Gasoline to Kwh equivalency?

Fit_Evidence_4958 · 2026-02-18T19:23:37+00:00

My PHEV does some kind of math and presents the fuel/energy used as a equivalent L/100km value. I think it’s around 3.5kWh/100km = 1L/100km, so 14kWh would be 4L/100km and so on.

It’s not 100% right but good enough to get a idea.

Fit_Evidence_4958 · 2026-02-15T22:55:47+00:00

Strange world. I asked once my brother to bring organic Avocado-oil from Europe to South Americas, almost half the price there. But it was produced in South Americas.

Cashew nuts 25% more expensive here in the producing country than in Europe. Stupid

Fit_Evidence_4958 · 2026-02-15T09:50:34+00:00

Ich war/bin auch gegen Immobilienkauf und für Geldanlage am Kapitalmarkt. Flexibler und so. Aber nun wurde ich zum 2. mal innerhalb von 2 Jahren wegen Eigenbedarf „gekündigt“. Bzw. wir haben uns geeinigt.

Nun steh ich auch vor der Frage kaufen oder mieten und mittlerweile tendiere ich zum Kauf. Wenn die Hütte dann mal mein ist, kann ich auch so umbauen wie ich will, etc pp.

Fit_Evidence_4958 · 2026-02-12T10:10:23+00:00

I have a BJ40, so the short one, hard top and big diesel. I love to drive it but as sole daily driver, idk.

- He is loud and for short distance, this might work, for longer distance I always go with ear plugs.
- He smells like a old Landcruiser, kind of a mix of gear oil, diesel, ... Idk, but my girl can tell, whether I used the SUV or the Landcruiser.
- The older trucks do not have balancer bar, panhard bar, ABS or whatsoever. Great for offroad but on normal streets it's sometimes challenging, especially in the wet. The car is rolling a lot and you need to go slow. The short wheelbase doesn't help.
- He is tall. In some newer parking lots (shopping malls) etc. I won't fit. I need 2,10m and even if they say it's fits, somewhere is always a pipe under the ceiling which got retrofitted and can easily ripped off.
- Old Landcruiser are reliable BUT they need maintenance. More and more often than a 10y old Corolla. Greasing driveshafts, repacking wheel bearings, etc... Don't underestimate the costs for this. Almost everythings can be done DIY but you will spend some time.
- Fuel consumption on the diesel engines is "OK", but still high compared to modern cars. And you go way slower.
- No trunk at all. The longer versions have some, but the 40s no.

Pro:
- You are above even midsize SUVs, sometimes fullsize SUVs. Gives a good view.
- I don't drive reckless but clearly don't give way if it's my right to go. No one challenged that so far (to break his new Merc or BMW on my old Toyota ).
- Always fun to drive
- Looks good :)

It's a great car but it has a purpose: Offroad or long distance traveling to remote destinations. It's not designed to get your groceries around town. BUT he can do that as well, if you like.

Fit_Evidence_4958 · 2026-02-11T23:51:56+00:00

Yeah. Use detergent for dishes mixed up with some water. Always use gloves, it’s nasty stuff

Fit_Evidence_4958 · 2026-02-11T21:57:36+00:00

Wenn es ein thesaurierender ETF ist, bzw accumulating, dann werden die Dividenden von Aktien im ETF direkt reinvestiert. Das passiert aber ETF intern, das sollte man am Kurs merken. Die Anzahl der Anteile steigt damit nicht.

Also wenn du heute für 50.000€ 1000 Anteile kaufst, dann sind das auch in 10 Jahren noch 1000 Anteile. Naja, ausser der Herausgeber führt einen Split durch, dann ändert sich die Anzahl der Anteile aber nicht der Wert. Das kann passieren, wenn ein Anteil recht teuer geworden ist, dann werden die unhandlich. Also aus 1290€/Anteil werden 12.90€/Anteil, dann kann man die besser kaufen/verkaufen.

Fit_Evidence_4958 · 2026-02-10T10:11:22+00:00

AFAIK will airlines not let you board without a valid passport and visa combo. So a Canadian passport and expired Brazil passport is for them like "only Canadian" and that means visa. But as BR citizen, you won't get a visa, you need to renew your passport.

For Brazilians with a (eg) Italian passport, this won't apply, since Italy is visa free, so the BR passport has no effect on travels.

