water killed it......😂

[Andrew Dwyer]

4 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Keep a watchful eye on it.

 

 

Another pesky diesel beemer on fire ?

[ExpatOilWorker]

On 6/1/2024 at 3:10 PM, ExpatOilWorker said:

The EV insurance premium myth, if there ever was one, ended somewhat  "plausible".

The 20% premium EV owners pay is reasonable considering the higher performance of EV cars, but still a nice free tank of fuel ⛽️ for ICE owners.

 

Registration numbers should be out over the next few days and again @Pib, please have a look for the Ciaz numbers if you have a chance.

 

 

Moved a bit closer to "Confirmed".

https://autolifethailand.tv/insurance-bev-2567/

 

However, because the amount of electric cars in Thailand is still in the beginning stages of growth and is still a new technology. As a result, repair costs and replacement parts costs when damage occurs to the vehicle are still 20-30% higher than normal cars on average. Therefore, although the price trend for electric vehicle insurance premiums in 2024 may gradually decrease, they may still be higher than insurance premiums. General cars in the same price range

[JBChiangRai]

5 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Keep a watchful eye on it.

 

 

‘Tis but a scratch

[OneMoreFarang]

I just saw this on EEVblog, an electronic channel with expert Dave Jones.

This might be useful information for here - but maybe it is common knowledge.

This EV "charger" has a setting that if you have solar cells, it only charges your car if you have excessive solar output.

The description of that part starts about 10:15 in the following video.

 

Disclaimer: I don't have an EV and no solar, but I am interested in electrics. This is how I found this video. Maybe some EV and solar power users here like it.

 

 

[digbeth]

was the high insurance premiums on teslas still due to the previous gray-market imports with the full import tax and then the grey-dealers even had some parts in they imported themselves with very high markup

 

even if the owners of thai market teslas went to these dealers for parts like replacement windows due to the long wait from official tesla shops, this shouldn't affect insurance companies at all as they probably wouldn't approve repairs like that

 

it's been almost 2 years since Teslas start selling officially in Thailan, why's the insurance on teslas still high 

[ExpatOilWorker]

It appears that autolife has lost interest in EVs, so is there a chance that out two pillar of factual knowledge and defacto DLT data miners @Pib and @vinny41 can unveil registration numbers for May?

[vinny41]

3 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

It appears that autolife has lost interest in EVs, so is there a chance that out two pillar of factual knowledge and defacto DLT data miners @Pib and @vinny41 can unveil registration numbers for May?

Due to 1st June falling on the weekend and Public holiday on Monday data upload has been delayed

[JBChiangRai]

1 minute ago, vinny41 said:

Due to 1st June falling on the weekend and Public holiday on Monday data upload has been delayed

 

A bad workman blames his tools.

[ExpatOilWorker]

3 hours ago, vinny41 said:

Due to 1st June falling on the weekend and Public holiday on Monday data upload has been delayed

DLT is really slacking off this month. It is almost as if they are embarrassed to share the low EV registration numbers.

Meanwhile, let's learn something new.

 

[Yellowtail]

56 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

DLT is really slacking off this month. It is almost as if they are embarrassed to share the low EV registration numbers.

Meanwhile, let's learn something new.

 

To keep the conductors cool? 

[josephbloggs]

Back to EVs in Thailand, I just saw my first BYD Seal U on the road. Looked pretty nice, it was all black and very shiny.

Does anyone know the spec or how much they cost? BYD's Thai website is pretty poor, it only has the Atto 3 on there.

https://www.byd.com/en-th