OTA update
BYD Seal U V2.3.0
New: Parking-light switch added (in supported countries only) and 5 more. Optimised: Navigation experience optimised (in supported countries only) and 3 more.
BYD Seal U · European Union
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Trips & Energy
Range, consumption and the Blade battery: how far a BYD actually goes and why the gauge behaves as it does.
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News
BYD Da Han launches 13 October, up to 1,008 km CLTC
The next-generation Han opens at 249,900 yuan in pre-sale, with a 102 kWh second-generation Blade pack, 1,500 kW charging and 1,008 km CLTC.
News
BYD hits 2,000 highway flash chargers early
BYD's highway flash-charging target was met on 24 Sept, three months early. The network stands at 11,586 stations, with the first UK sites built.
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Second-gen Seagull goes rear-drive and gains a frunk
The next Seagull, sold in Europe as the Dolphin Surf, is 425 mm longer, seats five and moves a 95 kW motor to the rear axle, per its Chinese filing.
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Denza Z9S launches with 1,100 km CLTC range
Denza's Z9S saloon launched at 255,800 yuan, up to 74,000 below its pre-sale price, with 102 or 122 kWh packs and up to 1,100 km CLTC.
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New Seal 07 EV filed with up to 718 km WLTP
A replacement for the six-month-old Seal 07 appears in China's MIIT filings: second-generation Blade packs of 76.7 and 88.7 kWh, and up to 718 km WLTP.
News
2027 Atto 2 gets a 501 km version in China
The 2027 Yuan Up, sold abroad as the Atto 2, adds a 51.13 kWh pack for 501 km CLTC and drops the 130 kW motor. Prices start at 74,800 yuan.
BYD Atto 2 · China
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Denza cuts the price of its 1,140 hp Z9 GT
A new tri-motor Z9 GT trim at 329,800 yuan undercuts the performance version by 40,000, giving up carbon-ceramic brakes rather than power.
Comparison
Blade against the LFP in a Tesla
Both are lithium iron phosphate, and they charge at nearly the same rate. What differs is cell shape, pack integration, warranty — and once, the supplier.
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Comparison
Sealion 7 vs Model Y: the range gap at the same price
A 175 km WLTP advantage becomes 3 km of usable daily range once each car is charged the way its own manufacturer tells you to. The arithmetic, with sources.
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Article
LFP vs NMC: what each chemistry costs and buys
Energy density, cycle life, price per kWh, charging and storage — what actually differs between lithium iron phosphate and nickel-based cells.
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RE paper
Reverse engineering paper #2 — the vehicle signals a normal app can read
Twenty-two live signals — battery, charging, tyres, motor, gear — reachable from an ordinary sideloaded app, and the two interfaces that hand them over.
BYD Sealion 7 · MoroccoConfirmed
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3,000 flash chargers planned for Europe
Management now expects 1.9 to 2.0 million overseas sales in 2026 and more than 2.5 million in 2027, with 3,000 flash-charging stations in Europe by March 2027.
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Denza N8L gets a 130 kWh electric version
A six-seat SUV on a 130.15 kWh Blade pack, 960 km CLTC and a 208-litre frunk, launching on 14 September. No price and no charging figure yet.
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BYD launches the Sealion 08 in China
Eight versions from 229,900 yuan, second-generation Blade in both the plug-in hybrid and the 115 kWh EV, and more than 12,000 firm orders on day one.
App review
Sealion 7 Pilot 0.9.0
Our own navigation app for the Sealion 7: the country's roads now live on the car, the hills are in the plan, and the app speaks its turns.
BYD Sealion 7 · Morocco
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French road test: the Sealion 7 scores 6/10
Frandroid rates the Sealion 7 6/10 after 1,600 km: praise for comfort and equipment, criticism for winter consumption, erratic charging and a limited planner.
BYD Sealion 7 · European Union
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BYD passes 10,000 Flash Charging stations
Ten thousand stations in under six months, built partly on Sinopec forecourts. The 20,000 year-end target now needs about 80 new sites a day.
Article
Blade Battery and LFP: what is actually in a BYD pack
How lithium iron phosphate cells behave, what BYD's Blade format changes, and what both mean for charging, range and longevity.
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BYD launches a kei car in Japan
The Racco: 47 kW, two LFP packs, 210 or 320 km WLTC, from 2.145 million yen. Built to Japan's kei rules and aimed straight at Toyota, Honda and Nissan.
OTA update
BYD Atto 3 EVO V1.3.0
New: AC charging current limit added and 2 more. Optimised: Optimisation of the usability of the map view and 4 more.
BYD Atto 3 EVO · European Union
OTA update
BYD Seal 6 DM-i Touring V1.2.0
New: Introduction of a trailer mode with adjustable towing weight and 2 more. Optimised: Improved updating of radio stations and 4 more.
BYD Seal 6 DM-i Touring · European Union
OTA update
BYD Seal 6 DM-i Touring V1.1.1
New: New setting to limit the charging current when AC charging and 1 more. Optimised: Optimisation of the Child Presence Detection (CPD) system.
BYD Seal 6 DM-i Touring · European Union
OTA update
BYD Seal V2.1.0
New: "Inside overtaking prevention" toggle added for ICC and 7 more. Optimised: Maximum ICC activation speed raised to 150 km/h and 2 more.
BYD Seal · European Union
OTA update
BYD Tang V1.1.1
Three optimisations: automatic climate reference temperature, one-touch defrost air distribution, and battery thermal management in the cold.
BYD Tang · European Union