Bonus 7kW EV Charger (RRP $999) with BYD Dolphin Order (From $36,890 + On Road Costs) @ BYD

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Bonus 7kW EV Charger (RRP $999) with BYD Dolphin Order (From $36,890 + On Road Costs) @ BYD
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tempting on 03/07/2024 - 21:45 bydautomotive.com.au (3035 clicks)
Last edited 18/08/2024 - 11:52 by 1 other user

Continuation of the FESTIVAL BYD Day offer.

BYD DOLPHIN Complimentary Home Charger Offer

Eligibility

a. Purchase a new, in-stock BYD Dolphin Dynamic or BYD Dolphin Premium from June 22, 2024, to July 31, 2024, and
b. Take delivery of the BYD Dolphin vehicle by July 31, 2024.

Offer Details

3.1. Participants eligible under section 2 will receive a complimentary home charger for their BYD Dolphin vehicle. The charger and warranty are supplied by EV Switch. The charger specifications are as follows:

  • Voltage: 230V
  • Frequency: 50Hz
  • Current: 32A
  • Power Output: 7kW

3.2. The complimentary charger includes a 3-metre Type 2 cable. The stand and additional accessories are not included. Installation of the charger is also not included.

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    • easternculture on 03/07/2024 - 21:49
      +1

      In the ocean or zoo /waterpark

    • Lizard Spock on 03/07/2024 - 22:36
      +8

      Ask The Deep.

      • easternculture on 03/07/2024 - 22:40
        +9

        He is deep into octopus

        • jv on 03/07/2024 - 22:57
          +1

          grilled.

      • huu on 04/07/2024 - 12:33
        +2

        I am so traumatised that now I find it quite disturbing everytime they show Homelander doing mundane thing like drinking a cup of milk.

        • Lizard Spock on 04/07/2024 - 12:34
          +1

          There isn't anything left to cause a shock/ traumatic factor. They have pretty much covered everything.

          • huu on 04/07/2024 - 12:45
            +1

            @Lizard Spock: Yeah, i thought i’ve seen everything then i go and watch Gen V

    • rodericb on 04/07/2024 - 10:42

      Sounds like something you would find at Sexyland.

      This BYO Dolphin has taken the mantle from the Honda Jazz Vibe in that regard.

    • easternculture on 03/07/2024 - 21:49
      +6

      Does the same thing apply to iphones

        • easternculture on 03/07/2024 - 22:00
          +4

          Apple is manufactured in Chinese factory.
          BYD is also manufactured in Chinese factory

            • askbargain on 03/07/2024 - 22:18
              -6

              @jv: they downvote because they can't handle the truth

            • freefall101 on 03/07/2024 - 22:18
              +8

              @jv: I didn't realise that Chinese ownership made a product worse.

              • rooster7777 on 04/07/2024 - 14:51
                +1

                @freefall101: Apparently knowing that a product is chinese owned and made is a terrible thing, going on JV's feedback.
                The clear elephant in the room is that when a product is made in china for an overseas corporate entity, that overseas entity can maintain some sort of quality control on it.
                If a product is made in china for a chinese corporate entity, then the chinese entity can maintain some sort of quality control.
                Unfortunately the world is littered with many chinese products made with either very poor quality control, or with a philosophy that quality doesn't matter.
                Why is this fact so personally offensive to many that they automatically neg the fact? I mean, they can always dispute the matter by making comment.
                On a side note… is ozbargain chinese owned? ahem

            • PinzVidz on 03/07/2024 - 22:18
              +9

              @jv: Warren Buffett owns a partial share of BYD, so not quite 100% Chinese owned.

              • jv on 03/07/2024 - 22:20
                +1

                @PinzVidz: Probably so Trump doesn't dare ban them from being sold in the US.

                • 1st-Amendment on 04/07/2024 - 13:03
                  +1

                  @jv:

                  Probably so Trump doesn't dare ban them from being sold in the US.

