h0ngcom think the better question is: Why BYD do that on the public road? Why BYD don't do that secretly? I think BYD is not very stupid like that, so I think BYD may has some reasons.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geely_Galaxy_E5
Or the Geely EX5 in Thailand.
Proton was a sales failure and left Thailand in the 2010s decade, abandoned Thai users, including me. They don't revival of Proton in Thailand due to the bad reputations caused by left Thailand and abandoned the Thai users.
If NHK WORLD-JAPAN opens the comment section below (in YouTube), it would be much more fun!! Because many people disagree with that happening. First, these cars are too digital and too futuristic, making cars no longer cars as we know them. Second, Japanese channels should not support Chinese cars even indirectly.
SDV is Software Defined Vehicle. In this context, it is not Seal delivery vehicle for sure.
h0ngcom: It was right to be a left-hand drive country from the start, because now you got many makes and models.
My Thailand was wrong, and it can't be change to be right anymore due to many tens of million of cars. It is forever wrong.
The only Nissan showroom in my province is not survive anymore in December 2024. BYD replaced it. BYD LITERALLY KILLED IT. I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT.
Pepsi Electric. Why not make Pepsi Diesel or Pepsi Gasoline? They are still much more popular.
A Chinese video about Changan UNI-Z vs Landian E5 Plus vs BYD Song Plus
All of the three are PHEVs.
Hill Climb Test
Whoever wins... BYD loses.
Landian E5 Plus loses too.
Changan wins.
0-100 km/h Acceleration Rankings
All of the three are similar.
Fuel Consumption Test
Whoever loses... BYD wins.
Changan and Landian lose.
Interestingly, this conservative news company choose a liberal car to become the car of the year 2024 !!! Isn't this car liberal? It is a PHEV. It is an EV with an engine. So it is not a conservative car for me. --h0ngcom
h0ngcom is confident that Chinese automakers can’t do this.
The world needs cars that can get thousands of miles per gallon like this, then EVs won’t be necessary anymore.
India, Brazil and Costa Rica are the most of "agree"/"strongly agree"in the bar graphs. Other countries are in Europe or North America continents, where Chinese EVs and Indian EVs are not the king.
Ads with fairly clear content
41 units of EV policecars, the video shown 75,768,000 Philippine peso (equals 44,142,427 Thai baht)
a BYD Dolphin price 1,398,000
Philippine peso (https://www.autodeal.com.ph/articles/car-features/byd-dolphin-your-everyday-ev ) (12 Nov 2024)
41 BYD Dolphins, if no discounts for this lot order, price 57,318,000 Philippine peso (equals 33,360,226 Thai baht)
Of course, not the Ora Good Cat, but h0ngcom think Biyadi Haitun is still too cute to be policecars.
https://www.teslarati.com/study-less-than-1-percent-ev-owners-switch-back-ice/ "A recent study from the Global EV Drivers Alliance (GEVA) has determined that less than 1% of electric vehicle drivers wish to switch back to driving a gasoline or diesel-powered car. GEVA’s study is quite extensive, as it involved 23,254 respondents across 18 countries. These include Austria, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States. Based on the results of the study, 92% of EV drivers will buy another electric car again if they had to replace their car tomorrow. A total of 4% of EV drivers will purchase a hybrid or plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) if they had to replace their vehicle tomorrow. Less than 1% of EV drivers will return to a gasoline or diesel car if they had to replace their EV tomorrow."
Most countries are European. Canada and USA are in North America continent. India is in Asia.
Only two countries in the list are in South America continent. Also only these two countries' EV car markets are ruling by Chinese EV car companies.
Brazil
https://about.bnef.com/blog/did-you-spot-a-new-ev-in-brazil-its-probably-chinese/ "Focusing on emerging markets with less established competition and growing demand has helped Chinese EV makers – especially B** – gain a first-mover advantage. Chinese automakers accounted for 89% of EVs sold in Brazil in the first half of 2024, up from 74% in 2023."
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/energysource/brazil-is-buying-lots-of-chinese-evs-will-that-continue/ "Over the course of 2023, the value of Chinese BEV exports to Brazil surged eighteen-fold as automakers like B** expanded their presence in the country. Chinese BEVs accounted for 92 percent of Brazil’s total BEV imports in this period."
Costa Rica
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/09/09/costa-rica-ev-sales-report-latin-americas-champion-surpasses-all-expectations-in-july-as-%c2%bc-of-market-becomes-fully-electric-in-july/ "[Costa Rica] has the healthy presence of a lot of brands — most of them Chinese — and what seems to be the most competitive ecosystem in the entire continent. While B** owns 70% of Uruguay’s market, and achieved 50% market share in Colombia during July, in Costa Rica this brand only accounts for a quarter of EV sales."
Thailand
GEVA does not survey in Thailand. The Thai EV market is having too many Chinese products, and almost none of Japaneses that people are really want.
