On March 14th, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the “Announcement on Road Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Enterprises and Products” (the 354th batch) and the “Catalog of New Energy Vehicle Models for Energy-Saving and Tax-Reducing Benefits” (the 37th batch), which include the debut of BYD Dolphin.
The key parameters reflected in the announcement are as follows:
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Three-dimensional size: 4,800 mm x 1,875 mm x 1,460 mm;
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Total weight of 2260 kg, maximum speed of 180 km/h;
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Wheelbase of 2,920 mm, tire specifications of 225/50R18 and 235/45R19;
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Lithium iron phosphate battery, unknown capacity.
BYD Dolphin has incorporated many design elements from the concept car Ocean-X, and provides young and sporty new choices for consumers outside the BYD Dynasty series.
In terms of power, BYD Dolphin offers three configuration options:
- Rear permanent magnet synchronous motor, rated power of 70 kW, peak power of 150 kW
- Rear permanent magnet synchronous motor, rated power of 70 kW, peak power of 230 kW
- Front AC asynchronous motor and rear permanent magnet synchronous motor, rated power of Front: 75 kW / Rear: 70 kW, peak power of Front: 160 kW / Rear: 230 kW
BYD Dolphin only has one charging compartment located in the rear right of the vehicle, and it is unknown whether this is another model that has discontinued the AC charging port after the NIO ET5.In terms of sensors, the BYD Dolphin comes standard with monocular cameras and forward radar, which may enable emergency braking and lane centering functions. In addition, the BYD Dolphin comes standard with cameras on both sides of the body. It is worth looking forward to whether the cooperation between BYD and Momenta in the field of autonomous driving will be implemented first on the Dolphin.
It is expected that the Dolphin’s price range will be between the BYD Qin and the BYD Han. Whether the sport positioning means a new height of BYD’s chassis tuning remains to be tested after the launch.
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