                  You know Trump hans't been in office for over 3 years now, but he still lives rent free in your head?
                  TDS is curable, seek help.

              • gadget on 03/07/2024 - 23:47

                @PinzVidz: And whose stake is dropping. Also it doesn't matter if it's not 100% owned, it's still 100% controlled by Chinese interests.

                • 1st-Amendment on 04/07/2024 - 13:10
                  +5

                  @gadget:

                  Also it doesn't matter if it's not 100% owned, it's still 100% controlled by Chinese interests.

                  The important point here is that any Chinese company, by law in China are subjects of the CCP. That means if the CCP demand that BYD put spyware into each car, then BYD does so, or the board of BYD ends up in prison or goes missing.
                  There is no independent oversight, no independent judiciary, no corruption watchdog etc.

                  The CCP do not have that power over American companies, at least not by force. Persuasion is another matter, but that is a huge difference.

              • Ham Dragon on 04/07/2024 - 12:02

                @PinzVidz: And I own APPL shares, does that make it partially Australian owned?

            • Do I NeedThis on 03/07/2024 - 23:16

              @jv: so your point is ?

            • rooster7777 on 04/07/2024 - 14:47

              @jv: why does this fact become an insult to many?
              In the words of pauline… please xplain

          • kungfuman on 04/07/2024 - 09:27
            +4

            @easternculture: tesla is also manufactured in a Chinese factory

            the difference is BYD is a Chinese company so there standards are not the same as Apple and Tesla. Hence why more BYD evs worldwide catch on fire more than any other EV in the world.

            • rooster7777 on 04/07/2024 - 14:54

              @kungfuman: There is nothing stopping chinese companies having high quality control and product standards…. except economics.
              In a land with frequent painted meat and inorganic cow milk….. economics can have some bizarre results.

          • Wombat cave on 04/07/2024 - 10:33

            @easternculture: And they are both pieces of shit. Just search the Net.
            You would be a fool to buy ANY car without doing 10 minutes of searching on Google.

        • rooster7777 on 04/07/2024 - 14:45
          +1

          Fancy getting negged for a true post.
          there's a lot of bizarre people on here, that appear to have forked value sets.

          • jv on 04/07/2024 - 14:46

            @rooster7777: Some people can't handle the truth…

      • cook99 on 03/07/2024 - 22:37
        +1

        Yes.
        Sent from my Android.

      • Lizard Spock on 04/07/2024 - 08:35

        You're speaking to a ghost

  • easternculture on 03/07/2024 - 21:49
    +9

    I feel by not buying EVs, we are making money.

    Just a waiting game till they drop down to the sweet spot

    • FrugalSquid on 03/07/2024 - 21:50
      +1

      thats just like any stock…

      • billy_bob on 04/07/2024 - 09:38
        +2

        Except a stock has a chance of going up in value….a used EV does not!

    • jv on 03/07/2024 - 21:56
      +1

      I'd give it approx 5 years before it's a good time to think about buying one…

      • easternculture on 03/07/2024 - 22:00
        +4

        I give it till start of 2026

        • jv on 03/07/2024 - 22:09
          +1

          Nah, battery technology still has a way to go…..

        • freedomofspeech on 03/07/2024 - 22:36
          -4

          How about never?

          • rooster7777 on 04/07/2024 - 14:56
            -1

            @freedomofspeech: sounds great, so long as you don't buy and ice vehicle instead! Depending on your circumstances, a bike or tandem bike, a horse or pony, or a stack of public transport tickets would all be good.

      • FrugalSquid on 03/07/2024 - 22:08
        -4

        might be dead in 5 years

        • jv on 03/07/2024 - 22:09

          might be dead in 5 years

          It might be.

          How long is the warranty on this model?

          • E5TOQUE on 04/07/2024 - 12:37

            @jv: 6 year warranty on the car
            8 year warranty on the battery

            LFP batteries (which are used in BYD’s) generally have double/triple the charge cycles of NMC batteries a lot of other brands use. They also don’t have the thermal runaway issues those batteries have either.

