Tesla Dominates Thai EV Market with Top Satisfaction Scores

[Andrew Dwyer]

51 minutes ago, brfsa2 said:

Interesting! is that all stations or only some? which part of Thailand?

I have never seen any station that can do more than 80kWh, maybe because I only use travel central and southern Thailand on EV car.

 

 

Having posted the above post i have to say that there is a charging curve and if i charge at a 120 kWh charger i can get around 115 kWh but that will drop off to around 79 kWh and then around 44 kWh as the battery gets closer to 100%.

 

So if you are constantly topping up your battery at 75 % SOC then you are unlikely to get more than 80 kWh or if you have to share a 120 kWh charger then will probably get around 57 kWh.

 

So, yes, 115 kWh is available but not all the time.

My Seal is supposed to achieve 150 kWh charging but i haven’t had the opportunity to test ( a Shell pump with a 180 kWh charger would provide ).

 

Some of the 20% to 80% figures can be misleading but not impossible, its all marketing.

In a similar vein the quoted range figures can be achieved but you wouldn’t want to drive that way, as ICE would often quote MPG figures, difficult but not impossible.

[Red Forever]

On 3/22/2025 at 11:33 AM, Thingamabob said:

He seems to have done rather well in life compared to most of us.

I would guess that millions of people not hating us could be construed as having “done rather well in life”.

Unlike Musk.

[steven100]

I hope Tesla share price keeps going down ,  down ....  and down.    Musk is an ars_hole. 

[Thingamabob]

24 minutes ago, Red Forever said:

I would guess that millions of people not hating us could be construed as having “done rather well in life”.

Unlike Musk.

Possibly. A moot point.

[Wake Up1]

In memory of January 6, 2021 criminals who  attacked democracy in the USA Capital and their supporters , Tesla can burn baby burn. 🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥

 

[Bandersnatch]

4 hours ago, brfsa2 said:

Charging at the MG and BYD dealers is not free and any EV Car can use it. 

 

MG and BYD dealers may be open to all cars in some countries but not in Thailand. 

 

4 hours ago, brfsa2 said:

Then the kWh fee is quite expensive compared to home charging or PTT stations.

 

Yes they are not free all the time although BYD was free last year. I pay ฿8 at BYD compared to ฿7.5 at EleXA, but at BYD I have access to the customer lounge with aircon drinks and stacks. Both can charge at over 100kW.

 

I had an MG for 4 years but now have a BYD Seal AWD and a BYD M6. I charge them both from solar, my house is off-grid. 

 

On long trips like a 900km round trip to BKK a 20m charge at a  BYD dealer each way is sufficient and hassle free as I can monitor which chargers are free on the app

 

4 hours ago, brfsa2 said:

And buying a Tesla could be a very good deal in Thailand.

 

In the 9,000+ posts in 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1257405-electric-vehicles-in-thailand/

 

I don’t remember anyone saying that they had bought a Tesla.

 

They are definitely not good value in Thailand 

 

 

 

[VR333]

Like most everyone else in this thread, all I see in Bangkok are loads of BYD, MG and some Neta, very few Tesla models.

 

Every time I've driven past my local BYD showroom, there are always people inside looking at the cars.

 

I see Mitsubishi, Ford, Toyota, Honda dealers all over the place, but I can't recall ever seeing a Tesla dealer. I find it hard to believe Tesla could have a 39% market share in Thailand. 

[Bandersnatch]

3 hours ago, VR333 said:

I find it hard to believe Tesla could have a 39% market share in Thailand. 

 

And you would right in thinking that.

 

 

[Andrew Dwyer]

Just to clarify @Nid_Noi ‘s controversial comment “ Tesla still has 39.9% of EV market share in Thailand “

 

He forgot to add the word “ USED “ and added the “ IN THAILAND “ part !!

 

The actual quote is :

 

and refers to Global Tesla sales.

 

“ The jury should disregard that comment “

[Bandersnatch]

On 3/23/2025 at 4:27 PM, richard_smith237 said:

 

But doesn't Tesla have the CCS2 DC charging port - so effectively it can use any CCS2 charging station in Thailand ?

 

You are correct, but Tesla Super Chargers are baked into Tesla navigation, whereby it automatically selects chargers for you on a journey and preconditions the battery as you get close to the charger.

 

Tesla Super Chargers support plug and charge, so no apps or payments required as the charger recognizes the car and it's registered payment system. 

 

Tesla Super Chargers are very reliable and the car will know if a charger is busy or broken.