BYD Atto 3 EV coming to Malaysia – Blade LFP battery, as much as 420 km vary, to be priced from below RM150k?

With BYD confirmed to enter Malaysia through Sime Darby Motors as its distributor, the model might be bringing its vary of electrical autos into the market, starting with the Atto 3 SUV and the e6 MPV.

The Atto 3 SUV has gone on sale in Australia priced from RM137k Down Beneath, following the opening of its order books in February, and it’ll even be launched in Thailand on October 10 in Prolonged Vary guise, which may do as much as 420 km on a full cost.

Dimensions-wise, the Atto3 is 4,455 mm lengthy, 1,875 mm extensive and 1,615 mm tall with a wheelbase of two,720 mm. For comparability, the Hyundai Kona Electrical stretches the tape at 4,180 mm lengthy, 1,800 mm extensive and 1,570 mm tall with a wheelbase of two,600 mm.

2022 BYD Atto 3 Singapore (left) and Australia (proper) spec sheets – click on to enlarge

In Thailand, the Prolonged Vary that would be the debut variant of the Atto 3 SUV might be priced at 1.2 million baht (RM147k), and this packs the 60.48 kWh Blade LFP battery that’s rated for 420 km vary on the WLTP check protocol (the usual closest to real-world vary); the Customary Vary variant makes use of the 49.92 kWh battery that gives 345 km of vary (WLTP).

In response to Singaporean market specs, motive energy comes from a front-mounted electrical motor producing 201 hp and 310 Nm of torque, enabling a 0-100 km/h acceleration time of seven.3 seconds.

The electrical SUV will be charged at a most of 80 kW DC by way of a CCS2 connection, or as much as 6.6 kW AC by way of a Kind 2 plug. Charging at 50 kW DC from 20-80% takes 42 minutes, whereas a full cost from zero at 80 kW DC takes 1.2 hours; charging from 0-100% through 6.6 kW AC takes 9.5 hours.

In comparison with Singapore which will get the Atto 3 in only one battery variant (the bigger 60.5 kWh unit), Malaysia may take after the Australian market entry which presents patrons two, moreover providing the 49.92 kWh battery variant. Hyundai Sime Darby Motors has taken an analogous method for the Kona Electrical, which is on sale in Malaysia in three variants throughout the 39.2 kWh and 64 kWh battery capacities.

Singapore specs for the Atto 3 additionally embrace a vehicle-to-load (V2L) cellular energy provide operate, which will be achieved up at a price as much as 2.2 kW. Additionally on are the DiLink Clever Connection System, NFC card-enabled sensible entry and engine begin, a wi-fi telephone charger, air purification mode, wi-fi Android Auto and Apple CarPlay (from This fall 2022), Good Voice Help (additionally from This fall), the BYD OS app and extra.

For security gear, there are seven airbags, a 350-degree encompass view monitor, digital video recorder (DVR), full speed-range stop-and-go adaptive cruise management, AEB, entrance and rear collision warning, rear cross visitors alert, rear cross visitors braking, lane protecting help, lane departure warning, blind spot monitoring and door-open warning.

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These are additionally joined by a tyre strain monitoring system, hill descent management, traction management, ESP, ABS, EBD, in addition to two entrance and 4 rear radar sensors.

The aforementioned pricing for the BYD Atto 3, in ringgit phrases, begins from RM137k and from RM147k in Australia and Thailand, respectively, which stands to cause that the eventual Malaysian market entry may are available from below the RM150k mark as nicely, given the situations of the present EV incentives within the nation.

The native arrival of the BYD Atto 3 has but to be given a agency date, although it should definitely be part of a fast-growing section right here in Malaysia, together with the likes of the Kona Electrical that’s provided from an analogous value level. What do you consider the Chinese language carmaker’s electrical SUV providing? Tell us within the feedback part.

2022 BYD Atto 3

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