Owned a BYD Atto3 for 14 mths, 13,000km no problems, comfortable and efficient. It has given me full confidence to order a Seal performance without a second thought for delivery within a month.
BYD is opening its 1st factory and research centre outside of China here in Salvador de Bahia, Brasil. And yes: In just one year since their arrival, they've become the top seller of EV/Hybrid cars in the country.
Can't say that speaks volumes about BYD being a good manufacturer. If anything, it indicates they have nice design and a good price-point while being terrible at everything else. Brazil doesn't have the best track record when it comes to picking up good cars. Generally Brazilians love good-looking, status-providing vehicles, that are cheap, and have little to no regard for safety or other concerns common in the international market.
I live in Melbourne and we just picked up the BYD Dolphin. A great car! They have improved so much since what they made 8 years ago when their cars were very basic. When I visited Guangzhou in November the BYD Qin is used as taxis but not as common as the GAC Aion S. There are so many BYD models and the Han is very nice
I also live in Melbourne. May i ask about the prices of the cars in their range? Also how much did it cost you to setup a charge station at home? And what is the range of their vehicles before between charge?
You can check their website for the price of the cars but you will need to add on-road costs. We have solar panels so we just charge it at home when its sunny. The cheaper Dolphin has a range of 410km on a full charge, more than enough for normal usage.
Stick with your BYD Dolphin. Unconfirmed reports said that the Dolphin outperformed the likes of much more expensive Mercedes-Benz and BMW and Audi on start-up speed, stability and handling experience. It's also good to know that both BYD and CATL (both leaders on battery technology worldwide) are competing with each other to perfect the 1,000 km distance on just one charge as well as shorten the charging time to somewhere between 15 to 30 minutes. Until then, everyone can wave goodbye to internal combustion vehicles.
As someone who work in the german car industry I can safely say, the management is deeply afraid of chinese manufacturers pushing into the marked. In the public mind however, many still associate chinese cars with examples like the dreadful "Landwind" SUV shown on the IAA in 2005, I saw it on display and yes it was terrible. But that is nearly 20 years ago and chinese automakers are frightening fast in learning and adopting.
In 2023, Euro NCAP tested 9 Chinese cars. ALL 9 of them got 5-star ratings. BYD Dolphin, Seal, Seal-U, Tang; Xpeng G9 & P7, Nio EL7 & ET5, plus Smart #3 (it's built by Geely in China, on a Geely platform). The Nio ET5 was the top scorer of all cars tested in 2023. I was at the Shenzhen auto show this summer, and the legacy German automakers had very little buzz compared to their Chinese competitors, to say nothing of the Americans. The Germans should be scared because their cars are at least a full generation behind what currently China offers at lower price points. It's going to be exactly like the Japanese cars in the 1970s, where affordable and efficient cars completely disrupt the market for decades to come.
Great video as always, Andy. This is the sort of informative videos people outside China need to see to really understand how the country is progressing rather than the miserable BBC articles. Wishing you a Merry Xmas.
I just came back from China, I visited Suzhou and Hangzhou. I spoke to the drivers of DiDi (equivalent to Grab and Uber in other countries). Most of the web-hailed cars in Suzhou and Hangzhou are EVs manufactured in China, (like Geely, SAIC etc). The car is vey silent, and the general build quality is definitely acceptable. According to the driver, the driving range in the city is about 450km to 550km, which is more than 1 full day's use. He charges overnight and spends about 300-400 Rmb on charging cost for 1 month (about 50-60USD for 1 month's charging). I enquired about the availability of charging stations and he said there is more than sufficient as the government has invested building more than enough charging stations well ahead of selling the EVs. I was really impressed with the price range/performance of China made EVs. So the key is that the government must invest in infrastructure is it expects EVs to take off, otherwise it will only be for the rich.
Same with us in Shenzhen. The BYD E6 taxis and Han rideshares are really smooth, quiet, and comfortable. All of the drivers are very happy with their cars, charge 1x daily during lunch or when sleeping. We saw huge banks of 12+, 20+, 50+ charging stations at every parking garage in every shopping center, at all public parks, and so on. A lot of 1st gen E6 taxis from 4+ years ago are still running, and the drivers said that range hadn't dropped very much since the time they first got them.
That's the problem in Melbourne, barely any charging stations around, so it's really important to change the car at home overnight. I wish the EV charging stations were more readily available here
I have heavily invested in three Chinese EV companies, BYD, XPeng and NIO. Even though the stocks have not been stellar, I have a lot of confidence in China's commitment to EVs.
A friend sold his Lexus for a BYD Atto. While he’s very happy with the Atto, he shared that driving an EV requires a different mind set in a country that’s just introducing EVs to its people where there aren’t many charging facilities.
@@evergreennj8950 Those BYD Dual Mode "hybrids" are really more extended range EVs, as their base electric range is at 50+, 70+ miles. That's farther than most people drive in a single day, even those who commute to work. If charging daily, they might run on battery 90%, 95% of the time.
@@ZweiZwolf I agree. Somehow, I see people argue against PHEVs by pointing out that some users ( government agencies mandated to have PHEVs) often don't bother to charge them and use them as regular HEVs - thus making them a waste. But any sensible owner who actually paid more for the bigger battery in the PHEV versus the regular HEV, will probably already have a PV system at home and would definitely take advantage of the cheaper option of charging their PHEVs with free solar electricity instead of paying at the gas station. Sadly, in the US, I think all PHEVs have electric only ranges that are below 50 miles with most in the 30 miles range. I think most BYD PHEVs have electric only ranges that are above 60 miles so for most daily commutes, it's unlikely the onboard combustion engine would be used at all.
