BYD Built This Low-Cost PHEV Specifically for Global Markets — And It Gets +1,000 Km Range
The compact plug-in hybrid is BYD’s first model built for overseas markets and is expected to start at about £20,000, Autocar reported.
- On Tuesday, BYD unveiled the Dolphin G, its first car developed specifically for overseas markets including Europe, with sales launching in the coming weeks and first deliveries by end of summer.
- China's escalating price war drove BYD to pursue overseas expansion where it already leads as the best-selling EV brand in the UK, Australia and several markets after surpassing Tesla and Kia.
- Powered by the Super Hybrid DM-i PHEV system, the Dolphin G achieves over 1,000 km of combined WLTP driving range with a 1.5-liter engine generator and 194 hp electric motor; battery options of 7.8 kWh and 18 kWh offer extended range.
- The Dolphin G is expected to start at approximately £20,000 as the UK's smallest PHEV, joining the Dolphin Surf electric model in BYD's European lineup as Li emphasized making sustainable mobility 'smarter, more practical and available to many more people.'
- BYD's proven Super Hybrid DM technology, already tested through the Seagull's success as one of the automaker's best-selling Chinese vehicles, now scales to European markets to drive growth this year.
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With an increasingly robust catalogue in Europe, BYD now presents the DOLPHIN G DM-i, a proposal described as revolutionary in the European B segment. With compact dimensions, it offers superior combined autonomy...
BYD is now also bringing its hybrid technology to the small car segment. The Dolphin G DM-i is designed to combine emission-free commuting in everyday life with long-distance suitability.
New BYD Dolphin G is the UK's smallest PHEV supermini and it comes with a massive 621-mile range
The BYD Dolphin G DM-i has arrived, and it’ll be the UK’s smallest plug-in hybrid (PHEV) supermini when it goes on sale here this autumn, with an expected starting price of under £20,000. Aimed firmly at the likes of the mild and full-hybrid Toyota Yaris, the Renault Clio, and the Volkswagen Polo, the B-segment BYD Dolphin G is powered by BYD’s clever Super Hybrid plug-in system it uses in its Atto 2 DM-i compact SUV. DM-i stands for Dual Mode I…
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