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All: October 21, 2022

BYD in Australia. The Atto 3 and beyond.

I started a page on the Atto 3 back in April 2022, but the launch in Australia has become so complex that it justifies a separate page, so here it is together with NZ information, starting with content moved from the original page, but updated.

This is a page with details about the Australian, and New Zealand rollouts of the Atto 3 and the BYD brand, which from these humble beginnings, could become a major part of the automotive scene in both countries.

For the general overview of the Atto 3, including information learnt from the experiences of owners, including those in Australia and New Zealand, see the main Atto 3 page. For the strange events around the Australian launch, and the use of the centre rear seat for baby capsules, read on!

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October 21, 2022

BYD Atto 3, AKA Yuan Plus: 3rd bestselling EV globally.

BYD Atto 3, AKA Yuan Plus: 3rd bestselling EV globally.

As of March 2023, this EV from the BYD brand that few have heard of, has risen to 3rd bestselling EV globally behind the Tesla Model Y and Model 3, and could this year overtake the Model 3.

Despite this level of sales success, as the Atto 3, as it is known outside China, arrives in new markets, reviewers often struggle to communicate the significance. As the international bestselling model of the BYD brand responsible for 6 of the 10 top bestselling EVs globally.

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2025: The future of cars, robotaxis & EVs. Will EVs die out, or eventually take over?

2025: The future of cars, robotaxis & EVs. Will EVs die out, or eventually take over?

This page (and the video) look at key questions on the future of cars & EVs: Will robotaxis mean really no one will want to own a car anymore? Even if people do still want cars, will EVs just die out or eventually take over? What about hydrogen, e-fuels, or the countries like the USA dropping any climate agenda? EV have improved a lot, but need to do more before they are fully suitable for _most_ people. If EVs & infrastructure are just not yet ready for most people, what's the next step?
Cars, Trucks & EVs: Can the EV save the car?

Cars, Trucks & EVs: Can the EV save the car?

This is the lead webpaper for all content related to personal vehicles, cars and trucks and their future. While most content is on the EVs and hybrids that I see as the future of transition of personal vehicles, the overall focus is on the future of car ownership. Many, even including Elon Musk, claim that in the future, people won't need to own a car. I suggest that sentiment misses that cars don't get gets us from A to B, but instead are places we spend the part of our lives while getting from A to B, and sometimes are even our home base when simply at B instead of A. In fact, a future where only the wealthy can own their own vehicles is heading towards the direction of reducing personal living space and "caged humans" where it could also be suggested "people won't need their own home". While site embraces moving to EVs, but no the agenda that EVs most be only ever smaller city cars, or better still just electric bicycles. EVs should allow the vehicles we want to own to be sustainable, that is provided we don't also succumb to living in cities that seek ever denser population densities.
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BYD Shark 6: BYD rival for the Ford Ranger.

BYD Shark 6: BYD rival for the Ford Ranger.

BYD. Who is BYD?

BYD. Who is BYD?

BYD Sealion 7: BYD targets the Model Y?

BYD Sealion 7: BYD targets the Model Y?

BYD: BYD models coming in 2024/2025 to export markets of “the rest” such as Australia.

BYD: BYD models coming in 2024/2025 to export markets of “the rest” such as Australia.

Tesla vs BYD: Market competitors or duopoly?

Tesla vs BYD: Market competitors or duopoly?

Software and tips for BYD Atto 3 + other BYD EVs.

Software and tips for BYD Atto 3 + other BYD EVs.

BYD Sealion 6: BYD “out hybrids” the Toyota RAV4.

BYD Sealion 6: BYD “out hybrids” the Toyota RAV4.

BYD now targets Toyota’s “step to EVs” as DM-i + DMO EV hybrids go global in 2024 with Shark & Sealion 6.

BYD now targets Toyota’s “step to EVs” as DM-i + DMO EV hybrids go global in 2024 with Shark & Sealion 6.

BYD in Australia. The Atto 3 and beyond.

BYD in Australia. The Atto 3 and beyond.

BYD Atto 3 / Yuan Plus: The first 3rd wave EV arrives in Australia, and then the world.

BYD Atto 3 / Yuan Plus: The first 3rd wave EV arrives in Australia, and then the world.