BYD is rolling out to countries close to China first and South America second from what I can see. I see you tube videos on what looks like ethnically Arab countries displaying the Chinese price. I also see reviews from South American countries like Peru, Chile, Bolivia…. where people are doing reviews.
Those interior elements are out of this world! Wow! So many talking points on the exterior too. So many...so many such examples among Chinese cars. China is next level.
chinese byd here, I bought BYD because of it's battery is very safe comparing to others. But I bought Qin plus ev, I tried Yuan plus as well, it is very good and very beautiful, if its interior design is not that ridiculous, i would buy Yuan for sure, it looks like a mini gym house.😂😂
My family bought a BYD Qing DMI for around 22,000 USD last summer, at its price point it is a near-perfect vehicle for commuting/daliy driving, BYD is really putting up some serious competition with foreign car brands. (TLDR most Chinese would consider the Chinese own developed car has more value for the price, while the Foreign brand car has better quality. It is pretty much the fact until very recent years.) Good review btw!
No being announced on 19 February, but I have followed Nexport and have seen you on other channels all the way back to May last year and timelines are not Nexport strong point. Not sure how the time lines will really be and costs are a big unknown as the small market in Australia and NZ along with expensive modifications including to convert from LHD to RHD will also add to the overall costs as well as shipping, GST, port taxes dealer markup, I guess next Monday we will have a better idea...
@@gregb1599 you will have all your questions answered on the website on the 19th at 7pm Sydney time. But you aren't buying one, so what's your point, you are waiting for the Ora Cherry Cat to come to NZ. When is that arriving, will it be 2022 or more like 2023 if it ever does make it there? It's also for the UK and Singapore who have righthand drive vehicles, so hardly a small market that includes Australia and NZ as well.
@@gregb1599 we do know that BYD have commissioned a new production line to make RHD cars. And the price is $45000 drive away. They are planning 15000 for this year. Finally an electric car maker that is providing volume into the Australian market.
@@jamesverdon1346 Starting price $45k in white only 50kwh battery and in certain states. And that RHD production line will be for all RHD markets not just Australia.
Hi Ethan great review on this BYD Yuan, I absolutely LOVE the interior design & colour, BYD have knocked the ball clean out of the park with this model.....TAKE MY MONEY.😍
it's promising. we saw this same model at the australian launch last week, still with the steering wheel on the wrong side and no translations made of the infotainment or many of the internal buttons and branding. they're selling it here as the BYD Atto 3, and it'll be in the mid AUD$40,000 sort of range. looks like a solid start, if they get get it translated and branded properly before deliveries start in July.
@@allandogreat that would make no sense. the local market isn't going to put up with having mystery buttons and an infotainment system they can't use. i doubt it'd pass australian law for sale either.
hopefully they make the translation on time. one chinese character is one word, translated to english became 1 to 10 or more characters. suddenly you ran out of space and sometime have to redesign the GUI to accommodate that.
@@user-zk6rx5nt9o i think they will eventually, but i wonder if this first generation of cars delivered outside of china might have a few compromises in regards to this. which would be a shame.
Hello Wheels boy. Your assumption about this vehicle being released to English speaking countries is correct. Here in Australia 🇦🇺 it will be rebadged as the BYD ATTO 3 . Release date was February 19. Delivery is expected to be in July 2022. The distributor claims to have a right hand drive assembly production line exclusively for the Australian market. The various State governments have reduced stamp duty, registration fees etc, as incentives for buyers. The Federal government has none. It will be a supply and demand driven marketplace. With new other new models promised for 2023. I have placed my order for the extended range(Superior)model . About $49000 Australian dollars drive away price.
Great review. Im in two minds about the interior. Based on photos alone, i think i prefer the minimalist interior of the EA1. However, everyone who has seen the Yuan Plus in real life rave about the interior. I guess ill need to wait for a test drive before deciding which one to get.
regarding the range, this is my real life experience with byd blade battery: multiply the nedc range by 0.85 in the summer and 0.7 in the winter, you get pretty close to REAL range. of course, it may vary with individual's location. i would guess the colder the winter the shorter the range.
Yes but you can charge from zero to a 100% everyday and not worry. Unlike the NCM batteries which they recommend that you don’t charge above 80 % and run down to less than 20%
You should do a real world range test maybe on video. Tesla Bjorn has not got his hands on a byd yet to do one you could be first. Nobody has done a cold weather range test on a BYD that I can find.
@@fredfrond6148 In Norway they recently tested all of the top EV's in very cold conditions (the biggest test of its kind), BYD Tang was the best performing, losing 11% of of range, one of the Tesla's was 2nd losing 11.1, so very close. You can google it.
@@fredfrond6148 Wrong and wrong! Yes you can charge to 100% and down to zero but it will still wear out the battery so many always believe that but it is proven wrong! If you look after a LFP battery 20-80% then you can get up to 6000 cycles, however abuse the battery and that will drop to 2000 cycles which is still around 2x the life of NCM but it will shorten it's life!