A Thai video from BANKII, a food YouTuber, from 20 August 2022, with the headline that means "Tesla [Model Y] electric car review, real driving for 3 months, [I] want to goodbye...fuel cars for life." However, it is TESLA. So h0ngcom think it is easier (than other EVs, especially Chinese products) to goodbye fuel cars.
Thai people want it too, because it is an affordable Japanese product. But fuck the imbalance Thai import taxes that making it expensive and also making Chinese EVs inexpensive.
That scene is not like that.
Warning: Continuity error
Chery car performed an usual crash test again. It is the three of Exeed Sterra ES.
Lowcost airlines in Thailand deserve Pepsi too!
And all international brands don't deserve AI ads.
h0ngcom:
Free from high fuel prices
Free from the cost of oil changes
His business uses enough electric trucks to recoup its investment before the vehicle (and battery pack) warranties expire.
It seems like he may not be afraid of EV fires / battery fires / charger fires, so he doesn’t mention about that.
Many Thai people still have fears of EV fires / battery fires / charger fires, but no fear of fuel car fires.
h0ngcom:
Unfortunately, new double-decker buses can no longer be legally registered and run on Thai roads. Thailand is claiming the safety concerns.
Fear will make things worse.
We should be brave like London! It is an efficient and cost-effective way to transport large numbers of people in busy cities.
Exeed Sterra ET vs Tesla Cybertruck. The result is draw again. Both of them passed this test.
Great potentials. Just still not enough to beat Toyota.
h0ngcom said:
The Thai car market hasn't changed as much as many people think, as long as Toyota remains the champion.
The world car market. my prediction of the worst case scenario of fuel cars is
2025 (now) = Fuel car VS EV
2035 = Japanese cars VS EV
2040 = Toyota VS EV
Some pro-EV people think it is much quicker than that, but I don't think so. It can be much later than that like this:
2025 (now) = Fuel car VS EV
2048 = Japanese cars VS EV
2059 = Toyota VS EV
h0ngcom thought some Japanese politicians are ignoring Japanese people's hatred of Chinese cars/Chinese products/Chinese companies/Chinese capitalists/etc. so they allowed this deals to happen.
1. Is Japanese government wanna make the MF Ghost timelines come true?
"In the year 202X, self-driving cars has replaced internal combustion cars for everyday use."
(Then the mentioned "self-driving cars" are not internal combustion cars for sure, and h0ngcom thought it is most likely to mean"electric cars, both self-driving and not self-driving". In reality, it will happen much later than 202X (2029), and it may only happen partially.)
"MFG is an organisation that was founded in order to preserve the use of internal combustion engine cars."
(Organizations like this are available around the world, not just you, Japan, because fuel car lovers are around the world, and fuel cars will never extinct.)
2. Another similar case is "Japan eyes Chinese tram for Mount Fuji" that is Japan considering to use Chinese vehicles.
h0ngcom thought that tourists who come to Japan expect to ride Japanese vehicles, not Chinese vehicles. If they come to Japan but still need to ride Chinese vehicles..... Some tourists are concerned about safety, or feel that Japan is less worth visiting or less different from China. It is definitely not good for Japan.
Towing a Sany truck crane for 300 metres. Exeed Sterra ET vs Tesla Cybertruck. TopGear China seems to not measure the time, then the result is draw, both of them passed the test. Very good Chery ad again!
Whoever wins... BYD loses.
And the winner goes to Geely Galaxy E8 !!! (Newer model than the Han EV for sure.) (That is Justice for Han EV.)
And h0ngcom thinks that is why people don't like and don't want "digital cars." Like the Windows 11, some updates cause problems. And many updates doesn't make significantly better, so users see no reasons to update it.
Bjørn Nyland and his family entered Thailand. This video features Bjørn nYlanD.
This content is not available in Thai, except the scene at CeramicPro Chiangmai (it is a company that is sponsoring Teslabjorn Thai) that Bjørn Nyland have time to film Bjørn nYlanD in both English and Thai.
https://electrek.co/2024/12/05/byd-lands-new-deal-evs-mobile-power-sources-japan/
https://www.bitauto.com/en-ae/news/100196590287.html
h0ngcom see the majority of Japanese people are still reject EVs, and are against Chinese products/cars.
The Japanese public is unlikely to agree with this partnership.
There may be criticism that some Japanese politicians are not listening to the people and are siding with Chinese companies.
Teslabjorn entered Thailand.
Of course, he has ability to speak Thai.
h0ngcom think this car doesn't match Bjorn.
(It is not because Teslabjorn is one of the greatest Tesla evangelist.)
(Bjorn's tests of BYD often return "negative" results, which probably means the BYD cars are generally not good for him, or at least they're generally not suitable for his tests.)
The company that sponsors Teslabjorn Thai let him borrow that car, it has the "65" plates. Previous year, that company let him borrow Ora Good Cat, that has another "65" plates.
Two-digit Thai car license plates are sometimes sought after, because the short numbers can have multiple meanings, and can be reserve like regular numbers. (The two-digit double numbers (11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 and 99) are for auctions.)
