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Tesla wanted to make 20 million cars in 2030. The reality in 2025 is that Tesla has crashed and BYD is already leading

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Tesla has had another setback in 2025. And it has accumulated two years in a row of decline. The company had experienced a meteoric rise until 2023 but has accumulated two years of clear decline. And the most worrying thing is that their promises were to multiply their sales but, above all, to take advantage of the pull of an electric car that is gaining followers. When it is easier to sell electric cars, Tesla falls. 1,636,129. These have been the cars delivered by Tesla in 2025. Of them, 1,585,279 correspond to the sum of the Model Y and Model 3, which leaves the S, X and Cybertruck slightly above 50,000 units in an entire year. Why does an electric car have less autonomy than advertised? For the second year in a row, Tesla falls. If we review the figures for 2024, the company put about 150,000 more electric cars on the market than this year. to get it pressed the accelerator to the floor in the last quarter of the year but this time it has not worked for him. two years. Although Elon Musk’s team tried by all means to stop the fall in 2024, this time it has been impossible. The drop in deliveries is significant but it is much more so if we look at 2023. That continues to be a record year for the company. So they put 1.81 million cars on the market. If we look back, Tesla has stopped selling around 10% of electric cars compared to two years ago. That year, Tesla positioned the Tesla Model Y as the best selling car in the world. With his final push, Tesla managed to stop BYD from overtaking him. But it was a victory with an expiration date because the Chinese company has far surpassed it in 2025. According to data collected by ElectrekBYD has sold 2.25 million electric cars in 2025 (exceeding 4.5 million cars in total). 20 million. Tesla’s data is especially concerning for the company because its promises were enormous. In 2022, Elon Musk aimed to In 2030 they would sell 20 million cars. To give us an idea, it is the sum of all the sales of Toyota and the Volkswagen Group together. The problem for Elon Musk’s company is not just that its growth has stagnated. The real problem is that it does so just when the electric car market is broader than ever. In the absence of knowing the definitive data for 2025, the truth is that Every year the electric car market is broader and the possibilities of placing a car in it are broader. In the European Union (with data from November) The electric car has grown by 27.6%. And the share of electric cars has grown by three points, standing above 16%. According to ACEA data, only in Croatia, Estonia, Luxembourg and Romania have fewer electric cars been sold than in 2024. And sales of electric cars in China continue to grow. Because? There are several factors that explain Tesla’s sharp sales decline. Elon Musk’s company has experienced a rollercoaster of emotions in 2025. The first stages of the year They didn’t anticipate a good workout. and it has ended up being confirmed: And he has made efforts. And the company has tried to turn the tables. The most obvious efforts are the redesign of the Tesla Model 3 (September 2023) and Tesla Model Y. The latter has undoubtedly had to impact its production in 2025 but it is clear that it has not managed to gain traction as expected in the market. But, in addition, the company has put on the market two shortened versions called Standard. The objective is clear: to make the product more attractive while raising the price of the previous options so that anyone interested in them would have to spend some extra money. At the same time, it looks like a great car to sell to large fleets. No gap. The other big problem for Tesla is that rivals seem to have entered territory that seemed limited for the company. In China, the market has long turn towards local products and in Europe more attractive sized versions are arriving. And the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y are large for the size they are usually purchased in Europe. Before, with less competition, they seemed like the ideal product. and for price They are still one of the best options of the market but unaffordable for those looking for cars of about four and a half meters. Tesla is also not managing to carry out options that are clearly cut from the Model 3 or Model Y. The company had the objective of launching an electric car smaller than these two models but if it has not launched them on the market it is because can’t make them profitable. Photo | Bram Van Oost In Xataka | The Tesla Model 3 and Model Y Standard confirms a story. The story of what I want and I can’t of Tesla’s 25,000 euro car

