BYD has registered two new trademarks in SA - likely an electric bakkie and a hybrid

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Tesla's biggest rival could launch electric bakkie and hybrid in South Africa

Chinese automotive giant BYD could launch its first electrified bakkie for the global market and an affordable hybrid plug-in sedan to compete with the Toyota Corolla in South Africa.

MyBroadband has spotted two trademark applications filed by BYD Company Limited in January 2024 for the names under which these vehicles are expected to be sold on the Companies and Intellectual Properties Commission (CIPC) database.
 
https://twitter.com/x/status/1776213863169499565

Any & all updates will go in the official BYD Thread.

The BYD (EV) Thread

So we need a dedicated BYD thread seeing as the brand will be launching in SA very soon. All prior BYD news, reviews & the like was previously dumped in the generic Chinese Cars Thread. China’s Tesla is launching in South Africa — with an electric car that offers load-shedding backup Chinese...
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Plug-in hybrids are the answer for South Africa.
 
Gaz{M} said:
Plug-in hybrids are the answer for South Africa.
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If they can discharge their electricity that is. Run it using petrol and charge it on your commute, use it to run your oven and TV when you get home.
 
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