BYD SEAL 06 EV losing with 375 miles

Byd's new electrical SUV is about the size of a Tesla model Y, but it is expected that it costs much less. The Seal 06 leaked in China this week and took a closer look at the new BYD -V, which is to arrive later this year.

Meet the new BYD SEAL 06 EV

Another day, another BYD electric car appears. We knew that shortly after the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (Miit) revealed a regulatory submission last month.

Now we get a better idea of ​​what is to be expected when it arrives and new information appear. China's Miit published important specifications this week and some new pictures of Seal 06.

BYD offers the seal 06 both in Battery Electric (EV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) drive stranger. The electrical version will be available in three drugs. A basic model draws electricity from a battery of 65.28 kWh and an electric motor of 170 kW and offers a CLTC range of up to 520 km.

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The 78.72 kWh battery of 78.72 kWh is rated with a CLTC range of up to 605 km (376 miles). A more powerful AWD variant comprises an additional front engine of 110 kW, but has a little less range at 550 km (342 miles).

The electrical SUV from BYD is 4,810 mm long, 1,920 mm wide and 1,675 mm in size or about the same size as the Tesla model Y.

The new model Y begins in China at 263,500 Yuan (36,500 US dollars). This is for the basic RWD model with a CLTC range of 368 miles (593 km). Upgrade to the AWD variant of the long distance with a range of 719 km (447 miles) costs 313,500 Yuan ($ 43,500).

Accordingly CarnewschinaBYD is expected to officially start the Seal 06 in the third quarter of 2025. The prices will result in more detail, but the new SUV will probably start around 160,000 yuan (22,000 US dollars).

BYD has its best sales week of the year with almost 68,000 vehicles registered in China from May 5th to May 11th. Tesla, on the other hand, had a little more than 3,000.