BYD CEO is clear about why the company is losing steam in China

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Wang Chuanfu, president and CEO of BYD, has publicly acknowledged for the first time the reason behind the company’s sales decline in the Chinese market. During an extraordinary shareholders meeting held on December 5 in Shenzhen, the CEO bluntly admitted that the manufacturer has lost the technological advantage that differentiated it from the competition. According to local media, Wang said that they had lost that ‘wow factor’ in the domestic market, in reference to the impact that their innovations previously generated. The underlying problem. The local media China Securities Journal collected the statements of the head of BYD, who stated that the drop responds to two main factors. On the one hand, he admits that BYD’s technological advantage is no longer as pronounced as in previous years, which has reduced the surprise effect of its products in the market. On the other hand, the CEO acknowledged that unresolved practical problems persist, such as the slow charging speed of its vehicles in low temperature environments, a critical aspect for users in certain regions of China. The numbers confirm the trend. In November 2025, BYD sold 480,186 new energy vehiclesthe highest monthly figure of the year, but which represented a decrease of 5.25% compared to the same month in 2024. It is the third consecutive month of year-on-year decline. Domestic sales were particularly weak, at 348,300 units, a drop of 26.81% year-on-year. In contrast, exports exceeded 100,000 units per month for the first time, reaching 131,700an increase of 297% that has become the company’s main growth engine. We have already seen how they have broken into Europe. For BYD and the rest of the Chinese manufacturers, it is important to continue consolidating their foreign business for two main reasons: to continue feeding their factories and to increase their profit margins in the face of a China that seems to live in a constant price war. The competition tightens. Chinese manufacturers such as Geely, Changan and Chery They have intensified their offensive with efficient hybrid and more affordable electric models, eroding their market share. Furthermore, the homogenization of products in the industry has made it difficult for BYD to stand out like before. In September 2025, SAIC Motor even temporarily surpassed BYD in monthly sales, according to they counted from CarNewsChina. BYD’s response. Wang Chuanfu hinted that the company is preparing “heavy technologies” that will be announced soon, although it did not offer details. The CEO stressed that BYD’s strength lies in its team of approximately 120,000 engineers, who will be key to regaining technological leadership. The company plans to intensify its investment in electrification and smart technologies over the next two to three years. Self-criticism included. Wang also made an exercise in self-criticism by admitting that favorable market conditions in previous years generated a certain complacency in the areas of marketing and merchandising, as they point out from CnEVPost. And now what. BYD revised its global sales target for 2025 downward, from 5.5 million vehicles to approximately 4.6 million. Between January and November, the company accumulated 4,182 million units soldwhich represents 90.9% of the adjusted objective and a growth of 11.3% year-on-year. Figures that contrast with the spectacular expansion rates of previous years: 218% in 2021, 209% in 2022, 62% in 2023 and 41% in 2024. Stella Li, its vice president, already warned us during the Xataka Awards gala We will soon have very interesting news from the manufacturer. So we can only wait to see what the firm’s strategy will be to alleviate the effect of competition. In Xataka | The world’s rare earth reserves, laid out in this graph showing the brutal dominance of a single country

BYD pours cold water on its hypothetical factory in Spain

