Japanese automakers and Japanese car lovers in Thailand should not worry much. EV market share in Thailand is still much lower than in the global. (He has a graph called "Japan/China/Europe/USA/Thailand/Global BEV Market Share".)
Title translation : [EV Hokkaido expedition] Be prepared to get stuck! Tesla barely made it up the steep snowy road, but could a Chinese-made EV make it? / Chinese-made EV "BYD Seal" also puts snowy climbing performance to the test on the steep slopes of the rocky mountain of Otaru
h0ngcom's thought :
Anti-Chinese-EV people in Thailand should know that BYD Seal (and BYD EV models) is ROAD-LEGAL in Japan... Of course, they don't care about that. Haters gonna hate. (Thai people trusted in Japanese Qualities. I thought BYD entered Japan to get good images worldwide rather than to fight Japanese automakers.)
For Anti-EV people in Thailand, regardless of the car's nationality, I can't do anything to them, let them oppose it, especially that billionaire man, he can keep neutral but he doesn't, he revealed how anti-EV he is. He was my idol since about 20 years ago until now, but after he showed that attitudes, he is not my idol anymore. No need for fuel car enthusiasts to anti-EV. And I see NOBODY anti fuel cars (because no one can). We can use the same roads.
Character https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiro_Nakamura portrayed by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masi_Oka
By the way, Hiro's looks and his superhero skill in this video clip reminds me of freddiew and some of his videos in the past.
In Thailand, the Kia EV5 lowered prices, making it to compete better with Chinese EVs.
BYD is still much more popular, with dealers and service centers all over Thailand.
However, the nationality of brand and car matter. Many Thai people still avoiding Chinese products and Chinese brands. Then the Kia brand still looks much better.
And personally, I think that boxy cars, or cars that look sharp, not so rounded, are becoming popular again. This Kia looks better to me.
In this case, BYD looks more worthwhile, has more systems, and the price in Thailand is closer to that in China. BYD also has distribution channels and service centers throughout Thailand. Kia Thailand still lacks of service centers. (Currently, official service centers are still very important for EVs because there are still lack of EV mechanics.)
Too many EV makes/models entering the Thai car market. They compete with each other rather than compete with Toyota Honda, making Toyota and Honda lead further. Long Live Kent Honda and Mary Toyota.
