Deliveries of the all-electric BYD Atto 3 have been paused in Australia due to a compliance concern that must be resolved.
BYD Automotive despatched a letter by way of native distributor EVDirect to native prospects late final week informing them that deliveries could be delayed for seven days commencing October 21.
Security testing carried out on the Atto 3 concluded that it has breached Australian motorized vehicle compliance laws as a result of the rear center seat is lacking an applicable high tether to make use of for a kid seat. This revelation got here because the Australasian New Automotive Evaluation Program (ANCAP) withheld its five-star security score for the EV to permit for a overview by federal regulators about its compliance.
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“BYD Automotive remorse to tell that we’ll be pausing deliveries of the Atto 3 for seven days commencing 21 October 2022,” EVDirect wrote within the letter. “BYD and EV Direct are each working with the (federal regulator) relating to a technical matter. The matter is expounded to using a baby seat if positioned within the centre of the center rear seat, and the suitable location for an anchorage level to allow the kid seat to be secured. BYD understands that for the overwhelming majority of shoppers this might not be of relevance, nonetheless as security is and all the time might be our primary precedence, we proceed to work with the (federal regulator) to fulfill their request.”
The supply pause comes only a week after BYD issued a security bulletin to Atto 3 prospects advising them in opposition to utilizing the center rear seat to put in a baby seat.
Drive notes that there could also be a provision for a high tether behind the seat-back material however says this could not adjust to Australian Design Guidelines.