Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread

[pharvey]

I’d have thought being a Chinese company the LHG (or her husband) would have invested in them?

Damn that hindsight!!

[Dannie Boy]

I’ve noticed this many times before but never thought of posting about it. I have a PHEV and charge it using a standard wall socket. Of course my supply is normal 220V but the charger shows that the car is being charged at 362V @ 5 Amps - not sure how this works? (The voltage fluctuates normally at about 350V +/- 10-15V).



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[STEVE G]

Maybe that's the output voltage of the charger? I'll have a read about it when I get the chance.
Incidentally, my partner picked up my BYD Atto 3 from the dealership yesterday but I won't be back in Hua Hin for a couple of weeks, so I can't say much about it yet except I'm happy with the price. I paid about 25,000 euros for a car that sells in Germany for 40,000.

[2/cb]

Chargers? 200km range? Queues? Random fires impossible to extinguish? EV worth f*ck all on the used market?
Haha ha.
Nope. I will keep my petrol car, thanks.

[STEVE G]

Chargers? 200km range? Queues? Random fires impossible to extinguish? EV worth f*ck all on the used market?
Haha ha.
Nope. I will keep my petrol car, thanks.

Buying petrol?
Hahaha!

[hhinner]

Another reason for Musk to hate UK and EU. Heh, heh.

"Cops start seizing imported Tesla Cybertrucks that are banned in the UK because they are not road legal"
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... al-UK.html.

More info:
https://www.slashgear.com/1765919/cyber ... explained/

[Dannie Boy]

I'm looking to buy an Atto 3 in the next couple of months in Thailand and have already ordered solar panels.
I like the idea of driving around for free!
The world is installing renewable energy at an ever increasing rate and is soon going to be awash with very cheap electricity during daylight hours.
Some countries with large amounts of solar energy even have periods of negative pricing where you actually get paid to charge your vehicle to remove excess power from the grid during periods of low demand.

But I’m sure you won’t get paid in Thailand to use surplus electricity, still that shouldn’t put you off from either of your objectives.

Although I’m probably a year away from deciding, I quite like the spec and price of the SeaLion 6 PHEV!!

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I’m obviously becoming more impetuous with age, because I should have said a month rather than a year - I collected my new BYD Sealion 6 on 30th January!! Early days, but it’s definitely a much nicer drive than the MG was - I was happy with the MG but the Sealion is definitely a nicer car to be in, incredibly quiet and better performance with a slightly longer range on paper, although not tested how far it will go just yet.

[Big Boy]

Just out of curiosity, I am finding myself in more and more electric vehicles, and the technology is becoming more and more amazing. 2 weeks ago, our football minibus driver had to attend a funeral, and he arranged for a friend to take us in what I'd call more of a people carrier, rather than a minibus - I've no idea what type it was.

I was riding shotgun, and the technology was blowing my mind. The most impressive feature to me was everytime we changed lanes, as he indicated, the dashboard became a cinema screen showing him the road in front, beside him and behind him. No blind spots on that baby. The worst feature to me was a proximity alarm. Everytime we overtook or were overtaken by a lorry it would sound off.

I'm just wondering, as your car is still quite new, is this type of technology becoming standard, or was it specific to the type of vehicle I was travelling in?

[KhunLA]

Just out of curiosity, I am finding myself in more and more electric vehicles, and the technology is becoming more and more amazing. 2 weeks ago, our football minibus driver had to attend a funeral, and he arranged for a friend to take us in what I'd call more of a people carrier, rather than a minibus - I've no idea what type it was.

I was riding shotgun, and the technology was blowing my mind. The most impressive feature to me was everytime we changed lanes, as he indicated, the dashboard became a cinema screen showing him the road in front, beside him and behind him. No blind spots on that baby. The worst feature to me was a proximity alarm. Everytime we overtook or were overtaken by a lorry it would sound off.

I'm just wondering, as your car is still quite new, is this type of technology becoming standard, or was it specific to the type of vehicle I was travelling in?

Yes, and pretty standard. You also have the option to turn off most of those features, If too annoying.

