BYD SD Motors Malaysia units up social media presence, opens registration of curiosity for its EVs

BYD SD Motors Malaysia (BYD SDM) has arrange its social media presence in Malaysia forward of the model’s launch within the nation. This comes after final month’s announcement of Sime Darby Motors (SDM) because the official distributor for BYD’s electrical automobiles (EVs) in Malaysia.

Within the Fb submit embedded beneath, BYD SDM says “One thing BIG and NEW is coming to Malaysia, are you prepared? Keep tuned and observe our web page now for extra updates,” earlier than inviting individuals to register their curiosity within the model and its EVs.

The 2 fashions from the Chinese language EV specialist which were confirmed for Malaysia are the Atto 3 and e6. The previous, which is also referred to as the Yuan Plus in its dwelling market, is a crossover that contains a front-mounted electrical motor rated at 204 PS/310 Nm.

Two in-house Blade EV batteries can be found for the Atto 3 – a 49.92 kWh unit providing 345 km of vary (WLTP, 410 km NEDC), and a 60.48 kWh unit rated for 420 km (WLTP, 480 km NEDC). Already on sale in Australia and Thailand, the EV will quickly hit showrooms in Europe.

The Atto 3 helps AC charging (Sort 2 connection) as much as 7 kW in addition to DC quick charging (CCS2), the latter at a max of both 70 kW or 80 kW in accordance with battery capability – the upper enter permits for a 0-80% state of cost to be reached in 45 minutes.

The e6 has been round for longer, and the second-generation MPV has been on sale in Singapore since March 2021. It contains a 71.7 kWh battery that powers a front-mounted electrical motor offering 95 PS/180 Nm. The WLTC-rated metropolis vary is 522 km with the Blade battery, which might be recharged through an AC enter (Sort 2 connection) at a max of 6.6 kW in 12 hours, or with a DC charger (CCS2 connection) at as much as 60 kW in 1.5 hours (40 kW takes 1.8 hours).

Click on on the hyperlinks to be taught extra concerning the two EVs in different markets. BYD additionally has the smooth Atto 4 a.ok.a. Seal.

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