BYD launching 9 new models in South Africa

[Daniel Puchert]

Major Tesla rival launching 9 more cars in South Africa

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD has an aggressive model rollout plan in South Africa — with nine new models launching in the country in the next year or so.

MyBroadband spoke to several sources close to the manufacturer's plans at the Festival of Motoring and learnt that its current modest line-up of two models is set to grow to 11 by the end of 2025.

 

[G.A.S]

They pretty much just need to add reverse-feed back to the home (for loadshedding) and they will have a winner. Although with the price, they'll probably get a large market share in any case.

 

[Willie Trombone]

Way too ambitious.

 

[Hanno Labuschagne]

They pretty much just need to add reverse-feed back to the home (for loadshedding) and they will have a winner. Although with the price, they'll probably get a large market share in any case.

All their models support vehicle-to-load (V2L), so they can at least power appliances. I think some third-party testers have also got the battery packs to play nicely with home feed-in.

 

[system32]

All their models support vehicle-to-load (V2L), so they can at least power appliances. I think some third-party testers have also got the battery packs to play nicely with home feed-in.

Would be a nice add on to my existing Solar system.

 

[Pythonista]

Yes - Sealion looks a winner. Just hope it comes in at a reasonable price.

 

[BlackStatic]

Yes - Sealion looks a winner. Just hope it comes in at a reasonable price.

Jeez, that's the thing, most of these EVs prices are way too hectic down here.