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BYD launched on Monday the 2025 revamped version of its Dolphin electric vehicle (EV) model, with prices starting from 99,800 yuan ($13,730) while the top variants is price at 129,800 yuan ($17,850).
The model, which the first deliveries started in 2021, receives now an improved range, despite keeping the same price.
In 2023, the model accounted for 12% of all BYD sales, with 367,419 units sold — 79% more than in 2022. This all-electric hatchback, built on the e-platform 3.0, began deliveries in 2021.
The Vitality variant’s battery has been improved to nearly 45 kWh, offering a range of 261 miles (420 km). The Knight variant features a maximum power output of 150 kW and a peak torque of 310 Nm featuring a 60.48 kWh battery, delivering a CLTC range of 323 miles (520km).
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In late June, the company unveiled its third electric vehicle (EV), the SEAL, in Japan. The sedan, with prices starting at 5.28 million yen ($33,110), follows the previously launched Dolphin and SUV Atto 3. The release was announced at a press conference in Tokyo.
BYD first entered the Japanese market in 2015 with the delivery of electric buses in Kyoto.
In Brazil, the company continued its dominance in the Brazilian electric vehicle (EV) market in May, securing an impressive 71.4 percent market share, according to data released by Fenabrave, the Brazilian vehicle distribution federation.
Written by Cláudio Afonso | LinkedIn | X
