Talks charging fee/fine to be implemented at EV Station locations starting 9 June 2026 when continuing to park at the charger after charging has ended. Also talks about other charging networks.

Edited June 8Jun 8 by Pib

Just FYI regarding "Does a farang still need a certificate of residence from immigration to buy/sell a vehicle and also the registration process." This is what I experienced....Your Mileage May Vary....can probably depend on your local DLT office policy as This Is Thailand.

After having my new SL7 for 22 days I got a call from my dealership that they have my white tags....come get them...bring back the red tags. So it took a little over 3 weeks to get the car fully registered....that is, blue book, white tags, & govt insurance sticker issued. And one of those three weeks was when there was government holidays on a Monday and Wednesday (and probably many taking leave on the intervening Tuesday) ....that surely slowed down the registration process.'

I never had to visit the DLT office nor physically show my passport at the DLT office...but the dealership did have a copy of the passport along with a copy of my Yellow Book and Pink ID card. For the free 1st class insurance that was issued on the day I picked up the SL7 22 days ago. And I did "not" have to go to immigration to get a certificate of residence saying I could "buy" a car. Nor did I need such a certificate when "selling" my Toyota Fortuner a little over 3 weeks ago to a private buyer.

As mentioned I do have a Yellow Book and Thai Pink ID card...my dealership said having those docs negates the need for a certificate from immigration. But the Fortuner private buyer (who also sells motorcycles for a living) said farangs no longer need the certificate from immigration to "sell" a vehicle, but still need it to "buy" a vehicle based on his experience in selling motorcycles. Conflicting info from my dealership and this private buyer...but all I know for sure I did not need a certificate of a residence to buy my new SL7 or sell my old Fortuner....these registrations/transfers of the SL7 and Fortuner were done at two different Bangkok DLT offices.

I'll get the Bt5000 refund of red tag deposit via bank transfer on the 30th of this month as BYD issues such refunds on the 15th and 30th of the month....but it's too late to receive the refund on the 15th since today supposedly misses the cutoff date for a mid month refund....expect they need to do one kilogram of paperwork before any refund flows out. 😀

I also received in the mail a few days ago the free Zeeda 7KW wall charger. I did not need the free installation since I already have a wall charger installed. Zeeda in Bangkok provides/mails the charger as they have the current contact for BYD-offered chargers. A company named EV_One was also involved initially....EV_One would have been the company to accomplished the install and provide the Zeeda charger during the install "if I had needed the install" which I didn't. So, EV One handed me off to Zeeda after finding out I didn't need an install.....Zeeda had me complete/sign one easy form (all done using LINE) along with a picture of the SL7 VIN number and a few days later the charger is being shipped to me from the Zeeda warehouse in Nakhon Pathom province. Pretty smooth process.

With my SL7 now having white tags it has lost that "brand new car look and smell." I can now start thinking about my next EV buy in 5 years or so....by then the high voltage battery capacity fade issue should be a non-issue as EVs will probably be using a nuclear reactor in instead of a battery...and I do plan to get the Flux Capacitor option also. 😄😁

 

Edited June 9Jun 9 by Pib

On 6/7/2026 at 5:33 PM, Pib said:

Hard to really tell from the photo but when I zoomed it it looked like he had the glass sunroof sprayed on the outside with some kind of paint/coating...and it's just peeling off. If that's what it is (vs just some strange reflections in the picture) unless the glass was properly prep'ed the paint/coating will peel off after a short while.

It's the area between glass sun roof and the tail gate. And it's steel

22 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

In the app, go profile, vehicle and then right arrow and turn auto charge on.

There's no auto-charge option. It's not a big deal as we rarely charge away from home, and scanning the QR code only takes a few extra seconds anyway. I was just curious about how the system worked.

18 hours ago, Pib said:

Talks charging fee/fine to be implemented at EV Station locations starting 9 June 2026 when continuing to park at the charger after charging has ended. Also talks about other charging networks.

I remember parking at one of the malls in Hua Hin, also at a hotel in Pattaya. When using the fast charger, I had to keep an eye on the app to make sure I didn't 'overstay my welcome', as an additional parking fee would be charged through the app once the charging session was complete.

I actually thought it was a great idea. It encourages drivers to move their vehicles once charging is finished, rather than leaving an EV bay occupied for hours at the expense of other customers who may need to charge.

I assumed this 'parking charge' was widespread already.

52 minutes ago, Pib said:

I never had to visit the DLT office nor physically show my passport at the DLT office...but the dealership did have a copy of the passport along with a copy of my Yellow Book and Pink ID card. For the free 1st class insurance that was issued on the day I picked up the SL7 22 days ago. And I did "not" have to go to immigration to get a certificate of residence saying I could "buy" a car. Nor did I need such a certificate when "selling" my Toyota Fortuner a little over 3 weeks ago to a private buyer.

