Final week BYD introduced that the Atto 3 SUV is now accessible for orders within the UK and that deliveries begin this week. The primary BYD ‘Pioneer’ shops will open imminently and are located alongside the backbone of UK together with Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, and Milton Keynes. BYD’s Atto 3 has scored a 5-Star Ranking in Euro NCAP Security Checks. Costs begin from £36,490.
The Atto 3 is provided with the 60.48 kWh BYD Blade battery with a 260-mile vary (WLTP mixed) and DC Charging (SOC 30-80%) in simply 29 minutes.
Offers with fleet operators and car leasing corporations are among the best methods of boosting gross sales in addition to opening up alternatives for repeat prospects on a excessive quantity foundation. In an thrilling improvement, BYD and Octopus Electrical Autos have introduced the signing of an MOU which indicators an intent from Octopus EV to buy 5,000 electrical autos from BYD for UK prospects over the following 3 years.
The autos might be accessible along with the Wage Sacrifice Scheme, facilitating probably the most economical methods of leasing BYD autos within the UK. That is an preliminary step, with plans for extra car orders in future. Octopus EV states, “a wage sacrifice automobile scheme is an worker profit that permits your group to entry a improbable vary of electrical autos at no upfront value. Our wage sacrifice automobile scheme affords plenty of tax and private advantages financial savings for the worker who pays for his or her electrical car from their gross wage earlier than tax.”
Octopus additionally affords a holistic EV bundle the place one can get an EV and a charger put in, in addition to the vitality to cost the car, so basically a one cease EV store. How cool is that! The web site states, “We provide all the pieces so that you can hit the street: automobile, charger, vitality, insurance coverage, servicing, upkeep, breakdown and tyres. The lot.”
Octopus EV already has a wide selection of EVs on its platform. These embrace the MG 4 EV from £382 per 30 days, Mazda MX-30 from £403, Nissan LEAF from £408 per 30 days, ORA Funky Cat from £470, SsangYong Korando e-Movement from £591, Tesla Mannequin 3 from £689 per 30 days, and the BMW iX3 from £799, plus many others. Now the BYD Atto 3 might be a part of Octopus EV’s choices.
BYD has some thrilling new fashions, such because the BYD Seal sedan that’s aimed toward a market section just like the Tesla Mannequin 3. The Seal might be provided in Japan, a market that drives on the identical facet because the UK, which means the right-hand drive choices ought to be accessible within the very close to future. I actually hope the Seal might be launched into the UK market quickly as nicely. One other thrilling car from BYD is the Dolphin, a compact 5-door hatchback. The compact hatchback section is a very fashionable car section within the UK and in mainland Europe. That is one other one to look out for and I hope will probably be provided within the UK quickly.
Photos courtesy of BYD
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