Official pricing for the BYD Dolphin in Thailand will be revealed next week on July 6, with deliveries set to begin from July 17 onwards, according to a report by Headlightmag. The electric vehicle (EV) was presented at this year’s Bangkok International Motor Show and will be available in two variants.
The entry-level option is the Standard Range that features a front electric motor rated at 95 PS (94 hp or 70 kW) and 180 Nm of torque, good for a 0-100 km/h time of 12.3 seconds. This variant comes with the company’s in-house-developed Blade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery with an energy capacity of 44.92 kWh, which is good for a range of up to 410 km following the NEDC standard.
As for charging, the Standard Range supports a max AC input of 7 kW and DC input of 60 kW, with provisions for vehicle-to-load (V2L) to power external devices or accessories. According to the report, Standard Range variants will be offered with monotone colours.
Meanwhile, the range-topper is the Extended Range that gets two-tone colour schemes and a more substantial battery with a capacity of 60.48 kWh. This enables an increased range of 490 km and with a more powerful electric motor delivering 204 PS (201 hp or 150 kW) and 310 Nm, the century sprint time is decreased to seven seconds. The higher-capacity battery will handle the same AC input as the lesser one, but DC fast charging is bumped up to 80 kW – V2L support is also standard here.
In terms of equipment, the Dolphin will be available with adaptive LED headlamps, heated side mirrors, 16- or 17-inch alloy wheels, a five-inch digital instrument cluster, synthetic leather seat upholstery, a 12.8-inch touchscreen infotainment system, Apple CarPlay support, keyless entry and start, automatic air-conditioning, a panoramic glass roof and a wireless phone charger.
Safety and driver assistance systems include the usual mix of passive systems (AEB, traction control, ESC), accompanied by adaptive cruise control, autonomous emergency braking, blind spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert as well as lane departure alert and prevention.
The Dolphin also appeared in Malaysia last December as part of an official preview and is expected to be launched here in Q4 2023. The Dolphin is priced below the Atto 3 in China and was previously estimated to retail for 799,999 baht (about RM105k) in Thailand – the Atto 3 starts from 1.0999 million baht (about RM144k) there.
The popular price point brought up for the Malaysian-market Dolphin at the time was RM100k, which would place it within range of the Neta V, currently the most affordable EV in Malaysia at RM99,800.
GALLERY: BYD Dolphin at the 2023 Bangkok International Motor Show
GALLERY: BYD Seal and Dolphin previewed in Malaysia
GALLERY: BYD Dolphin
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this might be the ONLY one time I hope Proton will redesign the front grille/face before releasing in the local market!
why got to do with Proton? This is BYD, not Geely
This part you don’t worry. Proton only have one job from partnership with Geely, which is to design grille. Trust them.
Tofu Dugong
Tofu Dugong?? hahaha. You must be mistaken this for TATA cars. Sorry to let you know this is BYD which is a legit chinese brand bro. Selling like hot cakes. Too bad you cannot afford it even though this is considered a low spec model withing BYD brand.
talk so much for what…when reach here price become 150k….
thank national car project for this.
yalah …talk so much bull and cock for what…reach here price double or triple…..waste time only….
it is position below atto3 so my guess is 110k
what’s the WLTP range? why keep posting tipu orang punya NEDC range?
Minus 20% maybe or more
Go on youtube. So many reviews there.This car beats most expectations for the price. If you see the logo BYD, no need worry punya la. Top of the line. They are referred to as the Toyota of the EV world.
WLTP rated at 340km on the smaller battery pack and 427km on the bigger one (there are countries that mandate WLTP ratings so you can find the info on Google)
I wish BYD’d do something about their interiors – this car and the Atto 3 are so ugly.
Well, at least the Dolphin doesn’t have the guitar strings…
i believe a dolphin actually designed this car
They just should just drop the stupid long word “Build Your Dream” as a logo. It’s so tacky and cringe. The guitar string on atto 3 is really wtf. i must says….our chinese friends all laugh…what car you drive ??? BYD “Bei Yan Diu”. Pretty embarrassing if you understand canton.
range is 340km (standard) and 427km (long range) on WLTP standard. Come on PT, it’s not that hard to get these figures from other markets where they mandate using WLTP – why still report outdated NEDC standard, i’m honestly curious to know
help Malaysian consumers get a more realistic view of range please.