Australia’s new most cost-effective electrical automobile and SUV massively undercut the competitors
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The BYD Atto 2 is now Australia’s most cost-effective electrical SUV, whereas its extra inexpensive sibling – the Atto 1 hatchback – is now Australia’s most cost-effective electrical car (EV), interval.
BYD’s two new entry-level EVs not solely undercut their battery-powered rivals – they’re additionally extra inexpensive than many equally sized combustion-powered fashions.
The sunshine-sized Atto 1 electrical hatch vary opens at $23,990 earlier than on-road prices, whereas the Atto 2 small electrical SUV begins at $31,990 earlier than on-roads.
Each new fashions, a part of an onslaught of latest product for the BYD lineup, will arrive in native showrooms in December 2025.
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BYD says it has additionally carried out intensive R&D testing for his or her suspension and superior driver help system calibration to make sure they’ll deal with Australian situations.
It has now launched full pricing and specs for the Australian-market Atto 1 and Atto 2.
Beforehand, probably the most inexpensive EV in Australia was one other BYD, the small Dolphin hatchback. It’s priced from $29,990 earlier than on-road prices.
With a base worth $6000 beneath that, the Atto 1 not solely undercuts different EVs but additionally equally sized combustion-powered automobiles. The petrol-powered Mazda 2, for instance, opens at $26,990 earlier than on-roads, whereas the Toyota Yaris hybrid begins at $28,990 earlier than on-roads.
To your cash, you get a small 30kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery providing 220km of WLTP electrical vary, and a 65kW/175Nm electrical motor that will get the Atto 1 to 100km/h in a claimed 11.1 seconds.
You additionally get security options like adaptive cruise management and autonomous emergency braking, although blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert aren’t accessible for any native Atto 1.
Each Atto 1 does, nevertheless, get a ten.1-inch touchscreen infotainment system with wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
The highest-spec Premium upgrades to a 43.2kWh LFP battery, upping vary to 310km, and a 115kW/220Nm electrical motor that slashes the claimed 0-100km/h time to 9.1 seconds.
Measuring 3990mm lengthy, 1720mm extensive and 1590mm tall on a 2500mm wheelbase, the Atto 1 is 95mm shorter, 25mm wider and 95mm taller than the Mazda 2 on a 70mm longer wheelbase.
The Atto 2, in distinction, is 4310mm lengthy, 1830mm extensive and 1675mm tall on a 2620mm wheelbase, making it 40mm shorter, 5mm wider and 90mm taller than the Hyundai Kona on a 40mm longer wheelbase.
With a base worth of $31,990 earlier than on-roads, it undercuts the Chery E5 and Leapmotor B10, that are each at present priced at $38,990 drive-away.
It additionally undercuts the BYD Atto 3 ‘mid-size’ electrical SUV, which opens at $39,990 earlier than on-roads, and presents a complete record of ordinary security tools.
The Atto 2 is being provided solely with a 51.3kWh LFP battery and a 130kW/290Nm electrical motor, with a claimed WLTP vary of 345km.
The 2 new fashions be part of a rising BYD lineup that’s cut up between electrical choices – together with the Atto 3, Seal mid-size sedan, Sealion 7 mid-size SUV – and a raft of plug-in hybrids (Sealion 5, Sealion 6, Sealion 8 and Shark 6).
The slew of latest product is a part of BYD’s objective to turn out to be a top-three model in Australia, doubtlessly as quickly as 2026.
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