@@evergreennj8950 Most US PHEVs are barely enough to do a single local neighborhood errand. We had a BMW 530e plug-in and it was more like 11-15 electric miles before switching to gas. Some people got them for the commuting / parking privileges, but that's kind of rare. If the US wanted to push EV adoption, the easy fix would be to mandate minimum 30 mile EV range in EVERY car and truck sold in the US. When everything must be PHEV / EREV / BEV, the market will be made to support.
Twenty years ago, Chinese cars received 0 stars in European crash tests. At that time, European car experts advised consumers not to buy Chinese cars. Now that BYD has received 5 stars in European crash tests, Chinese cars are completely different from those of 20 years ago
In 2023, Euro NCAP tested 9 Chinese cars. ALL 9 of them got 5-star ratings. BYD Dolphin, Seal, Seal-U, Tang; Xpeng G9 & P7, Nio EL7 & ET5, plus Smart #3 (it's built by Geely in China, on a Geely platform). The Nio ET5 was the top scorer of all cars tested in 2023.
@@WingPoyLeong Actually better. The initial Japanese cars were very unsophisticated, though inexpensive, efficient and reliable. The initial Korean cars were completely unreliable and competed entirely on cost. These initial Chinese cars are well-designed, safe, efficient, and reliable for a very fair price. China is going to take a LOT of market share very quickly as the word gets out, because they're not just competing at the bottom or on price. That's why Germany is scared.
I'm in Michigan and am hoping to get a BYD EV in ~2 years when I retire my current Prius. i hope BYD car will be available at Michigan by then! thanks for this great video!
I drove Honda initially, followed by Audi the last 10 years, the transition to Atto3 was painless and inspiring, just got my seal now, far cleaner air for my home. Won't go back to ICE now, had to cancel orders for Tesla and Taycan with their NCM chemistry.
I love my BYD Atto 3. It is the best car I have owned. "In order for your dreams to become reality, you first have to dream". I dreamt of fully owning a brand new EV with the latest and safest tech. Love being able to charge it to 100% at home from our Solar. Therefore, "Build Your Dreams" suits me just fine. Go BYD! Please do more videos on EVs in China, we saw many when we were over there a couple of months ago. Cheers from Australia.
Some Tesla also use Chinese batteries, so, not all Tesla are bad. Now VW, MB, are getting batteries from China directly, VW even owns a Chinese battery company, so it won't take long for the rest of the world to catch up with China.. Thanks for the open sharing culture of the Chinese technology companies!
I doubt you'll get them, cos the declining US empire will put the squeeze on. They didn't stop at kidnapping a noted businesswoman, so why would they let cars in??
The Chinese can't world peace, because they don't dictate what other countries do. But Chinese engineering is top notch, graduating more STEM than any other country.
When the west sanctioned Russia, Chinese EV’s replaced western cars. With comments like how accommodating the Chinese manufacturers were to adapting the vehicles for the Russian market. They now look like dominating the Russian market. With that attitude it wouldn’t surprise me that they replicate that success globally.
That's was a great Video. Can you show us the charging capabilities and availability in the city. What kind of battery charge infrastructure and adaptor needed for BYD E-V in NZL?
It's over $170K US dollars. But what an SUV? It floats and many other amazing features. Just blew my mind when I saw some of the in-depth reviews of that U8.
@@preciousjewels5921 Yep, but it's chump change for billionaires who can spend $5M on a Bugatti. That U8 is really something else on another level. It can be driven floating on water for up to 30 minutes,. With 4 independently motorized wheels, it can do tank turns, drive sideways, stop without any brakes, turn without a steering column connected to a traditional mechanical steering system, go from 0 - 100kph in less than 4 seconds, level itself when parked on uneven surfaces such as when off road, the list of amazing features is long. You can do a search and explore at your leisure.
I have been following BYD for about 15 years, been in and out of their stock s few times but never made any money from it. Traveled on their buses when they were first introduced in Guangzhou China and have always been impressed with the company. They will be a top brand in the coming years all around the world.
Andy this was great, I think there will be more and more interest in BYD the company in years to come, your vids will be a great resource. Thanks for sharing!
That will be a game changer if BYD has resolved the Thermal Runaway. We know how the US can sanction companies when they become too strong, hope to see what else is new from BYD.
Falkon786, the whole point of the BYD blade battery nail penetrating test, is that there is no thermal runaway. Sodium ion batteries, cheaper than LFP batteries, are what we will see very soon from BYD with this technology about to be fitted to the BYD Seagull, which currently is fitted with LFP batteries.
It's got an inherently safer chemistry, simple as that. There are newer chemistries that are coming out and should be even better in a few years. Thermal runaway could cease to be a thing in 5 years, same as how gasoline cars moved to safer gas tanks and so on.
But first of all, before BYD can sell their cars in your country, you must get the approval from the old man who lives on the south side of the border.