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BYD does not have a plan on the table to open a factory in our country. At least, that is what Alberto de Aza, general director of BYD for Spain and Portugal, maintains, who in an interview with EFE has stated that the company is focused on its Hungarian factory. According to De Aza, there are neither production problems nor are there intentions to open a plant in Spain. BYD is interested in Spain. Spain has sounded strong on two occasions to be the home of a BYD car production plant for Europe. He did it first in 2023 when it was learned that the company was touring Europe looking for a location to a factory. Before the end of that same year, we knew that Hungary had been chosen. Now, information has suggested that BYD is once again studying the opening of a factory. And, according to ReutersSpain was once again one of the first candidates. Its operating costs and good performance in the country seemed to be two incentives to take into account for the future. There are no plans. That is what Alberto de Aza, general director of BYD for Spain and Portugal, answered in an interview with EFE. The head of the company in our country has indicated that “there is no specific plan at this time to implement a production center in Spain.” The response is a bucket of cold water to the information that indicated that Spain was the first on the starting line of this new race. In fact, just a few days ago the Generalitat of Catalonia confirmed that they had held conversations with company representatives. And shortly before, in October, the De Aza spoke of Spain as “an ideal place” to expand the company’s European manufacturing. For now, Hungary. At the moment, BYD seems to be focused on opening its plant in Hungary. Everything indicates that “you’ll see later.” And the company has started very strongly in our country but a good part of the European market is resisting. The commitment to plug-in hybrids at attractive prices, such as the BYD Atto 2 DM-i It is confirmation that they try to find solutions and alternatives. To this we must add that the company has faced some complications related to its Hungarian plant. The first is whether you are using enough local employees. The second is whether it is going to create a sufficiently dense industrial network around it. complicated lace. BYD is not the only company that is in the eye of the European Union for how they manufacture (in this case, hope to manufacture) their cars on European soil. At the moment, electric cars coming from China are taxed with specific tariffs for each company but not so with plug-in hybrids. To avoid this specific and general tariff (10% on imports arriving from China), Chinese manufacturers talk about producing in Europe. However, the European Union closely monitors how these cars are manufactured. And there is talk of producing vehicles using almost assembled kits that arrive in Europe by boat and are given the finishing touches on European soil. Something like if a puzzle of 1,000 pieces arrived assembled without joining four large groups of them. This, European regulators assure, might not be enough to skip tariffs. It is a practice that already has delayed the arrival of the electric Omoda 5 to the Barcelona factory, for example. Spain, why? To the above we must add a detail: Spain has moved into a complicated game of balance with China. In addition to the fact that our country offers lower operating costs (labor or energy) to manufacturers compared to other European nations, the truth is that there is another point of view. In the final approval of tariffs on Chinese electric cars, Spain veered from a resounding “yes” to abstention. Shortly after its application, it was leaked that the Chinese State had ordered its manufacturers stop all investments in the countries that supported those tariffs. Italy, for example, would have been one of the most affected countries. Since then, it has been leaked that BYD was interested in Spain to house a new European factory. But also CATL reached an agreement with Stellantis to launch a battery production plant in Aragon. It is no coincidence that Spain has pampered its relations with China lately. Photo | Mercedes and Xataka In Xataka | “They assemble Chinese cars with Chinese components and Chinese personnel”: the EU is beginning to suspect the manufacturers’ plants

