BYD Seal Dynamic EV Beta
Price
- RRP
- $59,990
- Price basis
- Plus on-road costs
Battery & charging
- Battery
- 61.4 kWh
- Range
- 460 km
- Energy use
- 15.9 kWh/100km
- Peak AC charging
- 7 kW
- Peak DC charging
- 110 kW
- Heat pump
- Yes
- Vehicle-to-load (V2L)
- 3.3 kW
Range in the real world
Estimates from the official figure using typical losses: about a quarter off at motorway speeds or in cold weather, and around half when towing. Your range will depend on speed, hills, weather and load.
Charging times
- Wall socket (10 A), 0–100%
- about 30 h 30 minadds about 15 km an hour
- Home wallbox (7 kW), 0–100%
- about 9 hadds about 40 km an hour
- 50 kW fast charger, 10–80%
- about 55 min
- Hyper charger (150 kW+), 10–80%
- about 45 min
Estimates from the battery size and the car’s peak charging rates. Fast charging slows as the battery fills, and in the cold, so real sessions vary.
Running costs
| Per 100 km | Per year | |
|---|---|---|
| Charging at home | $13.96 | $1,680 |
| Public fast charging | $21.91 | $2,630 |
| Petrol car, for comparison | $24.85 | $2,980 |
At the official energy use (real-world use is usually higher), home power at 40c/kWh, public fast charging at 90c/kWh and road user charges of $76 per 1,000 km, over 12,000 km a year. The petrol car uses 7 L/100 km of 91 at $3.55 a litre. Your power plan may be cheaper, especially overnight.
Performance
- Motors
- Single motor
- Power
- 150 kW
- Torque
- 310 Nm
- 0–100 km/h
- 7.5 sec
- Drive
- Rear-wheel drive
Practicality
- Body
- Sedan
- Seats
- 5
- Boot
- 400 L
- Front boot
- 53 L
- Towing (braked)
- 750 kg
- Towing (unbraked)
- 750 kg
- Kerb weight
- 1,922 kg
- Length × width × height
- 4,800 × 1,875 × 1,460 mm
- Ground clearance
- 149 mm
- Spare tyre
- Repair kit only
Safety
- ANCAP scores
- Adult 89% · Child 87% · Pedestrians and cyclists 82% · Safety assist 75%
- Energy rating (RightCar)
- 6 out of 6 stars
Ownership
- Warranty
- 6 years / 150,000 km
- Battery warranty
- 8 years / 160,000 km
- Roadside assist
- 8 years
- Servicing
- Every 12 months or 20,000 km
Drive unit 8yr/150,000km
Specifications from the NZ Autocar price database, checked against each maker’s NZ site, ANCAP and RightCar. Confirm with the dealer before you buy.