@@Sam_BS_Electric I saw an article on that test. It went into great detail about by how much better the Tesla long range beat the Mercedes EV in the test. Never mentioned the BYD efficiency. They printed all the results so you could clearly see that the Tang edged out the Tesla in maintaining power in cold weather.
Not sure about the barbell part but the interior does look nice. And BOLD, almost like a concept car, but without the heavy-handedness of like the Lynk & Co.
The amazing thing BYD did in there cars is that their infotainment system is an Android OS! Making the screen an open world for the owner. So anyone can download the favorite app without restrictions! Not like other car brands have their own OS that no one can benefit from it! Even the Android Auto is so bad. So adding Android OS to the infotainment screen is genius! & will be even better if they update it to the HarmonyOS! If they just put the BYD logo in the back instead of the slogan "build your dream " it's a bit cheesy
Congrats on your purchase! I agrre, BYD did a great job. and the fantastic thing about BYD's cars is that their infotainment system runs on the Android operating system! Creating an open atmosphere for the owner on the screen, and those interior elements are out of this world! so jelly. lol
That's because the are counting ICE and hybrids. Tesla is number one EV in China unless you count the golf carts they sell for a few thousand. Where ever you got your info from is not trustworthy.
@@SkyRiver1 keep dreaming Jac, that was Not including ICE and hybrids. Wishing something does not make it so. The Hongguang Mini is far from a golf cart. The cheap no licence cars are being banned partly because if they get in a collision with a mini car like Hongguang, the Hongguang will obliterate it.
@@fannyalbi9040 the real reason sales were down (despite another fan claiming production was up, which it may have been) is because Tesla does not ship consistently, and these are wholesale deliveries. December was a blowout month, filling a big backlog, of which some sales may not have reached customers till January. You'd think if there was a huge waiting list, they'd be shipping every unit right away, but no, they'll be kept onsite for a month or two and delivered in bulk. The waiting list and record sales months are thus largely artificial. No one else does this. Tesla itself takes care not to report monthly or regional sales, because the volatile deliveries would mislead investors and the SEC would pounce (Chrysler and BMW have been charged for this before). Tesla fans however are happy to do it for them.
That interior looks like no other and that's a good thing. It's very noticeable how the rear door sounded when closing. Solid thunk. If the whole car feels like the way the door close sounded then it'll feel like a solid car.
Thanks for a wonderful review: concise, well-spoken, informative, and personable - there are many "reviewers" on YT who could learn much from you. This particular car is due for launch in Australia in a few days or so. And I thought it looked okay until you showed the interior... and then I wanted to put my money down for one right away! It is both spectacular, and in most places, I think, practical. Those door-opening handles just made me think "why doesn't everyone do that?" The only downside to the clip was that you didn't fold the rear seats flat, nor could I quite make out the load-space dimensions, but these are minor criticisms in the face of how good the rest of the review was.
Totally agree - the fantastic thing about BYD's cars is that their infotainment system runs on the Android operating system! Creating an open atmosphere for the owner on the screen, and those interior elements are out of this world! Wow! Agree that it's a fantastic review that was succinct, well-spoken, educational, and approachable.
CCP vehicle designers usually copy designs from other better known manufacturers, Have been doing it for years, Unfortunately when to originators sue or copyright infringement they soon realise there is no such thing in China
My bet is if you are over 6.2 feet tall or 250 pounds you need to try before you buy. Most Korean designed cars cannot pass that test. A VW up has no problem passing.
@@bradrickerby918 At 6.3” you should fit in the front seat of most modern electric cars. The problem is having the proper sight lines. Only the Americans and Germans seem to get that right. I am 6.5 feet tall 205 pounds. I fit in the ionic 5. You can sit behind me. Your head will be just shy of the roof.
A very nice looking vehicle at a great price. I doubt that it will come to Canada due to the overwhelming level of control that the US places on the Canadian marketplace.
This car is available in India in 60kW trim for US$44K. I currently drive an MG ZS EV 44kW here that cost around US$32K. Do you think the ATTO 3 is worth the cost and a worthy upgrade?
The exterior is pretty bland and generic but the interior is wild for a compact SUV, or any car for that matter. Cool that they're willing to try new stuff.
well, you don't want to show off too much from the outside just incase jealous people want to damage your car, but the inside you want the best of everything :)
@@RexNathanChan I'm an Aussie and I love the artistic flair in the interior/exterior designs. The exterior colour is very bland in this example. It would look great in a sky blue colour. Grey/white is for people who are boring or ultra conservative.
Awesome review and video Ethan - the BYD Yuan Plus will be available here in Australia for pre-order on the 19th of Feb 2022. However, they did rename it to the Atto 3, which doesn't resonate with me.