I was a senior design engineer working for one of Germany,s largest car manufacturers I live in Asia and ihave been evaluating china's ev car industry now for year.they have compleatly overtaken by miles anyone inthe rest of the world in price performance and safety. The NCAP crash test china can pass this without batting an eyelid. China takes SAE standards strips them down to the core and removes the BS then generates GB standards they take the pinical of international standards for reference only then I many cases they improve on them. We in the west are so sluggish we done have a hope in hells chance of catching up. I remember sitting in meetings for hours and hours decoding in doors what some student had translated from English into German 15 engineers bogged down with kindergarten work which was part of the product design proccess. Designing electronics sifting through hundreds of documents concerning stuff like sharp metal edges and oil contamination because a car company had never manufactured an electric car, this was 8 years ago.
The US market is messed up. The industrial lobbies have made new car sales extremely challenging. I am surprised Tesla was able to get in at all. Commercial ventures have a better chance. Bus, truck, even postal service vehicles could use an e/v overhaul. If you want a car, you'd be better off buying in Mexico and driving it north. Oh, and we need massive investment in electrical power generation to make an e/v future viable.
Hi Andy. Great content as per usual. Just one question please, ( I may have missed hearing it covered but..) what is the range of the Atto 3? Keep up the great work and have a great Xmas/New year. FYI My wife and I plan to make a 6-week trip to visit China for the first time in 2025 and your content of showing the ‘real China’, has played no small part in that decision. All the best for 2024, Ken 😊
BYD Atto 3 is rated at 340 km or 420 km, depending on battery pack. Actual range varies depending on how hard you run the climate control, accessories, and how smoothly you drive.
Interesting video Andy, I thoroughly enjoyed the info. Hope your Dad enjoys his BYD car. I was looking at the GWM Good Cat Aura but might consider the BYD Atto 3 now, after seeing this video. Have a very Merry Christmas Andy and a Happy New Year to you and your family. Henrietta 🙋🍷🍷🎄
BYD is already selling big in Mexico and should do well in Central America, along with South America. Canada and the USA will be problems due to "national security" politics.
Safer than Tesla's car which autopilot is dangerous enough that you still need to drive the car. Otherwise a car without an actual autopilot is just as good as the person driving it.
The cars generally seem pretty good. I'm just not sure about the built-in battery, though. There's a lot of reasons why you'd want to be able to easily remove/replace the battery. Also, I'd love to see more videos on public transit and public infrastructure in China, as I'm a firm believer in emphasizing public transportation over individualistic private vehicle ownership.
From New Zealand another reason we have do many Japanese cars is that importers get cheap used cars from Japan because the government wants people to be replacing their cars every 5 years on average so that the production line keeps going
5:50 You should've zoomed this part 😅I almost couldn't see the battery was being punctured on the left machine. Do all BYD cars equipped with the blade batteries or only newer models have them?
All BYD cars are equipped with the blade batteries. And BYD also starts to supply the same battery to Tesla, so you can count on Tesla will be safer in the future.
I live in Canada. My main challenge is range (due to poor charging infrastructure), cold temperature and snowy roads in winter, plus cargo capacity for skis. So, an ideal EV for me would have a range of 800 kM, with features of a SUV and AWD. The Seagull looks good if it could be improved to meet my requirements. Even if it is $24,000.00 per vehicle. Actually, why would anyone even bother looking at a used Corrolla at $25,000 to $30,000 these days when a brand new Seagull is around $16,000.00?
It would be good if the video also cover future battery replacement ie is it cheap like replacing only the affected cell or costly as it need to replace the entire blade…
Thank you Andy for doing this informative video. Very much appreciate the question @4:45 regarding battery swapping or replacement. He just sidestepped your question by talking about plug-in hybrids. Even for plug-in hybrids, if the batteries are part of the car for structural strength, how can they be replaced if they somehow fail or are damaged from accidents? Does that mean the entire car has to be replaced or scrapped instead of just the damaged batteries in such situations?
The battery is rated for 2,500+, 3,000+ charge cycles, up to 1.2 Million km, and isn't intended to be regularly replaced. For example, there's a 1st gen BYD E6 taxi still on original LFP battery after 717,000 km of continuous driving, having lost 20% range. Most consumers won't drive anywhere near that much, most cars are replaced under 200,000 km. Damaged batteries are still replaceable. They're typically bolted into the frame and provide additional stiffness and strength. A lot of racing cars use the engine and transmission housing as a structural member for the same reason. When replacing, extra care needs to be taken to ensure that the frame is properly supported, but otherwise no issue.
@@ZweiZwolf Thanks for clarifying. I've seen videos of the Nio battery swapping process which doesn't show the details of how their battery packs are bolted to the frame. It's conceivable that if the battery packs are made rigid enough, that swappable batteries when bolted to the car frame can also add to the structural strength of the car. I guess based on BYD's analysis, it's more cost effective and better for their bottom line or business success to not go with the battery swap route which requires significantly higher costs for the swapping stations when compared to charging stations. I would have preferred they replied with the answer Andy provided here. The answer BYD provided may be partially true but gave me the impression that the battery cannot be removed at all without damaging the structure of the car in some way.
