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[Pre Order] BYD Seal: Dynamic $49,888, Premium $58,798, Performance $68,748 + On-Road Costs ($1,000 Deposit) @ BYD Automotive

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BYD's new Model3 competitor is now available for configuration and pre-order on BYD Automotive website, at a very competitive price-point :)

Est. Delivery Dec. 2023 / Jan. 2024

Eg.

BYD Seal Dynamic $49,888 +ORC
  • Ultra-Safe BYD Blade Battery - 61.44 kWh
  • Maximum Power - 150 kW
  • Maximum Torque - 310 Nm
  • Up to 510km range NEDC - 460km WLTP
  • AC Charging 7kW
  • DC Charging 110kW
  • 18 inch Alloy rims
  • 0-100km/h in 7.5s
  • Rear-wheel drive
  • Complimentary 1 Year Roadside Assistance included

Edit 19/10: Performance $50 price drop $68,798 —> $68,748 (thanks dasher86). See info about NSW EV rebate here.

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                  • +12

                    @Tiggrrrrr: Piccardheadinhand.gif

                  • +4

                    @Tiggrrrrr: I thought it would be clear they mean it shines in stop start traffic as they efficiently and close to silently operate while putting out negligible pollution. The high torque, but low power is best suited to those situations, not necessarily the 0-100 time, given at most they will be going 60, but typically more like 30-40.

                    The 0-100 time matters for performance. The 110km/h range matters for long distance driving. Neither are that relevant for sitting in traffic.

                    • -5

                      @greennick: Look at the 0-40 and 0-60 for the posted example. Still slower. So no. Not clear.

              • @ATangk: he must drive a porsche

            • +6

              @Tiggrrrrr: Since you are a street racer - in traffic - you must be the type to speed up to red lights. 7 seconds is perfectly rapid. Many lardy-arsed SUVs do it in 11.

              • -7

                @Techie4066: Are you all purposely missing the point?

                The statement that was made was that all other cars are jamming up the traffic.
                The inference being that EV cars are quicker to accelerate.

                Hence my question as to how the example EV posted is shining as the inference to quicker acceleration didnt seem to make sense.

                If you are saying that jamming up the traffic is a reference to pollution then, thats a strange term of reference.

                Those wood fired heaters are really jamming up the traffic. Thats where reverse cycle shines.

                • +12

                  @Tiggrrrrr: Please just stfu.

                  You love your petrol car, we know that.
                  There are plenty of other forums to circle jerk about that.

                  • -1

                    @ohyesss: I dont love my petrol car.
                    And I am also not resorting to name calling.
                    But good luck with that, and thanks again for proving my point.

                  • +2

                    @ohyesss: Lmfao petrol car wanks vs electric car wanks, wanking each other off over which car is better the one that burns coal vs the one that burns petrol in stop start traffic, when a motorbike pisses on all of them speed and traffic 🤣

                    • +1

                      @RBZ10: And bicycle pisses on all motorbikes on cost, noise pollution, fatalities, convenience of reaching any point & via train/productivity (reading/conversation) combinations ;)

                      • @taki: except they arent fast so getting anywhere takes ages well done ;) lets see North Sydney to Bondi champ. And before you say train again may as well get public transport everywhere lol.

                • +2

                  @Tiggrrrrr:

                  The statement that was made was that all other cars are jamming up the traffic.
                  The inference being that EV cars are quicker to accelerate.

                  That’s not the inference. It means too many cars on the road, so everyone is in a traffic jam.
                  The least relevant situation for 0-100 dick waving

                  • -1

                    @crentist: Oh. I get it now, all the other cars are causing a traffic jam, but not the EVs, hence why they shine.

                    That makes perfect sense. Gold star to you.

                • +3

                  @Tiggrrrrr:

                  The inference being that EV cars are quicker to accelerate

                  And this is where you went wrong… OP even said it was about range but you got triggered and went off the deep end.

        • +1

          @Tiggrrrrr Ratio mate…

      • +1

        yeah the stuck in traffic is why i want an EV … only question is run time stuck in traffic with air con in summer …

        • +3

          At least not wasting petrol. Charge later at home on solar.

        • +2

          Based on the user feedback from other EVs, in summer the AC won’t drain the battery too fast. It will use an extra 1-2kw to cool the cabin while the car barely uses any electricity when stuck in traffic and has a big 60kwh battery.

          Heating in cold winter could be a problem if the car doesn’t have a heat pump.

        • my tesla model 3 uses about 1.5 to 2% per hour for AC - I'd assume the byd would be similar.

      • +1

        Tell me you have never driven an EV without telling me you have never driven an EV.
        They are damn impressive on highways, for MOST people abiding by rest recommendations, the driver needs to re-charge before the car.

        Why are EVs good on highways.
        - Due to no engine, manufactures have to put a lot more effort into noise reduction
        - Typically higher levels of driver assistance, eg: Tesla's Free Autopilot, active cruise control on your ice car doesn't come close.

