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BYD Atto 3 review: Chinese newcomer previews our EV future

EV Central

A majority of the EVcentral writing staff acknowledged the compact Chinese battery electric vehicle for one positive reason or another. And in case you’re wondering what BYD stands for, it’s Build Your Dreams, something spelled out on the back of the Atto 3. Since then Tesla has dominated, but BYD is fighting back.

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BYD introduces a bi-directional electric school bus

Electrek

BYD (Build Your Dreams) has introduced a fully electric Type D school bus , complete with smart technologies like bi-directional charging and advanced safety features. According to the Chinese automaker, its sleek design “will have students wanting to step onboard.”

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Ernst Young Survey Finds Roughly 60% of Chinese Consumers Would Consider Purchasing a Plug-in Vehicle

Green Car Congress

Chinese consumers led in their consideration of a plug-in vehicle purchase. Battery driving range was the top concern about plug-ins (73%), followed by charging stations (69%); reliability and serviceability (64%); and safety (64%). 82% of respondents consider a range per charge of less than 200 miles to be acceptable.

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Biden vetoes Republican block on $7.5 billion EV infrastructure plan

Baua Electric

billion plan to extensively build out EV infrastructure in the US by focusing on a short-term waiver that allows federally subsidized EV chargers to include materials from China. The veto landed the same day that Biden’s re-election campaign won the endorsement of the United Auto Workers. Photo is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

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Show me the money! Ford targets Tesla Model 2, MG4 and BYD Dolphin with new small electric car line-up

EV Central

Facing multi-billion dollar annual losses from its electric vehicle product roll-out, Ford has revealed it is going to build its own ground-up smaller and cheaper EVs to tackle the Tesla Model 2 and Chinese brands head-on. In Australia that charge is led by the MG4, BYD Dolphin and GWM Ora. “We have to fix this problem.

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2025 Kia EV3 sneak peek! BYD Atto 3 and MG ZS EV rival to be unveiled soon

EV Central

But if it does get here – we’re tipping 2025 – the EV3 will become the brand’s most affordable electric vehicle, with pricing tipped to kick off at around $50,000 plus on-roads. The EV3 will have to be built in South Korea or China to be affordable enough against the Chinese compact SUV leaders to be competitive.

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The worst thing about owning an electric vehicle in Australia isn’t getting any better. In fact, it’s getting worse | Opinion

EV Central

I know we’re all rushing to order our own BYD Atto3, Tesla Model 3 and Model Y, Kia EV6 or Hyundai Ioniq 5. READ MORE: Charging an electric vehicle in Australia is about to get easier READ MORE: Tesla begins unlocking Supercharger sites for all EVs READ MORE: EV charging while driving? In fact, it’s getting worse.