@@silviodomenico - good point. I think Australians have no issues purchasing Chinese owned/made cars, think GWM, Volvo. If its a quality product at the right price people will buy it.
The guitar strings look so cool! But can't imagine my kids make noise with them when I am driving, that will drive me crazy, the whole street can hear me yell : stop it!!! 😂😂😂
Like it or hate it if this EV car can drive down prices to something everyone can afford then I'm all for it. Car prices have gone insanely high over the last 10 years. You may not want to buy a Chinese car but they will drive competition and that's what we need.
Great review! Just look at 3:07 Wow, its inside is more intriguing than all of the previous decade's Western market automobiles combined! Just perfect elements in perfect place...... Feels like having a test drive
Good first effort for international markets. I would expect BYD to tone down the Chinese influences for a more global appeal in the next model. Regardless, BYD will sell well; they're an established company instead of one that started a few years ago with no reputation behind it. Berkshire Hathaway's investment in the company back in 2008 certainly helps their case, and this decade looks to be an economic lost cause, so cheap cars will be in demand.
I just walked around my 15 year old Matrix, touching various visual features and giving them dragon names. Wow, it turns out I don't even need a new car! :^D lol Naw, the Yuan looks great; but the marketing is funny (and honestly, no sillier than Western marketing).
Those door pockets tension strings, I wonder how long they will stay tensioned before they start to loosen up and sag. Because like front seatbacks pockets with the tensioned nets, they start to loose their tension after 5 years.
BYD aren't making an entry into the UK market anytime soon - that's for sure - I've tracked this particular model for best part of 12 months now - it's exactly the kind of EV I'm looking for - BYD don't even sell their private car EVs in the UK yet and they don't have a UK distributor agreement (for private vehicle sales that is). The only BYD private car EVs to make it to the UK so far have been a tiny (you could count them on your fingers!) batch being operated by UBER, presumably for testing purposes, to gather data about running costs etc. If you're in the market for a fleet of electric buses or maybe even a large batch of vehicles like the one featured here, for commercial use (taxis?), maybe BYD would like to speak to you but unless you fit that customer criteria, potential UK buyers can "Whistle Dixie" right now! I'm getting frustrated because only when companies like BYD enter the UK market properly will existing legacy manufacturers reduce their ridiculous (cartel agreement sustained?) price points for EVs - the AUDI E-tron Q4 (a direct competitor to the Yuan Plus) is more or less twice the estimated cost of the model featured here - best part of £50,000 when it should be more like £25000! Come on BYD - get your act together - appoint an official UK distributor so potential customers can arrange a test drive and really see some competition in the market place!
Keep that crap out the UK , are you serious ? Chinese tech in an EV ? Will last 6 weeks max then broken down and no spares or dealership to help , you will be left with a new EV broken down on your drive and worthless , even if it worked would you buy a second hand Chinese car ? OMG
@@curtisducati Thanks (or no thanks) for your ill-considered rant. Perhaps better to let the market determine success/failure of Chinese origin EVs - if they're really as bad as you make out, BYD will fail - but somehow I don't think so - not heard any reports of poor quality emanating from Norway where BYD are already firmly established?
for reference the first international market as a production plant in Australia and be branded Atto3, and norway but no eu name has been mentioned yet for 2023
It’s a delight to be able to follow Chinese EV progress in USA. The problems with EV in USA are 1. They are all too powerful, relatively, 2. Therefore, range is unacceptable, 3. To be green, do we need super fast EVs? There are subcompact EVs by France in Europe I don’t see them in USA.
50 and 60kWh seems strange to have two different battery options for such a small difference. Seems like it would have been better just to have a single 55kWh option and call it a day.
According to local reports, it's on its way to Australia soon and will be called the Atto 3....? Super interesting and quirky design. Keen to check them out when they land here. Great review as always mate! 👍
Information about the Atto 3 will be on the evdirect website at 7pm Sydney time on Saturday the 19th and goes on sale online on the evdirect website this Saturday from 7pm Sydney time the 19th of February with deliveries starting from June.
With so many references to a dragon on the exterior, I was hoping a much more unique design. But in the end, it looks like a derivative of Toyota Venza. I wish the exterior can be as daring and inventive as the interior. Good effort nonetheless!
Top spec they say is $24,000 USD which equals $33,000 Australian dollars. Top spec trim in Australia is $49,000, the warranty is also less than you get in China being 7 years or 160,000 kms for the battery, they are limiting the charging capabilities of the battery here too. V2L is apparently ok’d but don’t know about V2H which I am interested in. The Australian distributor is being well paid for their part in this transaction, they would have to be getting a discount from China from retail one would think.
