BYD prepares 200 km plug-ins

BYD Seal DM-i, a plug-in hybrid from the Chinese brand.

BYD is preparing a new generation of plug-in hybrids, the fifth, with an electric range of nearly 200 kilometers. Not only for getting around the city, so …

BYD produces models in which electricity and fuel have the same status

As the French website recalls Car Cleanfor BYD plug-in hybrid it is not a temporary solution waiting for full electrical confirmation only. It is a technology that is constantly updated and is reaching its fifth generation.

Let’s remember that the Chinese brand was among the first in the world to launch a plug-in hybrid, and F3 DM (Dual Motor) in 2008. Since then electric mileage has grown rapidly, reaching 100 kmand electric motor more powerful than a gasoline engine. It can also be used for longer journeys than normal daily commutes for housework. And now there are great expectations for the fifth generation of plug-in hybrids from the Chinese brand, which promises lower fuel consumption and greater freedom. For the purpose of going down 3.0 liters per 100 km, time for now Call DM-i approved in China for 4.8 liters per 100 kilometers.

A petrol engine is an option, rarely used…

Equal respect between electricity and gasoline, therefore, with batteries with enough capacity to aim for 200 kilometers of autonomy. And in it the combustion engine is only a secondary option used when there is no possibility of recharging.

Variations on the topic that can be remembered range extender adopted at that time from BMW for i3, which instead meant that the car was always powered by electricity. But it also took advantage of the heat engine, a Kymco di 650 cc, you can recharge the battery in the event that he had finally run out of payment. However, it is different from models e-Power from Nissan, in which the car always runs on electricity, but the battery is always charged by a petrol motorcycle.

The underlying theme of all these solutions, however, remains to reassure the many drivers who still do not fully believe in electric vehicles. Suggesting the second engine, gasoline, as a kind of saint in heaven who can get you out of trouble if the battery is empty e you don’t see any columns around.