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In January 2023, sales of the BYD Atto 3 crossover will begin in Japan. The BYD Dolphin hatchback will debut in the middle of the same year, and the BYD Seal sedan will debut in the second half of the year, informed autohome portal.
BYD Atto 3 is a small electric crossover. The top version of the BYD Atto 3 accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 7.3 seconds, the power reserve is declared at 420 kilometers. The car has LED lighting, 18-inch alloy wheels, seven airbags, a 12.08-inch touch screen and other equipment.
The BYD Dolphin is a compact electric hatchback built on the state-of-the-art BYD 3.0 platform. It is available in several modifications. The most expensive version has a power reserve of 405 kilometers.
The BYD Seal is an electric sedan also based on the BYD 3.0 battery car platform. Presented in four versions. The top has a power plant with a capacity of 390 kW (530 hp) and an all-wheel drive transmission. Accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 3.8 seconds, has a range of 650 km.
In the next six months, BYD Auto Japan will form a dealer network and organize full technical support for its products in Japan.
By the way, in the first half of 2022 BYD sold the largest number of new energy vehicles (NEV) in the world - 641,350 units, which is 314.9% more than in the first half of 2021. NEV is a Chinese term that includes electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), and hydrogen vehicles (FCEVs).
The second place was taken by the American company Tesla, which sold 564,000 electric vehicles. This is 46% more than in the same period last year. At the same time, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in an interview with Bloomberg that the biggest obstacle to Tesla's growth is not competition, but problems with the supply of components over the past two years.
