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^The Japanese worked out back in the eighties and nineties how to circumvent trade protectionism in the auto industry by opening factories in the markets you want to be in.

BYD Shark: The electric pickup truck set to make waves in Mexico this month "BYD, the Chinese automaker known for its electric vehicles, is set to make a global debut of its new pickup truck, the BYD Shark, in Mexico on May 14th. The BYD Shark is the company’s first electric pickup truck and is...

^Yes, I've been drinking Carabao beers in my local bar on the last couple of trips to Hua Hin and I prefer it from the other Thai mainstream beers.

...refuelling in 5% of the time...

If the ICE car had just been invented, there wouldn't be any fuel stations yet so range anxiety could be an issue.

^34 years ago explains the 1000bt because I remember always paying 500. I also remember that they finally came up with a vending machine for the ticket not long before they got rid of it altogether!

^I can't remember exactly it was supposed to be for but you had to buy a 500bt ticket at a counter and then thirty seconds later, present it to someone else!

The 500bt tax where you had to buy a ticket at the airport finished in early 2007, everything after that has been collected through the airlines.

Maybe have somebody else install the panels so that the load on the roof is taken correctly. Maybe have someone else install the panels on the roof so that I don't have to spend my vacation on the roof! Actually, I've thought about going DIY but I'm still doing too much work at work to want to do t...

Let us know the costs and how the installation goes, Steve. I am still looking into solar....

We're waiting for a quote at the moment, they've already been around to have a look at the property.
I'll be out there next month and hope to have something in progress by then.

2018 Tesla S drove 413,000 miles with its original battery

https://insideevs.com/news/717654/tesla ... e-battery/

Before anyone gets too upset by minimum wages, don't forget it's International Workers day! ( or Labour day, depending on where you are.)

....Numerous food and drink outlets. That's the one thing I missed when Don Muang stopped handling international flights, there used to be some decent pubs there where you could waste an hour or two waiting for your flight. There was that large Bill Bentley place on the mezzanine above the check-in...

NIO ET7 tops over 1,000 km range, on one charge, in real-world tests https://electricdrives.tv/nio-et7-tops-over-1000-km-range-on-one-charge-in-real-world-tests/ "The company tried out three different routes between Chinese cities, with the ET7 managing to crack the 1,000km barrier on all three...

"Yes I am a wind-up merchant."

If you want to do that on here, it's much easier being pro-EV than anti, you can just post news items!

I don't change my car every 3-5 years (neither does my wife), they (cars) are looked after, serviced regularly and will run for years to come. WHY therefore are more and more cars required?

Maybe all those Asians with a whole family on a scooter would like a car as well.