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Dannie Boy wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 7:45 pm Burn Your Dumb……..forum members!!


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Can’t mean me as I won’t go near one!

Was wondering what BYD stands for. Is it
1. Burn Your Driveway, or
2. Burn Your Dwelling, or
3. Burn Your Dealership?
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At root, I suppose the underlying issue is one of energy density. A 500kg Tesla battery contains half the kw/h of energy than a 20 litre jerry can of petrol. Nothing can be done about it.

Please tell us how or why you think they are superior. I've own / owned & driven both, and ICEV are ridiculously inferior. Performance wise and simply by design. EV motor has something like 20 parts to it vs the 2000 parts of an ICE. Along with ICE using a fuel that degrades some of those part....

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. Please tell us how or why you think they are superior. I've own / own...

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.

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...

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.

STEVE G wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 5:03 pm ^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.

Carabao is definitely superior to Singha, etc. Not widely available unfortunately.

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...

Time will tell.

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...

As sales are falling around the world.

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...

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...