        • What do you mean no engine lol it doesn't move by magic, an electric motor is an engine, an engine is something that converts an energy source to mechanical energy.

          The lane assist and radar cruise (the Teslas removed the radars and only has cameras now lol) on my Stinger is great on the highways it will hold the lane and speed and break fine with no input, but I generally dislike these systems and people think it is auto drive when it isn't even on a Tesla. The lane assist system on Kia ICE or EVs are the same systems cameras and radars, nothing to do with it being an EV. Just some companies have better ones.

          • +3

            @Kommodore: Electric motor ≠ engine

            • -2

              @stickyfingers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine

              Scroll down the page to electric. I told you the definition already. Electricity -> mechanical energy = engine, petrol combustion -> mechanical energy = engine.

              • @Kommodore: First off, you didn’t tell me anything. You were replying to another user.

                In regards to the article you linked, scrolling down the page I can see the “Electric motor” section; is this the one you’re referring to?

                Yes, in technical terms a motor is a form of engine. In everyday terms, however, they are used to refer to two different things.

                It’s all irrelevant semantics at the end of the day. My argument is because you were picking at irreverent specifics in your prior comment because you’re close minded to EVs because you’re a monomaniac for your Stinger 🐝

            • @stickyfingers: MOTORrbike ≠ enginebike?
              Motor is universal word for machine that provides motion/move of the vehicles or other parts.
              Engine is just synonym with regional variation of specific meaning, or in general sofisticated machine/solution (done by engineers which produce all sorts of machines inc. EV)
              Let's not split hairs here.

          • +1

            @Kommodore: An electric motor is a motor.

            But the point on assistance, the assistance on BYD’s, at least the Atto 3, is very short of inspiring. Don’t take a roundabout in one it’ll freak out on you every time (ask me how I know).

            On the other hand BMW’s and many other cars have systems which are akin to what Tesla has (at least in Australia). Slow to stop and will auto start again in stop start traffic, not just highways. Only issue is some companies decided to have cruise control turn off under 30, which means you’re slamming into the back of a car when it just suddenly decides to turn off.

        • I've driven an EV down south and back.
          It was an ok drive.
          EVs are a great method of transport.

          At this point of time the cost benefit is not there for me, but maybe in another 5 years that might change.

          Looking forward to the cost of the technology decreasing.

        • Come on man. No one wants to wait 30 minutes constantly waiting for it to charge on a long trip. Petrol cars can be driven continuously if you have two drivers.

          Also lane keep is the same on every car these days.

          EVs are good on engine noise but worse on tyre noise. The new M3 is better on noise though. This model has atrocious suspension though. Great for going fast around bends but not good for comfort.

          Each to their own though.

    • They don't with Petrol cars neither, my cx5 was 6.1l per 100km at 110 I get 9l/100km. More than 40% less range

      • Well you don't even need to talk about 110km because you won't even get 400km in BYD at 100km. Was the reason why I sold my Atto3. Never calculated it at 110 but 360km would not surprise me.

  • +4

    EV owners who charge their cars at home by running extension cords over the footpath could face substantial fines.

    https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/can-i-charge-my-electric-…

    • -4

      Wow, councils will fine for anything… $960 as well….

      • +43

        Seems logical to me. Power cord running across public pathway for hours on end, especially a standard household-grade extension cord of who knows what change and state, could rain etc….yeah nah it’s dangerous

      • +13

        That one is justified! Hit them with big fines before it gets out of hand. Imagine having random electric cables running all over the place where kids play and ride their bikes.

        • +16

          The kids on bikes should have to pay rego like the rest of us. Bunch of free-loaders. GET JOBS!

      • -6

        It's to save people from cutting your cables. If I saw this I would probably cut the cables and it would be lucky if the tires survived in the process. I know I'm not the only person who would too.

        • +8

          Huh? Who's dumb enough to cut an electric cable..?

          • +4

            @sam cho: This guy here lol

          • -1

            @sam cho: Who's dumb enough to leave electric cables out on the public footpath to be damaged…? And are you implying you can't cut an electric cable or something? Not sure what you're trying to say.

          • @sam cho: I bet some idiot will. There is always bound to be a few.

            I'd be more worried about some child messing with it or it getting pulled out in the wet

      • +1

        Footpaths are for people, not cars

        • What about people in cars?

    • +13

      Crazy. Almost like the council was trying to keep the kids, wheelchairs or stray lawnmowers safe from trip and electrical hazards!

    • have tree in front of street parking so was going to throw through top of tree from my house ….doesn’t cross footpath … have driveway but that has trailer. still about $40 for a charge from home but that’s better than $110 for a fill of 98 octane.

      • +1

        how is it $40 from home?

        60 kwh battery size

        you'd have to be paying abiout 68c per KWH far higher than the typical home usage.

        for instance, i pay 20c off the grid which gives me a $12 for a full harge of a typical 60khw battery.

      • +2

        Park your trailer on the street?

