Cumulative deliveries of the Dolphin stood at 462,558 items on the finish of August, with month-to-month deliveries exceeding 30,000 in every of the previous six months.
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BYD at this time noticed the five hundred,000th unit of the Dolphin compact electrical car (EV) roll off the manufacturing line, marking a milestone for its first e-Platform 3.0-based mannequin.
BYD initially launched the Dolphin on August 29, 2021, as the primary product in its Ocean car lineup.
Cumulative deliveries of the Dolphin stood at 462,558 items on the finish of August, with month-to-month deliveries exceeding 30,000 items in every of the previous six months, knowledge monitored by CnEVPost confirmed.
The Dolphin bought 32,745 items in August, up 39.52 p.c year-on-year, and was the fourth best-selling BYD mannequin final month.
BYD launched two new variations of the Dolphin at this time to commemorate the mannequin’s 500,000th unit off the road.
Beginning at RMB 126,800 ($17,360) and RMB 139,800 respectively, these two new variations are an identical to the common model by way of core specs, with the higher-priced model packing extra highly effective assisted driving capabilities.
Each commemorative variations of the Dolphin are available in a purple and black colour scheme, which isn’t accessible on the common mannequin.
BYD is providing a 2-year 0 p.c curiosity mortgage and a RMB 2,000 trade-in subsidy for the Dolphin’s commemorative editions.
The Dolphin measures 4,125 mm in size, 1,770 mm in width and 1,570 mm in top, with a wheelbase of two,700 mm.
With the addition of two commemorative version fashions, the Dolphin is now accessible in 5 variations with beginning costs of RMB 116,800, RMB 123,800, RMB 126,800, RMB 136,800 and RMB 139,800.
The mannequin’s three lower-priced variations are powered by an electrical motor with a most energy of 70 kW and a peak torque of 180 Nm, which permits them to speed up from 0 to 50 km/h in 3.9 seconds. All of them include a battery pack with a capability of 44.9 kWh and an NEDC vary of 420 kilometers.
The opposite two dearer variations are powered by an electrical motor with a most energy of 130 kW and a peak torque of 290 Nm, and might speed up from 0 to 50 km/h in 3 seconds. In addition they carry a battery pack with a capability of 44.9 kWh and an NEDC vary of 401 kilometers.
The mannequin helps quick charging throughout the board and will be charged from 30 p.c to 80 p.c in half-hour, in line with its configuration sheet.
BYD is bringing the Dolphin to extra abroad markets, asserting earlier at this time that the mannequin is now accessible in Mexico. On September 20, BYD launched the Dolphin in Japan.
($1 = RMB 7.3040)
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