![]() The company is already outselling Skoda, Renault, Jeep and Land Rover in Australia and closing on Honda, Volvo and Lexus. Plus BYD has early runs on the board with the Atto 3. ![]() We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. For more information see our Privacy Policy. Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. Helping the Dolphin’s appeal to private buyers are rebates in most states as well as the federal government’s electric car discount, which exempts EVs financed through a novated lease from fringe benefits tax, saving thousands of dollars annually. He adds that stock availability is a crucial piece of the puzzle for providing certainty to fleet purchasers. “Overwhelmingly fleet buyers from government, corporate, all-sized businesses are looking at electric options they can put on-fleet that fit the right sort of price ranges, that fit the purpose and that their drivers will be happy in,” says Paul Scully, the head of marketing for SG Fleet Australia New Zealand. It doesn’t hurt that businesses and governments are tripping over themselves to lower their carbon footprints. That hasn’t stopped BYD predicting it will sell “many thousands of Dolphins”, which would make it one of the country’s top-selling EVs and provide competition for the likes of the Toyota Corolla, Hyundai i30, Mazda3 and Kia Cerato. Aussies will be more comfortable with its 7.0 second 0-100km/h acceleration, but the Premium costs another $6,000, a sizeable jump. ![]() It’s claimed to travel 340km between charges, and includes extras such as a panoramic sunroof, wireless phone charging, heated seats and a 12.8-inch rotating touchscreen.Ī Dolphin Premium has more than double the power and a bigger battery that stretches the driving range to 427km. It’s one of the least powerful new cars available and getting to 100km/h takes a leisurely 12.3 seconds. It drives the front wheels with a motor making just 70kW, almost half that of many city hatchbacks. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup It’s about the size of a Toyota Corolla but has more space inside because it was designed from the outset as an EV, so doesn’t have a structure contorted to accommodate an engine, gearbox, exhaust system and fuel tank. Dolphin compact electric vehicle – now on sale with deliveries due in October.
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