BYD Seal Off To A Flying Begin — 55,200 Offered In China In Simply 5 Months!

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BYD’s new sedan, the Seal, constructed on the e-platform 3.Zero and a part of the “Ocean Collection,” had been extremely anticipated. Nicely, it hasn’t upset. It landed with a bang when it was launched in August final 12 months. In its first month, the Seal had a powerful 1,726 gross sales. It then adopted up with gross sales of seven,473 models in September, 11,267 in October, 15,356 in November, and 15,378 in December. The gross sales whole for the Seal’s first 5 months was an superior 51,200, which is fairly cool for a brand new mannequin in early manufacturing ramp-up mode. Listed here are some specs of the BYD Seal sedan:

Commonplace Vary Model

150 kW and 310 Nm motor
Acceleration: from Zero to 100 km/h in 7.5 seconds
Battery capability: 61.44 kWh
Vary of about 550 km/342 miles (CLTC)
110 kW max DC charging energy — charging from 30 to 80% SoC takes ~30 minutes.

The worth for the usual vary BYD Seal begins from simply $31,000.

Lengthy Vary Model

230 kW and 360 Nm motor
Acceleration: from Zero to 100 km/h in 5.9 seconds
Battery capability: 82.56 kWh
Vary of about 700 km/435 miles (CLTC)
150 kW max DC charging energy — charging from 30 to 80% SoC takes ~30 minutes

The worth for the usual vary BYD Seal begins from $38,000.

All-Wheel Drive Efficiency Model

390 kW and 670 Nm motors
Acceleration from Zero to 100 km/h in 3.eight seconds
Battery capability: 82.56 kWh
Vary of about 650 km/404 miles (CLTC)
150 kW max DC charging energy — charging from 30 to 80% SoC takes ~30 minutes

The worth for the usual vary BYD Seal begins from $42,000.

The BYD Seal is in an identical class of automobiles because the Tesla Mannequin Three sedan. Though the EV market is extra developed now than it was in 2017 when Mannequin Three deliveries to prospects began, it’s nonetheless fairly attention-grabbing to see the comparability of the ramp-up in gross sales between the 2 fashions, which supplies extra to mirror on. Based on figures on carsalesbase.com, the Mannequin Three began off with decrease volumes throughout its ramp-up ranging from July 2017, ending with a complete of about 1,700 automobiles bought in whole in its first 6 months. Right here’s a chart displaying the rise of the 2 fashions:

The Tesla Mannequin Three then went to promote over 130,000 models the next 12 months, in 2018. The Mannequin Three then went to be the primary electrical car to sell over a million units. The Tesla Mannequin Y SUV has gone on to do even higher by way of a quick ramp-up and is now dominating EV gross sales in Europe.

With such an thrilling begin, the BYD Seal additionally seems to be promising as a game-changing mannequin. BYD has critical plans for this electrical sedan and is on the brink of export it to a number of markets, together with Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe, the place it could be known as the Atto 4. Its sibling, the Atto 3, is doing quite well in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe since its launch. Additionally word that the BYD Atto Three was just lately awarded with the utmost of 5 stars by security organisation Euro NCAP. It has been launched in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, and Belgium. BYD Shops within the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, Luxembourg, and Finland shall be opened in 2023.

In December, BYD sold 1,268 units of the Atto 3 in Australia, the place it was solely second to Tesla for the month on the EV gross sales charts. 1,806 Tesla Mannequin 3s have been bought in December in Australia. Just lately, the Flemish Car Membership, VAB, which holds the coveted contest yearly for the very best household automobiles in numerous classes, voted the BYD Atto Three the Electric Family Car of the Year 2023. The Atto Three was launched in February of 2022 and 229,020 models have been bought by the tip of December. That’s 25% of BEVs bought by BYD final 12 months! I hope the Atto Four will comply with in its sibling’s footsteps because it continues its manufacturing ramp-up and goes abroad.

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