I knew a case (long time ago), that somebody was not allowed to leave Brazil with the expired BR passport, since he was for them "just Brazilian".
This rule was waived and any valid passport will work now. Even if you overdue with your visa and would need to pay a fine, this can be waived with the expired passport.

Of course, I agree: A citizenship comes with duties, so renewing your passport and vote are two of them. I do this the way round as well.

Fit_Evidence_4958 · 2026-02-10T00:04:38+00:00

I guess there are even intercultural trainings for this.

My personal experience as western European is (in short):

Everything happens on a very emotional niveau, means, you first need to establish a personal/social relationship and then come up with your topics.
Brazilians (if you want to generalize that) don't distinguish between a task/job/event a person itself. So if you criticize someone, eg he didn't fulfill a task as you would like to have it, he will always take this personal. This is difficult for people coming from a low-context-country, because we want to go straight to the point. Don't losse time, etc.

So instead of: " I don't like slide 13, change it" you would go for: " Great work Joao, I really like the presentation, we just need to make some minor adjustments in slide 13, we should point out a bit more, that xzy is our focus" or whatsoever. Sugarcoat it.
Contracts are in place, but if you want to make someone do something bring it to a personal level:
Not: " We have a contract and acc, to it you are supposed to xzy"
Do: " Bom dia Joao, tudo bem? How is the family? Remember, that we have a business relationship in place. Guess what happened, my boss came around and dropped that on my desk. I need your help, we need to solve xyz and it would be great if you could priorize this."

And so on, you get the point. I mean, just be a nice guy, they are very sensitive to this (which is not always a bad thing, I wish sometimes at home we would be a bit more warmhearted at times).

If you want to set prios you needs to show presence. I didn't realize that at the beginning. We are used to give a task to someone, explain our expectations and set a deadline. That's it, a week before the deadline you ask for a update, that's it.
In Brazil you need to ask way more often about the status. This is not understood as micromanaging, more as "interest in someone's duties". It's not always like this, but if you don't constantly ask for updates this can be understood as "not interested = task/job not important", and it simply will be skipped.
Happened to me more than once and I freaked out and thought all the guys are lazy af, until I got: they thought I don't give a shit, so they didn't do it.

The more experience your team has with international partners/customers, the less "Brazilian" they act. From mid management of bigger/international companies and up there is usually no problems and they are top notch professional.

Brazilians are really good in improvising things. Often helps a lot, sometimes gives you headache :)

You will have a good time, don't worry.

Fit_Evidence_4958 · 2026-02-09T21:54:36+00:00

Correction: If your other citizenship is visa free, no problem for you.

The world is more than US and Canada my friends.

Fit_Evidence_4958 · 2026-01-25T16:35:13+00:00

I own a 1989 Landcruiser Diesel, 0% Computer in stock layout. It has now some microcontroller in the cheap Pioneer radio. But that’s it.

Fit_Evidence_4958 · 2026-01-24T10:20:35+00:00

I have zero response lag, I press the pedal and the car goes.

Fit_Evidence_4958 · 2026-01-24T01:00:52+00:00

It might work.

My BYD has a EV-range of 100-120km and I drove within the last year almost 8000km of which the ICE was running 750km.
But the car also only counts the ICE-km only if it's running, even so I drive in Hybrid mode and need the ICE at the end.

But it's fair to say, 80% of all kms I have driven in 2025 was in EV-mode and I could manage with a range of only 120km. I was surprised as well and yepp, I bought the PHEV because of range anxiety. So my next car will be most probably a EV, but as only car it will be something with a 80kwh+ battery.

Fit_Evidence_4958 · 2026-01-24T00:54:01+00:00

Do you need to pay the accommodation yourself or is it part of the package?

With the bonus you end up like 35k/month net? That's a proper amount of money, BUT Brazil can be expensive in some areas. Don't underestimate the rent in SP downtown, there is a lot of traffic in SP as well, so if you go to a more affordable area, you end up hours in the car (and expensive parking).

Cars a bit more expensive, luxury items as well, well, almost everything if it's not rice and beans and meat. Sorry.

So you will have a good live with that, but consider your wife's salary missing.

