BYD Seal: A True Tesla Killer
Thanks to its unique approach, BYD is poised to give Musk a serious headache!
Who is the biggest EV manufacturer in the world? You might think it’s Tesla, but you’d be wrong. Last year, BYD took the crown from Tesla, despite only really selling cars in China. So, even though you may have never heard of them, BYD is already a behemoth in the EV game. However, it appears that BYD isn’t satisfied with this success and is hungry for more. Their latest model, the Seal, is a Model 3 killer! What’s more, this model is coming West, encroaching on Tesla’s territory. So how good is the Seal? And should Musk be worried?
The Seal is already for sale in China, and its specs read like a wishlist. The range starts at a bargain $30,000 (equivalent). For your money, you get 341 miles of range (CLTC), a 30% to 80% charge time of 30 minutes (around 40 for 10%-80%), and a decent 0–60 time of 5.9 seconds. If you splash a bit more cash on the $42,000 equivalent long-range version, you get a gigantic range of 435 miles (CLTC) and a blistering 0–60 time of only 3.8 seconds! Just for a sense of how fast that is, the $72,000 BMW M3 achieves the same time in 4.1 seconds.
The Seal is also coming to Europe sometime this year. BYD is so committed to moving into Western markets that they are looking to build factories in…