BYD has built a megafactory in record time. And it’s not just a car factory: it’s a city

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The chinese automotive industry has one goal: flood the west with their cars. BYD is one of the companies that, while wanting to take over the national market, wants a good slice of the international pie. For this you have as many employees as a small countryand to carry out its vision it has the most beastly car factory you can imagine. This is the Zhengzhou plant, and more than a factory, it is a city. Gigafactory? Best Uberfactory. Everything that surrounds the Zhengzhou plant It is imposing. Starting with the times, BYD and the Henan government they signed the project in September 2021, in just one month the works began and less than two years later the factory began production. His ability It is imposing and, already in its first operational phase in April 2023, it demonstrated that it could have a ability 400,000 vehicles annually. Not only did they get it up and running in record time: its dimensions are also impressive. The plant is estimated to have an area of ​​10.68 square kilometers in factories alone, but when the project comes to completion, it will occupy about 130 km². Context. Ten times more than Tesla Gigafactory in Nevadawith its 12 km², and larger than the area of ​​the city of San Francisco (it is approximately 120 km²). It is not unusual for large technology companies to have “cities” under their control and, without leaving China, Huawei has a similar campus (and another that copy different European cities). But BYD is overwhelming. More than cars. The factory is a “living” project of which four phases have been completed so far. The first two have focused on the production of cars, but as we said, we are talking about a factory that goes beyond vehicles. The third phase launched a plant for the battery manufacturing and the fourth has the necessary facilities for the production of semiconductors. They are underway new phases to expand production to two million vehicles annually and it is estimated that the facility generates a complete vehicle every 50 seconds. Technology. This is achieved thanks to an automation rate of 98%, one of the highest in the automotive industry worldwide. For example, the welding process is carried out with 91% robot labor and there are hundreds of them operating in other sectors, such as assembly or logistics. It is not due to a lack of human work, since the factory currently employs about 60,000 people, 90% of them coming from Zhengzhou or its surroundings and there are plans to reach up to 200,000 employees in 2026. Imagine all of Salamanca working in the same factory. Independent Republic of BYD. That is why we are not just talking about a factory: it also has housing and everything necessary is being built to make it a full-fledged city. Apart from housing blocks for employees, the megafactory has canteens, commercial areas, recreational facilities such as soccer fields and other areas for playing sports, as well as an internal transportation system. It also has additional facilities to carry out tests on their vehicles, such as a 1,758 meter circuit with nine curves, sand dunes to carry out off-road tests, a 70 meter pool (this is where you can see the Yangwang U8 in action) and multifunctional areas to carry out braking, acceleration and other more specific tests, such as autonomous parking. Apart from testing, it is like an amusement park for those who want to see the benefits of the brand’s EV cars. International connection. In the end, it is a mix between ambition and space (something that is abundant in China), which gives rise to a city focused on a single task: producing new energy cars with which China is setting the standard globally. In addition, it is an economic engine for the region and such a strategic element that, in 2024, Zhengzhou inaugurated the International Land Port with a one kilometer railway line to the BYD base. In this way, BYD can produce cars and instantly send them by train to the international market. It is also easier to load them into RO-RO boats with capacity for reach Europe in three or four weeks. Such is the importance of Zhengzhou for the company that its seventh ship car carrier was named after the city. Images | BYD In Xataka | Volkswagen is determined to copy China to make its electric cars attractive in Europe: put a gasoline engine in them