            The science says that the battery should easily outlive the car.

            • jv on 04/07/2024 - 12:54
              +1

              @E5TOQUE: What science says, and what happens in reality does not always align…

              • 1st-Amendment on 04/07/2024 - 13:18
                -4

                @jv:

                What science says, and what happens in reality does not always align…

                The issue is not the science. Because actual science always comes with caveats and error bars and conditions etc. The problem in today's world of information now! is the what passes for 'science' is not actual science. It's the media summary of an executive summary of a summary paper of some research that has all the detail stripped out of it so as to be next to useless. The media is mostly run by Arts school grads. They have no idea how actual science works. They try and find a scary story and simply publish that then pass it off as 'science' to try and make it carry more weight to get more clicks. But it is almost always junk.

                That is why it almost never aligns. Because what is being passed of as 'science' in the media is not actual science, it's junk. See the climate lunacy for endless examples of this.

              • z28 on 04/07/2024 - 18:16
                +1

                @jv: This sounds like Dutton on nuclear.

                • jv on 04/07/2024 - 18:17

                  @z28: Then listen to Ziggy on nuclear…

            • rooster7777 on 04/07/2024 - 14:58
              -1

              @E5TOQUE: I thought a lot of BYDs had come to a firey end. Are you saying that they've recently changed to LiFePO4… or that I'm grossly mistaken, and BYD have never made EVs with something different?

        • rooster7777 on 04/07/2024 - 14:57

          Surely not squiddy! we'd miss you…. please take care of yourself.

      • Wombat cave on 04/07/2024 - 10:37
        -1

        The USA still hasn't enough super chargers for Tesla's. They are the leaders in the world and you have to plan long trips like a rocket scientist.

        • serpserpserp on 04/07/2024 - 10:43
          +2

          In the US? The car plans all the stops for you. It is a bit easier than people believe.

          • Wombat cave on 04/07/2024 - 10:50
            -1

            @serpserpserp: Based on what information ? There is a car dealer on YT that wants to buy a used Tesla and record how to run a Tesla. He wants a high mileage car. He has already bought a home charger but the nearest super charger to him is 20 miles away ! Who drives 20 miles to fill up their tank ?
            It's a lot worse in Australia.

            • based on 04/07/2024 - 10:56
              +1

              @Wombat cave: Why would he drive 20 miles to a supercharger if he has a charger at home?
              Fast charging wipes out most of the savings anyway, $/km is a lot closer to petrol, especially with tesla charging a premium over the other charging networks.
              You really need to do most charging at home to see savings

              • Ham Dragon on 04/07/2024 - 12:13

                @based: I think you've illustrated the key weakness with EVs, that they cannot be rapidly re-energised without specialised equipment, which costs more than regular charging and may require waiting for access.

                • based on 04/07/2024 - 13:00
                  +2

                  @Ham Dragon: Difference, not a weakness IMO. Day to day you just charge at home, never need to go out of your way like you would to refuel.
                  Topping up at home doesn't need anything specialised, 10A socket will get you around 30kwh overnight, ~200km range.

                  IMO a bigger problem is access to power at home, unless you're parking in a dedicated garage you're going to be out of luck, ruling out most people in apartments.

                  • Ham Dragon on 04/07/2024 - 13:19
                    -2

                    @based: For your circumstances it may be acceptable, but being unable to fully re-energise rapidly without specialised equipment doesn't work for everyone. Why have long range or performance variants if it can only be used once every 24hr with standard issue equipment?

                    I'm not saying EVs are useless, just that to maximise their potential requires additional time and equipment.

                    • rooster7777 on 04/07/2024 - 15:02
                      +2

                      @Ham Dragon: If I could refuel my ICE at home, at sodall cost, I'd plan on continuing with my dear old fossils for much longer. Not even transesterification of used chip shop oil does it for me, because I haven't got (many) diesels.

