Launched earlier this year, the Wuling Bingo and the BYD Seagull have both already gone on to sell over 150,000 units in less than 9 months.
The Bingo has sold 150,293 units from March to October in China, and the BYD Seagull has gone on to sell 185,089 units from April to October. 185,089 units in one country in just 7 months is pretty impressive. Just goes to show what small practical affordable EVs can do. Now we hope the Seagull and the Bingo start getting exported to other markets soon, so we see this effect in more markets around the world.
The BYD Seagull was officially launched earlier in this year in China starting at 73,800 yuan . Just under $11,000 for a compact hatchback with a 30.8 kWh battery is really impressive. The Seagull is based on BYD’s e-platform 3.0 and falls under the Ocean series, which also includes the Dolphin and the Seal. The Seagull has a single electric motor with 75 hp and 135 Nm of torque. It is front-wheel drive. It also has a top speed of 130 km/h, and acceleration from 0–50 km/h takes 4.9 seconds.
The Wuling Bingo has been another smash hit from the SAIC, GM, and Wuling joint venture. The Bingo’s dimensions are 3950/1708/1580 mm with a wheelbase of 2560 mm. It has two options, one with a 30 kW motor and another with a 50 kW motor. These options come in a 17.3 kWh and a 31.9 kWh version — with range ratings of 203 km and 333 km, respectively. The Bingo starts from just under $9,000 in China.
So, we have all the tech to build millions of these types of cars per year and displace a lot of new ICE vehicles sales. Just need to work out how to ramp up production of these as quickly as possible, and figure out the logistics of getting these out to as many people and as many places as practically possible.
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