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Silence Amid the Unfolding Crisis: Canada's Struggle to Confront Extremism
Watching Rebel news outlet Owner Mr. Levant ,getting arrested as counter protester says a lot about the Left in Canada’s appeasement to these people who hate Jews! Longing for good ole days, when nobody tolerated antisemitism . https://www.foxnews.com/video/6365164034112 -
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ICE vs EV, the debate thread
I've visited the Motor Expo and I was impressed with the quality feel of Chinese EV cars around 1M baht compared to Japanese in that price range e.g. Honda HRV, Mitsu Xpander. I would qualify Geely EX5 as top notch in terms of specs and battery. BYD Atto 3 is a bit outdated already. JY Air from Juneyao Auto is also not bad in terms of specs [e.g. 135kw dc charging] , however who ever heard of this brand. Other brands that are worth mentioning: Deepal S07 is a bit above 1M, however uses NMC battery and charges below 100 kw. Aion V has more range than the usual 420km WLTP of extended range cars in Thailand, however fails in quality feel. Not to mention Neta X that just got rescued from a bankruptcy. But still on the fence to pull the trigger. It is a buyers market. More competition and supply vs demand means more discounted prices. In a couple of years batteries get higher densities, more charge cycles and can charge faster for the same price. Compare Geely EX5 Aegis battery in 2024 vs BYD Atto 3 blade battery gen 1 from 2022. A new EV like the Geely EX5 will provide me a more comfortable ride [seats, space, suspension, ADAS/cameras, massage] and will cost me less in maintenance and electricity, however 2 inconveniences remain: 1) more inconvenience to extend long road trips. An ICE car with a range of 600 km needs refill every 500 km within 15 minutes. An EV extended range with a WLTP of 420km needs a refill between 20-80% SOC range [ 250 km ] to get the quickest charging time between 20-30 minutes. As charging between 80-100% is much slower. This means more and longer stops. You must plan your journey carefully if going to natural parks eg Khao Kho/Sok due to the absence of fast chargers. 2) more inconvenience with issues and repairs This depends how long the brand is established in Thailand. For example Geely EX5 is a new and an import only car. No plans to setup a factory in Thailand. They launched the car very low profile at the Motor Expo with a small booth space, so I expect them to wait and see before they will invest a lot in training, a spare parts hub and extend the dealer network fast. This means longer wait times for spare parts and well trained mechanics to fix and repair. And don't mention resale value. A recent study in the Netherlands shows that EVs and ICE had the same depreciation loss in % until 2022. Then due to more supply [cheaper cars from China] and the announced stop of tax credits, now an EV loses on average 15% more than an ICE car in terms of resale value. In rural areas there is less demand in low range used EVs. In the Netherlands a used EV dealer is not yet obliged to report the SOH of the car battery. In Thailand with a less transparent used car market and BYD as a market leader capable of starting discount wars, the situation is I guess worse. -
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Dual Pricing in Thai Tourism: Economic Necessity or Hidden Bias?
You are not the only one, I do the same! Sick of being ripped off, especially now with the new tax “rules”! -
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Over 1,000 detained in Thai nominee crackdown on foreign businesses
555 I cannot imagine a situation where Thais have put money into the 'business' and bought shares for a foreigner to enable him/her tobuy a house -
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Prostate surgery user reviews .... turp? rezum? other ?
I understand . There once was a time that i didn't mind getting up so often at night 😎 -
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Brian Thompson’s killing sparks outrage over state of US healthcare
Hence the three words on the bullets: delay, deny, depose. -
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Looking for Ipad.
I do the same - I travel so much I've usually already seen anything I want to watch thats on the inflight entertainment. So... I have netflix / Prime / Disney+ downloaded and watch that. But.. you want to do something slightly different and watch from your thumb drive, or copy files from a thumb drive to a 'file location' on the tablet - I think any tablet will be able to do this, it doesn't necessarily need to be an iPad. -
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