    • In europe, councils install EV chargers on power poles and charge people to use it. They pretty much pay for themselves from what I've read. Maybe that could be a solution

    • What idiot would run a 220V power cord along a foot path? Someone could trip and fall on it. :)

  • +8

    Damn ngl the pricing is cheaper than expected. Model 3 or this at 10k less?

    • +2

      Too early to tell at this point. There will be trade offs and oje big one is the tesla charging network. Otherwise given that the new model 3 isn't out in the wild yet nor is the seal officially here, hard to really say if its worth paying for tesla.

      • +4

        Good chunk of the Tesla network is available for all cars now, I charged my atto 3 on one a couple of weeks ago.

        Charging 80c a kwh is a bit evil though

        • +1

          I don’t like the NACS push in NA, I don’t think the rest of the world will adapt which will mean one of 2 things.

          1) designers will end up needing to make design cars to work with both ports anyways
          2) manufacturers only sell some models for US only.

        • I'd much rather pay for petrol than pay 80c/kwh and have to wait for 40 minutes. I thought EVs were cheap to run.

          • @Naigrabzo: Didn't take long, at least the Tesla chargers have a lot of power coming out of them. But it's just Tesla screwing people because they can, I usually pay a lot less (in 6 months of owning an EV I've paid for charging twice, most of it comes directly off my solar).

    • -6

      I bought a 2022 Model 3 for 52K and I think I made the right decision. I love it.

    • +2

      Tesla M3 is likely to drop in price. If the MY24 M3 comes with HW4 and upgraded cameras its definitely worth it over this for $10k more.

    • Depends what you value. For me I prefer to get faster charging like my phone so model 3. You don't mind a smaller car, mg4 got a faster charger. This is good if you want a bigger and cheaper car

  • +6

    Great price

    • +6

      How is RRP a great price? Basically the maximum price!

      • If you’re slow the rebates will run out, I guess. Other than that, BYD had actually raised prices of the Atto 3 whereas Tesla were cutting prices ahead of their refresh model.

  • +6

    Not quite a deal is it? This is their RRP.

  • +1

    wth…cheaper than Atto 3?! always thought it's closer to $60k for the base model.

    • +7

      EV Direct will increase the price on this when they know it has been a success at that pricing and as long as Model3 doesn’t lower their price anymore. That’s what they did with Atto3

    • Once you add ONR it is more or less the same.

  • +3

    No doubt this is a price competitive EV but why is this even a deal? It's the pre-order pricing model.

    • +1

      upvote farming

    • I suspect there'll be high demand for this. Maybe to save waiting even longer…

  • +4

    How is an RRP preorder a deal?
    OP works for the company?

  • +8

    This is OZBargain, not OZcompetitive.

    • +12

      Very true, not OZAdvertisment too.

    • +1

      OZBargains usually come from OZCompetition rather than OZMonopolies, basic OZEconomics for you

    • +2

      Everyone around here is obviously easily OZfended

  • +6

    What’s the bargain though. If it’s RRP, why post in here?

    • +2

      Cheaper than Tesla? 😉 and less uglyer

  • +1

    Shame it doesn't come as a station wagon.
    I care MUCH more about how practical a car is than how fast it is, especially in Australia.

  • +4

    https://youtu.be/9zK6wxAt_EA?si=hwMGWrP_Bw46rjQs
    Comes with free butt warmer with each purchase

    • I don't think anyone expects the same quality from Chinese stuff. The market has well proven cheaper products with cheaper engineering is acceptable.

      I mean I personally prefer quality, especially in a car accident. But hey.

      • +7

        say you don't know EV without saying you don't know EV

        • I dunno. The air bags thing is kinda completely unrelated to it being an EV.

          How to say you didn't follow the link without saying you didn't follow the link 🤣

          • +3

            @incipient: drew your conclusion from watching a video from a channel called China observer did you? well done.

            • @wintersnow911: That doesn't make your comment any less wrong lol

              And airbags should never, ever fail. But true, it's not to say that they don't. But still.

              I'm just saying the market isn't really too fussed about lower quality. People prefer price.

    • +2

      If you have an unbiased source, feel free to share.

      You chose a propaganda channel that exclusively hates on China. A coincidence, I'm sure.

      • You chose a propaganda channel that exclusively hates on China. A coincidence, I'm sure.

        Coincidence or not, are the content presented within the video factually incorrect?

        • +2

          That's the question. I'm not about to learn Mandarin to verify, and a look at this channel shows they go out of their way to make up stories about how:
          "CCP's Days Are Numbered"
          "China is done"
          "Do not go to China"
          "China's economy collapse"
          "China is doomed"

          You get the picture.

    • +2

      Will avoid parking next to this!

      • +6

        Your car will look outdated?

        • +2

          Given the short term future owners of these can combust in anger without warning.

          It'll be best to keep my distance.

  • +2

    this is a good price but RRP is not a ozbargiain DEAL

  • +3

    This is not a good deal for my life and safety

  • +7

    The deal is not the cheapest available because this is the only price available.

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