On June 18, the online media exposed the latest spy photos of a group of BYD's new small pure electric vehicle seagulls. It is understood that the car is the same as the dolphin, seal, etc., will be the next brand new model of the "Ocean Series", the size is a little smaller than the "Dolphin", based on the e platform 3.0 to build, the main pure electric micro or small car market, the price will be 60,000-80,000 yuan, further expanding the user coverage of BYD products.
Pure electric micro cars have always been favored by many users, especially after the sale of micro-electric vehicles such as Wuling Hongguang MINI EV, Changan Glutinous Corn and Zero Run T03, the new energy leader BYD also could not resist the temperament, decided to "roll" in the pure electric A00 level market " last time, so the Seagull series came into being.
In fact, the spy photo of the seagull has also been announced by the media before, and the appearance design of the seagull follows the family design of the marine network car system, and the overall look is very much like a miniature version of the dolphin. Although the size of the Seagull vehicle should be close to the Hongguang MINI, it is still a 4-door, 5-seat model, and it is expected to be equipped with a high-voltage platform, which can be fast charged and more practical.
Because the current seagull is still in the engineering test vehicle stage, the degree of camouflage is high, the interior has not been fully exposed, from the currently known more blurry interior photos can be seen that the overall interior of the seagull is similar to the dolphin, the multi-functional steering wheel, the full LCD dashboard and the central control screen are not absent, but the air conditioning outlet seems to have some changes in the shape.
According to the new car planning previously exposed, BYD Seagull may start from about 60,000 yuan. In terms of power, the new car may be equipped with the same power system as dolphin, for reference, dolphin is equipped with 70 kilowatts and 130 kilowatts of electric motors, with a range of 301-405km.
Judging from the currently exposed seagull information, seagulls may cause a cross-level blow to A00-class vehicles on low-voltage platforms such as Wuling Hongguang MINI EV, after all, the high-voltage platform and the 4-door 5-seat design are more convenient for daily use. Xiaobian believes that the most important competitor of Seagull may be zero-run T03, and Seagull will also seize part of the market for fuel cars, such as Honda Fit, Volkswagen POLO and other models sales may be affected.
Finally, a gossip was revealed, and I heard that the BYD Seagull model may not start production and delivery until 2023!