The BYD Atto 1, which is essentially a renamed Seagull, has made its launch debut in Indonesia at this year’s Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show. Available in two variants, the Atto 1 range starts with the Standard Range Dynamic that is priced at just 195 million rupiah (about RM51k).
This base variant comes with BYD’s Blade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery with an energy capacity of 30.08 kWh, which provides up to 300 km of range following the NEDC standard. Meanwhile, the second variant is the Long Range Premium at 235 million rupiah (RM61k) that offers up to 380 km thanks to an increased battery capacity of 38.88 kWh.
In terms of charging, the Atto 1 supports an AC input of up to 6.6 kW, while DC fast charging is at a rate of either 30 kW (Dynamic) or 40 kW (Premium) – a vehicle-to-load (V2L) system is also standard. Both variants share the same front electric motor rated at 75 PS (74 hp or 55 kW) and 135 Nm of torque, enabling a 0-50 km/h time of 4.9 seconds and top speed of 130 km/h.
The Atto 1 is positioned below the Dolphin, making it BYD’s smallest electric vehicle (EV) in Indonesia at 3,925 mm long, 1,720 mm wide, 1,590 mm tall and with a wheelbase of 2,500 mm. For context, the Dolphin measures 4,290 mm long, 1,770 mm wide, 1,570 mm tall and has a wheelbase of 2,700 mm.
If ever the Atto 1/Seagull/Dolphin Mini/Dolphin Surf (the EV goes by many names) comes to Malaysia, it would occupy a footprint similar to the Perodua Myvi we have here. For context, the latter is 3,895 mm long, 1,735 mm wide, 1,515 mm tall and its wheelbase spans 2,500 mm.
Standard equipment for the Atto 1 includes 16-inch alloy wheels with 185/55 profile tyres, auto LED headlamps, LED daytime running lights, LED taillights, keyless entry and start, NFC digital key and card support, mobile Bluetooth car key support, a 7-inch digital instrument cluster, a 10.1-inch touchscreen infotainment system with wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay support, four speakers and single-zone air-conditioning.
Specific to the Premium are a steering column with manual tilt and telescopic adjustment (Dynamic only gets tilt), a powered driver’s seat (manual adjustment for the Dynamic), a wireless charging pad (none for the Dynamic) as well as one-touch up-down with anti-pinch functionality for the driver’s window.
The range-topper is also the only one with six airbags (front, side and curtain), while the base variant makes do with just four, losing out on the side airbags. Both variants get ISOFIX child seat anchors, a tyre pressure monitoring system, a rear-view camera, rear parking sensors, an electronic parking brake, passive cruise control, passive safety systems (ESC, ABS, traction control, EBD, VDC) and hill start assist. There are zero advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) for the Atto 1 in Indonesia.
Buyers will be able to choose from three exterior colours, namely Sprout Green, Cosmos Black and the hue you see here called Apricity White. All of them are paired with a black and grey interior. A six-year, 150,000-km vehicle warranty is included with each purchase, along with an eight-year, 160,000-km warranty for the battery and eight-year, 150,000-km coverage for the drive unit.
With its starting price of 195 million rupiah (about RM51k), the Atto 1 is the cheapest BYD model on sale in Indonesia. Its larger sibling, the Dolphin, starts from 369 million rupiah (RM96k) and goes up to 429 million rupiah (RM111k).
As there is a RM100k minimum price cap on fully-imported (CBU) EVs in Malaysia, and the Dolphin already starts from RM100,700 on-the-road without insurance here, it’s likely that the Atto 1/Seagull/Dolphin Mini/Dolphin Surf will not be introduced here – we don’t think buyers will like the spec either.
We do get the Atto 2 (also known as the Yuan Up in China) though, which is set to be launched today. The Atto 2 is roughly the size of the Dolphin but smaller than the Atto 3, the last of which is offered in Ultra guise at RM124,500 OTR without insurance.
Looking to sell your car? Sell it with Carro.
A car that I am more willing to pay compared to the continental Renault Zoe EV
The original Seagull has 120mm ground clearance.
This one is jacked to 155mm, hence Atto 1 name does suit it, a mini EV crossover.
Will be sell like hot cakes bacause people will buy to go to work… New worker and studen choices. Less maintanence, less fuel equavalent.
Does china made cost of manufacturing EV cheaper than conventional ICE? iCE drivetrain obviously way more complicated and expensive I think.. perhaps they had found a mean to make it simpler and cheaper. I just saw how simple EV bike is..
At China market now, generally
All the ICE is even cheaper than PHEV, and PHEV is cheaper than EV.
However, REEV and EV about same price due to large battery for REEV.
Alot of ICE models dah killed, E. G Jazz and vios at China no longer available.
Their level of vehicle’s Tamadun is next level.
Minus the battery, EV porduction should be much cheaper and faster compared to ICE. As BYD also produce their own batteries, costs can be easily managed by them.
I think those complain of susah charge, lambat charge will go away watsover if malaysia too have the priviledge to buy all this good in paper specs car … but the fact that to protect the 2P, we have no choice to keep purchase the inflated price car….
but here our Mahal Dah Ni just want EV to be for the rich & Maha Kaya with the imposed minimum price of RM100k!!…
Impossible for this to come to our country in cbu form because atto 2 already price at 100k, for this to be priced lower need to ckd. At the moment no ckd plan from byd…haizzz
thanks to Mahathir, we would never be able to own cheap, affordable cars like this one. Imagine being able to buy cheap cars like this one for RM50k. then our lives would be less difficult.