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  1. Some news! The BYD Atto 3 now has dropped 200,000 Baht from the full price. The standard range 50KWh used to be 1.1 MB , Now it is being sold for 900K THB This is really a huge discount, now a tesla cost twice as the BYD, and now it is even cheaper than the popular ICE cars like Honda HRV, Toyota Corolla/Cross.
  2. I also watched the same video and I realized the BYD Atto 3 is not a perfect car, and actually this is really bad for the customers. These LFP batteries are great for life cycle, but there is also the failed modules that will happen way before the battery reach 50% life time, or 1/2 of the 2500 cycles. If the individual module that failed cannot be easily replaced to save the whole battery, then doesn't matter than LFP batteries have such a long life cycle of nearly 1 million KMs. This is very crucial detail that nobody knows about, and will not surface until we see a lot of people affected by this, many years in the future. On the positive side, the BYD battery has very good water proofing, and so does the Tesla battery. Tesla and Nissan both have the best battery pack in terms or serviceability and repairs.
  3. @macahoom also note that the MG4 motor is at the rear, RWD, while the MG ZS EV is at the front. that makes a difference in the fun factor by a large margin for EV, FWD EV car have many handling problems because of the very high torque on the front wheel. the ZS EV had this problem and I could hardly floor it on a straight without the car driving like a snake. You should really test drive the Tesla Model 3, if you liked the MG4. but not the Model Y. I hated the MG ZS EV that I had. sold it with 40% losses. If you still have yours, you might as well keep it 😄
  4. I also sold a 3 year old EV car at 40% depreciation with 30,000km (didnt drive 6 months due to covid 19). I sold it within 1 day to Carsome, didn't bother to look for a better price. I sold it 1 month before BYD started selling in Thailand, and Carsome took 6 months to find a buyer! I think because MG ZS EV first model is not a car any smart person would never buy. From that 40% loss, It would be actually about 30% loses if I account to the savings from petrol and maintenance, if compared to an ICEV. It is true, EV resale will be very inconsistent, and I believe the resale value depends heavily on the brand and model of the EV. https://fortune.com/2024/02/07/polestar-ceo-thomas-ingellath-electric-vehicle-resale-prices/ EVs have certain unknowns that makes people uncomfortable, it's a new technology. It is absolutely expected that resell value will be reduced. I knew that and took that into consideration when purchasing my second EV car. To be accurate one would need to account the savings of EV over petrol based on the total KMs clocked on the car before deciding. Or decide on preference, I love an EV car, considering it's not financially smart. Economically, buying an EV makes sense if you drive more than 15,000 Km/year, and will not to sell the car within the first 5 years, if resale value is of concern. it isn't to me.
  5. Yes I agree with you on that. Me being too picky with them. Of course it’s normal issues. on the good side Thai airways do have kind Thai staff and their good hearts. When they skipped my meal I wasn’t asleep, they thought I had already eaten cause my wife ordered baby food and I was eating the remaining baby food, but at least the could ask me instead of just move on.
  6. Oh yes. that car is really something different isn’t it? I really loved the look. And the power is supposed to be good.
  7. I agree as well that Tesla is quite expensive here in Thailand, and they need to greatly drop prices here. It is a fancy tech car for the people that want it. I really wanted it 🙂 haha. I would attest that Tesla is huge in AI, they invested lot, Elon wants it to be like that, the Tesla autonomous robot is driven by AI, so does FSD. The main reason I went for the BYD ATTO3 vs the model Y with LFP battery was the high price difference and the fact that insurance and repairs for Tesla are insanely expensive. And that 500,000 baht difference I installed a 5kW solar system and still have money to replace that crazy crappie tires with some Michelin SUV +. Really amazing tires. insurance is a must in Thailand. On the BYD I have just done two claims from two minor occasions, a motorbike hit-and-run, ruining my rear bumper and I very sad to say I have killed a dog on the motorway to chonburi, that ruined my front. The insurance for the BYD is also expensive, around 23,000 baht when compared to a Toyota fortuner Legender that cost 30% more was only 13,000 baht. I don’t like Toyota cars performance, but I own a great car from them. It’s just so well made and reliable. And their spare parts logistics is top notch in the world. only issue: 1 year ago they really pushed me to replace the battery, quoted 5,500 baht. trying to make money from me. I wasn’t stupid. 1 year later now the battery is still running very well. I am going to replace myself for just 3,200 baht the same model. Just because it’s 3 years old now. I don’t think 5 years from now Toyota will be as big, but definitely a big player for sure. Their main advantage: they have less dependability on China , now with the instability in the region with China, Taiwan and the south sea problems. Would the worst case happens with China-Taiwan, we will have a major worldwide disruption in every technology and car sector.
