<![CDATA[Melbourne to Bright & Mount Hotham Alpine Road Trip (880 km) with 4 Mountain Bikes on BYD Sealion 6]]>Loaded a 4-bike vertical hitch rack onto the 750kg/1,300kg towbar of our BYD Sealion 6 Premium AWD and drove from Melbourne up to Bright and Mount Hotham (880 km return) for summer mountain biking!

Melbourne to Bright & Mount Hotham Alpine Road Trip (880 km) with 4 Mountain Bikes on BYD Sealion 6

On-Road Impressions, Efficiency & Setup Details

  • Climbing the 1,860m Mount Hotham Alpine Road with 4 enduro bikes on the rear hitch was effortless with 238 kW AWD torque.
  • Coming down the 30 km descent from Hotham into Harrietville regenerated 29% battery SOC (from 48% up to 77% SOC) without touching the brake pads!
]]>https://bydownersclub.com/topic/315/melbourne-to-bright-mount-hotham-alpine-road-trip-880-km-with-4-mountain-bikes-on-byd-sealion-6RSS for NodeThu, 05 Nov 2026 06:36:02 GMTSat, 28 Dec 2024 19:21:16 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Melbourne to Bright & Mount Hotham Alpine Road Trip (880 km) with 4 Mountain Bikes on BYD Sealion 6 on Sun, 29 Dec 2024 01:26:16 GMT]]>@Ruby_A_Sealion6 Fitted the Hayman Reese Class 4 50mm square hitch receiver—tucks neatly under the rear diffuser when the tongue is removed.

]]>https://bydownersclub.com/post/1597https://bydownersclub.com/post/1597Sun, 29 Dec 2024 01:26:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Melbourne to Bright & Mount Hotham Alpine Road Trip (880 km) with 4 Mountain Bikes on BYD Sealion 6 on Sun, 29 Dec 2024 00:50:16 GMT]]>@Nigel_QLD_EV Which towbar hitch did you fit for the 4-bike vertical rack on the Sealion 6?

]]>https://bydownersclub.com/post/1596https://bydownersclub.com/post/1596Sun, 29 Dec 2024 00:50:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Melbourne to Bright & Mount Hotham Alpine Road Trip (880 km) with 4 Mountain Bikes on BYD Sealion 6 on Sat, 28 Dec 2024 22:04:16 GMT]]>Gaining 29% battery SOC coming down Mount Hotham into Harrietville is incredible—free energy for the whole weekend of shuttles around Mystic Park!

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