Just what I was looking for. Could you please elaborate on the prices that they selling at right now in China. I think this came out yesterday. apart from KM what other specs are they offering? 1.Model 131,800 yuan 430KM. 2. Model 138,800 yuan yuan 510KM 3. Honor model. 141,800 yuan 510KM 4. 151,800 yuan 510KM.
I'd love one but I worry about after sale support. This model will sell in Australia soon but I've never seen a BYD dealership. What happends when a BYD is involved in an accident and how long is the wait on parts? I'm happy to buy a phone without proper support but not a car. These issues should be explained by BYD encourage customers to buy from them.
At $21-24000 USD, it's quirky but a bargain. Tons of rear seat space too. BYD, bring it to the USA 🇺🇸
I am sure your government will protect you from the bad Chinese car
BYD is rolling out to countries close to China first and South America second from what I can see. I see you tube videos on what looks like ethnically Arab countries displaying the Chinese price. I also see reviews from South American countries like Peru, Chile, Bolivia…. where people are doing reviews.
Pre-sale in Australia at 45,000 aud (32,000 usd)
@@wch4017 those tarriifs sure sting.
@@DukeFan99 for national security, Jack !
I can imagine parents yelling to the back seats.
"Stop playing with those strings! Or I swear I'll turn this car around!"
Remove the strings.
It comes with strings attached, pun intended.
"Turn around"? My mom used to threaten to drive us all off the side of mountains to shut us up.
😂
BYD showroom opened in Sydney, finally BYD arrives..
Wow that interior is more interesting by itself than all Western market cars of the last decade combined!
You can have dust collecting in more interesting places than ever. Gawky style over substance. Reminds me of those Japanese 1970s love hotels.
@@AndrewSheldon But you do remember those hotels ;)
@@Reinturtle Yep, you can even buy them. In the 1990s they were offered as foreclosed properties.
We need more donald j trumps in america
@@abshivkumar2549 We can do better than Trump; much as I might prefer him.
Those interior elements are out of this world! Wow!
So many talking points on the exterior too.
So many...so many such examples among Chinese cars. China is next level.
chinese byd here, I bought BYD because of it's battery is very safe comparing to others. But I bought Qin plus ev, I tried Yuan plus as well, it is very good and very beautiful, if its interior design is not that ridiculous, i would buy Yuan for sure, it looks like a mini gym house.😂😂
My family bought a BYD Qing DMI for around 22,000 USD last summer, at its price point it is a near-perfect vehicle for commuting/daliy driving, BYD is really putting up some serious competition with foreign car brands. (TLDR most Chinese would consider the Chinese own developed car has more value for the price, while the Foreign brand car has better quality. It is pretty much the fact until very recent years.)
Good review btw!
My goodness the video of the interior sells it a lot better than the current photos. Coming to Australia as the Atto 3.
the door handle looks like a dragon claw holding a pearl, really interesting design!
Wow that interior has some creative stuff in it... I like it!
Nice details not particularly overall well balanced...
I hope they can make those features hold up over time.
Being released in Australia on 19 Feb. Imported by EV Direct.
No being announced on 19 February, but I have followed Nexport and have seen you on other channels all the way back to May last year and timelines are not Nexport strong point. Not sure how the time lines will really be and costs are a big unknown as the small market in Australia and NZ along with expensive modifications including to convert from LHD to RHD will also add to the overall costs as well as shipping, GST, port taxes dealer markup, I guess next Monday we will have a better idea...
@@gregb1599 you will have all your questions answered on the website on the 19th at 7pm Sydney time. But you aren't buying one, so what's your point, you are waiting for the Ora Cherry Cat to come to NZ. When is that arriving, will it be 2022 or more like 2023 if it ever does make it there?
It's also for the UK and Singapore who have righthand drive vehicles, so hardly a small market that includes Australia and NZ as well.
@@gregb1599 we do know that BYD have commissioned a new production line to make RHD cars. And the price is $45000 drive away. They are planning 15000 for this year. Finally an electric car maker that is providing volume into the Australian market.
@@jamesverdon1346 Starting price $45k in white only 50kwh battery and in certain states. And that RHD production line will be for all RHD markets not just Australia.
How much in Australia?
Hi Ethan great review on this BYD Yuan, I absolutely LOVE the interior design & colour, BYD have knocked the ball clean out of the park with this model.....TAKE MY MONEY.😍
I’m dying for a BYD Han dmi. 🤤🤤🤤
Went to go see it in person today in Sydney Australia. I am impressed!
Where it is? I am in Sydney too.
@@lynnsauslifelynn401 Riley Street in Darlinghurst mate 👍
@@yelp70 Thanks so much! 😊
it's promising. we saw this same model at the australian launch last week, still with the steering wheel on the wrong side and no translations made of the infotainment or many of the internal buttons and branding. they're selling it here as the BYD Atto 3, and it'll be in the mid AUD$40,000 sort of range. looks like a solid start, if they get get it translated and branded properly before deliveries start in July.
