BYD
Small, economical and competitive. Dolphin surf came to shake the waters in the low-cost electric market.
Dolphin Surf, a BYD low-cost electric vehicle, became its tenth model available in Chinese Europe on Wednesday, advances.
In Portugal, the 100% electric car is sold below 21 thousand euros, Which promises to stir from the market of this type of vehicles. According to the news agency, there are currently 11 new models with prices below 25,000 euros, Including Volkswagen or popular Renault R5, Fiat Grand Panda and Hyundai Inster.
“The compact segment is the next frontier for electrification in Europe,” Berlin Maria Grazia Davino, by BYD regional director for markets that include Germany, said in Berlin. “We think this market has enormous potential.”
The Chinese version of this model, Seagull, registered a global increase of 45% in sales. BYD is currently the largest electric vehicle manufacturer in the world, and will enter 12 new markets in Europe this year: there will be more than 1000 places of sale in total.
According to the vehicle’s first deliveries are scheduled for June, but it is already possible to order Dolphin for a value since 20,865 euros.
The model has 3 versions: The simplest is Active, with 88 horsepower and a 30 kWh battery. The intermediate version is Boost, with the same horses but a more autonomous battery (42.3 kWh), and is on sale from 24,990 euros. The most optimized version is Comfort, with a higher power (156 horsepower), and with the same battery as the lower version. It has been on sale since 27,990 euros.