As mentioned I do have a Yellow Book and Thai Pink ID card...my dealership said having those docs negates the need for a certificate from immigration. But the Fortuner private buyer (who also sells motorcycles for a living) said farangs no longer need the certificate from immigration to "sell" a vehicle, but still need it to "buy" a vehicle based on his experience in selling motorcycles. Conflicting info from my dealership and this private buyer...but all I know for sure I did not need a certificate of a residence to buy my new SL7 or sell my old Fortuner

Experience in BKK:

A Yellow House Book is all thats required for a foreigner to register a vehicle in their own name.

If a foreigner does not have the Yellow House Book - a CoR is required.

In my experience (again in BKK) proof of address has never been required to sell a vehicle - I often see some that has misunderstanding on this point.

Neither does the 'seller' need to go to the DLT - they can simply provide a power of attorney document to permit the new buyer to carry out the transfer.

Experiences tend to vary considerably. I suspect much of the inconsistency stems from dealership staff not fully understanding the requirements. In the past, I was told outright that I could not register a vehicle in my own name. A brief discussion with the dealership manager quickly corrected the misunderstanding, and the purchase proceeded without issue.

With regards to selling - I also suspect some of the inconsistency stems from DLT officers not fully understanding the requirements and asking for documentation that is not strictly necessary.

Edited June 9Jun 9 by richard_smith237

18 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

There's no auto-charge option. It's not a big deal as we rarely charge away from home, and scanning the QR code only takes a few extra seconds anyway. I was just curious about how the system worked.

EV Station Pluz App

Click Profile

Click EV information

Click “ your vehicle “

Edited June 9Jun 9 by Andrew Dwyer

47 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

EV Station Pluz App

Click Profile

Click EV information

Click “ your vehicle “

Going through those steps - the EV Station Pluz App does not give me that option - its simply not there for my app.

The vehicle is fully registered on the app etc.

App is on iPhone and fully up to date.

Its not a big deal anyway.

... delete post ...

Edited June 9Jun 9 by motdaeng

49 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Going through those steps - the EV Station Pluz App does not give me that option - its simply not there for my app.

The vehicle is fully registered on the app etc.

App is on iPhone and fully up to date.

Its not a big deal anyway.

That is unusual, I’m on iPhone also, app version is 2.1.0.

Anyway, its only going to save seconds as you say but good to know they are working on improvements nevertheless.

@brfsa2

Did you and the wife get that IM5 yet? Below are the DLT registration stats for MG models registered in May 2026. 42 IM5's are now showing registered.

Jan thru May 2026 DLT registration stats

BYD Registration Stats Jan - May 2026. The Sealion 6 DM-1 Premium (a hybrid) is selling really well. And we are now seeing the Atto 1 and 2 BEVs getting into the game. Dolphin and Atto 3 still raking-up big numbers. May was good month for BYD.

1 hour ago, Pib said:

@brfsa2

Did you and the wife get that IM5 yet? Below are the DLT registration stats for MG models registered in May 2026. 42 IM5's are now showing registered.

Jan thru May 2026 DLT registration stats

not yet, still on waiting for 2 more months.

42 is not a bad number, I will let you know when we get it with a decent review.

On 11/8/2025 at 10:08 AM, Pib said:

Here we go again with Toyota trying to sell the BZ4X in Thailand after quietly pulling it from the Thailand market over a year ago due to low, low sales. And Toyota Thailand must be delusional with a sales target of 6,000 during the first 12 months; maybe something more realistic is 60.  And sorry, none of the Toyota always  "just around corner" new whiz-bang technology like the Toyota sold state battery....it comes with a lithium ion battery.

 

https://autolifethailand.tv/official-price-toyota-bz4x-minorchange-2025-thailand-japan/

 

November 7, 2025

 

Updated: November 7, 2025

Toyota BZ4X Minorchange (2025) 100% electric car, official price: 1,529,000 – 1,649,000 baht (imported CBU from Japan)

For  the NEW  bZ4X, the sales target is 6,000 units in the first year (12 months). For customers who pre-registered from August, the company will begin delivering the vehicles to customers from November onwards and will receive the following special privileges: 

• Cash discount of 20,000 baht

• Special interest rate 0.99%

 

Comes with a vehicle quality guarantee from Toyota Motor Thailand as follows:

• Vehicle quality guaranteed for 5 years or 150,000 km.

• High Voltage battery warranty for 8 years or 160,000 km.

