Etiqueta: Qin L

Rumors of a “DM‑i 6.0” system emerge as BYD enhances plug-in hybrids with extended electric-only range.

The global electric vehicle (EV) market will crown two models as 2025 market leaders. While a Tesla battery-electric vehicle (BEV) charged ahead.

Ford is in discussions with the Chinese giant BYD to supply batteries for some of the Detroit automaker’s hybrid vehicle models, people familiar with the matter told the WSJ on Thursday.

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."

BYD has rolled out long-range versions for the Seal 05 DM-i and Seal 06 DM-i, following similar upgrades to two hybrid sedans in the Qin series.

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 roll out longer range versions for the Qin Plus DM-i, Qin L DM-i, Seal 05 DM-i, and Seal 06 DM-i, with battery ranges exceeding 210 km.

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.