Byd promised that his Yangwang U8 ‘floated’ and complies. The problem is when used in a street in the middle of a super -for

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A byd vehicle has starred in a controversial incident during the floods of the Supertifón Ragasa in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. The driver of a luxurious Yangwang U8known for being the car ‘float’, repeatedly crossed a completely flooded street. So far, if it was not because the action ended up causing a good swell in the street, which caused several windows and damage to local shops to break. What happened. During the night of September 24, while the Supertifón Ragasa whipped Zhuhai with heavy rains that flooded several roads in the Doumen District, a Yangwang U8 byd several times on Jinwan Middle Road in Jing’an street. The images captured by the neighbors and shared by the medium CarnewschinaThey show how the SUV generated great waves when passing through the stagnant water, impacting the facades of nearby stores. Severe damage. The videos that circulated through social networks They showed Broken crystals and metal blinds deformed by the force of water. An affected merchant explained to the local media that “after passing the vehicle, the entire electrical circuit collapsed”, adding that the surveillance and other systems were unused. The owner thanked the residents who recorded the incident, since the images will serve as proof to claim the damage. The official answer. According to Share The media, Zhuhai police later confirmed that he had summoned the driver to interrogate him. The authorities asked the affected merchants to document all the damages and provide video surveillance material by submitting the corresponding complaints. The case is still under investigation. A vehicle designed for water. The case is ironic at least, since Yangwang U8, launched in China in 2023 for about 153,000 euros to the change, has amphibious capabilities specifically designed for emergency situations. Its intelligent individual traction system (IWD), with four independent engines, allows the SUV to float up to 30 minutes in emergency flotation mode and wade up to 1.4 meters deep in its off-road Master Edition version. What nobody expected is that the vehicle will end up sweeping everything in its path to propel the water and form a wave, causing multiple damage to nearby shops. A devastating typhoon. The Super Typhoon Ragasa, also known as Nando in the Philippines, has already broken the record of being the most intense of this 2025. It is causing winds of up to 270 km/Hy a minimum atmospheric pressure of 905 MB. It began on September 22 in Cagayan, the Philippines, and ended up extending through Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and South China. In his path, the typhoon Several lives have been charged25 registered so far, and more than a hundred injured, in addition to multiple damage to infrastructure. Cover image | Weibo In Xataka | The Spanish rail giant had planned to build a lightwail between Jerusalem and the West Bank. Now has a problem

Byd has the future of buses in their hands and they are bad news for European brands

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Throughout the last years we have seen how the automobile industry has revolved around the conquest of multiple Chinese manufacturers looking for a piece of cake in Europe. Byd has been Great participant in this situationbut we still have something to say. And is that the Chinese giant recently presented his new E-Bus Platform Platform 3.0with the promise of also revolutionizing the public transport industry. The highlight: 1,000 volt technology and batteries integrated directly in the chassis, a formula that seeks to lead in the sector. Byd buses. The new platform incorporates for the first time in the bus sector A 1,000 volt systemthe same as Byd already uses Tang Ev and Han Ev in its electric cars. This allows ultra -grape loads that would drastically reduce stop times, something key if we talk about public transport operations. In addition, integrate batteries LFP Blade directly in the chassis, which promises a lower ground and a better use of space. The figures. The first model based on this platform, the Byd C11, offers battery configurations from 184 to 593 kWh, with autonomies ranging from 220 to 730 kilometers according to the Chinese cycle. To put this in perspective, it is an autonomy that far exceeds the majority of current European electric buses. According to Bydthe C11 “has an autonomy exceeding 400 kilometers with full load and air conditioning.” Cars technology. Byd has moved innovations of its car division to public transport, including the DISUS-A adaptive suspension system and a sophisticated thermal management system 7 in 1. The platform also incorporates Driver Assistance System 2.0 and an intelligent torque control system (ITAC), in addition to security functions such as an emergency stop button and stability control in case of a tire count. At the moment, only in China. Byd advances by leaps and hungry, while European bus manufacturers such as Mercedes, Man, Volvo or Scania bet on incremental evolutions of their existing platforms. On the other hand, Byd does not sell cars in the United States, but it has been making electric buses in California Since 2013which shows that its buse division also has the capacity to adapt to the western public. A touch of attention. The E-Bus Platform 3.0 promises a significant leap with respect to previous platforms. In addition, the company assures which offers a reduction in energy consumption of 18% and an increase in autonomy in low temperatures of 50 to 80 kilometers. With the great presence of ByD in public transport in other regions, this new platform is a warning that the Chinese manufacturer can, at any time, call the European public transport market door, and perhaps with the same force as with its cars. Cover image | Byd In Xataka | The modern car is no longer a car: it is a trap for privacy

