BYD is China’s biggest electric car manufacturer and hot on the heels of Tesla to claim the global EV sales crown.
Chinese automotive giant Build Your Dreams is launching its compact electric crossover — the BYD Atto 3 — in South Africa.
It features a single front-wheel-drive electric motor that produces a peak output of 150kW and 310Nm torque, enabling acceleration from 0-100km/h in 7.3 seconds. Some sore points were the lack of lumbar support on its front seats, no retainers for the rear seat belts, and a low-placed boot release.Speculation was rife that the car could debut in South Africa in the coming months after launching in another right-hand drive market with a similar climate — Australia.
It surpassed Tesla’s EV production numbers by over 500,000 units in 2022, with a whopping 211% increase from the previous year, pushing it from 598,019 to just about 1.86 million units.
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