The BYD (EV) Thread

The BYD Yuan UP Would Sell Like Hotcakes In The U.S.

A nice-looking electric crossover for $14,000 -- Americans would eat this up

When buying a car, there are two things Americans seem to prize above all else: Squared-off looks and a “commanding seating position.” Yet, with car prices creeping up every day, low-cost options would help get more folks into newer vehicles — and invested in the EV transition. If only there were a cheap, boxy, compact EV crossover that Americans could get their hands on.

That crossover does exist: It’s the BYD Yuan UP, the newly-revealed little sibling to the Atto 3. The crossover isn’t coming stateside — at least not that anyone’s revealed thus far — but it should. It’s got the looks and the height that we crave over here, with a price that’s below any EV we know: It’s estimated to start below $20,000, perhaps as low as $14,000.

BYD revealed the Yuan UP in full on Weibo, without stating any in-the-weeds specs on the car. We know it’s a crossover, and we know it’s small — the Weibo caption on the images mentioned the Chinese A0 vehicle class, which carries a wheelbase less than 7.5 feet. We don’t know details like horsepower, torque, or range, but we know the parts that are important here in the States: Cute lil crossover with squared-off corners and a tall driver’s seat.

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The BYD Yuan UP Would Sell Like Hotcakes In The U.S.

A nice-looking electric crossover for $14,000 -- Americans would eat this up
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The new BYD Seal U DM-i is a plug-in hybrid ‘utility’ vehicle

Five-seater hybrid SUV competes for title of Longest Ever Vehicle Name

Chinese carmaker BYD has debuted the new Seal U DM-i at this year's Geneva Motor Show. It’s the SUV version of the BYD Seal saloon. And the plug-in hybrid SUV’s full name is the Build Your Dreams Seal Utility Dual-Mode, er, ‘i’. We haven’t quite figured that last bit out.

The BYD VeryLongName is the company's challenge to the Nissan Qashqai, Hyundai Sante Fe and Mitsubishi Outlander, with its largely inoffensive design comprised of a low, wide grille, LED headlights with dual lenses and 19in alloys.

When it comes to the VLM's powertrain, the ‘dual-mode’ bit is quite important. For starters, it’s the first time the brand’s 'Super DM' technology has made an appearance in Europe.

Despite sounding like a Saturday morning cartoon hero, it's actually three core components stitched together: a high-power electric motor, a 1.5-litre engine and the Blade battery, developed in-house. The dual-mode refers to the switch made automatically between power sources to keep the car in electric-only mode and keep fuel economy high.

 
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