The 1,000 kW chargers of Byd will be a reality in Europe in 2026. Their challenge is to show us their true utility

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It is expected for the second quarter of 2026 with “200-300 stations”, in Byd words. The Chinese company has taken advantage of the Münich IAA Mobility to confirm that next year its expansion of 1 MW chargers (or 1,000 kW) in Europe will begin. Is there any reason for it? 400 kilometers in five minutes. It is the great promise of byd: get a recharge for an electric car to be so or faster than filling the deposit of a combustion vehicle. Those who use their 1 MW chargers and those who do so in Europe from the second quarter of 2026 can be done in China. Because Stella Li, vice president of the company, has taken advantage of her presentation in the last Münich Motor Show To confirm that next year the deployment of what they call will begin Flash charge with a first landing between 200 and 300 recharge points. Denza. This initiative will be focused on the arrival of Devza, one of Byd’s luxury firms. The company already presented us a few months ago Denza z9gtthe first car with which they will arrive in Europe (in our case we tested the plug -in hybrid). A commitment to maximum luxury without giving up sportsmanship. In their presentation, in Byd they did not get wet with the volume they expect to attract nor confirmed the price that could easily exceed the border of the 100,000 euros. In that price range, a new and China company has it really complicated, so the denza launch is understood within a strategy in which it is committed to demonstrating the latest innovations of the brand. Flexibility. Right now, in Europe there is no car capable of loading the famous power of 1,000 kW. And, in fact, Byd herself has barely two models in China that are capable of admitting those 400 kilometers of autonomy in five minutes. The proposal we see there is based on the use of two 500 kW plugs, allowing the loads to be more flexible. With 1,000 kW you can load an advanced electric car but also an electric truck or two cars that, again, have the last market technology. Dead? The big doubt is whether these chargers are born or not dead. In Europe there is no car that can assume these load powers. However, the latest releases of the Mercedes GLC and the BMW IX3 They have shown that manufacturers and public are especially interested in shortening waiting times. The Mercedes can recharge its batteries at 330 kW and the BMW will leave to 400 kW. He Mercedes Cla He also appeared with the incentive of being able to recharge to 320 kW. The most advanced cars are starting to leave behind the border of the 300 kW … but for now there are not many plugs that offer this possibility. In Spain, companies such as Zunder or Repsol already offer 400 kW load points. And Ionity has announced that it begins to display 600 kW loaders. They are powers that, as we see, almost no car can use but its goal is to take advantage in what is to come. Reference. Putting chargers of 1 MW of power that, in addition, become two 500 kW plugs, byd intends to position themselves as a reference firm. At the moment, it is an investment that should not generate a great economic revenue, because they will be oversized for European cars, but it does position the company among the best. In addition, having the cars that can recharge to this power exclusively will serve to make visible the brand. Probably, he will not turn his models into supervants (within the segment, of course) but will add to make himself known among the less interested public in the car market. One more challenge. With everything and although we think of the ultra -grape loaders of ByD as in a long -term investment, the company has the need to attract the public. And that will be achieved only in two ways. The first thing is becoming visible in applications of the mobile phones of the users of the electric car and, second, in the Google browsers for the cars that work with them or that of the rival companies. And, for this, you will have to have a price according to the market. With a completely oversized load power, Byd cannot press above since the client whose cars are left in 300 kW or less will be underutilizing the station. There are more and more chargers of this type that fit more to the real performance of the car and break the market above will not help its deployment. On the contrary, proposing a payment system similar to that of Tesla or opening the hand with their own customers, knowing that the denza cars will not be large supervants, will allow the company to create brand image and generate interest on it. Photos | Byd and Xataka In Xataka | Byd wants to challenge European hybrids with Seal 6 DM-I: promises 105 km electric and up to 1,505 km of total autonomy

