BYD ATTO 2

AMKC

Surprised no thread on this yet. Its ok but a bit boring. Not exactly original.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/byd-atto-2-launched-europe-194-mile-range

Oscar_Madison

174 mile range- new to maket in 2025? Are we going backwards or wha?

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123043339#Comment_123043339

Ye its not great. Dissapointing it is.

CMOTDibbler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123043339#Comment_123043339

It says 194 miles. Over 300km. Not that bad.

Oscar_Madison

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123045735#Comment_123045735

I misread by 20 miles- it’s still bollox for 2025- consumers deserve better than this pile of sho1te

CMOTDibbler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123046009#Comment_123046009

There are plenty of cars with >45kWh batteries. The market actually needs smaller cars with medium sized batteries and a reasonable range. The price would be the main factor. Doesn't say, but if it's around €30k then you may have a point.

Buddy Bubs

Priced correctly I think it makes sense, loads of people don't often leave a 100km radius of their home and this would suit perfectly.

You're into low 30s for the likes of an ID3 pure so has to be much lower than that.

It looks reasonably ok too.

194 miles is about 310kms so take 75/80% of that and you're looking at a 230 to 250 Kms real world range for this on average. Knock another bit off for motorways though and it's around 200 Kms max distance for long drives before charging. Makes intercity driving in Ireland from Dublin borderline manageable with one charge but it's not aimed at that market.

Not for everyone but will suit many.

derekreilly

https://youtu.be/lSi4nE-WW1w

Bigger battery coming for those looking for longer range

crl84

The smaller battery version seems perfectly good for most people, and could do well as a second car where the primary car is preferred for a rare long journey.
More than enough for the average person dropping kids to school, normal work commute to/from work, picking up a few bits of shopping in a town and going home.
At low €30,000s, it could be a great option for a lot of people.

MojoMaker

Before folks switch over to BEV they are usually obsessed with range, and then after a while with a full EV they realise it's nothing really to be concerned about.

CMOTDibbler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123062806#Comment_123062806

That reminded me that the worst anxiety I've had about range in a car has been a number of times I've had to pull off a motorway to try and find a 24 hour filling station at night because I'm not going to make the next motorway stop. Both here and abroad.

That's real range anxiety. 🤣

MarkN

People need to change their mindset about range in cars. You get a smaller battery, you carry less weight, you pay less money. You want a 100kWh you pay for it. It is a different way of looking at cars I admit, but electric cars will actually give people the option of only paying for what they need / regularly use. Irish people are obsessed with the idea of an electric car doing 1,000kms for some absolutely bizarre reason.

CMOTDibbler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123063880#Comment_123063880

That bizarre reason being that they don't ever want to stop, but will keep going with white knuckles on the wheel (and bladder) until they reach their destination.