In the UK I’ll keep my petrol-hybrid for the foreseeable.
In Thailand I don’t drive and never have or will.
My view is that battery cars are a dead end; those who want one will buy one but ICE remains far superior for most users.
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- Wed May 15, 2024 1:05 am
- Forum: Motoring
- Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
- Replies: 1832
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- Mon May 13, 2024 11:28 pm
- Forum: Motoring
- Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
- Replies: 1832
- Views: 373353
Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
In the EV future, Thailand, the ‘Detroit of Asia,’ could be a key China hedge for automakers https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/12/with-evs-the-detroit-of-asia-wants-to-be-china-hedge-for-automakers.html “Thailand is a possible path to China-like auto parts costs, allowing low-cost production,” says Crai...
- Thu May 09, 2024 11:24 pm
- Forum: Motoring
- Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
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Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
And the range of a BYD battery pick-up towing its maximum permissible load?
110km. That’s around one fifth to a quarter of a diesel equivalent.
Battery power is not the future.
110km. That’s around one fifth to a quarter of a diesel equivalent.
Battery power is not the future.
- Tue May 07, 2024 12:40 am
- Forum: Feeding Time
- Topic: The Beer Thread 2
- Replies: 166
- Views: 313664
- Sun May 05, 2024 5:52 pm
- Forum: Motoring
- Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
- Replies: 1832
- Views: 373353
Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
Imagine all cars were battery powered, then along comes a new invention, the 'internal combustion engine'. Think how well they would sell without subsidy or compulsion: A vehicle 30% lighter, 30% cheaper, refuelling in 5% of the time and a range in all weathers four times greater. Plus it does not r...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:59 pm
- Forum: Motoring
- Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
- Replies: 1832
- Views: 373353
Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
Time will tell.
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:16 pm
- Forum: Motoring
- Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
- Replies: 1832
- Views: 373353
Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
Pattaya launches electric baht-buses to tackle long-term pollution https://www.pattayamail.com/news/pattaya-launches-electric-baht-buses-to-tackle-long-term-pollution-459186 "PATTAYA, Thailand – In a bid to revolutionize public transportation and combat pollution, Pattaya City took a significa...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:13 pm
- Forum: Motoring
- Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
- Replies: 1832
- Views: 373353
Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
As sales are falling around the world.
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 4:42 pm
- Forum: Motoring
- Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
- Replies: 1832
- Views: 373353
Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
Pattaya launches electric baht-buses to tackle long-term pollution https://www.pattayamail.com/news/pattaya-launches-electric-baht-buses-to-tackle-long-term-pollution-459186 "PATTAYA, Thailand – In a bid to revolutionize public transportation and combat pollution, Pattaya City took a significa...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 5:44 pm
- Forum: Motoring
- Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
- Replies: 1832
- Views: 373353
Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
China's largest auto show showcases all-electric future, local brands dominate "China's largest auto show opened in Beijing on Thursday with the biggest names showing off their latest electric vehicles (EVs), underlining how the world's largest auto market is already in an all-electric state o...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 11:45 pm
- Forum: Feeding Time
- Topic: Menu/food prices rising in Thailand
- Replies: 136
- Views: 26372
Re: Menu/food prices rising in Thailand
Let’s not forget that Thailand, and especially Hua Hin, is a wonderful place to be.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:37 pm
- Forum: Motoring
- Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
- Replies: 1832
- Views: 373353
Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
Sorry to burst your bubble, but SMMT's forecast for 2024 new BEV,s sales is 414,000. 20,935 BEV's, 18,744 Hybrid's HEV's and 11,944 Hybrid Electrics PHEV's were newly registered in January 2024 alone! 414,000 where's the fall in those numbers? My EV easily does 300+ miles on a charge. Insurance is ...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 12:55 am
- Forum: Motoring
- Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
- Replies: 1832
- Views: 373353
Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
I know it’s boring to repeat myself, but EVs are garbage. The market for them has fallen off a cliff in the UK. Expensive to buy (unless you buy a Chinese sh*tbox), massive depreciation, high maintenance costs, high insurance, minimal range, fire risks when charging, excessive weight, battery degrad...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:44 pm
- Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
- Topic: Turn off the lights for “Earth Hour” tomorrow
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- Views: 2405
Re: Turn off the lights for “Earth Hour” tomorrow
Surely this is just someone’s sense of humour? The first one was Saturday March 31st 2007 and has since become a worldwide phenomenon. "Earth Hour has grown to become the world’s largest grassroots movement for the environment, bringing together individuals, communities, businesses, organizati...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:13 pm
- Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
- Topic: Turn off the lights for “Earth Hour” tomorrow
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2405
Re: Turn off the lights for “Earth Hour” tomorrow
Surely this is just someone’s sense of humour?