Byd Seal 6 DM-I: Characteristics and Technical Card

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Byd presents In Europe, its new commitment to the segment of plug-in hybrids with the Seal 6 DM-I, a model that arrives in two bodies: sedan and the unprecedented touring version, becoming the first relative of the Chinese brand in the European market. Its main trick is a total autonomy that, according to the manufacturer, can exceed 1,500 kilometers. Under these lines we tell you all the details. Byd Seal 6 DM-I, Technical File Byd Seal 6 DM-I (Sedan) Byd Seal 6 DM-I (Touring) Body type Five -door Familiar Measures and weight 4,840 meters long, 1,875 wide and 1,495 meters high. Wheelbase of 2,790 meters. From 1,665 kg of weight. 4,840 meters long, 1,875 wide and 1,505 meters high. Wheelbase of 2,790 meters. From 1,710 kg of weight. Trunk 491 liters. 1,370 liters with the seats dejected 500 liters. 1,535 liters with the seats dejected Maximum power Boost version: 135 kW (72 kW Combustion engine and 145 kW electric motor) and 300 nm. Comfort Lite and Comfort versions: 156 kW of total system power Boost version: 135 kW (72 kW Combustion engine and 145 kW electric motor) and 300 nm. Comfort Lite and Comfort versions: 156 kW of total system power Maximum speed and acceleration Maximum speed: 180 km/h Boost version: 0-100 km/h in 8.9 seconds Comfort Lite and Comfort versions: 0-100 km/h in 8.5 seconds Maximum speed: 180 km/h Boost version: 0-100 km/h in 8.9 seconds Comfort Lite and Comfort versions: 0-100 km/h in 8.5 seconds Battery Boost version: 10.08 kWh capacity Comfort Lite and Comfort version: 19 kWh capacity Boost version: 10.08 kWh capacity Comfort Lite and Comfort version: 19 kWh capacity Autonomy (only electric motor) Boost version: 55 km (combined WLTP) Comfort Lite and Comfort version: 105 km (combined WLTP) Boost version: 50 km (combined WLTP) Comfort Lite and Comfort version: 100 km (combined WLTP) Total autonomy (electric and combustion) Boost version: 1,505 km (combined WLTP) Comfort Lite and Comfort version: 1,455 km (combined WLTP) Up to 1,350 km (combined WLTP) Fuel consumption Boost version: 4.4 l/100 km (combined WLTP) Comfort Lite and Comfort version: 4.8 l/100 km (combined WLTP) Boost version: 4.8 l/100 km (combined WLTP) Comfort Lite and Comfort version: 5.0 l/100 km (combined WLTP) DGT environmental badge ECHO ECHO Others V2L Function (Vehicle To Load) 3.3 KW to feed external devices Practable panoramic solar roof (Comfort Lite and Comfort versions) Info -retention system with a 12.8 “or 15,6” touch screen Front seats with electrical adjustment, memory, heating and ventilation Wireless load for 50W smartphone V2L Function (Vehicle To Load) 3.3 KW to feed external devices Practable panoramic solar roof (Comfort Lite and Comfort versions) Info -retention system with a 12.8 “or 15,6” touch screen Front seats with electrical adjustment, memory, heating and ventilation Serial electric back gate Wireless load for 50W smartphone Dual Mode with record autonomy The heart of the Seal 6 DM-I resides in its Dual Mode propulsion system, allowing the vehicle work in two different ways. On the one hand, in EV mode, the wheels are driven only through the electric motor, while in HEV mode the combustion engine acts mainly as a generator, maintaining the sensation of electrical conduction. According to the brand, this system combines a 1.5 -liter gasoline engine with a thermal efficiency of 43% and an electric motor that develops 300 nm torque. The Blade Battery battery, available in two capabilities (10.08 kWh and 19 kWh), allows 100% electric mode of electric mode up to 105 kilometers in the sedanaccording to the combined WLTP cycle. The autonomy figures are the great claim of Seal 6 DM-I. In its Boost configuration, the sedan promises a total autonomy of 1,505 kilometers according to WLTP approval, combining the 55 kilometers in electric mode with the scope of the 65 -liter gas tank. Comfort versions, with greater battery, offer up to 105 electrical kilometers but slightly reduce total autonomy to 1,455 kilometers. The combined consumption is located at just 1.5 l/100 km in the most efficient versions, with CO2 emissions from 34 g/km. Touring: practicality and sports seal The family version maintains the same main dimensions as the sedan (4.84 meters in length and 2.79 meters of wheelbase) but increases five centimeters in height. Your trunk offers 500 liters of basic capacityexpandable up to 1,535 liters with the rear seats dejected in configuration 40:60. Despite its greatest practicality, the Touring retains an aerodynamic coefficient of only 0.28, which contributes to maintaining its efficiency. Autonomies are reduced slightly with respect to the sedan: 1,350 kilometers in total for both battery configurations. Ocean design focused on inner minimalism The Ocean design language is reflected in a fluid aesthetic inspired by the sea. The minimalist front grill incorporates an active air input system, while the LED headlights continue the design trend marked to date. Along with this, the “Flying Ax” tires of up to 18 inches reinforce the sports aesthetics of the sedan. Inside, it stands out A 12.8 or 15.6 -inch infotainment screen Depending on the version, complete connectivity with four USB Type C ports and 50W wireless load. The front seats incorporate electrical adjustment, position memory, heating and ventilation. A remarkable feature is the V2L (Vehicle To Load) function, which allows feed external devices with up to 3.3 kW of powerfrom portable appliances to work tools. The range starts with the Boost finish, which already includes LED headlights, alloy wheels, digital instrumentation and multimedia system. COMFORT versions total premium equipment such as panoramic solar roof, eight -speakers sound system and environmental lighting. Price and availability Seal 6 DM-I is positioned as the second plug-in hybrid of Byd in Europe after the successful Seal U DM-Iof which According to the firm More than one million units have been sold globally. “The possibility of driving through the city or performing daily displacements such as an electric vehicle and, at the same time, having the ability to travel more than 1,500 km with a complete load and the tank full of fuel, is a … Read more