The Meanings of 65 are available on the internet. It can be an auspicious number. H0ngcom has other meaning too. It is the year 2565 (2022). Tesla entered Thailand officially in 2022. BYD entered Thailand seriously (start selling passenger cars, not just commercial vehicles) starting in 2022 as well. They are the "2022 Tsunami" in Thailand.
Not surprised to me. Dongchedi usually found them suck. --h0ngcom
MAKE SHIB AND DOGE GREAT AGAIN !!! --h0ngcom
Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance, or HIMA (Chinese: 鸿蒙智行; pinyin: Hóngméng Zhìxíng) is an automotive alliance initiated and led by Chinese multinational technology company Huawei. Established in 2023, the members of the alliance include AITO (Seres Group), Luxeed (Chery), Stelato (BAIC BluePark), and Maextro (JAC Group).
Please don't put the "BYD" word next to the "Stellantis" word anymore! Regards.
The day is 16 January 2009.
At that time, it is just a copy-Toyota car company.
Neta advertisement.
Advertisement video that viewers may not know in advance that it is an advertisement, such as in the case of this video clip, is one reason that increases the legitimacy of the opposition, in this case, the people who oppose EVs.
And we must also admit that many things the opposition comments said is correct. There are still many problems or many expensive things, making the use of EV maybe not cheaper much.
Video from 12 July 2024.
IMO, they can make luxury cars, but the brands are not yet (and will never) globally accepted as luxury brands. (like the Ferrari Lamborghini Bugatti Pagani Maserati Ducati etc. Hongqi maybe included in the far future. But will never include Biyadi....)
I might pull up in the Maserati, Maserati
Maybe the Bugatti, Bugatti
Hmm, Ducati, Ducati
They're tellin' me I'm too flashy, too flashy
(https://genius.com/The-fanatix-idris-elba-lil-tjay-davido-koffee-and-moelogo-vroom-lyrics )
Some more high-horsepower Chinese cars:
Xiaomi SU7 Ultra
Zeekr 001 FR
Hyptec SSR (Aion Hyper SSR)
M-Hero 917 (Mengshi 917)
other models of Yangwang (Yangwang U8, Yangwang U7)
Even the BYD Seal Performance has more than 500 hp. So I think there are plenty of them.
Video from 3 June 2024. I really missed this news.
Finally! This company's car is appeared and is playable in a famous racing game.....
Wait, what? This NFS game is developed by a Chinese company. (https://nfs.fandom.com/wiki/Need_for_Speed:_Mobile ) So this is not a surprise to me anymore.
Forza Horizon 5 featured some few Chinese cars. It is a truly Western game (British game developer company and American game publisher company). So it is more surprising to me.
Can Chinese car companies work with videogame companies from other countries? Other Chinese car companies can. But this company can't?? -- h0ngcom
At least, this is BYD x BMW... I mean Black Myth: Wukong!
Whoever Wins... BYD Loses
This is a real victory for Ford. Long live American cars. Please release Ranger PHEV in Thailand as soon as possible. We wanna avoid Chinese products.
Very good news!!! Congratulations to all CDJR fans around the world!
And, for some YouTubers, please stop BYD-Stellantis rumors now.
It doesn't need to buy CDJR (or any brands) and they don't need to merge.
Some American YouTubers have talked about the BYD-Stellantis rumors. Of course, they speak the BYD words, sometimes, not just once for sure. Of course, they love CDJR and American cars. They don't like BYD and Chinese cars. They don't want to advertise BYD, at least they don't want to do that for free. But I think they missed. I think BYD wants to make American people to get used to the BYD word. Some American YouTubers speak the BYD words, either positively or negatively, making American viewers are more familiar with the word BYD inadvertently.
This information is confirming to me (h0ngcom) that GM really does have "Chinese EV Killer(s)", which proves that GM's exit from Thailand was completely wrong.
Many people in the world don't want to buy Chinese EVs and Chinese-made EVs. I think Mahindra has the potential to help them! --h0ngcom.
This is Brazil.
If it really has 160,000 kilometers, to me it is a high mileage car, because I drive less than 25,000 kilometers per year. Especially the car for city and suburb use only, I drive less than 10,000 kilometers per year. --h0ngcom
Good methods to claim how safe the battery pack is. However, the guns and the bomb seems to be too weak for this tests. -- h0ngcom
iCar 03 (Jaecoo 6) recieves TopGear (China) (https://topgear.cheshi.com/) appearance and tests. Of course, not as strong as the legendary TopGear Hilux. --h0ngcom
English subtitles
Whoever wins... BYD loses.
Xpeng wins.
Very suitable for Uttaradit City and suburbs because it needs few kilometers of range.
Did Sweet Baby Inc. design this commercial? If not, is it possible that the designers of the commercial really don’t know this kind of content is considered Woke? Is it possible that they really don’t know that most people are really hate Woke? I don't think they don't know, since there are many news and movements about that.