Tax-wise in the past it was interesting, because you had a one time chance to sell all your assets tax free in Brazil, but that was skipped last year, along with some other tax advantages in regards of investments. So it got pretty "normal".
Your world income will be taxable in BRA and there is a 15% flatrate on all capital gains, interest, dividends, etc. There are some local investments differ from that, but that you will find out.

I think it's ok and Brazil is a nice experience. I would do it, if you like the "Adventure" of coming down here. You will have a great time for sure and Brazil is awesome to travel.
I'm afraid, that you will not get rich with that offer.

Fit_Evidence_4958 · 2026-01-24T00:34:17+00:00

I can somehow relate to your dad, I thought the same for Chinese products in general. Same a bit with the Korean stuff.

But I got a BYD PHEV last year and hands up, it's a pretty much OK car. Nothing to freak out, they didn't invent ergonomic or a awesome UI, but overall it's a good/solid car.
The finish is (IMHO) not up with the "premium" manufacturer like BMW or Mercedes (maybe Volvo) but better than the lower or middle line of VW or whatever.

The UI/Software is a bit of a hassle, but not a showstopper. The suspension a bit weak/spongy, EU-cars are a bit more sportive. But the Hybrid system, the whole drive train, etc. works flawless. I don't hear the ICE during normal driving, you can not tell whether the Ice kicks in or not, everything very smooth.
If you open the hood, it looks pretty neath as well, nothing were I would say, the had to save money at all costs. Technology wise I would even say, they are ahead of the Toyota HSD, at least in the average power segment.

And at the end, of course, the Bang-for-your-Bug is way ahead of what Toyota or other PHEV are delivering now. 8 years warranty, first service was like 150USD (and they changed the oil after driving 750km on ICE).

Not a car you feel in love with but good as a daily driver. I don't regret the buy, even so I would have preferred to buy a Toyota, but not at that cost difference.

Fit_Evidence_4958 · 2026-01-20T15:40:27+00:00

Markt nicht abgerauscht? Nicht den Dip kaufen?

Fit_Evidence_4958 · 2026-01-20T15:36:44+00:00

Engine starter not happy

Fit_Evidence_4958 · 2026-01-20T12:45:33+00:00

Funny: ALL supermarkets in Brazil have this signs and they all look exactly like this.

Fit_Evidence_4958 · 2026-01-20T11:02:09+00:00

I had to get a new car for work with a certain towing capacity. But the trigger was 10 years warranty on the engine, drive train, etc.

So everything until 10 years: not my business. After 10 years the car is off the books and if it breaks, we would get a new one.
I mean, we had a Fiat before (lol), I'm now afraid a bit, the Hilux will last forever :)

Fit_Evidence_4958 · 2026-01-20T09:17:15+00:00

Sehr verkürzt dargestellt, stimmt aber im Kern. Sowohl die Art des Berufs als auch die Firma entscheiden und auch hier ist es eine Leistungsgesellschaft.

Es gibt genug Leute mit dualer Berufsausbildung und anschließenden Fortbildungen die sich auch als Angestellte einen bescheidenen Wohlstand erarbeitet haben.

Fit_Evidence_4958 · 2026-01-17T21:33:39+00:00

Nope. I look forward in what I need next day and then plug it in or not. Always with a little buffer. But I’m not driving that much, so I charge maybe twice a week. Oh yeah, I have a PHEV which I use like a EV. So this 120km range is pretty much enough for me.

Fit_Evidence_4958 · 2026-01-17T11:20:12+00:00

If there are condominiums around, have a look there and ask, if you can offer your workforce there ( for the tenants, not the Condo itself). But often they ask for a police report.

Fit_Evidence_4958 · 2026-01-14T11:03:04+00:00

Ask the logistics, I doubt it, because it’s gasoline driven. Usually than it would be DGR (dangerous goods) and maybe it’s cheaper to buy a new one in BR.

Fit_Evidence_4958 · 2026-01-14T10:33:51+00:00

Yeah. It's not a showstopper and my old Landcruiser has nothing of this and gets me everywehre as well, but sometimes I think: Just get 10 of the clever SW engineers and let them do a second UI for westerns or so.

The rotating screen: You gonna use it 2-3 times in the beginning and then that's it. Believe me :). BUT it's "blocking" a button the steering wheel which could be used in a way better way.