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Well, I was wrong...the Toyota BZ4X BEV is selling better than what I expected. However, selling 6,000 (average of 500 per month) during the first year of the BZ4X returning to Thailand (it left the Thailand market a few years ago due to extremely poor sales) doesn't appear that's going to be met unless maybe Toyota does a serious price cut. With 5 of 12 months of year 2026 now history 692 BZ4X's have been registered....5,308 to go by 31 Dec 2026.

And by the way, I saw one in the wild the other day charging at a PTT EV Station.

DLT Registration Stats Jan-May 2026

Edited June 10Jun 10 by Pib

27 minutes ago, Pib said:

Well, I was wrong...the Toyota BZ4X BEV is selling better than what I expected. However, selling 6,000 (average of 500 per month) during the first year of the BZ4X returning to Thailand (it left the Thailand market a few years ago due to extremely poor sales) doesn't appear that's going to be met unless maybe Toyota does a serious price cut. With 5 of 12 months of year 2026 now history 692 BZ4X's have been registered....5,308 to go by 31 Dec 2026.

And by the way, I saw one in the wild the other day charging at a PTT EV Station.

DLT Registration Stats Jan-May 2026

I think there are some people who want an EV but perhaps they are anti China or don’t yet trust Chinese EV’s and they will pay a ฿500,000 or so premium for a Toyota.

I think Toyota are making the same mistake Mercedes made, by making their EV’s look different to their ICE cars. Even if the platforms are completely different, they should look the same.

I think Toyota would be better offering a Camry EV and/or an Altis EV. An Ativ/Yaris EV would sell very well if the price was right.

Edited June 10Jun 10 by JBChiangRai

23 minutes ago, Pib said:

Well, I was wrong...the Toyota BZ4X BEV is selling better than what I expected. However, selling 6,000 (average of 500 per month) during the first year of the BZ4X returning to Thailand (it left the Thailand market a few years ago due to extremely poor sales) doesn't appear that's going to be met unless maybe Toyota does a serious price cut. With 5 of 12 months of year 2026 now history 692 BZ4X's have been registered....5,308 to go by 31 Dec 2026.

And by the way, I saw one in the wild the other day charging at a PTT EV Station.

DLT Registration Stats Jan-May 2026

I would speculate that half or more of those BZ4x were for Corporate Fleets, pushing batches of internal vehicles, dealer test-drive units, and executive company cars into the registration system, creating artificial macro jumps that don't reflect consumer purchases.

and maybe the other half for the high Brand Loyalists and "Anti-Risk" Buyers.

It's understandable, There is some distrust from the Chinese brands... Look at BYD, they sell a 1.2MB car, to later cut it to nearly half price in 2 year. F THAT! Never again BYD for me, I know, I keep repeating that :D

Honestly, I would buy the BZ4x If I really wanted absolute peace of mind, many may hate and mock Toyota, but their cars are very well engineered and will give you no issues.

My Fortuner Legender 2.8 has nearly 80K KM, in 6 years, even out of warranty, the Side mirror cameras had a color glitch, they replaced for free, way past the short warranty for the accessories in the car. I used to offroading and I hit a rock that bend some parts under the car, they replacement under the Toyota insurance was the smoothest experience, very fast and and they managed the whoole process. we have the father in law Hilux Vigo 3.0 with 350K km running perfectly smooth and full of power.

Some cut & paste from DLT Jan-May 2026 registration stats....May stats were just released. Shows how some brands/models are "actually" selling...below "registration" stats means the sell completed (not a mere booking/reservation) with registration blue book issued.

One brand/model I was really interested in for a while was the Zeekr 7X. Below stats show the Zeekr 7X and 009 are selling very well, but the Zeekr X seems to be struggling. For BYD the Atto 3 and Dolphin are still solid sellers....and the new Atto 1 and 2 models are now getting on the scoreboard. Jaecco 5 EV and Deepal S05 are still selling really well. Interesting in how various models are selling.

11 minutes ago, brfsa2 said:

...and maybe the other half for the high Brand Loyalists and "Anti-Risk" Buyers.

Yeap...agree...I'm sure that are many who bought the BZ4X because they wanted a BEV "and it had Toyota" in front of the BZ4X. Brand name has power!!!

Edited June 10Jun 10 by Pib

11 minutes ago, Pib said:

Yeap, I sure that are many who bought the BZ4X because they wanted a BEV "and it had Toyota" in front of the BZ4X. Brand name has power!!!

indeed! but that brand name power is hard to build.

I have not seen a single BZ4x on the road, the only one I ever seen was the one my company leased via Kinto along with other Lexus models.

I what I started to see a lot at my work parking lot: Tesla model 3! they are everywhere, one day I count, there were more Teslas than BYD cars on the parking lot.

56 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

I think there are some people who want an EV but perhaps they are anti China or don’t yet trust Chinese EV’s and they will pay a ฿500,000 or so premium for a Toyota.

