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BYD Slashes Price of Electric Car and Becomes Cheapest in Australia [video]

63 points · 106 comments · thelastgallon

motionlessveloc · 1789882148 · focus · HN ↗
Non-video story: <a href="https://thedriven.io/2026/09/16/australias-cheapest-new-car-is-now-an-electric-car-and-byds-stunning-move-will-change-the-conversation-about-evs/" rel="nofollow">https://thedriven.io/2026/09/16/australias-cheapest-new-car-...
TL;DR: AUD 19,900 driveway (means taxes, registration etc included), or about US$14k. The main limitation is the 220 km (135 mi) range, which is fine for a city runabout but not great for road tripping.
1. Raed667 · 1789883125 · focus · HN ↗
  That's an insane price and the range is fine for the daily needs of the large majority of people.
  €12k in France (where i am) can't get you any new car, even the cheapest ICE Dacia is more expensive than that now.
  1. chvid · 1789883354 · focus · HN ↗
    The BYD is sold in Europe but there is higher VAT and a special EU Chinese car import tax - so these cars are about 20k euro.
    There is also the Renault Twingo which is in the same class.
    Raed667 · 1789883597 · focus · HN ↗
    I checked the Twingo and it is starting at €16k and an Opel Corsa (without any options) is more than €19k

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