I heard they didn't translate Chinese into English b/c they did intentionally.
@@allandogreat that would make no sense. the local market isn't going to put up with having mystery buttons and an infotainment system they can't use. i doubt it'd pass australian law for sale either.
hopefully they make the translation on time. one chinese character is one word, translated to english became 1 to 10 or more characters. suddenly you ran out of space and sometime have to redesign the GUI to accommodate that.
We've been calling them batmobiles
@@user-zk6rx5nt9o i think they will eventually, but i wonder if this first generation of cars delivered outside of china might have a few compromises in regards to this. which would be a shame.
Hello Wheels boy. Your assumption about this vehicle being released to English speaking countries is correct. Here in Australia 🇦🇺 it will be rebadged as the BYD ATTO 3 . Release date was February 19. Delivery is expected to be in July 2022.
The distributor claims to have a right hand drive assembly production line exclusively for the Australian market.
The various State governments have reduced stamp duty, registration fees etc, as incentives for buyers. The Federal government has none.
It will be a supply and demand driven marketplace. With new other new models promised for 2023.
I have placed my order for the extended range(Superior)model . About $49000 Australian dollars drive away price.
Interesting how all of a sudden Australia cares about EVs now.
@@Ashquacks its global trend
Announced in Feb and expected to be delivered in July.
It's said that the new BYD Seal will also land in Australian market.
I placed my order yesterday, I hope I won't regret this.
It's definitely a class of its own in terms of styling inside out. Handsome.
That whole door panel looks like it was taken from a futuristic movie. I can't get over those red strings! 😲
Great review. Im in two minds about the interior. Based on photos alone, i think i prefer the minimalist interior of the EA1. However, everyone who has seen the Yuan Plus in real life rave about the interior. I guess ill need to wait for a test drive before deciding which one to get.
Best China EV channel, very detailed and professional 👍 Looking forward to the Yuan Plus to arrive in Canada 🎈
Unfortunately not coming to Canada anytime. Canadian prime minister need to listen to US commands.
@@henrytaverner1803 i thought those truckers bulldoze him into hiding?
Great Review, Was Wondering where did Wheelsboy go to.
Keep it up 👍👍
It's coming to Australia in a week's time and it's been renamed Atto 3 for the Australian market
It's called the batmobile
way better than a hyundai tucson
I love the karaoke mcirophone, the sound is clear which from Puremic Karaoke devices.
regarding the range, this is my real life experience with byd blade battery: multiply the nedc range by 0.85 in the summer and 0.7 in the winter, you get pretty close to REAL range. of course, it may vary with individual's location. i would guess the colder the winter the shorter the range.
Yes but you can charge from zero to a 100% everyday and not worry. Unlike the NCM batteries which they recommend that you don’t charge above 80 % and run down to less than 20%
You should do a real world range test maybe on video. Tesla Bjorn has not got his hands on a byd yet to do one you could be first. Nobody has done a cold weather range test on a BYD that I can find.
@@fredfrond6148 In Norway they recently tested all of the top EV's in very cold conditions (the biggest test of its kind), BYD Tang was the best performing, losing 11% of of range, one of the Tesla's was 2nd losing 11.1, so very close. You can google it.
@@fredfrond6148 Wrong and wrong! Yes you can charge to 100% and down to zero but it will still wear out the battery so many always believe that but it is proven wrong! If you look after a LFP battery 20-80% then you can get up to 6000 cycles, however abuse the battery and that will drop to 2000 cycles which is still around 2x the life of NCM but it will shorten it's life!
@@Sam_BS_Electric I saw an article on that test. It went into great detail about by how much better the Tesla long range beat the Mercedes EV in the test. Never mentioned the BYD efficiency. They printed all the results so you could clearly see that the Tang edged out the Tesla in maintaining power in cold weather.
Yuan Plus is the best.
Not sure about the barbell part but the interior does look nice. And BOLD, almost like a concept car, but without the heavy-handedness of like the Lynk & Co.
Here in Australia, can't wait to get one.
You can order one but deliveries don't start until June
The amazing thing BYD did in there cars is that their infotainment system is an Android OS! Making the screen an open world for the owner. So anyone can download the favorite app without restrictions! Not like other car brands have their own OS that no one can benefit from it! Even the Android Auto is so bad. So adding Android OS to the infotainment screen is genius! & will be even better if they update it to the HarmonyOS!
If they just put the BYD logo in the back instead of the slogan "build your dream " it's a bit cheesy
I agree
Just purchased one. Love the car! Good job BYD
Congrats on your purchase! I agrre, BYD did a great job. and the fantastic thing about BYD's cars is that their infotainment system runs on the Android operating system! Creating an open atmosphere for the owner on the screen, and those interior elements are out of this world! so jelly. lol
Hi there!
Have you done a range test?
No one can tell me what the real world range is...
