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

63 points · 106 comments · thelastgallon

  1. motionlessveloc · · focus · HN ↗
    Non-video story: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;thedriven.io&#x2F;2026&#x2F;09&#x2F;16&#x2F;australias-cheapest-new-car-is-now-an-electric-car-and-byds-stunning-move-will-change-the-conversation-about-evs&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;thedriven.io&#x2F;2026&#x2F;09&#x2F;16&#x2F;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 · · focus · HN ↗
      That&#x27;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&#x27;t get you any new car, even the cheapest ICE Dacia is more expensive than that now.

      1. numpad0 · · focus · HN ↗
        200k in JPY is like minivan and entry level hybrid prices. Something must be broken about the Western economy.
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