@@ReportsOnChina BYD makes electric buses and trucks. I thought it would make more sense to use the swappable battery approach for these vehicles (I don't see how much more the battery packs would add to their structural strength by making them non-swappable) but I guess in China (I saw the Fully Charged episode about the electric bus and taxi fleets in Shenzhen) instead of swapping batteries, they were able to right size the vehicle batteries and design sensible bus fleet schedules based on the vehicle charging and operation times. Andy, have you seen cars in China other than Nio with swappable batteries? I do recall seeing a short video of a battery swapping station in Beijing for non-Nio cars. I'm from the US where the charging infrastructure is not quite there yet so the next new car for me will likely be a PHEV. I just wish the politicians and ruling elites can put aside their prejudices or pride and think long term (they cannot ethically contain China's progress) so that we can have in the US a selection BYD or other Chinese PHEVs with more features and better prices than what's currently available here.
In 2023, Euro NCAP tested 9 Chinese cars. ALL 9 of them got 5-star ratings. BYD Dolphin, Seal, Seal-U, Tang; Xpeng G9 & P7, Nio EL7 & ET5, plus Smart #3 (it's built by Geely in China, on a Geely platform). The Nio ET5 was the top scorer of all cars tested in 2023.
Friendly and informative video. What are the statistics in battery safety compared to other manufacturers? China Unscripted, which seems like an unfair and biased source, shows many fires of BYD cars in public places. What do the numbers show?
Owned a BYD Atto3 for 14 mths, 13,000km no problems, comfortable and efficient. It has given me full confidence to order a Seal performance without a second thought for delivery within a month.
BYD is opening its 1st factory and research centre outside of China here in Salvador de Bahia, Brasil. And yes: In just one year since their arrival, they've become the top seller of EV/Hybrid cars in the country.
Can't say that speaks volumes about BYD being a good manufacturer. If anything, it indicates they have nice design and a good price-point while being terrible at everything else. Brazil doesn't have the best track record when it comes to picking up good cars. Generally Brazilians love good-looking, status-providing vehicles, that are cheap, and have little to no regard for safety or other concerns common in the international market.
I live in Melbourne and we just picked up the BYD Dolphin. A great car! They have improved so much since what they made 8 years ago when their cars were very basic. When I visited Guangzhou in November the BYD Qin is used as taxis but not as common as the GAC Aion S. There are so many BYD models and the Han is very nice
I also live in Melbourne. May i ask about the prices of the cars in their range?
Also how much did it cost you to setup a charge station at home?
And what is the range of their vehicles before between charge?
You can check their website for the price of the cars but you will need to add on-road costs. We have solar panels so we just charge it at home when its sunny. The cheaper Dolphin has a range of 410km on a full charge, more than enough for normal usage.
Stick with your BYD Dolphin. Unconfirmed reports said that the Dolphin outperformed the likes of much more expensive Mercedes-Benz and BMW and Audi on start-up speed, stability and handling experience. It's also good to know that both BYD and CATL (both leaders on battery technology worldwide) are competing with each other to perfect the 1,000 km distance on just one charge as well as shorten the charging time to somewhere between 15 to 30 minutes. Until then, everyone can wave goodbye to internal combustion vehicles.
@@jaihindersinghI can smell curry SCAM from 100m away from you
Should have spent the extra $100 and got the MG4 far better car.
As someone who work in the german car industry I can safely say, the management is deeply afraid of chinese manufacturers pushing into the marked.
In the public mind however, many still associate chinese cars with examples like the dreadful "Landwind" SUV shown on the IAA in 2005, I saw it on display and yes it was terrible.
But that is nearly 20 years ago and chinese automakers are frightening fast in learning and adopting.
But the west will frighteningly not update their views of "made in China" cars
“Chinese” is spelled with a capital “C” .
Show some respect !
Onlii maed in Amerikka teesla ar bess in wurld. Cpp byd an nio stook jaas collaeps becas westurn mediia sey it tofu teknologhee
In 2023, Euro NCAP tested 9 Chinese cars. ALL 9 of them got 5-star ratings. BYD Dolphin, Seal, Seal-U, Tang; Xpeng G9 & P7, Nio EL7 & ET5, plus Smart #3 (it's built by Geely in China, on a Geely platform). The Nio ET5 was the top scorer of all cars tested in 2023. I was at the Shenzhen auto show this summer, and the legacy German automakers had very little buzz compared to their Chinese competitors, to say nothing of the Americans. The Germans should be scared because their cars are at least a full generation behind what currently China offers at lower price points. It's going to be exactly like the Japanese cars in the 1970s, where affordable and efficient cars completely disrupt the market for decades to come.
@@Sayitlikeitis-jn6xeagreed,different main.
Great video as always, Andy. This is the sort of informative videos people outside China need to see to really understand how the country is progressing rather than the miserable BBC articles. Wishing you a Merry Xmas.
Sadly, the US’ hate propaganda campaign against China & Chinese people is just too strong.
And no gray filter 😂
I just came back from China, I visited Suzhou and Hangzhou. I spoke to the drivers of DiDi (equivalent to Grab and Uber in other countries). Most of the web-hailed cars in Suzhou and Hangzhou are EVs manufactured in China, (like Geely, SAIC etc). The car is vey silent, and the general build quality is definitely acceptable. According to the driver, the driving range in the city is about 450km to 550km, which is more than 1 full day's use. He charges overnight and spends about 300-400 Rmb on charging cost for 1 month (about 50-60USD for 1 month's charging).
I enquired about the availability of charging stations and he said there is more than sufficient as the government has invested building more than enough charging stations well ahead of selling the EVs.
I was really impressed with the price range/performance of China made EVs. So the key is that the government must invest in infrastructure is it expects EVs to take off, otherwise it will only be for the rich.
