Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread

[Dannie Boy]

I wonder whether it will ever come to Thailand?


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[STEVE G]

There was another new EV model on display in MV today.
This is the Netta X, I thought it was quite an attractive looking car considering the price, 739,000-799,000bt depending on the spec.:

[PeteC]

What can you do if the worst happens and you simply stop with no battery charge along the side of a road? I'm sure in Thailand they have nothing yet, but in other places do they have assist vehicles who can come out and give you a quick shot of juice to get you to a charging station? I hope the answer isn't that you need a tow truck to haul you into a station.

[Dannie Boy]

What can you do if the worst happens and you simply stop with no battery charge along the side of a road? I'm sure in Thailand they have nothing yet, but in other places do they have assist vehicles who can come out and give you a quick shot of juice to get you to a charging station? I hope the answer isn't that you need a tow truck to haul you into a station.

This is not a Thailand specific issue - in most countries you’re much more likely to have to be towed to a charging station than get a recovery vehicle to “give you a quick boost” / I believe they do exist but are not widely available!! Although I know it’s bound to happen, but with reasonable care it should never happen as first you should plan your trip accordingly to make sure you can reach your destination or stop en-route to top up, and before you physically run out of juice you get warnings that you’re running low.


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[PeteC]

Like with gasoline vehicles, when the needle reads empty there is always a gallon or so left in the tank for emergency.

Perhaps the same is true of EV's, accompanied by a loud beeper that you can't turn off that you need to get to a recharge point quickly.

[Dannie Boy]

I only drive a PHEV so have the backup of the ICE, but when driving in EV mode the battery indicator starts green, turns amber and eventually red. No doubt in full BEV cars the warnings may be different but you’d have to be fairly careless to run dry!!


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[Nereus]

While I am unlikely to ever have an EV, the following is being trailed near me:

https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/r ... e-stranded

[KhunLA]

While I am unlikely to ever have an EV, the following is being trailed near me:

https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/r ... e-stranded

You have to be a special kind of idiot to run out of battery with your BEV. We get 4 audio warnings, dings, icon, change of colors on displays before getting below 10% Even at 10% you got 20-30 kms left. Drive very slow and maybe 40-50 kms.

First one kicks in at 30%, on our car and leaves you with about 100 kms to go, at highway speeds. At that point, you decide if you'll make to your destination, and how many CS (charging stations) in between. This really isn't rocket science.

You ignore all of those ... som nam ma

[STEVE G]

In Luxembourg the car recovery people have mobile charging points to rescue you if you run out of charge.
There is even a service where you can pay to have your EV charged by a mobile charger if you're just too lazy to drive to one, they have trucks with large batteries that park next to your car in your works car park or wherever. ( I suppose that's aimed at all the Porsche Taycan owners here! )

[STEVE G]

I just spotted one of these yesterday, it's the new Smart #1 EV:

[fft100]

Up at the main post office near the airport yesterday. As usual it was empty, no.queue.and it only took a couple of minutes to post envelopes to the UK and Europe.

However, opposite the entrance outside they have installed 5 or 6 charging points.. These are not where the post trucks/lorries stop.

Just how bad do they think the queues in the post office will get before charging a car there becomes worthwhile ?

Far more practical to install them at main immigration!

[Dannie Boy]

Up at the main post office near the airport yesterday. As usual it was empty, no.queue.and it only took a couple of minutes to post envelopes to the UK and Europe.

However, opposite the entrance outside they have installed 5 or 6 charging points.. These are not where the post trucks/lorries stop.

Just how bad do they think the queues in the post office will get before charging a car there becomes worthwhile ?

Far more practical to install them at main immigration!

Sometimes it’s the availability of power that dictates where they are positioned - better to have something than nothing at all.

[joelle]

Up at the main post office near the airport yesterday. As usual it was empty, no.queue.and it only took a couple of minutes to post envelopes to the UK and Europe.

However, opposite the entrance outside they have installed 5 or 6 charging points.. These are not where the post trucks/lorries stop.

Just how bad do they think the queues in the post office will get before charging a car there becomes worthwhile ?

Far more practical to install them at main immigration!

Why ??

[STEVE G]

^Put them everywhere, judging by the numbers of EVs I now see around in Thailand, Thais aren't as scared of buying them as many farangs seem to be.
The market share for sales of plug-in cars is now over 50% in China and I expect Thailand to go quickly in that direction.
I was in Global last week and 400w solar panels are selling for only 3000bt now. With plenty of sun, affordable solar power and budget EVs, economics are going to be the decider.

[Dannie Boy]

Thailand is offering big incentives for people to switch to EV’s so economically it makes sense, so yes, put as many charging points as possible.