Thanks!
That's my fav electric car ❤❤❤ ... Thank you so much for that awesome video 😍😍 👍👍🌹🌹🌹
前几天在店里看了海豚和元plus，元的外型和内饰都比海豚要高一档次，就是第一眼挺嫌弃那三根弦的，这个皮筋的设计是很实用，储物大小更灵活，而且对物品还有一定的固定作用，就是红色的太跳了，换成内饰同色系就更好了。
内饰惊艳，外观普普通通。。比亚迪总是无法搞出一辆外观内饰都在线的车。。让人失望。。
@@user-in5kc9eu8b ？？？？汉ev在你眼里不存在？
@@batia0121 汉ev 眯眯眼（大灯），跟老外对中国人的刻板印象一样，外观不好看
@@user-in5kc9eu8b lmao 你去看看法拉利的车灯
@@batia0121 颜值好坏本来就是个人喜好。如果法拉利像这样的车灯，我一样觉得难看，谢谢。
BYD Chinese EV sales reportedly match SGMW in January and more than double Tesla's.
That's because the are counting ICE and hybrids. Tesla is number one EV in China unless you count the golf carts they sell for a few thousand. Where ever you got your info from is not trustworthy.
@@SkyRiver1 keep dreaming Jac, that was Not including ICE and hybrids. Wishing something does not make it so. The Hongguang Mini is far from a golf cart. The cheap no licence cars are being banned partly because if they get in a collision with a mini car like Hongguang, the Hongguang will obliterate it.
@@AutoReport1 tesla seems to have cult like supporters. hmmm
@@fannyalbi9040 the real reason sales were down (despite another fan claiming production was up, which it may have been) is because Tesla does not ship consistently, and these are wholesale deliveries. December was a blowout month, filling a big backlog, of which some sales may not have reached customers till January. You'd think if there was a huge waiting list, they'd be shipping every unit right away, but no, they'll be kept onsite for a month or two and delivered in bulk. The waiting list and record sales months are thus largely artificial. No one else does this. Tesla itself takes care not to report monthly or regional sales, because the volatile deliveries would mislead investors and the SEC would pounce (Chrysler and BMW have been charged for this before). Tesla fans however are happy to do it for them.
tesla was introduced to chinese market to compete local ev giants. chinese leaders are smart, they don want domestic manufacture to be over confident.
The design is quite creative.
If it comes to the UK at a reasonable price then I will push my way to the front of the queue and p/x my id3 instantly.
Are you not happy with the id3 ?
@@ustaadjiyassar1763 - nice drive but the software is clunky and slow.
The Aircon vents looks like Shang Chi Ten Rings ! Like the unique inner door circular handle !
That interior looks like no other and that's a good thing. It's very noticeable how the rear door sounded when closing. Solid thunk. If the whole car feels like the way the door close sounded then it'll feel like a solid car.
This is probably comming to Brazil, i truly hope so.
Thank you for introducing Chinese cars to the world
People say China duplicates, this is soo different from ANY car, GREAT creativity 👏 👌, all credit to the company
Onboard microphone🤤🤘
Apparently being announced officially here in Australia tomorrow 19 Feb and will be marketed as the Atto 3
Here in India as the Atto 3. Superb inside out!
Thanks for a wonderful review: concise, well-spoken, informative, and personable - there are many "reviewers" on YT who could learn much from you. This particular car is due for launch in Australia in a few days or so. And I thought it looked okay until you showed the interior... and then I wanted to put my money down for one right away! It is both spectacular, and in most places, I think, practical. Those door-opening handles just made me think "why doesn't everyone do that?" The only downside to the clip was that you didn't fold the rear seats flat, nor could I quite make out the load-space dimensions, but these are minor criticisms in the face of how good the rest of the review was.
Totally agree - the fantastic thing about BYD's cars is that their infotainment system runs on the Android operating system! Creating an open atmosphere for the owner on the screen, and those interior elements are out of this world! Wow!
Agree that it's a fantastic review that was succinct, well-spoken, educational, and approachable.
I live in Melbourne and it will be great to see BYDs coming into the market
why? Many better options available made in ethical countries
21k usd. who says ev cannot be made cheaper than ICE?
Great review! Subbed. The 3-string chord sounds like AC/DC :)
Wow thats cool interior
Nice looks exactly like every other compact SUV on the market! It will surely sell.
Yes, especially if it delivers the positive ride described!..
Rumor has it, the fanny pack is an egg incubator where Wheelsboy is hatching his own pet Dragon
This was epic a very intelligent review!
Awesome video thank you, I hope it comes to America cuz they will sell out asap
Looks like a Porsche Macan and I love it.
CCP vehicle designers usually copy designs from other better known manufacturers, Have been doing it for years, Unfortunately when to originators sue or copyright infringement they soon realise there is no such thing in China
I hope we will get this car in Hawaii.