I think Toyota are making the same mistake Mercedes made, by making their EV’s look different to their ICE cars. Even if the platforms are completely different, they should look the same.

I think Toyota would be better offering a Camry EV and/or an Altis EV. An Ativ/Yaris EV would sell very well if the price was right.

Sure, though my Japanese ICE retains its range of nearly 100% after ten years, which is a personal preference.

15 minutes ago, novacova said:

Sure, though my Japanese ICE retains its range of nearly 100% after ten years, which is a personal preference.

It most likely doesn’t retain its horsepower.

The new generation of BYD EV’s with Blade 2.0 batteries have an expected lifespan of 1 million kilometers.

In Europe the warranty is currently 250,000km and in Thailand the batteries currently have a lifetime warranty.

Question about home charger installation. Our house is about 30m from the electric meter (located inside our property boundary). Is it possible to have the home charger connected to the meter, rather than having the "second circuit" wire run from the meter to the mainboard inside the house, & then wires to charger location? I would like to put the charger close to the meter. Installation would be by the BYD approved installer.

1 hour ago, The Fall Guy said:

Question about home charger installation. Our house is about 30m from the electric meter (located inside our property boundary). Is it possible to have the home charger connected to the meter, rather than having the "second circuit" wire run from the meter to the mainboard inside the house, & then wires to charger location? I would like to put the charger close to the meter. Installation would be by the BYD approved installer.

That second part there was a bit hard to understand, can you add a bit more details?

what do you mean by 'rather than having the "second circuit" wire run from the meter to the mainboard inside the house?

what is your current setup right? PEA/MEA meter -> 30 meters run -> House main (mainboard)

normally you just connect from Main inside the house, into another tiny main with only one 40A RCBO breaker.

keep in mind, 30m is a long run and you can have voltage drops (voltage drop is a weakening of the voltage when the cables are too long and not sufficient)

happy to help if you can give more details.

Also the BYD approved installed are electrical engineers, they will certainly give you a decent advice, but be careful for any trap for making you pay more like more wires needed, new ground needed, etc.

Edited June 10Jun 10 by brfsa2

In our Chiang Mai house we had a second set of cables put into the meter that leads to an RCB 40 amp breaker with a with an 32 amp blue industrial socket and then the EV charger which is on a 32 amp blue industrial plug

Our Sparky connected it up to the meter, but normally you’re not supposed to interfere with the meter, which in our case had no seals on it as it was a brand new house.

In our case, the cable run from meter to EV charger is probably only four or five meters, to take it to the house would’ve been a lot more complicated

20 minutes ago, brfsa2 said:

That second part there was a bit hard to understand, can you add a bit more details?

what do you mean by 'rather than having the "second circuit" wire run from the meter to the mainboard inside the house?

what is your current setup right? PEA/MEA meter -> 30 meters run -> House main (mainboard)

normally you just connect from Main inside the house, into another tiny main with only one 40A RCBO breaker.

keep in mind, 30m is a long run and you can have voltage drops (voltage drop is a weakening of the voltage when the cables are too long and not sufficient)

happy to help if you can give more details.

Also the BYD approved installed are electrical engineers, they will certainly give you a decent advice, but be careful for any trap for making you pay more like more wires needed, new ground needed, etc.

I think our wiring from meter to house is insufficient for having charger cable from mainboard. From talking to BYD salesman, it sounds like the installer will want to run new wires to house from the meter, and then to the charger. Salesman refers to it as "second circuit". I want to avoid this, & just put the charger by the meter, so probably less than 5m wires. We'll wait until the installer comes to do a site survey. If he insists on costly extra wiring, we'll continue with the slow charger that came with the car.

28 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

Our Sparky connected it up to the meter, but normally you’re not supposed to interfere with the meter, which in our case had no seals on it as it was a brand new house.

Just noticed a small wire seal on the meter.

22 minutes ago, The Fall Guy said:

Just noticed a small wire seal on the meter.

Some Sparky's don’t care if there is a seal on the meter.

We had a sparky break the seal on another meter to remove the hot wire so he could tie into an underground cable to fit a consumer unit in a garage.

He called PEA afterwards and told them, they were ok about it but never bothered to replace the seal.

5 hours ago, brfsa2 said:

Honestly, I would buy the BZ4x If I really wanted absolute peace of mind,

Many in Thailand would agree with you. Well, 3 other people at least. 555

The impression I’m getting is that Thai people now consider BYD as the Chinese Toyota.

They trust the brand.

6 hours ago, novacova said:

Sure, though my Japanese ICE retains its range of nearly 100% after ten years, which is a personal preference.

I hope so, since you're paying extra to operate & maintain it, for those 10 yrs. There is no free ride, as they say.