Same with us in Shenzhen. The BYD E6 taxis and Han rideshares are really smooth, quiet, and comfortable. All of the drivers are very happy with their cars, charge 1x daily during lunch or when sleeping. We saw huge banks of 12+, 20+, 50+ charging stations at every parking garage in every shopping center, at all public parks, and so on. A lot of 1st gen E6 taxis from 4+ years ago are still running, and the drivers said that range hadn't dropped very much since the time they first got them.
That's the problem in Melbourne, barely any charging stations around, so it's really important to change the car at home overnight. I wish the EV charging stations were more readily available here
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Chinese EVs are kicking butt!
very nice. hope they are cheap enough and available around the world. I'm tired of getting financially abused by local auto makers where I live.
indeed
They'll be good quality and competitive, but not necessarily "cheap" due to compliance, testing, transportation, tariffs, and taxes.
How "cheap" BYD is determined by your country's government
FYI import tax by local government will make or break your bank
I have heavily invested in three Chinese EV companies, BYD, XPeng and NIO. Even though the stocks have not been stellar, I have a lot of confidence in China's commitment to EVs.
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We are receiving our ATTO3 this January. The queue is long. Even the local Honda master distributor applied for BYD distributorship.
My friend is driving BYD Atto in New Zealand
A friend sold his Lexus for a BYD Atto.
While he’s very happy with the Atto, he shared that driving an EV requires a different mind set in a country that’s just introducing EVs to its people where there aren’t many charging facilities.
Agreed. That's why it's nice to see that BYD also makes plug-in hybrids for places where the charging infrastructure hasn't caught up yet.
@@evergreennj8950 Those BYD Dual Mode "hybrids" are really more extended range EVs, as their base electric range is at 50+, 70+ miles. That's farther than most people drive in a single day, even those who commute to work. If charging daily, they might run on battery 90%, 95% of the time.
@@ZweiZwolf I agree. Somehow, I see people argue against PHEVs by pointing out that some users ( government agencies mandated to have PHEVs) often don't bother to charge them and use them as regular HEVs - thus making them a waste. But any sensible owner who actually paid more for the bigger battery in the PHEV versus the regular HEV, will probably already have a PV system at home and would definitely take advantage of the cheaper option of charging their PHEVs with free solar electricity instead of paying at the gas station. Sadly, in the US, I think all PHEVs have electric only ranges that are below 50 miles with most in the 30 miles range. I think most BYD PHEVs have electric only ranges that are above 60 miles so for most daily commutes, it's unlikely the onboard combustion engine would be used at all.
@@evergreennj8950 Most US PHEVs are barely enough to do a single local neighborhood errand. We had a BMW 530e plug-in and it was more like 11-15 electric miles before switching to gas.
Some people got them for the commuting / parking privileges, but that's kind of rare.
If the US wanted to push EV adoption, the easy fix would be to mandate minimum 30 mile EV range in EVERY car and truck sold in the US. When everything must be PHEV / EREV / BEV, the market will be made to support.
The BYD guide was very articulate. Really enjoyed this video.
Twenty years ago, Chinese cars received 0 stars in European crash tests. At that time, European car experts advised consumers not to buy Chinese cars.
Now that BYD has received 5 stars in European crash tests, Chinese cars are completely different from those of 20 years ago
In 2023, Euro NCAP tested 9 Chinese cars. ALL 9 of them got 5-star ratings. BYD Dolphin, Seal, Seal-U, Tang; Xpeng G9 & P7, Nio EL7 & ET5, plus Smart #3 (it's built by Geely in China, on a Geely platform). The Nio ET5 was the top scorer of all cars tested in 2023.
This is the same as when the Japanese and Korean started
@@WingPoyLeong Actually better. The initial Japanese cars were very unsophisticated, though inexpensive, efficient and reliable. The initial Korean cars were completely unreliable and competed entirely on cost. These initial Chinese cars are well-designed, safe, efficient, and reliable for a very fair price. China is going to take a LOT of market share very quickly as the word gets out, because they're not just competing at the bottom or on price. That's why Germany is scared.
I'm in Michigan and am hoping to get a BYD EV in ~2 years when I retire my current Prius. i hope BYD car will be available at Michigan by then! thanks for this great video!
@monipenny408U$ security threat actually means,"cannot compete with China."
@monipenny408that's what I was going to say😂😂😂
Maybe relocate to Canada, Mexico, or back in China? All those 3 countries should have BYDs available for sale in 2 years.
@monipenny408😂😢😅
@@evergreennj8950Canada? Unlikely. 😂
Love that "short circuit" test and the crash test videos.
Excellent video and very well presented. Video quality is excellent. You should be given a BYD car of your choice for free of charge
Andy, your video truly helped to dispel any negative view on BYD. Great job, mate!
That room with all the large, noise dampening panels on the walls was awesome!
After seeing those battery tests I'd feel much safer getting a BYD over any other electric car.
Yeah, China is moving toward safer batteries as they scale up. BYD's blade battery passing the nail test really impressed me.
Better than Tesla battery
@@inkbold8511Tesla Batteries are BYD, tho.
I drove Honda initially, followed by Audi the last 10 years, the transition to Atto3 was painless and inspiring, just got my seal now, far cleaner air for my home. Won't go back to ICE now, had to cancel orders for Tesla and Taycan with their NCM chemistry.
