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We love our 5-seater BYD, but with two growing teenagers and grandparents visiting, we've been waiting for a proper 5-metre 3-row 7-seater. Just dug through the full spec sheet on the upcoming BYD Sealion 8 : 1. Key…
Just returned from a 2,200 km Outback Queensland road trip from Brisbane out to Carnarvon Gorge, Longreach (Qantas Founders Museum), and Winton (Australian Age of Dinosaurs) in our BYD Sealion 6 Premium AWD . On-Road…
Collected our BYD Atto 2 Boost in Hiking Green this week as our second EV alongside our Sealion 6! On-Road Impressions, Efficiency & Setup Details For city school runs and tight UK train station car parks, the 4.31m…
With early 3-year novated leases finishing up, the second-hand market for 2023–2024 BYD Atto 3, Dolphin, and Seal models is booming! Here is what private buyers and sellers need to know: On-Road Impressions, Efficiency…
Added a Sprout Green BYD Dolphin Mini (Atto 1) to our household this week for my daily 35 km Auckland Harbour Bridge commute! On-Road Impressions, Efficiency & Setup Details - Averaging just 11.2 kWh/100km in stop-start…
Been following the export confirmation for the 3-row 6/7-seater Denza B8 (Fangchengbao Bao 8) closely—it's essentially the big brother to the Shark 6 and Denza B5 on a full body-on-frame 4x4 chassis. Check out the…
Because BYD's blended regenerative braking handles 90% of daily deceleration without using the friction brake pads, the mechanical discs and caliper slide pins actually get too little use in wet/salted winter climates!…
If you do long interstate EV road trips, pairing a $35 Vgate iCar Pro BLE 4.0 OBD2 dongle with ABRP (A Better Routeplanner) gives you Tesla-style live arrival SOC prediction right on your BYD screen: On-Road…
Executive Summary & Key Takeaways: BYD has unveiled its next-generation 1,000V High-Voltage "Super e-Platform" architecture featuring 1,500V automotive-grade silicon-carbide (SiC) power modules and 10C Flash-Charge…
Took delivery of our Denza B5 DMO 4x4 SUV (505 kW / 760 Nm, DiSus-P Hydraulic Suspension + Front/Rear Diff Locks) in Brisbane and took it straight up to the Glass House Mountains tracks on Sunday! Raised the DiSus-P…
Came across the latest technical details on Owner Discussion: BYD Integrated Heat Pump 2.0 & 16-in-1 Thermal Module: How It Cuts Winter Range Loss by 25% — Thoughts & Specs Breakdown and thought I'd start a thread so we…
Completed our bucket-list 3,400 km Stuart Highway & Red Centre expedition from Adelaide to Coober Pedy, Uluru, Kings Canyon, and back in our BYD Shark 6 fitted with a tub rack, hard-shell rooftop tent, and 85L dual-zone…
Let's compile our community Blade Battery State of Health (SOH) readings from CarScanner Pro OBD2 for high-mileage owners past 50,000–150,000 km! Current Community Averages: - 30,000 – 50,000 km: 96.8% – 98.2% SOH -…
Three families from our Sydney owners group camped together at Booderee National Park (Jervis Bay) over the long weekend with two BYD Shark 6 Utes and a Sealion 7 ! On-Road Impressions, Efficiency & Setup Details Ran…
Executive Summary & Key Takeaways: Here is a summary of BYD Battery R&D's latest technical disclosures on Sodium-Ion (Na-ion) and All-Solid-State Sulfide Batteries : 1. Platform Engineering & Core Hardware Breakdown…
As someone who prefers a sleek low-slung estate/wagon over a tall SUV for loading dogs and road bikes, the 2026 BYD Seal 06 DM-i Touring Wagon has my full attention! Here are the exact measurements and specs from the…
Executive Summary & Key Takeaways: Full-year 2025 figures confirm that BYD delivered 4.27 million New Energy Vehicles in 2025 , officially overtaking every competitor to become the 1 best-selling pure Battery Electric…
Drove our BYD Seal Excellence AWD from London across to Belgium, down the German Autobahn to Munich, and into the Austrian Tyrol for December skiing (2,100 miles return) . On-Road Impressions, Efficiency & Setup Details…
Huge turnout at our Sydney BYD Owners Coffee & Cars Meetup this morning at Sydney Olympic Park—45 cars lined up side by side! Had 14 Shark 6 Utes (three with full canopy + rooftop tent touring builds), 12 Sealion 6 &…
With bi-directional V2G chargers finally approved under AS/NZS 4777.2 in Australia and Octopus tariffs in the UK, our 60–82 kWh BYD Blade Battery packs can officially act as giant home backup and grid-trading batteries:…
