TOKYO — The 2025 Japan Mobility Show this year felt like a crucial turning point for the Japanese automotive industry. There was a strong presence from BYD, which started in 2023 with the introduction and sales of the BYD Atto 3. The entry of the Chinese carmaker to Japan also … [continued]
The refreshed BYD Yuan Plus (aka Atto 3) appeared in recent regulatory filings with China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). We will have more specific details when the vehicle is officially launched. Overall, the images show only minor tweaks to the exterior. However, there is one seemingly minor … [continued]
There’s a lot of electric vehicle growth and development happening in smaller markets that have traditionally not gotten much attention. We here at CleanTechnica are trying to cover this growth, but, admittedly, it’s hard to track it all. The good news is that it really seems to be surging more … [continued]
BYD is rapidly becoming a giant in the Australian auto industry. Recently, the sales of the Shark 6 pushed BYD into the #6 position. So, after an Australian BYD owner posted on Facebook that she was having rust issues with her relatively new BYD Atto 3, I sought further feedback … [continued]
When I hear the name Alfred, I think of the kindly butler making hot cocoa for a young Master Bruce in Wayne Manor. Cyclone Alfred was another matter, hitting Brisbane over three days and causing major damage through a large portion of the southern Queensland and northern New South Wales … [continued]
BYD is already crushing it, with by far the most plugin vehicle sales on the planet and rapid growth. But apparently that wasn’t enough. Now the company has rolled out an update to its Yuan Plus, and the package is truly absurd. The new Yuan Plus (called the Atto 3 … [continued]
Ammar has been driving a BYD Atto 3 as an Uber for the past 22 months. During that time, he has put over 150,000 km (93,000 miles) on his odometer. He mainly drives around the Gold Coast (Queensland) and sometimes in northern New South Wales. He tells me that traffic … [continued]
Allan has recently retired from his position as the Chief Information Officer at Isuzu Ute Australia. He knows about motor vehicles and he is dead set on value for money. He is in the market for an electric vehicle, and I asked him to share his shopping-for-value experience. When I … [continued]
It seems like we get news of BYD entering a new market around the world every week now, so it’s hard to keep up! However, it’s great for the overall mission to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles around the world. Just the other week, BYD officially entered the Zambian market … [continued]
Battery electric vehicles only achieved a 5.9% penetration of the new vehicle market in Australia in August. This is 5,892 out of 100,786 total light vehicles sold. It was 6,743 in July. Perhaps it’s time to admit that there is a slowdown and a pivot to PHEVs. Strangely, the more … [continued]
