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by Dannie Boy
Sat May 18, 2024 4:37 am
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
Replies: 1888
Views: 375982

Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread

I know that on some BYDs, the screen swivels and tilts. Any that don't fully retract I'm surprised Vehicle Safety Authorities haven't stepped in with some kind of regulation. To be honest, you tend to quickly get used to whatever the vehicle has and it’s not particularly distracting - most of the t...
by Dannie Boy
Fri May 17, 2024 7:45 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
Replies: 1888
Views: 375982

Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread

Burn Your Dumb……..forum members!!


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by Dannie Boy
Fri May 17, 2024 7:43 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
Replies: 1888
Views: 375982

Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread

A friend stopped by today with a new Tesla Y. AWD, dual motor, long range. I think it cost about 2.5 million. :shock: No time for photos but you can see those on Tesla's Thailand website. What surprised me was that it is not totally silent. When engaged and moving there is a hum coming from it, whi...
by Dannie Boy
Fri May 17, 2024 2:00 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
Replies: 1888
Views: 375982

Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread

What we write on this thread will have no affect whatsoever on what happens to EV sales - you’re either for or against (or sitting on the wall until price, range and infrastructure issues have been resolved). I mean KuhnLA can come out with as many facts and figures as he likes, but he’s never going...
by Dannie Boy
Fri May 17, 2024 1:38 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
Replies: 1888
Views: 375982

Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread

Not sure that’s correct Buks, this article indicates a slowing of total car sales, but EV’s going up partly as a result of the subsidies being offered. https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Automobiles/EV-makers-offer-deep-discounts-as-Thai-auto-market-weakens#:~:text=Thailand%20registered%2076%2C000%20...
by Dannie Boy
Fri May 17, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
Replies: 1888
Views: 375982

Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread

Not sure that’s correct Buks, this article indicates a slowing of total car sales, but EV’s going up partly as a result of the subsidies being offered. https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Automobiles/EV-makers-offer-deep-discounts-as-Thai-auto-market-weakens#:~:text=Thailand%20registered%2076%2C000%20n...
by Dannie Boy
Fri May 17, 2024 1:15 pm
Forum: Sports Fans
Topic: The Boxing Thread
Replies: 16
Views: 725

Re: The Boxing Thread

I can remember watching Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay in those days) against Henry Cooper back in 1963 when Cooper managed to put Ali on the floor and he (or his corner) managed to damage his gloves, giving him time to recover before going on to beat Cooper after a bad cut to his eye - almost certainly...
by Dannie Boy
Fri May 17, 2024 1:08 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Climate change could force Thailand to move its capital
Replies: 4
Views: 394

Re: Climate change could force Thailand to move its capital

In other news................ Bangkok is making big news about moving its electric cabling underground. I'm sure that is a good idea if the flooding is on the way. Irrespective of flooding, it’s a lot more expensive to put HV cables underground than on overhead poles as they have to mitigate agains...
by Dannie Boy
Fri May 17, 2024 12:56 pm
Forum: Home, Lifestyle & Family
Topic: Slide fan recommend
Replies: 4
Views: 547

Re: Slide fan recommend

Or try Big Kiang - normally as cheap as Lazada and you can see what you’re buying!!
by Dannie Boy
Thu May 16, 2024 7:36 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
Replies: 1888
Views: 375982

Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread

There are many, many alternatives to lithium. None of them are quite as cost effective as lithium just yet but literally every day there is news on advancements in battery materials that will allow these other materials to rival or even surpass lithium within a few years. Sodium, for instance is al...
by Dannie Boy
Thu May 16, 2024 7:22 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
Replies: 1888
Views: 375982

Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread

Is there not a good chance that if/when the world doesn't need oil anymore, the lithium producers will become all-powerful, and put stupid prices on lithium? We've seen the oil giants control prices for years. Will it not be human nature to see similar controls put on the mining of lithium? There a...
by Dannie Boy
Thu May 16, 2024 2:31 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
Replies: 1888
Views: 375982

Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread

Basic economic principles will always apply, irrespective of additional cartel practices - lithium is a finite resource so as the demand goes up, so will the price - add in some additional manipulation and yes the price goes up even further. Fortunately there’s a lot of research going into alternati...
by Dannie Boy
Thu May 16, 2024 11:27 am
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
Replies: 1888
Views: 375982

Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread

To quote myself, nice try, but "you're not going to convert me". The one you referenced costs nearly triple what our Mitsu Triton did and I'm pretty sure it'll run problem free for at least the next decade (as our previous Mitsu did). If all charging had to be done at stations that would ...
by Dannie Boy
Wed May 15, 2024 3:24 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
Replies: 1888
Views: 375982

Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread

You’re very welcome!!


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by Dannie Boy
Wed May 15, 2024 3:05 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
Replies: 1888
Views: 375982

Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread

^ ^ Some people will be for sure. The US is a big, big country and any extended power outage, like in the winter and after storms when power lines are down etc., rural people who may buy a EV may need something like that just to get to the store. Having said that, there are plenty of rural places t...