News Forum - ICONSIAM joins forces with BMW to provide EV charging station-equipped exclusive car park

[Thaiger]

Press Release  ICONSIAM and BMW Group Thailand have extended privileges to BMW motorists with exclusive parking at Bangkok’s world-class riverside landmark. The collaboration between the two parties sees an easily accessible section of ICONSIAM’s UG floor set aside for reserved parking and an advanced electric vehicle charging station. The space can serve five vehicles at one time with two slots dedicated for electric charging by the 22-kilowatt AC chargers.  Mr Supoj Chaiwatsirikul, Managing Director of ICONSIAM, said the BMW Exclusive Parking represents another move for ICONSIAM to continue to deliver new services and experiences to customers. In particular, the set-up […]

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[ibgort]

Be aware as they have found EV's are not a good choice when it floods.  The battery pack which forms the bottom of the car is not water proof.  The connectors are water resistant but not water proof.  While there was only one media report that was made public there have been several unreported cases of EV's submerged underwater which caught fire all in Florida. Those fires were contained thanks to the flooding.  In any country subject to flooding not a good choice.

[Noble_Design]

1 hour ago, ibgort said:

Be aware as they have found EV's are not a good choice when it floods.  The battery pack which forms the bottom of the car is not water proof.  The connectors are water resistant but not water proof.  While there was only one media report that was made public there have been several unreported cases of EV's submerged underwater which caught fire all in Florida. Those fires were contained thanks to the flooding.  In any country subject to flooding not a good choice.

No problem for Thailand's own home grown EV brand FOMM One: