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Bonus 7kW EV Charger (RRP $999) w/ BYD Dolphin, Sonos Ace Headphones (RRP $699) w/ All BYD Orders, HN E-Cards w/Test Drive @ BYD

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For those that are in the market and wern't aware, 4 hours left from this post..

Electrify the end of your financial year at FESTIVAL BYD

Noteworthy T&Cs

BYD DOLPHIN:

  • Complimentary home charger provided by EV Switch Corporation. Recommended retail price is $999, including a 3-meter Type 2 cable and stand. Additional accessories and installation are not included. Charger will be delivered post-vehicle delivery. Standard postage included; additional charges may apply.
  • Free charger offer applicable only for BYD Dolphin orders placed strictly on Saturday, June 22nd 2024. Offer is void in case of order cancellation.
  • Charger Specifications: 230V-50Hz 32A 7kW. For more information, visit EV Switch.

General Conditions:

  • E-cards from Harvey Norman for all test drives from a BYD location on Saturday June 22nd. Limited one per customer and must have a valid driver's license.
  • Sonos Ace Headphones ($699 RRP) for all orders placed Saturday June 22nd only. Headphones will be delivered upon or post delivery of the vehicle. Void if order is cancelled. Valid for BYD Dolphin, BYD ATTO3, BYD Seal and BYD Sealion 6.

BYD Related OzB posts:
BYD Dolphin: Dynamic $36,890 (Was $38,890), Premium $42,890 (Was $44,890) + On Road Costs @ BYD
BYD ATTO 3 2024 Models: Standard Range $44,499 (Was $48,011) and Extended $47,499 (Was $51,011) + On-Road Costs @ BYD
Bonus 7kW Wallbox Charger (First 3,000 Orders, Worth $1,000) with BYD Sealion 6 PHEV (from $48,990 + On-Road Cost) @ BYD
BYD Seal: Premium $58,798 (was $60,687.95), Performance $68,748 (was $70,831.95) Drive Away ($1,000 Deposit), WA +$2,000 @ BYD

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Comments

    • Not really clued in, any particular reason for that? Seemed all the rage quite recently.

      • +21

        Oversupply and new Chinese brands flooding the EV market. USA and Europe tariffs pushing cars into smaller markets like Australia.

        • +1

          What other Chinese brands are in the Aus market? Don’t really hear of any except BYD and MG

          • +7

            @illusion99: Great Wall, Lotus, Volvo, Polestar and their other off shoots

            • +1

              @spc12go: Are ppl really buying Great Wall EVs over a BYD?

          • +8

            @illusion99: Also GWM Ora. There are lots of Chinese brands and I've heard some high end brands like Zeekr is coming here as well.

            • +1

              @scotty: Nice looking car imo. Always makes me turn my head one i see one

          • +5

            @illusion99: Tesla, Volvo, Polestar, BMW, VW, GWM, Mini are all China made. Most EV's are made in China.

            • +1

              @Wizard: I mean China owned companies not China manufactured companies

              • +5

                @illusion99: NIO, Leapmotor, Lynk & Co, Zeekr, Geely, Aion, GAC and XPeng to just name a few. If not this year, next year in Australia.

                • +1

                  @Wizard: So the prices are dropping in anticipation of more brands coming here not that they are already here?

                  • @illusion99: Both. If you knew there was a cool Nio coming here in 12 months you would wait. But if the BYD was $30,000 this week only, you'd buy the BYD instead.

                    • +1

                      @Wizard: Some of the Chinese brand will fold soon. None are making money except BYD.

        • Yes, it's a supply issue, not really a demand one.
          I don't think it's right to say that nobody is buying them right now. It's just that sales haven't continued to increase in the way that manufacturers anticipated.

      • -6

        any particular reason for that? Seemed all the rage quite recently.

        Short answer is that sales forecasts were too optimistic leading to significant oversupply. Economics 101 tells us that increase supply leads to cheaper prices.

        Looking deeper, the latest sales figures show the market choosing Hybrids (up 74% yoy) over BEV (up 10%), you get most of the benefits with much fewer liabilities, and no multi-billion dollar taxpayer funded charging infrastructure is required.

        I think it's going to be tough times ahead for BEV manufacturers, at these mild growth rates there isn't enough market for them all to survive. Interesting times ahead…

        • +7

          The sheep are listening to all the propaganda that hybrid is the only sensible choice and if they actually go and test drive an EV they will be disappointed they bought a hybrid.

          • -1

            @choofa:

            The sheep…

            Always a good start when the word 'sheep' is used…

            …are listening to all the propaganda that hybrid is the only sensible choice

            Nowhere did anyone say that, but carry on inventing straw men to argue against…

          • @choofa: Dolphin or mg4?

    • +15

      I just picked up my Seal on novated lease, quite happy with it 🤷‍♀️ every needs to assess the financial benefits, if any, on an individual basis ofc

        • And this isn't even counting 2nd handed vehicles where the battery's warranty is nearly running out. It's on brand new vehicles lol.

        • +7

          Hence why I didn't get a Tesla, think they're pretty dodge around warranty rn, figured by the end of the year when they brick you're (profanity).
          Ended up getting the Seal performance for $65k with extras, and it brings my tax quite a bit down so I'm aces, and get something new in a few years, only way I'd get an EV tbh

          • +9

            @Justwon: You think Tesla is dodge with warranty, try other manufacturers. You are in for a treat!

            • @spc12go: This would be my first EV so I can't say how bad it'll be, but I'm happy to take the dip to find out, cause at the end of the day I'm financially up, and if it bricks I get a new car of my choice through insurance anyway.
              That being said, insurance is crazy expensive on EVs, word of warning, I'm M 29, no accidents or claims, had a licence since 15/16, Youi wanted $4.5k a year, insurance with the leasing company was $2.5k which is still yikes.
              Not sure if I'm just high risk or what tho.

              • -6

                @Justwon: The problem is if it bricks when you’re driving 100km along the freeway….

                • +2

                  @illusion99: Same with any car tho, sometimes things just crap out, and you're stuck in the middle of nowhere. My newest car ive ever owned before this was a 98 Patrol with close to half a mil km on it, I don't expect to get that kind of reliability but with the type of driving I do atm (city, home-work, shops) I don't think it will impact me drastically if I have to pull over.
                  If I was going camping, I'd take the patrol or hire something, EVs weigh (many) tonnes and I don't think the infrastructure in Aus is good enough for me to be comfy driving too far

                  • +8

                    @Justwon: Heaps of the taxis in china are byd ev's. If there is a way to stress test cars then a few hundred thousand taxi's would do it.

                    I think most of the byds should last alright.

                    • +3

                      @Grunef: Yep, was holidaying in China in March, so many taxis and Didi (equivalent of Uber) cars are BYD EVs or hybrids.

                    • +4

                      @Grunef: Yeah I'm fairly confident in it, BYD been making electric buses for 2 decades (?) now, think I'll be fine

              • +2

                @Justwon: I wonder if the car's 0-100 kmh time of 3.8 seconds would affect insurance costs?

                • @Cheapskate Paul: I don't know how insurance works, it would make sense for sure, I've not heard of similar performing vehicles having such high insurances costs tho, not to say they don't.

                  • @Justwon: A friend was paying $2500 to insure his Suburu WRX. That was in 2001 when he was 29. Speed costs!

              • +2

                @Justwon: That’s anecdotal. I live in a crime capital and my full comprehensive insurance On my model Y is under $1100 a year

                • @DryScissors:

                  I live in a crime capital and my full comprehensive insurance On my model Y is under $1100 a year

                  Do people still steal cars? You'd have to wonder how in the age of encrypted key ignition, cameras and tracking etc.
                  I always though the biggest influence of insurance was repair costs. Some cars have crazy expensive headlight/taillight clusters making even a small bingle horrendously expensive to repair

              • +4

                @Justwon: I'm M 45 and my insurance for the premium Seal is just under $1k

                • +1

                  @Robbo77: Who're you with? Cause I need me some of that. Most insurers I contacted said they don't even insure the Seal.

            • +5

              @Wizard: Leasing company and insurance can deal with it, I just end up getting a new car of my choice 🤷‍♀️

              • @Justwon: Its better you drive a 2017 camry if you want to save money.

                • +6

                  @Wizard: Not really, it's a cheaper car for sure, but the pre-tax benefits of a lease, for me, outweigh the costs enough that I'm comfortable going for a new EV.
                  And if I end up not liking it, I'll just not get an EV for the next lease.

              • +1

                @Justwon: Not warranty claims. You need to deal with it

            • +4

              @Wizard: That seems an excellent story to show warranty is good, BYD were doing the repair under warranty, just the usual entitled person that thought there well used 6 month old car should be an automatic refund rather than fix under warranty.

          • @Justwon: If I may ask, how does buying a car reduce taxes? the only thing I can think of is with ride sharing or owning a business (both with their own requirements). I am not questioning you, but I am trying to learn ways to do this as well.

            • @reshre8: Novated Leasing.

            • @reshre8: Your employer takes a cut from your pay to pay for the car lease. Your income reduces hence you pay less tax, EV's are special in that they are fbt exempt.

            • +1

              @reshre8: For a little more info, novated leases are partly financed using pre-tax dollars, and therefore exempt from GST while also reducing your taxable income.
              Usually they make sense if you have a high income, are already looking for a new vehicle, or specifically want an EV as there are tax and gov incentives depending on state.

              I would recommend speaking to a financial advisor to go over the numbers for your circumstances, or do the maths yourself. An advisor potentially will have better insight.

          • @Justwon: Drive away price is $68,748. How did you get 65k?

            • +2

              @BuyNow Think Later: That's due to the novated lease and FBT exemption. After the lease period, the out-of-pocket cost is less than the drive away price. Someone I know purchased a Tesla that way.

            • @BuyNow Think Later: Purchasing power of a company negotiating price for me. Back in the day you could haggle quite a bit as an individual, not so much these days.

        • +11

          No one with any brains is buying an EV (or any new car for that matter) as an investment. New cars in general are a waste of money given it’s depreciated the second you drive out of the car yard, it’s not limited to EV’s.

          EV’s can make perfect financial sense for some though given government rebates, novated leases, cheaper charging vs fuelling and huge tax benefits.

        • +3

          Cars in general are a bad financial decision as an investment. Nothing depreciates like a car driven out of the dealership. But you buy the car because you need the transport etc.

          • @dangerdanger:

            Cars in general are a bad financial decision as an investment

            Depends how you calculate your returns.

            But you buy the car because you need the transport etc.

            Which is where the value comes in. If you costs you $250 week to in order to earn $1200/week then it's still a good investment.

      • +2

        Agreed. It was a no brainer for us too.

        • +5

          Me too. EV best purchase ever for my needs. 2 years on, I don't regret it one bit.

          • +2

            @dangerdanger: Same and not paying for petrol anymore. Even in the winter time when my solar isn't that great, charging overnight at 14c per kWh and filling up for $8 has been great.

    • +23

      A bit of over-exaggeration there to say “nobody” given plenty of people are in fact, buying EV’s.

        • +7

          Some models aren’t selling particularly well and some are selling less than before because there’s more competition in the EV market now and you news outlets posting absolute FUD.

          The latest figures from Vfacts saw 8974 EVs sold in Australia, accounting for 8.4 per cent of the market. This was up from 6.4 per cent dip in April.

          In fact, BYD sold 1914 EVs – record numbers for the brand in Australia so far, claiming 21 per cent of the market.

          https://www.mynrma.com.au/electric-vehicles/news/ev-sales-ma…

          For some actual truth, see here….

          https://www.mynrma.com.au/electric-vehicles/news/australia-e…

        • +18

          You need to not read terrible news sources like news.com.au which have a strong bias against EVs.

          As to whether they're a good purchase or not - everyone's needs will be different but dropping prices are great for the consumer. Never been a better time to buy an EV than now.

          • -4

            @DingoBilly:

            You need to not read terrible news sources like…

            …any of them.

            It's funny how people identify one news source as biased but fail to see the bias in their our sources. IMO they're all biased in one way or another and the best you can do is stop reading all of them.
            The algorithm is designed to make you upset at something in order to keep you hooked. For the right it's hippies, the government, and immigration, for the left it's big business, energy companies, and white men. It's all the same formula just different actors.

            If you must subject yourself to a daily dose of media lies try ground.news It's a media aggregator which scores each story on its bias. It also has a nifty feature called blindspot which summarises the big stories not being reporting by your side so you can see the bias really easily.

          • +6

            @easternculture: You do realise that the current hydrogen vehicles are actually electric vehicles

            They just dont have batteries like other EVs to get electricity they convert hydrogen to electricity instead

            But please feel free to put hydrogen in an ICE so you can vroom vroom
            Or maybe boom boom

            • @bdroid:

              You do realise that the current hydrogen vehicles are actually electric vehicles

              You do realise that both Hydrogen fuel cells and Hydrogen combustion engines exist? Toyota had one in WRC…

              • @1st-Amendment: No commercial hydrogen combustion engine vehicles unless im mistaken just one offs and prototypes

                • @bdroid: Not really any hydrogen fuel cells either I don't think. Toyota and Hyundai have them on the books but is anyone buying them? Where would you fill it up?

                  • @1st-Amendment: In Australia only available as fleet cars but they are available as for retail consumers in US and other markets, Honda also has one but i think its discontinued

                    Again defeats the purpose, no point arguing on which technology is better when one is easily accessible currently, yes current charging infrastructure is not there yet, but for most use cases i thinks it suffices for now especially for short trips, also im pretty certain EV charging easier easier to setup

                    it could years for hydrogen for retail consumers or even decades away or may never come around at all, also those hydrogen fuel cell vehicles have small cabin areas as it has to be sacrificed to hydrogen tanks and what not

                    EVs actually make the most of cabin space especially BYDs as the battery is part of the chassis

                    • @bdroid:

                      no point arguing on which technology is better

                      Which I didn't do. You seemed to be claiming that the only type of hydrogen 'engine' was fuel cell when this is not the case.

                      FWIW I drove past the Hyundai head office the other week and they were installing massive hydrogen tanks in their car park. So don't write it off just yet.

                      • @1st-Amendment: havent written it off, it doesnt bother me either way people are free to choose any vehicle they want, i really was interested in the toyota mirai befor ei got my EV but just never came to retail market

                        i wasnt claiming that the only hydrogen fuel cells exist, i said current hydrogen vehicles are EVs which as far as im aware is true, prototypes and one offs dont count as they are not accessible to anyone and from what i have read hydrogen combustion vehicles are not there yet

                        again it doesnt bother me, the more options out there the better

          • +1

            @easternculture: Hydrogen is too expensive and a handfull of refuling starions in Australia. Not viable.

            • +1

              @Wizard:

              Hydrogen is too expensive and a handfull of refuling starions in Australia. Not viable.

              Unlike electric charging stations and the associated infrastructure to support rolling out thousands of those…
              If Hydrogen becomes cost effective it will be very easy to roll out since we already have most of the infrastructure in place for LPG.

        • The insurance thing is complete BS myself and the handful of people at work with EVs have had premiums go up 10-15% which is pretty darn low

          • @rickdwp: Once batteries die it will tripple.

          • @rickdwp: Your EV dropped 10k and insurance went up?

            • @Wizard: Ah true! When all other new cars drop 10k in the first year (as most do) their insurance does get cheaper. That is how that works :)

            • @Wizard: Insurance is based on the cost to repair the vehicle. The vehicle falling in value lowers the maximum payout, but a write off is not a common occurrence- so it doesn't do much to lower your insurance premium

    • +39

      First people complained EVs were too expensive and now people are complaining EVs are getting too cheap.

      • +1

        Still too expensive. Waiting for 50k drive away for model Y

        • +4

          That's the ugliest Tesla though.

          • +2

            @GregRust: The driver is not the one looking at exterior of the car. Driver and passenger looks at the interior.