中国的年轻一代更自信、更开放，对外国品牌没有那么大的迷信心理，他们更愿意接受国产车。如果按年龄层划分的话，国产车的主要客户群体就是90后以下的年轻一代，我本人作为这一群体中的一员，对国产车的印象就是国产车用料很足，足够安全。而且从市场角度来看，在一个10亿级的超大国内市场中竞争，国产车一定是在智能化、安全性方面做的足够好了，否则不可能脱颖而出。刚刚入手问界新M7,我相信国产车！
我也是90后！相信国内品牌可以遥遥领先！ yyds！
中国领导人什么时候把他们的丰田考斯特换成国产车呀？还有波音飞机换成国产 C919?
@@asjason中国领导人用的是红旗，普通领导人基本用国产，你这消息过时几十年了
@@vivienwu2350 你开心就好😄
Great BYD cars, awesome tour👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍
I love my BYD Atto 3. It is the best car I have owned. "In order for your dreams to become reality, you first have to dream". I dreamt of fully owning a brand new EV with the latest and safest tech. Love being able to charge it to 100% at home from our Solar. Therefore, "Build Your Dreams" suits me just fine. Go BYD! Please do more videos on EVs in China, we saw many when we were over there a couple of months ago. Cheers from Australia.
My neighbour has a BYD.
Wow your dad is lucky. Well done and good choice.
Chinese cars are very safe, unlike cars from some countries which go up in smoke!
ooo I know which ! Lol
Some Tesla also use Chinese batteries, so, not all Tesla are bad. Now VW, MB, are getting batteries from China directly, VW even owns a Chinese battery company, so it won't take long for the rest of the world to catch up with China.. Thanks for the open sharing culture of the Chinese technology companies!
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I'm speechless.. It's amazing
I wish Canada will have it soon, been waiting for Chinese EVs.
I doubt you'll get them, cos the declining US empire will put the squeeze on.
They didn't stop at kidnapping a noted businesswoman, so why would they let cars in??
Andy, the BYD ambassador!! ❤❤🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳😂😂
Is there nothing that the Chinese can't do?
Excellent video, Andy.
The Chinese can't world peace, because they don't dictate what other countries do. But Chinese engineering is top notch, graduating more STEM than any other country.
Every ota updates just makes our atto 3 better than before. Just really love this car. Only downside is that there's no bonnet protector
Great video. I live near Pingshan and often pass their factories but I have never seen inside.
When the west sanctioned Russia, Chinese EV’s replaced western cars. With comments like how accommodating the Chinese manufacturers were to adapting the vehicles for the Russian market. They now look like dominating the Russian market. With that attitude it wouldn’t surprise me that they replicate that success globally.
That's was a great Video. Can you show us the charging capabilities and availability in the city. What kind of battery charge infrastructure and adaptor needed for BYD E-V in NZL?
And in Australia please!
I'm pretty sure Andy has more than enough money to buy that beast of a car😊
It's over $170K US dollars. But what an SUV? It floats and many other amazing features. Just blew my mind when I saw some of the in-depth reviews of that U8.
@@evergreennj8950 wow 170k US!!! That's almost the price of a house
@@preciousjewels5921 Yep, but it's chump change for billionaires who can spend $5M on a Bugatti. That U8 is really something else on another level. It can be driven floating on water for up to 30 minutes,. With 4 independently motorized wheels, it can do tank turns, drive sideways, stop without any brakes, turn without a steering column connected to a traditional mechanical steering system, go from 0 - 100kph in less than 4 seconds, level itself when parked on uneven surfaces such as when off road, the list of amazing features is long. You can do a search and explore at your leisure.
As I understand, BYD has started selling EV’s in Mexico. It’s matter of time when Americans buy them and take them across the boarder.
This video is awesome! Thank you!
Great job on this BYD factory video. Love it
I have been following BYD for about 15 years, been in and out of their stock s few times but never made any money from it. Traveled on their buses when they were first introduced in Guangzhou China and have always been impressed with the company. They will be a top brand in the coming years all around the world.
Andy this was great, I think there will be more and more interest in BYD the company in years to come, your vids will be a great resource. Thanks for sharing!
That little car in his hands could well become a collectors' item. Like that Barbie doll.
very good content, thanks Andy
Thanks for the report Andy.
BYD forever,
4:45 That BYD hypercar looks amazing on the wall TV screen 🤩
That will be a game changer if BYD has resolved the Thermal Runaway. We know how the US can sanction companies when they become too strong, hope to see what else is new from BYD.
Not just BYD, CATL is working on safer chemistries. In 5 years, thermal runaway should cease being an issue in Chinese cars.
Falkon786, the whole point of the BYD blade battery nail penetrating test, is that there is no thermal runaway.
Sodium ion batteries, cheaper than LFP batteries, are what we will see very soon from BYD with this technology about to be fitted to the BYD Seagull, which currently is fitted with LFP batteries.
I'd love to know more about that BYD battery that doesn't ignite
It's got an inherently safer chemistry, simple as that. There are newer chemistries that are coming out and should be even better in a few years. Thermal runaway could cease to be a thing in 5 years, same as how gasoline cars moved to safer gas tanks and so on.
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I will be glad when I can purchase one in America, my Model Y will be history.
If Canada can get VINFAST into the market, get me the damn BYD!!!
