Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread

[STEVE G]

^ Yes, I'm back soon and need to sort this stuff out.
I've got solar panels on order but not fitted yet, hopefully soon.
6,300 bt for 24m of heavy cable installation seems reasonable to me.

[Dannie Boy]

^ Yes, I'm back soon and need to sort this stuff out.
I've got solar panels on order but not fitted yet, hopefully soon.
6,300 bt for 24m of heavy cable installation seems reasonable to me.

It wasn’t just the cable, as they had to use wire straps and insulators to take the strain of the cable going from our pole to our car park roof - I’ll try to get some photos to clarify, but the most important aspect was their attitude towards safety - they even had a fire extinguisher on hand just in case!!

[Dannie Boy]

^ Yes, I'm back soon and need to sort this stuff out.
I've got solar panels on order but not fitted yet, hopefully soon.
6,300 bt for 24m of heavy cable installation seems reasonable to me.

It wasn’t just the cable, as they had to use wire straps and insulators to take the strain of the cable going from our pole to our car park roof - I’ll try to get some photos to clarify, but the most important aspect was their attitude towards safety - they even had a fire extinguisher on hand just in case!!

A few photos






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[STEVE G]

^That's interesting, I've got two carports at my place and with an installation like that, I could put the charger in the one that's not attached to the house.
It's not as far as yours, maybe just five metres or so.

[Dannie Boy]

^That's interesting, I've got two carports at my place and with an installation like that, I could put the charger in the one that's not attached to the house.
It's not as far as yours, maybe just five metres or so.

You might get away with either free or not very much to pay!! Assuming it’s the same team that do the installation then I’m sure you’ll be happy with their work - I presume you bought your Atto from BYD in Cha Am?


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[STEVE G]

^Yes, it was from BYD in Cha Am.
If they can fit a charger like you have there, I'll be happy!

[Dannie Boy]

^Yes, it was from BYD in Cha Am.
If they can fit a charger like you have there, I'll be happy!

I had to wait a week for installation so you might want to take that into account when contemplating organising it?


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[STEVE G]

^OK, thanks for the information, I'll be out there soon but I'm only planning to be driving locally so can slow charge for that until the chargers fitted.
I'm trying to coordinate with a solar installation as well but it's not so easy from a distance.

[STEVE G]

I've now had a couple of days with my new BYD and I'm very impressed so far.
It's so smooth and quiet that it almost feels supernatural when you accelerate away. I'm also impressed with the interior as many of the fittings that I assumed would be metalised plastic are actually solid aluminium.
It's an absolute bargain for the 900,000bt I paid for it.

[Dannie Boy]

I've now had a couple of days with my new BYD and I'm very impressed so far.
It's so smooth and quiet that it almost feels supernatural when you accelerate away. I'm also impressed with the interior as many of the fittings that I assumed would be metalised plastic are actually solid aluminium.
It's an absolute bargain for the 900,000bt I paid for it.

Clearly it’s a case of time will tell in terms of reliability, but like you Steve, I’m more than happy with my Sealion 6 DMi - although it’s a PHEV, it runs in EV most of the time so very quiet and even on the rare occasion that the ICE has kicked in, it’s hardly audible.

All BYD cars are significantly cheaper in Thailand than they are in Europe and the spec is almost identical - the only thing that’s missing from my car and a UK spec is the head-up display, something I’ve never experienced so not sure whether I’m missing much anyway?

[STEVE G]

^I've even tried the voice activated stuff, which I wasn't going to bother with but my partner wanted to see it in action and it works surprisingly well!

[Dannie Boy]

^I've even tried the voice activated stuff, which I wasn't going to bother with but my partner wanted to see it in action and it works surprisingly well!

Thai and English!!


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[STEVE G]

Chinese EVs are coming fast to Thailand, I saw one of these Geely pickups in town today:

Riddara, under Geely Holdings, is the latest Chinese auto brand to be introduced in Thailand with the launch of its first product — the RD6 electric pickup truck.
The RD6 is available in four 2WD and 4WD variants with battery sizes ranging from 63kWh to 85kWh, and prices ranging from Bt899,000 to Bt1,299,000.
The top 4WD variant featured in this video comes with an 86kWh lithium-ion that gives it a range of 455kms NEDC (360km WLTP).
Two electric motors deliver a combined output of over 420hp along with 595Nm of torque.
Acceleration from 0-100km/h takes 4.5 seconds and the RD6 is capable of reaching a top speed of 190km/h.
The carrying capacity of this electric pickup, which is intended for recreation rather than commercial purposes, is 1,030kgs while the towing capacity is claimed at 3,000kgs.

[Dannie Boy]

More mayhem on the roads!!

[pharvey]

Acceleration from 0-100km/h takes 4.5 seconds and the RD6 is capable of reaching a top speed of 190km/h.
The carrying capacity of this electric pickup, which is intended for recreation rather than commercial purposes, is 1,030kgs while the towing capacity is claimed at 3,000kgs.

Just what you need on Thai roads!