  8. That's partially correct, however the Hydrogen engines are very different and today also very inefficient. Toyota needs to develop an engine that can be at least 50% more efficient. However I think Solid state batteries are taking a huge leap forward and are much more promising.
  9. But that is starting to change, Chinese are VERY good at car manufacturing, very good that even Elon Musk says Chinese EV makers will pretty much demolish competitors without trade barriers. As for profit per car, may I correct you? Tesla makes a quite large profit per car, if I'm not mistake from my research, roughly: Tesla makes $9,700 USD in profit per car, while BYD makes $1,150 USD profit per car. However in terms of Volume, BYD has already surpassed Tesla in sales both in China and global, but never in the USA. Nio is a startup with really promising technology such as their 1000KM range battery based on 800V platform. However they are loosing money fast, they loose about $35,000 USD per car! Yes, that is insane. Nio has been relying on the Chinese government subsidies and loans to survive and grow, but for how long? On a side note Nio stock is extremely low and cheap, for those with risk appetite 😄 The Japanese car makers are not willing to go full in EV due their huge investment in ICE cars, and I partially agree with them because ICE cars are very important for poor and under-developed countries without a good energy infrastructure. EVs need really good infrastructure for full adoption. China infrastructure is another level compared to Thailand, and so is Japan, except for the 110v power grid that is quite bad for charging EVs at home. I believe that Japan 100V grid has something to do with the low EV adoption in Japan. Imagine 7.2kW WALL charger (those that comes with almost every EV car) in Japan running at 100v? you will need 65 Amps at minimum, it's not really possible in 99% of the houses in Japan. However Japan is trying to improve its EV infrastructure and policies to increase the share of EVs and plug-in hybrids to between 20-30% by 2030. - Installing more high-power EV chargers along expressways and non-expressways - Mandating new apartment towers to incorporate EV chargers starting in fiscal 2025 - Developing a road map for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technologies to use EVs as virtual power plants For me, the main benefit of EV cars are: Cheap cost per km, which involves 99% charging at home, and never have to get into gas stations. If you have an EV car that only charges at EV stations, you will likely pay a premium of 50-100% more than charging at home, and that makes it on pair with Hybrid cars.
  10. One of their main issues are that they are offen late on schedule. Last time I flew with them was Bangkok<->NewChitose/Japan First flight of the morning, still got delayed 40 minutes. Attendant "forgot" my meal, lol, i got skipped. My luggage arrived with no wheel, broken and torn off.
  11. They should be considered lucky that only the police came. I would have expected nothing less than a mob beat up, you know, this is pattaya.
  12. In Thailand there are very cheap Koh Tao or Thai Green Crack strains that are super low in THC. Around 5-10% 10g goes like 150-300 Baht my fav is called Charlotte Web, it has CBD 10%THC 1% or BaOx, CBD 7%THC 7% I ingest very little but I do know a lot about strains as part of my knowledge.
  13. A few years ago, it was available online the whole database from the Health and Quarantine office with all the data from arrivals that had to show yellow fever certificate. With full name, full passport details, full address and flight details.
  14. Cannabis tests can detect THC in the urine for usage between 1 and 30 days. not sure how a quick test can tell if a person has consumed the same day or the day before, and which one counts as a felony? Unless it's a very high dose, Cannabis doesn't influence driving capacity, it does make you drive like you are sleepy, which can be dangerous for some people. What many people will never get is that Cannabis is not like Alcohol. Small doses of cannabis are really good for many reasons. I dont drink or smoke tobacco, I hate those 2. I have kids, a busy work from home schedule, busy life, train muay thai and bjj and do regular exercises. Most days in the morning or in the afternoon I really need to smoke a bit feel a bit released and more energetic, it really helps me a lot to motivate in the mornings and get me through some hard days. At times I dont smoke for weeks, like when I go to Japan or Singapore for regular work. One thing I learned is to have micro doses, I buy 10g-20g of pop or trims of my favorite strains and it last me like a whole month or more for just 500 Baht! Micro dosage is amazing, small doses are great, medium to high doses makes you way too lazy, high doses you are couch locked or too passed out. it also helps me a lot to get rid of all the arthritis pain I get on my knees and also the pain from my training when I get beat up often. For some people it helps a lot, for some it doesnt make sense or they dont need it.
  15. Quite possibly true that most places sell mediocre coffee, even thought the Thai beans are so good. Most Thai coffee shops can’t make a nice cup of black coffee or even latte. Honestly Starbucks do make great cups just that their beans sux badly and it is way too expensive. Total ripoff. Flash coffee is another crap coffee brand. The taste is just like Starbucks, Lacking on notes.
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