BYD Atto 2

The first thing you need to know about the new BYD Atto 2 is that it is — for now at least — Australia’s cheapest electric SUV. That’s going to be the big The most affordable electric SUV in Australia is actually quite good. So what’s the catch?

When it comes to astronomical rises, there are few car brands that have achieved as much success in a short time as BYD. Its first product, the Atto 3 The Atto 2 is a cheap, cheerful electric SUV that’s showing early promise before arriving in Australia.

BYD will shortly launch a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) version of the Atto 2 small SUV in Europe and the United Kingdom with 1020km of total driving range, with Tariff-dodging Atto 2 PHEV launches in Europe first, but BYD Australia has indicated strong interest in bringing the petrol-electric hybrid small SUV to our market soon

BYD showrooms will soon host both Australia’s cheapest fully electric passenger car in the $23,990 Atto 1 but also the nation’s most affordable electric Hyundai Kona-sized Atto 2 packs 130kW of power and reasonably generous specification, though it isn’t the last word in driving range

UPDATE: BYD's cut-price electric cars are about to start an all-out price war with the Atto 1 (also known as Dolphin Surf in Europe) to start at around Australian EV prices are about to change in a big way, as BYD confirms two vehicles cheaper than the competition “by some margin”

Two new models coming from BYD, the Atto 2 and Sealion 8, prove the Chinese brand has its finger on the pulse of the Australian market. Originally making Chinese brand locks in two new models to take on two of Australia’s biggest markets.