[Dannie Boy]

Just out of curiosity, I am finding myself in more and more electric vehicles, and the technology is becoming more and more amazing. 2 weeks ago, our football minibus driver had to attend a funeral, and he arranged for a friend to take us in what I'd call more of a people carrier, rather than a minibus - I've no idea what type it was.

I was riding shotgun, and the technology was blowing my mind. The most impressive feature to me was everytime we changed lanes, as he indicated, the dashboard became a cinema screen showing him the road in front, beside him and behind him. No blind spots on that baby. The worst feature to me was a proximity alarm. Everytime we overtook or were overtaken by a lorry it would sound off.

I'm just wondering, as your car is still quite new, is this type of technology becoming standard, or was it specific to the type of vehicle I was travelling in?

I’m wondering whether you were in a BYD people carrier - they do a six seater which I briefly sat in and from memory the “technology” was either the same or similar to what I have, but most of it (can’t say all of it) can be set to on or off, or varying degrees of responsiveness e.g. the collision damage prevention system has three settings, early, moderate or late so the warnings and interactions vary accordingly. Being an oldie, I’m still learning what it can do, but have turned off some of the warnings until I get more used to whether they are a help or a distraction - I definitely don’t have any proximity alarm going off!!

[caller]

I was riding shotgun, and the technology was blowing my mind. The most impressive feature to me was everytime we changed lanes, as he indicated, the dashboard became a cinema screen showing him the road in front, beside him and behind him. No blind spots on that baby. The worst feature to me was a proximity alarm. Everytime we overtook or were overtaken by a lorry it would sound off

These features are available on many modern cars, whether EV or ICE.

My nearly 2-year old humble Honda, has a camera that comes onto the screen everytime I indicate left, or just when you want to chack it, via a separate button. Very handy when in HH, to keep an eye on all the bikes seeking to undercut you. I too have a proximity alarm, and also an alarm for going out of my lane, if not indicationg, which it will also seek to force the car back into (you override that). It can be annoying, but also useful, and I now indicate more than I ever previously did! All these can be switched off.

[Big Boy]

These features are available on many modern cars, whether EV or ICE.

Incredible technology - I was really impressed with the camera system. I just wonder why I only saw it for the first time, 2 weeks ago. I use a fair few taxis.

[STEVE G]

I'm just wondering, as your car is still quite new, is this type of technology becoming standard, or was it specific to the type of vehicle I was travelling in?

I'm not back in Thailand until later this month so I haven't driven my Atto 3 yet but I've been watching video tutorials and it has all that stuff fitted.
Western car companies have a lot of catching up to do, we have a load of Peugeot EVs at work and they don't have hardly any of that technology fitted. I expect it's available but as an expensive optional extra.

[Dannie Boy]

There’s no doubt that at the lower price point, Chinese vehicles lead the way with technology. I’m sure the high end value cars like Mercedes and BMW etc have the same, but you’re either paying for it with high basic prices and/or as optional extras.

The fact that you can turn on/off or adjust the settings to your preference is great - I’d hate to be forced into having something that doesn’t work for me.


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[Dannie Boy]

^I was at the BYD dealership a couple of weeks ago and they include an installed charger in with the price.

"To ensure our valued customers will have their BYD electric vehicles sufficiently charged to lead their daily life with peace of mind, BYD customers will be provided with a home charger unit FOC plus onsite installation service at your home."
https://www.reverautomotive.com/en/rever-care

I thought I’d post my comment here as it may be of interest to you Steve. Today I had my home charger installed and whilst the charger is free and now only 10m of cable, there are other extras depending on where and how they install the charger. Bottom line was my supply feed was a total of 24m and had to be routed from the incoming supply using insulators and other fixings - cost was Baht 6,300 but I was reasonably happy with that, as there was a lot of work involved, there were 3 guys and they were here for 4.1/2 hours, they did a very professional job, checked our fuse board in the house, checked our load with ac’s on to ensure the system wouldn’t be overloaded and cleaned up very well when they’d finished. Installed the charging app on my phone and tested the system was working correctly.

I then proceed to charge my car and whereas using a normal socket outlet it would run at a maximum of 1.8kw, with the new charger it was pulling between 6.4-6.8kw, so charging at more than three times the previous speed.

Overall, I’m very happy - maybe a solar installation next?