Thanks for the review. I just ordered my Atto 3 and for all the reasons you mentioned, it is the affordability plus features and a balance of performance that swayed me towards BYD.
❤ thanks. Plus its reliability and keeping our air clean on our roads, in city areas, in housing estates as well as in carparks. I switched to ev for the sake of our environment and the earth. Never-mind about falling in value, in spite of the discipline needed to charge it, intend to use it for ten years. In most enclosed carparks (including the new shopping malls) the air there is full of car exhaust and hot. Not good for anyone working in the carpark. Surely there are people working in car parks. My sympathy goes to them. If visitors with kids take time to find their parked cars, they will also bear the brunt of the situation there. Even in older HDB estates with many ground level flats, and open air car park next to their living rooms, the residents (many not owning cars), would wish more car owners switching to ev, we can see more and more ev chargers being installed there even though many residents themselves are not car owners. Thanks to SP which installs the chargers. