Etiqueta: BYD Qin L

The year is 2011, Tesla CEO Elon Musk was asked in a Bloomberg interview whether Chinese automaker BYD Auto posed a real competitive threat to Tesla. Musk cheekily laughed and said, "Have you seen their car? I don’t think they have a great product… I don’t think the technology is very strong."

Updated 2026 BYD Qin Plus DM-i and Qin L DM-i entered the Chinese market as affordable PHEV sedans with up to 210 km of electric range.

BYD will launch the 2026 Qin L DM-i and Qin Plus DM-i in China on January 8.

For the full year 2025, the Song series sold 788,003 units, making it BYD's best-selling model.

While much of the news this week has been discouraging, recent reports about BYD’s OTA updates have provided something positive to think about. In particular, the OTA updates have focused on BYD’s DM-i 5.0 (5th generation PHEV platform), which started rolling out across models in China last year. Consumers in China are getting more battery-only range and better fuel economy once the battery is depleted than when they bought their vehicles. While some news has been worse than expected, it is good to see something ending up better than expected. That is not only better for consumers, but also better for the CO2 emissions and the environment.

China’s BYD has launched the 2026 Qin L DM-i, a plug-in hybrid sedan capable of traveling up to 1,335 miles on a single tank and charge.

BYD launches 2026 Qin L DM-i with 128 km EV range, upgraded interior, and DiLink100 system.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — BYD Qin L EV is coming soon to Malaysia. This is based on the new teaser that BYD Sime Mot...

BYD has reduced the price of its Qin L EV by RMB 10,000 ($1,400) and introduced a new variant equipped with the DiSus-C body control system.

BYD has reduced fuel consumption of its fifth-generation DM hybrid tech to just 2.6 liters per 100 km when the battery is depleted.