Europe has done everything possible to prevent China from flooding us with its electric cars. The Byd solution: ships from Thailand

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The cheapest Chinese cars are a danger to the European industry. At least that is what our regulators consider who claim that if tariffs are not imposed, they will be competing in our soil. To solve it, they lifted commercial barriers that had to balance the situation. The Byd solution: Do not send your cars from China. The tariffs. So many things have happened in the last year that it seems that Chinese manufacturers have been paying for exporting their electric cars to Europe. However, it is a measure that It only applies since October 30, 2024. Shortly before, the European Union was applying the calls “Compensatory Rights” But everything ended up being defined as fixed tariffs a few months later. Those tariffs, however, are variable. Any importation of cars from the European Union pays 10%. To that money an additional rate was added depending on the brand because, according to European regulators, not all Chinese companies have received the same state favors. SAIC, who is a company of the Chinese state and did not want to collaborate with the investigations, has to add another 35.3% to the 10% flat rate. Byd, however, was the company that collaborated the most and that, in European eyes, less favor treatment has received. However, it was punished with additional 17%. Its impact. The impact of the measure has been obvious. Chinese electric cars are costing them to enter the market. Although it is its natural environment, the urban electric car still having a relatively high price. Especially if we understand that in many cases it can function as the only car since Outside the city can be eternalized. There, the Chinese electric car had the price of the price in its favor. If their offer was much cheaper than that of the rivals could gain a good part of the market. However, Registrations tell us that it has been absent. Even in a country like Spain that has the price as the main purchase value, there is only one Chinese car among the 10 best -selling electric (Byd Atto 3 in eighth position). Consequently, where China has really hurt so far it has been with the vehicles with combustion engines. There, the country does have a lot to win since European plug -in hybrids still have a high price but the Chinese offer Much more space and equipment at a much lower cost. Well, wait. There has been much talk about how Chinese manufacturers want to skip these commercial barriers. At the moment we know that Byd is raising a plant in Hungary and that he has chosen Türkiye as next destination. The plan seemed clear: development and assembly of the most expensive cars in Hungary (with greater margin of benefits) and production in Türkiye of the cheapest and most complicated cars to amortize. The strategy in fact was supported shortly after if we take into account that the European Union would have transferred Chery that his intention to Use Nissan’s factories in Barcelona and just use them to make the last parts soldier (cars arrive almost mounted on containers As if they were great pieces of a puzzle) It was insufficient. If you want to skip tariffs, Europe wants real investment. The Dolphin Surf. But all these byd plans point in the medium term. Before the company has to continue making its way on the market and wanted to make a dent with its fetish car: the Byd Dolphin Surf. This car that in China is known as Seagull It is clear about its appeal: hypercompetitive price, good performance and finishes far superior to competition. The car is a supervent in China to the point that they have managed to place in the market One million units in 27 months. There the car It is sold with the eye of God active. That is, it can circulate completely autonomously in fast roads … Although its price is just 9,000 euros to change. In Europe we could expect a much higher price but, yes, in Spain adding the aid of the MOVES III PLAN And the brand discount, it is possible to buy it for just 11,000 euros. A hypercompetitive price that already has the customer response (second best -selling electric car in July). Supported by Dolphin. Next to Dolphin Surf, the other electric car in which Byd has great hopes is the Byd Dolphinthe older brother of surfing. If surfing can harm markets such as Spanish, still reluctant to buy smaller electric ones if they do not have a great price, Dolphin is perfect for countries with greater purchasing power such as the United Kingdom or Germany. If we observe sales in Europeclearly Byd is on the rise and for them it is essential that these two models be hugged by the public if they want to be relevant actors in the industry. From Thailand to Europe. So, strengthened the brand in the first European markets, the company wanted to continue winning European market. After a dubitative start, has made structural changes in the direction and In July he already managed to overcome Tesla in sales And in market share although, yes, we must remember that byd sells plug -in hybrids. He is aware that the Dolphin Surf Byd is key and that he can do a lot of harm with his most affordable proposal. For that it is important to bring everyone who can and has found the way: send them from Thailand. This is stated Carnewschinawho say that the company is jumping European tariffs because the car is manufactured and sent from this country. And the tariffs? Tariff tariffs come from Thailand is 10%, the usual For all those brought from the outside. The only thing that is required is that the car has at least 40% of local components so it is not as simple as manufacturing in China and assembling the latest pieces in Thailand and then sending it. 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Seat has the Seat León and Byd has the “Sealion”. So there is already a legal dispute open due to the similarity of the name

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What should be an unimportant procedure has become a small controversy. Seat has challenged the Registration of several byd vehicles in the Intellectual Property Office of the European Union (EUIPO) to understand that both names can be confused with models of their brand. Specifically, Seat has filed an appeal against the record of the name of the Byd Seal, Seal U and Sealion, which are already sold in our country. But also of the Byd Seal and and Seal S, names that still do not have a vehicle awarded but that the Chinese company would be trying to register well to block the name or because in the future new models will arrive that will use these denominations. A procedure that has been complicated What Seat maintains in your resource is that any of these names can lead to confusion with their own denominations and, therefore, induce an unfair advantage or damage to your reputation. At least, that’s what It reads in any of the motivations of its resources. Obviously, the possibility of inducing an error is much higher when we jump from Spanish to English or we see both options written. The most obvious is that Seal and Seat are only differentiated by a letter. Secondly, Seat León and Sealion have a very similar pronunciation in English. For our part, we have contacted the Seat Communication Department, who claim not to give importance to the matter. They assure that it is “a usual process” when any brand seeks to register a new vehicle and that, obviously, “it can be dismissed or admitted” but that for them “is an issue that is not very important.” At the moment, what is certain is that Byd will continue to sell its vehicles under this denomination unless it receives the refusal from the relevant institutions. It would be necessary to see if, in case of winning the appeal, the Chinese company scale or not to the courts this dispute since three of those names are already awarded to cars that are in the market. In fact, in what we have been, Byd has enrolled more than 12,000 units In our country, of which half correspond to the Byd Seal U (6,161 units registered). The SUV is fighting with the Toyota C-HR for being the best-selling hybrid in our country at the moment. And, now, Byd is fighting to make the leap to new European markets, once its situation in the initial European markets, such as Spain, has settled. Photo | Byd and Seat In Xataka | Byd has shown us that the 400 kilometers load in five minutes is very real. And they have managed to change their minds

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