Hey Ethan, love your reviews. Just for reference how tall are you? Just so I can get a better idea of space in these vehicles.
He’s 5 foot 9 he claims in an earlier video
My bet is if you are over 6.2 feet tall or 250 pounds you need to try before you buy. Most Korean designed cars cannot pass that test. A VW up has no problem passing.
@@fatboy19831 Nice car but yep that's my concern I'm 6'3".
@@bradrickerby918 At 6.3” you should fit in the front seat of most modern electric cars. The problem is having the proper sight lines. Only the Americans and Germans seem to get that right. I am 6.5 feet tall 205 pounds. I fit in the ionic 5. You can sit behind me. Your head will be just shy of the roof.
haha would suck having lower and upper trunks too long. I would like to know how long Ethan's upper trunk is as a 5.7" guy :D
First 😁(Good loking exterior)
Doug Demuro will have a field day with the quirks and features in this car 😂
crazy well built!
Really nice car, and I would have loved a longer video, showing the truck, frunk (if present), folded seats... 👍👍👍
A very nice looking vehicle at a great price. I doubt that it will come to Canada due to the overwhelming level of control that the US places on the Canadian marketplace.
is better it will not come to NA, for national security reasons.
Think byd will be banned by America sooner or later, because of the jealous, just like it did for Huawei.
This car is available in India in 60kW trim for US$44K. I currently drive an MG ZS EV 44kW here that cost around US$32K. Do you think the ATTO 3 is worth the cost and a worthy upgrade?
Super! Thanks to this amwrican boy! We know chinese ev will win the world!
The exterior is pretty bland and generic but the interior is wild for a compact SUV, or any car for that matter. Cool that they're willing to try new stuff.
well, you don't want to show off too much from the outside just incase jealous people want to damage your car,
but the inside you want the best of everything :)
Interesting, Australians/me must be boring, I like the exterior a lot, but the inside is too different/wierd for me
@@good2freelance1 You must live in a dreadful place.
@@mikevale3620 Most likely germany, they lit cars on fire all the time.
@@RexNathanChan I'm an Aussie and I love the artistic flair in the interior/exterior designs. The exterior colour is very bland in this example. It would look great in a sky blue colour. Grey/white is for people who are boring or ultra conservative.
Awesome review and video Ethan - the BYD Yuan Plus will be available here in Australia for pre-order on the 19th of Feb 2022. However, they did rename it to the Atto 3, which doesn't resonate with me.
right or wrong racism is a big issue here but whether they will still buy knowing that it's a Chinese company is another thing.
@@silviodomenico - good point. I think Australians have no issues purchasing Chinese owned/made cars, think GWM, Volvo. If its a quality product at the right price people will buy it.
I’d buy one. I don’t care that it’s Chinese, but I wouldn’t want it to be obvious. I wouldn’t want some one nation drongo to scratch it in a car park.
I enjoy the guitar 🎸😝👍👍👍
I'm back here again trying to understand the interior.
Hoping to get mine before ww111
Second, Love your review 💓💓
The guitar strings look so cool! But can't imagine my kids make noise with them when I am driving, that will drive me crazy, the whole street can hear me yell : stop it!!! 😂😂😂
Like it or hate it if this EV car can drive down prices to something everyone can afford then I'm all for it. Car prices have gone insanely high over the last 10 years. You may not want to buy a Chinese car but they will drive competition and that's what we need.
love it😍😍
coming to australia this july, at A$ 44990 before on road cost for the base model.
Great review! Just look at 3:07 Wow, its inside is more intriguing than all of the previous decade's Western market automobiles combined! Just perfect elements in perfect place...... Feels like having a test drive
It's in Australia now ❣️
To me, it is the best of all BYDs 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 exterior wise
pick of a bad bunch as they say
Great review. Hope this gets to the UK in 18 mths when the lease on my Ioniq 38kwh is up.Cheers
Its coming to the Aust Market
BYD has been selling a lot in Costa Rica, their Yuan (named S2) it's the #1 electric sold, hope they bring the Plus this year!
Update: they started teasing the car in the country so it will be arriving soon.
I think that BYD has a bus plant in the U S, should be easy to include autos in U S sales???
Good first effort for international markets. I would expect BYD to tone down the Chinese influences for a more global appeal in the next model.
Regardless, BYD will sell well; they're an established company instead of one that started a few years ago with no reputation behind it. Berkshire Hathaway's investment in the company back in 2008 certainly helps their case, and this decade looks to be an economic lost cause, so cheap cars will be in demand.
Hope they come to uk soon
You should get hold of Sam at the electric Viking and do a chat about your experience driving it
Why?
Guess there's a mistake with "frist take". Btw, the car looks fairly cool for the price point
I just walked around my 15 year old Matrix, touching various visual features and giving them dragon names. Wow, it turns out I don't even need a new car! :^D lol Naw, the Yuan looks great; but the marketing is funny (and honestly, no sillier than Western marketing).
