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Andrew Dwyer

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  1. Yes, i prefer to think of it this way, my Seal would have cost me a further 49.18% if bought in the U.K. and no doubt the cheapest electricity plan there couldn’t compete with my TOU meter ( 2.6 baht per unit ) here.
  2. Toyota continues its love/hate relationship with EV’s by stepping up the schedule to produce a Hilux EV , possibly spurred on by pickup rival Isuzu preparing to reveal their EV pickup later this month.. https://electrek.co/2024/03/26/toyota-launch-all-electric-hilux-pickup-2025-fend-off-rivals/
  3. The U.K. is a different case altogether, identical EV’s £45,500 in the U.K., £30,500 here in Thailand
  4. You can charge an EV with a standard socket ( no adaptor required ), most EV’s supply a charger ( known as a granny or emergency charger ) . If there is no earth wire to your socket then it is likely that the dealer supplied granny charger will not work, but you can buy a charger from Lazada ( I did this to charge at my mother in law’s house ). I charged at home with my granny charger for around a month ( until wall charger installation ) and found it sufficient and very easy.
  5. I think what he means is the wall charger and installation plus 1 year first class insurance and free servicing. When the Dolphin was released it didn’t have the free service plan or a wall charger ( could buy for 25k with installation ) and then it all came back for free at a later date, plus I think they increased the insurance to 2 years ( not 100% sure that was the Dolphin ).
  6. Yep !, I took a weekend break in Hua Hin and drove 110-120 kph when I could but my route, from Ayutthaya, takes me via Bangkok so at times a lot of stop/start traffic. My cumulative AEC went up to 13.5 kWh/100 km 😊 I drive fast when I can but a lot of short trips in the city, I don’t tear away from the lights and ignore those pickups that seem to want to race !! Seems like i get taunted more now in a sportier car, didn’t notice so much in my Honda Jazz !
  7. Presumably these promotion prices are during the Motor Show and possibly only if ordered at the show ? So that’s 126k off Dynamic 50k off Premium 100k off Performance That’s a healthy discount but there will be some healthy EV competition at the Show this time.
  8. MG4 X Power also: https://autolifethailand.tv/official-price-mg4-x-power-ev-thailand/
  9. Neta V ll price is out : https://autolifethailand.tv/official-price-neta-v-ii-minorchange-ev-thailand/
  10. Now I’m confused ….. mall or gym ?? Should I toss a coin or save myself some money and hassle and just toss ?
  11. Nope, used a PEA Volta this morning in Hua Hin .
  12. Changan releases the price of 3 new EV’s for Thailand ( additional models for S07 and L07 ). This is a new and very recent offering, personally from looks alone I would go with Neta V ll , this Lumin would go down well in Japan though. https://autolifethailand.tv/official-price-changan-lumin-ev-bev-thailand/
  13. Not to be confused with the Pontiac Firebird , much loved by some …. well 1 …… on here !!
  14. So, here’s a little video about OTA updates and what to expect if you have not experienced it before. NOTE: this is Australia so is a couple of months after us here in Thailand. The version number is more advanced than ours but I believe that number is date based so while might look like a newer version is possibly the same as they don’t appear to be getting anything above what we already have.. Thai version 2310 Aus version 2401. https://youtu.be/pwta4gemmDs?si=LFzNYXDuhGp31wwu What might be interesting to some Seal owners is the Aus owner doesn’t want to side load any third party apps so he uses a CarLink Kit, looks very neat and nifty device which would be ideal for anyone wanting to have other apps ( google maps, browser, Netflix, YouTube etc) without any possible warranty issues. I am assuming these boxes will give access to more apps than Android or IOS , I don’t really know. Anyway , starts around the 6.00 minute mark for anyone interested.
  15. Correct, just some Canuck thinking they invented the language .
  16. Are you talking about the alleged EV fires or the infrastructure ? I don’t believe you know the meaning of the word !
  17. That what I thought, am sure I saw someone in Australia do it on an Atto 3 but couldn’t find it. For the unitiated: V2L and Granny chargers are supplied FOC with EV’s , V2L enables running electrical appliances from the car and Granny chargers allow charging from a standard socket which is on the V2L cable.
  18. Currently Bidirectional Charging or V2V ( vehicle to vehicle ) is limited to some vehicles but is high on the list of improvements for ev’s. https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/bidirectional-charging-and-evs-how-does-it-work-and-which-cars-have-it/
  19. or someone could give you some electrons via the charging port .
  20. If it doubles or triples then no there will not be enough charge, but if you put yourself in that situation where you let the battery charge get down so low without covering the eventualities then you probably deserve to get stranded to teach you a lesson for the future. As an aside , the same scenario could arise in an ICE car and probably has on more than one occasion.
  21. As often stated on these threads ev’s aren’t for everyone, if your circumstances mean you don’t have easy access to a charger ( home or office) then you should consider the inconvenience you are prepared to experience if buying one ( although a weekly trip to a nearby pump or mall would be sufficient for most people). If you travel regularly long distances and are worried about excessive time spent charging or lack of chargers you should consider this also ( even though I find charging infrastructure more than adequate and after a few hours driving i am ready for a bathroom/meal break while charging ). I can charge my EV every night if i wish waking up with 100% battery and a 600 km range, paying 2.6 baht a unit/kw , i can set the timer to charge as much or as little as i like , obviously those with solar benefit even further. Some foresight is required to avoid any complications but with many ev’s having > 400km range and LFP batteries ( top up to 100% daily with no degradation) then it is only common sense to avoid leaving yourself short. If you are interested in purchasing an EV and come here for information to help you decide then welcome. If you come here to discuss the pros and cons of EV ownership to assist others decide then welcome. If you come here, despite knowing very little about the subject, and just post negative views, despite often unfounded, because that’s what you do on most threads here then you need to seek help.
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