‘One of our city cars in the EU in 2025’

‘One of our city cars in the EU in 2025’


BYD is preparing to revolutionize the electric car market in Europe and Italy and will do so soon, as early as 2025. The president of a large Chinese car company, Stella Lihe announced the arrival of the youngest in our area.

«In 2025 – words for Corriere della Serawe will present an affordable small car suitable for European cities». Stella Lì has never mentioned it but everything suggests that it refers to BYD’s Seagull, an electric one that costs less than the hot one in China, and which is literally capable. disrupt the market. In the Asian giant it costs less than 9,000 euros and even double the price would reach. 18 thousand euros from usA very impressive figure for a green car.

BYD, in a conversation with the newspaper through Solferino, explained that at the moment He is not in talks with our government to open an office in Italy, but he did not close the door twice: «I know Italy very well and often go to the Bologna area. I love your country and all options are open: if we decide to open a second factory in Europe we will also evaluate Italy, but, I repeat, at the moment we have not yet contacted the Government.».

BYD’s goal is to open within the next few months factory in Europe giving new space to the brand: «For BYD, European production is an important step for brand validation – explains Stella Lì again – it is true, building cars in Europe is very expensive in terms of energy and labor, but the customer’s perception changes completely if the production is local. It is also a matter of quality and local suppliers who have always specialized in this sector».

According to BYD’s first number it’s only a matter of time until electricity can also spread in Italy and in this matter he advises: «A good way is to try running a plug-in hybrid: ours has a higher voltage range and this may bring people closer to using a model with a large enough battery to recharge.». PHEVs are considered historically the bridge between electricity and fuel and currently in Italy there are 3 plug-in hybrids for less than 27 thousand euros on sale.

Stella Lì concludes by sending a message to competition: «If we can offer our models at the best prices it is only thanks to our technology: we have been making batteries since 1995, we have worked with big companies like Nokia and gained a lot of experience in this field.». Clearly more than that.