BYD also made masks... Canada did have that lol
Vinfast VF8 only got an NCAP Four Star rating. Trudeau never fails to disappoint...🤣😂🤣😂
But first of all, before BYD can sell their cars in your country, you must get the approval from the old man who lives on the south side of the border.
@@pefsgk5092well said in a sarcastic sense.
@@DailyBeatingsughhhhh。。。I thought the car looked ugly
That tank turn truck was gangster, wish I spoke Chinese- I'd move there, they infrastructure is out the gate compared to ours.
It’s easy to learn
@@alanc457 speak for yourself my friend.😁
Thanks Andy. Good info
I live in Singapore .Just ordered BYD ATTO3 to replace my BMW 520i which gives alot of problems . BYDis the top EV seller here
I was a senior design engineer working for one of Germany,s largest car manufacturers I live in Asia and ihave been evaluating china's ev car industry now for year.they have compleatly overtaken by miles anyone inthe rest of the world in price performance and safety. The NCAP crash test china can pass this without batting an eyelid. China takes SAE standards strips them down to the core and removes the BS then generates GB standards they take the pinical of international standards for reference only then I many cases they improve on them. We in the west are so sluggish we done have a hope in hells chance of catching up. I remember sitting in meetings for hours and hours decoding in doors what some student had translated from English into German 15 engineers bogged down with kindergarten work which was part of the product design proccess. Designing electronics sifting through hundreds of documents concerning stuff like sharp metal edges and oil contamination because a car company had never manufactured an electric car, this was 8 years ago.
I'm impressed!
The US market is messed up. The industrial lobbies have made new car sales extremely challenging. I am surprised Tesla was able to get in at all. Commercial ventures have a better chance. Bus, truck, even postal service vehicles could use an e/v overhaul. If you want a car, you'd be better off buying in Mexico and driving it north. Oh, and we need massive investment in electrical power generation to make an e/v future viable.
Hi Andy. Great content as per usual. Just one question please, ( I may have missed hearing it covered but..) what is the range of the Atto 3? Keep up the great work and have a great Xmas/New year. FYI My wife and I plan to make a 6-week trip to visit China for the first time in 2025 and your content of showing the ‘real China’, has played no small part in that decision. All the best for 2024, Ken 😊
BYD Atto 3 is rated at 340 km or 420 km, depending on battery pack. Actual range varies depending on how hard you run the climate control, accessories, and how smoothly you drive.
@@ZweiZwolf Thanks, appreciate the info. Merry 🤶
who would have think byd produced mask too during the pandemic 😂
Great overview, Andy! The ATTO3 is really popular in Melbourne!
Magic BYD❤
Evry country definitly should follow footsteps of China for better futures. China is way to go.
Interesting video Andy, I thoroughly enjoyed the info. Hope your Dad enjoys his BYD car. I was looking at the GWM Good Cat Aura but might consider the BYD Atto 3 now, after seeing this video. Have a very Merry Christmas Andy and a Happy New Year to you and your family. Henrietta 🙋🍷🍷🎄
Can I buy a BYD in other countries and import it to USA? Can’t find any in USA .
Mexico
@@phetamone Thank you! Genius!
Thanks for sharing. I don't expect we'll see BYD cars in North America. It's a very protected market, sadly.
politicians should know over protected plants are readily wither when coming out from glass house 😂😂😂
@@fannyalbi9040exactly right.
@monipenny408 U$ Security Threat == Cannot Compete with China
@@user-mhgu6om9mj2tProtectionism is the symbol of democracy and liberalism for the West and the US.
BYD is already selling big in Mexico and should do well in Central America, along with South America. Canada and the USA will be problems due to "national security" politics.
I love your honesty hahaha brilliant ✅
Very interesting. Like this video. Very informative.👍👍👍
I like this style of car vloging.
Glad you enjoy it!
Very impressive!! Thanks much!!
Amazing car
People are voting with their money. BYD are selling very well inside and outside of China.
Very good (not government sponsored) content. Thank you
Eeerr I think he is
Too bad none of the Chinese EV manufacturers have been able to make it into the USA market yet.
Safer than Tesla's car which autopilot is dangerous enough that you still need to drive the car. Otherwise a car without an actual autopilot is just as good as the person driving it.
Very safe
NiO will Co-operate with Geely and another Chinese manufactor.
Mercedes wants to buy NiO.
That will be the new standard, battery-swap
The cars generally seem pretty good. I'm just not sure about the built-in battery, though. There's a lot of reasons why you'd want to be able to easily remove/replace the battery. Also, I'd love to see more videos on public transit and public infrastructure in China, as I'm a firm believer in emphasizing public transportation over individualistic private vehicle ownership.
I would love to have a BYD Han stationwagon but the didn't make one beyond the demo one, now maybe Zeekr 001 is most reasonable for family car
From New Zealand another reason we have do many Japanese cars is that importers get cheap used cars from Japan because the government wants people to be replacing their cars every 5 years on average so that the production line keeps going
They get a tax break for new car after 5 years they sell them to Kiwi importers cheaply to Kiwis
japan car now like sushi😂😂
5:50 You should've zoomed this part 😅I almost couldn't see the battery was being punctured on the left machine.
Do all BYD cars equipped with the blade batteries or only newer models have them?
All BYD cars are equipped with the blade batteries. And BYD also starts to supply the same battery to Tesla, so you can count on Tesla will be safer in the future.
