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EV review: BYD’s ‘fun and capable’ Dolphin may be the ideal city car for zipping around

The German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur said in August 2023 that the Dolphin was ‘a real threat to the German car industry’

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BYD’s Dolphin electric car on display at the 44th Bangkok International Motor Show on March 23, 2023. Photo: Reuters
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The SCMP is embarking on a six-part series of motoring reviews to focus on Chinese electric vehicles that are made for the export market, either in the right-hand drive versions or their original left-hand drive editions. In the third of this six-part series, Mark Andrews puts BYD’s Dolphin electric car through its paces, concluding that what has been ranked the world’s second-safest car is also the ideal city car for zipping around town. Read the first review of Xpeng’s G6, and the second review of Nio’s ET7.

Most visitors to the 2021 Shanghai Auto Show missed one of the most important cars there, what with hundreds of sexier models on display.

Previously called the EA1, the electric hatchback concept has been rebadged with a friendlier and catchier name: the BYD Dolphin. This was the debut not only of the model but also the e-platform 3.0 which was BYD’s new dedicated EV platform for its export success.

Together with the Atto 3 SUV and Seal saloon, the Dolphin has guided BYD’s exports drive. The German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur said in August 2023 that the Dolphin was “a real threat to the German car industry.”

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