            • @spc12go: Fair enough.

            • -1

              @spc12go: So cheap plastics mismatched trims poor to no quality and the chance to line the pockets of a petulant racist rapey aprthide profiteering man child junkie space karen is what you're after then

              • +1

                @bigpoppa: So Which car you buy will not line the pockets of a petulant racist rapey aprthide profiteering man child junkie space karen? All the rich people in the word invest their money in multiple companies. So get off your high horse.

                Do you really know where your super fund invest your money? You could be profiteering of the people you so call despite.

                Tesla is winded by multiple share holders. I don’t agree with what Elon does, I don’t agree with most people on the planet but I still have to get on with the world. That’s why we live in a society.

                • @spc12go: I do know exactly where my super is invested. You want to get on with the world by lining the pockets of a petulant racist rapey aprthide profiteering man child junkie space karen when you can literally get on with the world by not lining the pockets of a petulant racist rapey aprthide profiteering man child junkie space karen… I'm not on a high horse youre just stooped too low

                  • @bigpoppa: So where is your super invested in? Enlighten us?

                    Show proof of super fund and strategy.

                    Otherwise you are just full of S.

                    Let’s see, so you support apple, Samsung. Geez I wonder where Apple and Samsung get their space labour from? That’s right apple sub contractors Foxconn. High pressure work environment lead to employee suicide, the same for Korean and their labour practice.

                    So please stop using those electronic goods, better yet go live her a hermit.

                    All that crap about man child Karen etc. Are you referring to your self? Is that what you see in your self? I pity you. Get a life before you criticise take a closer look at your self in the mirror.

                    • @spc12go: spoken like a true musky boi stan. petulant racist rapey aprthide profiteering man child junkie space karen stans gonna petulant racist rapey aprthide profiteering man child junkie space karen stan. at least i dont line the pockets of a petulant racist rapey aprthide profiteering man child junkie space karen cos i dont condone activities of a petulant racist rapey aprthide profiteering man child junkie space karen unlike a petulant racist rapey aprthide profiteering man child junkie space karen stan who one day want to emulate a petulant racist rapey aprthide profiteering man child junkie space karen

                      • @bigpoppa: Right back at you. You post deals from Apple, Samsung, Coles and Amazon.
                        Let’s see what they have in common?
                        Profiteering on the suffering of their suppliers. A true hypocrite!

                        That spoks like a true musky boi stan. petulant racist rapey aprthide profiteering man child junkie space karen stans gonna petulant racist rapey aprthide profiteering man child junkie space karen stan. at least i dont line the pockets of a petulant racist rapey aprthide profiteering man child junkie space karen cos i dont condone activities of a petulant racist rapey aprthide profiteering man child junkie space karen unlike a petulant racist rapey aprthide profiteering man child junkie space karen stan who one day want to emulate a petulant racist rapey aprthide profiteering man child junkie space karen

                        • @spc12go: spoken like a true musky boi stan. petulant racist rapey aprthide profiteering man child junkie space karen stans gonna petulant racist rapey aprthide profiteering man child junkie space karen stan. at least i dont line the pockets of a petulant racist rapey aprthide profiteering man child junkie space karen cos i dont condone activities of a petulant racist rapey aprthide profiteering man child junkie space karen unlike a petulant racist rapey aprthide profiteering man child junkie space karen stan who one day want to emulate a petulant racist rapey aprthide profiteering man child junkie space karen

              • -1

                @bigpoppa:

                line the pockets of a petulant racist rapey aprthide profiteering man child junkie space karen

                You should start charging Elon rent for all that time he's been living in your head…

          • @GregRust: True but need that size yknow.

          • +1

            @GregRust: As a Tesla Model Y owner - I agree, but it's also the best total package and if you get a black one it's less ugly

        • Won't be long i think….

      • +9

        Almost like there is some sort of agenda being pushed anti-EV…

        • This will never stop for the next few years unfortunately.

  • Bargain. Those prices are sharp!

    • +4

      Will be even sharper next month!

      • Why?

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