Sweden’s Plugins Continue To Grow Despite Economic Downturn

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2023 09:23:37 +0000

In February, Sweden’s plugin electric vehicles continued to dominate with a 54.0% share of auto sales, up from 51.6% year on year. Full electric share grew substantially, whilst plugin hybrid share decreased. Overall auto volume was 18,442 units, down some 13% YoY. The Volvo XC40 was February’s best selling BEV yet again, holding the lead […]

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BYD Atto 3 Reviews — 5 Months On The Road In Australia

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2023 04:07:15 +0000

BYD Atto 3The BYD Atto 3 was launched in Australia last quarter of last year. At that time, I spoke with Caleb Gittins, who told me that ordering his car was like placing a takeaway order online — it was that easy. He recently informed me that the car is due for its complimentary 5000 km service, […]

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Tesla Who? BYD, Polestar, & MG Taking Australia By Storm

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:57:13 +0000

Although MG, BYD, and Polestar are supplying electric vehicles in much smaller numbers than Tesla in Australia, those numbers are growing and these EVs are becoming more visible. So much so, in fact, that there are times when there are no Teslas at public charging stations but there might be 4 BYD Atto 3s or […]

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Sweden’s Plugin Growth Catches Its Breath After Recent Pull-Forward

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 08:27:34 +0000

Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle share in January was 52.4%, flat from 52.9% year on year. The temporary pause in growth comes after a pull-forward in December. Overall auto volume in January was 35,476 units, some 27% down from January 2022. The best selling full electric was the Volvo XC40. January’s combined plugin share of 52.4% […]

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BYD Cares For Its People — Even On Sunday

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2023 16:00:03 +0000

I was alerted to Paul Hollibone’s story from his post on Facebook. It was intriguing. It got even more interesting diving into it with him. “Well, after a week of fun, our BYD Atto 3 which suffered the charger failure is now back in our hands. Andrew at Automall City Service in Albion advised that […]

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BYD Partners With Sime Darby Motors, Ships The First 500 Atto 3s To Malaysia

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 23:00:24 +0000

Just a month ago, in the first week of December 2022, Sime Darby Motors, the automotive arm of Sime Darby Berhad, and BYD launched the first BYD electric vehicle for the Malaysian passenger market, the BYD Atto 3. This follows Sime Darby Motors’ recent appointment as the official exclusive distributor of BYD vehicles in Malaysia. […]

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229,020 BYD Atto 3s Sold In 10 Months Since Launch

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2023 02:11:46 +0000

2022 was a big year for BYD. The company sold 1,868,543 “new energy vehicles.” Battery electric vehicles and plugin hybrid vehicles are called new energy vehicles (NEVs) in China, and BYD is the leader in terms of volumes of NEV sales. BYD sold 946,239 “DM super hybrids” (plug in hybrids) last year. BYD also sold […]

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Norway’s EV Sales Explode Ahead Of Policy Changes

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2023 13:17:13 +0000

Norway’s auto market saw plugin EV volume explode to take 87.6% share in December, with huge numbers of BEVs registered, and overall auto volumes double those of seasonal norms. The freak volume in December 2022 resulted from one-off pull-forward effects ahead of new policies and auto taxes applying from 2023 onwards. BEVs saw pull-forward sales, […]

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BYD Atto 3 Review — 1st Impressions

Credit to Author: Maarten Vinkhuyzen| Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2022 17:40:16 +0000

BYD Atto 3 — Intro This BYD Atto 3 review is about the export version of China’s BYD Yuan Plus. BYD is a Chinese conglomerate that started out as a battery maker. It diversified into carmaking, and when the EV revolution started, BYD was among the first to convert some of its fossil fuel vehicles […]

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BYD Atto 3 Voted Electric Family Car Of The Year 2023 By VAB

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2022 02:00:58 +0000

The Flemish Automobile Club, VAB, which holds the coveted contest every year for the best family cars in different categories, has voted the BYD Atto 3 the Family Car of The Year 2023. 15 professional motoring reporters and 74 family jurors judged 10 different electric cars at the famous Zolder race circuit over a 3-day […]

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