BYD enters Japan market with trio of EV models - Atto 3 on sale from January; Dolphin, Seal from mid-2023 - paultan.org

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BYD enters Japan market with trio of EV models – Atto 3 on sale from January; Dolphin, Seal from mid-2023

. This is powered by a single front-mounted drive motor producing 201 hp and 310 Nm of torque, yielding a 0-100 km/h time of 7.3 seconds and a top speed of 160 km/h.

According to Singapore-market specifications, the Atto 3 is an EV crossover that packs the BYD Blade battery of 60.5 kWh capacity, accommodating AC charging at 6.6 kW via a Type 2 connection as well as DC charging at 80 kW through a CCS2 connection.At 50 kW DC, the Atto 3 takes 42 minutes to go from 20% to 80% state of charge, while the higher 80 kW DC charging rate takes 1.2 hours to fully charge the battery from zero. Meanwhile, AC charging at 6.6 kW takes 9.

Safety kit on the Atto 3 consists of seven air bags, a 360-degree panoramic view monitor, digital video recorder, front and rear radar units, stop-and-go full speed adaptive cruise control, AEB, front and rear collision warning, rear cross traffic alert, rear cross traffic brake, lane keep assist, lane departure warning, bling spot monitoring, and door open warning.

These are also joined by traction control, hill descent control, ESP, EBD, ABS, tyre pressure monitoring system, and an electric parking brake.The BYD Seal is a more upscale proposition, built with 800-volt electrical architecture incorporating the Blade battery that will power a single- or dual-motor powertrain configuration for rear- or all-wheel-drive.

The most powerful configuration propels the BYD Seal from 0-100 km/h in 3.8 seconds, while the best battery range figure is 700 km and likely to be from a RWD variant.

 

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