Those door pockets tension strings, I wonder how long they will stay tensioned before they start to loosen up and sag. Because like front seatbacks pockets with the tensioned nets, they start to loose their tension after 5 years.
BYD aren't making an entry into the UK market anytime soon - that's for sure - I've tracked this particular model for best part of 12 months now - it's exactly the kind of EV I'm looking for - BYD don't even sell their private car EVs in the UK yet and they don't have a UK distributor agreement (for private vehicle sales that is). The only BYD private car EVs to make it to the UK so far have been a tiny (you could count them on your fingers!) batch being operated by UBER, presumably for testing purposes, to gather data about running costs etc.
If you're in the market for a fleet of electric buses or maybe even a large batch of vehicles like the one featured here, for commercial use (taxis?), maybe BYD would like to speak to you but unless you fit that customer criteria, potential UK buyers can "Whistle Dixie" right now!
I'm getting frustrated because only when companies like BYD enter the UK market properly will existing legacy manufacturers reduce their ridiculous (cartel agreement sustained?) price points for EVs - the AUDI E-tron Q4 (a direct competitor to the Yuan Plus) is more or less twice the estimated cost of the model featured here - best part of £50,000 when it should be more like £25000!
Come on BYD - get your act together - appoint an official UK distributor so potential customers can arrange a test drive and really see some competition in the market place!
Keep that crap out the UK , are you serious ? Chinese tech in an EV ? Will last 6 weeks max then broken down and no spares or dealership to help , you will be left with a new EV broken down on your drive and worthless , even if it worked would you buy a second hand Chinese car ? OMG
@@curtisducati Thanks (or no thanks) for your ill-considered rant. Perhaps better to let the market determine success/failure of Chinese origin EVs - if they're really as bad as you make out, BYD will fail - but somehow I don't think so - not heard any reports of poor quality emanating from Norway where BYD are already firmly established?
for reference the first international market as a production plant in Australia and be branded Atto3, and norway but no eu name has been mentioned yet for 2023
It’s a delight to be able to follow Chinese EV progress in USA. The problems with EV in USA are 1. They are all too powerful, relatively, 2. Therefore, range is unacceptable, 3. To be green, do we need super fast EVs? There are subcompact EVs by France in Europe I don’t see them in USA.
50 and 60kWh seems strange to have two different battery options for such a small difference. Seems like it would have been better just to have a single 55kWh option and call it a day.
Nice car
Had a little fun with the interior. Why not.
I missed the price?
He mentioned the price bracket of 21-25K US dollars
According to local reports, it's on its way to Australia soon and will be called the Atto 3....?
Super interesting and quirky design.
Keen to check them out when they land here.
Great review as always mate! 👍
Information about the Atto 3 will be on the evdirect website at 7pm Sydney time on Saturday the 19th and goes on sale online on the evdirect website this Saturday from 7pm Sydney time the 19th of February with deliveries starting from June.
@@Peter-vn8ue thanks for the info Peter. Much appreciated! 👍
Prefer the original name
With so many references to a dragon on the exterior, I was hoping a much more unique design. But in the end, it looks like a derivative of Toyota Venza. I wish the exterior can be as daring and inventive as the interior. Good effort nonetheless!
Top spec they say is $24,000 USD which equals $33,000 Australian dollars. Top spec trim in Australia is $49,000, the warranty is also less than you get in China being 7 years or 160,000 kms for the battery, they are limiting the charging capabilities of the battery here too. V2L is apparently ok’d but don’t know about V2H which I am interested in. The Australian distributor is being well paid for their part in this transaction, they would have to be getting a discount from China from retail one would think.
Love it amazing
It's being launched in Australia this Saturday!
there is a byd show house in sydney
love this car from Korea
Just what I was looking for. Could you please elaborate on the prices that they selling at right now in China. I think this came out yesterday. apart from KM what other specs are they offering?
1.Model 131,800 yuan 430KM.
2. Model 138,800 yuan
yuan 510KM
3. Honor model.
141,800 yuan 510KM
4. 151,800 yuan 510KM.
Interior shines, I almost miss this review by the exterior, which is out dated in my opinion.
Hey man nice watch!
I'd love one but I worry about after sale support. This model will sell in Australia soon but I've never seen a BYD dealership. What happends when a BYD is involved in an accident and how long is the wait on parts? I'm happy to buy a phone without proper support but not a car. These issues should be explained by BYD encourage customers to buy from them.
They're going with an Australian wide service group, not sure which one
Service by my car (previously‘Kmart Auto”)
@@flukeylukey7559 Thanks for the info mate
@@minzhang9112 Cheers. Hopefully the old Kmart service can do a good job.
the dealership is in Sydney.