Unfortunately my cameraman wasn’t ready 😢
@@ReportsOnChinaoh I see. I was waiting for something to happen!?
had no idea the technological level that BYD has achieved. Truly every bit as innovative as Huawei, Tesla etc...
Thanks for your meaningful vlog on EVs as comparing to many other vlogs that are full of nonsense and biases.
Can this be ushered into the USA? I work with regs and can help with application and regulations
Hello, which city in china I can purchase electric cars?
I WANT ONE BYD U8
I live in Canada. My main challenge is range (due to poor charging infrastructure), cold temperature and snowy roads in winter, plus cargo capacity for skis. So, an ideal EV for me would have a range of 800 kM, with features of a SUV and AWD. The Seagull looks good if it could be improved to meet my requirements. Even if it is $24,000.00 per vehicle.
Actually, why would anyone even bother looking at a used Corrolla at $25,000 to $30,000 these days when a brand new Seagull is around $16,000.00?
My question is when its time to replace the battery, it would cost a new car. What then
BYD atto 3 has a 5 star European NCAP safety rating. So yes they are safe.
When can we have BYD cars in Canada?
Well done Andy. Thsnks bro.
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
I was told to wait for Toyotas super awesome new battery tech several years ago - should be out soon in maybe another decade 🤣
Bring them to Canada!!
Toronto has BYD busses now
@@LSF0z BYD has had the bus plant in Newmarket for some time now. but no one knows it is China's.
I remember Tesla had a car battery self inflamed, way way back, before it went public.
Now it’s the best selling ev.
Tesla learned its lesson in regards to the car battery. The Teslas nowadays are equipped with batteries that are made in China.
It would be good if the video also cover future battery replacement ie is it cheap like replacing only the affected cell or costly as it need to replace the entire blade…
Salom BYD menejeri bilan gaplashishni iloji bormi? men Oʻzbekistondan
Andy, great video. I hope you do more videos on Chinese EV!
Hey Andy did your dad get a BYD Atto3. Cheers from Tauranga. 🎉🎉😊😊
Thank you Andy for doing this informative video. Very much appreciate the question @4:45 regarding battery swapping or replacement. He just sidestepped your question by talking about plug-in hybrids. Even for plug-in hybrids, if the batteries are part of the car for structural strength, how can they be replaced if they somehow fail or are damaged from accidents? Does that mean the entire car has to be replaced or scrapped instead of just the damaged batteries in such situations?
The battery is rated for 2,500+, 3,000+ charge cycles, up to 1.2 Million km, and isn't intended to be regularly replaced. For example, there's a 1st gen BYD E6 taxi still on original LFP battery after 717,000 km of continuous driving, having lost 20% range. Most consumers won't drive anywhere near that much, most cars are replaced under 200,000 km.
Damaged batteries are still replaceable. They're typically bolted into the frame and provide additional stiffness and strength. A lot of racing cars use the engine and transmission housing as a structural member for the same reason. When replacing, extra care needs to be taken to ensure that the frame is properly supported, but otherwise no issue.
@@ZweiZwolf This is the best answer I have seen to date, thank you sir.
Basically, they are not considering doing battery swap at present.
@@ZweiZwolf Thanks for clarifying. I've seen videos of the Nio battery swapping process which doesn't show the details of how their battery packs are bolted to the frame. It's conceivable that if the battery packs are made rigid enough, that swappable batteries when bolted to the car frame can also add to the structural strength of the car. I guess based on BYD's analysis, it's more cost effective and better for their bottom line or business success to not go with the battery swap route which requires significantly higher costs for the swapping stations when compared to charging stations. I would have preferred they replied with the answer Andy provided here. The answer BYD provided may be partially true but gave me the impression that the battery cannot be removed at all without damaging the structure of the car in some way.
@@ReportsOnChina BYD makes electric buses and trucks. I thought it would make more sense to use the swappable battery approach for these vehicles (I don't see how much more the battery packs would add to their structural strength by making them non-swappable) but I guess in China (I saw the Fully Charged episode about the electric bus and taxi fleets in Shenzhen) instead of swapping batteries, they were able to right size the vehicle batteries and design sensible bus fleet schedules based on the vehicle charging and operation times. Andy, have you seen cars in China other than Nio with swappable batteries? I do recall seeing a short video of a battery swapping station in Beijing for non-Nio cars. I'm from the US where the charging infrastructure is not quite there yet so the next new car for me will likely be a PHEV. I just wish the politicians and ruling elites can put aside their prejudices or pride and think long term (they cannot ethically contain China's progress) so that we can have in the US a selection BYD or other Chinese PHEVs with more features and better prices than what's currently available here.
Many if not all of the top auto manufacturers in China have NCAP Five Star ratings:
www.youtube.com/@EuroNCAP_forsafercars/featured
In 2023, Euro NCAP tested 9 Chinese cars. ALL 9 of them got 5-star ratings. BYD Dolphin, Seal, Seal-U, Tang; Xpeng G9 & P7, Nio EL7 & ET5, plus Smart #3 (it's built by Geely in China, on a Geely platform). The Nio ET5 was the top scorer of all cars tested in 2023.
Friendly and informative video. What are the statistics in battery safety compared to other manufacturers? China Unscripted, which seems like an unfair and biased source, shows many fires of BYD cars in public places. What do the numbers show?