              • Wombat cave on 04/07/2024 - 18:42

                @based: That's what he was critical about. He's a car dealer. He goes to auctions all the time. So he needs another charger at the office. He is just stating the facts. You would have to take this in to consideration if you by a used Tesla.

          • 1st-Amendment on 04/07/2024 - 13:26

            @serpserpserp:

            In the US? The car plans all the stops for you. It is a bit easier than people believe.

            Lol have you been there and done a road trip? Because I just did one earlier this year and what I saw with my own eyes was not easier.
            I had a V8 Mustang rental and never thought twice about where I went or where to 'fill up'. I lost count of the people I saw stuck in their EVs looking bored out of their brains either waiting to charge, or waiting for a charger in the middle of nowhere.
            My takeaway of that trip was that if this is the country with the most charging infrastructure and it still sucks, what chance have we got?

            • serpserpserp on 04/07/2024 - 13:45

              @1st-Amendment:

              I lost count of the people I saw stuck in their EVs looking bored out of their brains either waiting to charge, or waiting for a charger in the middle of nowhere.

              Did you do a lot of staking out EV chargers in the middle of nowhere? Apparently they are really hard to find someone was saying…

              • 1st-Amendment on 04/07/2024 - 14:14

                @serpserpserp:

                Did you do a lot of staking out EV chargers in the middle of nowhere?

                No but I did come across a couple just through luck. And one of them in the California desert was completely full.

                Imagine being on a road trip, needing to charge, then having to be stuck in a queue for possibly hours to get moving again. Doesn't sound like fun to me.

                Apparently they are really hard to find someone was saying…

                Harder to find a than a gas station, that is for sure. You never even have to look for gas stations, they are everywhere.

        • neostarsx on 05/07/2024 - 17:22
          +1

          If you are an idiot yes it would be hard, for normal ppl piece of cake.

  • tango68 on 03/07/2024 - 21:49
    +3

    You will find it after you buy byd(buy your dolphin)😜

  • edfoo on 03/07/2024 - 22:15
    +4

    Beware that free charger only has a short 3m cable. Most EV chargers come with at least 5m cable.

    • askbargain on 03/07/2024 - 22:19
      -4

      just get a Tesla one. works with all EV's and it's cheaper

      • Aureus on 03/07/2024 - 22:26
        +6

        Cheaper then free?

        • askbargain on 03/07/2024 - 22:56
          +1

          ??? just don't value the crap charger at RRP.

      • edfoo on 03/07/2024 - 22:33

        Huh?

      • TextGoesHere on 03/07/2024 - 22:35

        Is it cheaper than free?

        • askbargain on 03/07/2024 - 22:56
          -4

          ctrl c ctrl v

    • Big1 on 04/07/2024 - 09:07

      Just get a matching extension cord from Aliexpress. Its all CE [China Export] certified.

      • rooster7777 on 04/07/2024 - 15:04

        are you suggesting that product made in china for chinese corporates might not match the quality of other places? ahem

    • lunartemis on 04/07/2024 - 09:12

      If you have a single car garage, having 5+meter cable is more annoying than having a 3 meter cable.

    • bdroid on 04/07/2024 - 10:19

      Yes most have 5m
      for my use case both 5m and 3m not long enough
      i cant park in my garage and so i have to run the cable under garage dour to the drive way, problem is the family car is parked first in the single driveway so i hade to get an Type 2 extension cable, which is different to normal type 2 cables that you use on public chargers, local retailers where a bit expensive and not long enough, so i got one from overseas, 10m and 3phase 22kw (even though my car will only take 7kW but got it to be future proof), price was cheaper than local retailers for shorter cables

    • Wombat cave on 05/07/2024 - 19:10

      Yes. 3 metre seems extremely short.