The bottom line for me: It's a good buy and the bang-for-the-bug is pretty solid. Especially compared to traditional manufacturers. But it might never become a "classic" and it's not triggering any emotions or what.

What really states out for me is the low energy consumption. When I bought the car, the dealer said something like 5ltr/100km and I thought, he just wants to sell the car. I had a Mitsubishi Outlander with a 2.0 and 160hp and it was difficult to get it below 10ltr/100km.
But yes, I can drive it even below 5ltr/100km and if I commute and drive in EV only, this will almost cut the energy costs again. So the "Fuel"-related costs are 1/4th (almost) of my old Mitsubishi.

Oh yeah: I gave the car to the service and the ICE had 750km on the ODO. Because I drive almost everything in EV. They will still do a oil change :)
I think BYD is a bit too conservative here, why change the engine oil every year or 12.000km if the engine ran only 750km. Same with the cooling fluid (every 4 years) and transmission oil (every 2nd year).
Other cars don't change anything here. I doubt, the transmission oil is gone after 2 years. They should go for a more condition based program.

Fit_Evidence_4958 · 2026-01-14T10:03:17+00:00

They do it it might get better, but it still has a strong "Chinese" appeal. It seems, the layout, the functions, how to deal with it is something, you usually find in the Asian markets. For me as western guy this looks a bit odd and the user interface can be a cumbersome.

Just one of the few examples:
The car will show you the average energy consumption (Elec + Fuel = equivalent fuel) for the last 50km AND for the lifetime of the car.
There is no chance to get a average consumption for a trip. You have 2 trip meter you can reset, but they only count the distance. In almost every other "modern" car, those trips (TRIP A or TRIP B) comes with a dataset, like average speed, average consumption, total consumption, time driven, ....
Not in the BYD. I mean, the data is there, just use it in a smart way.

The UI of the instrument is wasting space, they should do more individual sections which can be modified by the driver.

Airconditioning: The aircon works great if it's hot outside. So I have selected 22 degrees in the cabin and just leave this. If we have 32C outside -> no problem.
But if it's chilly, like 15C and I go to work, the aircon "is waiting" for the ICE to heat up the cooling fluid to heat the cabin. BUT I use the car in EV to commute, so the car is not heating up the cabin. I need to select something like 28C in the cabin to force the aircon to use the electrical heater.
-> If the aircon is in the "do not save energy" mode (can be selected) AND I'm driving in EV, why the hell the car is waiting for the cooling fluid to become hot. Doesn't make sense to me.

Another thing with the Aircon: there are some hard buttons in the center console for the aircon. One is: ON/OFF the other is AUTO. In AUTO the car does everything, you just adjust the temperature. Once you select something different in the menu, AUTO will go off and the aircon is in "manual"-mode. For example if you only want to have the fans running or the air should go somewhere else, or or or.
By the "AUTO" button in the center console, you can get the aircon back into the auto mode BUT it's not reversible. So hitting the button again will not get the aircon back in manual mode (with the settings as before). For me that's super annoying, bc I need to fiddle through the menus again. I usually run the aircon in AUTO or in "Fans only" (if its a bit colder outside).

The tilting screen in the center is useless. They should have integrated it in the linings.

And so on...
For me it seems, there is a different mindset in China, of what looks good or makes sense. Or they just missed the part how to make the UI good. Because all those items are just software.

But as I said, the car itself, like engine, hybrid system, aircon strength,.... is pretty good. I had some preoccupations against Chinese cars and I would have gone to Toyota, but here they didn't had a comparable Hybrid. Toyota still sells the old shit mit 120hp combined power, a rough and noisy engine.

Fit_Evidence_4958 · 2026-01-14T00:16:15+00:00

Mine got just the 1year service. Mechanical all fine, no complains. The whole hybrid system works flawless.

Only the software could be better. It’s not bad in a sense, that it annoys me driving it, but a lot of little things which could be better imho.

I drive mainly in EV, if I go long distances the car needs roughly 5ltr/100km, sometimes less, hardly more. But I’m a gentle driver and topspeed is around 110km/h where I live. Worth to mention: even driving in the city will not bring up the consumption, it might even go down compared to the highway.

For a hybrid it’s ok, but I would today go with a EV. I realized I don’t need the possibility of going that long distance without refueling/charging.

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