  • freefall101 on 03/07/2024 - 22:19

    Isn't this just the same as this deal? - https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/852658

    • edfoo on 03/07/2024 - 22:36
      +1

      No, that was just a special one day event last month, you also get a free pair of Sonos headphone.
      I am guessing that event did not go as well as BYD planned and there are still plenty of these EV chargers left over, so now BYD is giving them out free again to entice more sale.

      • ATangk on 03/07/2024 - 23:39

        No pretty sure these free chargers were a promo to first x amount of customers of the new cars anyways. Not a new promo and it’s just accessories with real price being half, but can write it off at value.

      • derdew on 04/07/2024 - 06:36
        +2

        I think the real problem was that there were too many BYD's left over….

        • edfoo on 04/07/2024 - 09:22

          Not really in Australia. I think BYD is not importing many Dolphin here, monthly sale figures around 200, poor in comparison to MG4.

  • tunzafun001 on 03/07/2024 - 23:10
    -2

    If they are sticking with marine animals..then they need to bring to Australia the BYD Shitty!

  • Bob81 on 03/07/2024 - 23:46
    +1

    Only a 3-meter cable? That seems quite short.

  • Daffy Duck on 04/07/2024 - 05:27
    -2

    If you want to know about BYD as a company then read this
    https://www.news.com.au/technology/motoring/on-the-road/we-w…

    • zonarhd on 04/07/2024 - 08:08
      +3

      To be fair on BYD, they put a new battery in and gave them a loan vehicle for the duration it was off the road. It's not like they left the owners without a vehicle for months on end. If the replacement battery failed not long after or there were ongoing issues (or if it indeed failed within a month or a couple of thousand k's) there'd be a case for a refund. Removing the SD card is also pretty standard. Mechanics do this with dashcams etc and usually have some sort of sign or writing to say so. Doesn't explain the missing data though.

      The communication side of things do sound pretty average, however most car companies here are like that in the case of major warranty items. Need to have a good relationship with a dealer to ensure things go smoothly sadly! I'm sure there are many more worse stories out there compared to these folk. FWIW I'm not a BYD/EV fanboy in any way so not defending the company per se, just that All the steps taken seemed sufficient for the issue apart from the dodgy communication & data loss.

      • Daffy Duck on 04/07/2024 - 08:12
        -4

        Only did that after 3 months, read the full report, they denied any responsibilty and said owners had to pay for a new battery themselves. Sounds like their WTY is aligned with Merc and Ford

        • zonarhd on 04/07/2024 - 08:20
          +4

          Do you have a link to the report? Paragraph from the article you posted states that BYD acknowledged the battery had failed and was going to be replaced under warranty? And regarding the first line, sounds like working in IT where I have to ask someone if they've 'turned their computer off and on again' even though they've probably done that :)

          '“First they insinuated we didn’t charge the car, which always puts you on the wrong foot,” he said. More than two weeks later, the Cools were informed that the 60kW battery had indeed failed and needed to be replaced under the eight-year warranty.'

          Ironically dad has had really good warranty experiences with Ford (based off having a good relationship with the dealer). Had the 3.2L Diesel motor and gearbox in his 2017 Ranger replaced for free when it was 5 1/2 years/100,000km old as they both failed.

      • Wombat cave on 05/07/2024 - 19:12
        -1

        Google John Codogan. BYD.
        They treated them like shit.
        There will be a lot more battery failures.

    • salin on 04/07/2024 - 09:49
      +3

      But the article is from news.com.au

      • edfoo on 04/07/2024 - 10:42
        +6

        LOL yeah. News.com.au is well known to be anti-EV all the time. They are probably sponsored by or having advertisement revenue from fossil fuel companies

        • Aureus on 04/07/2024 - 11:17
          +9

          These articles are also very effective clickbait for the target audience of news.com.au (idiots).

          Just read the comments and you will see every comment saying EVs are a scam and how they won't get one until they have a 2000km range and charges in less then 30 seconds.

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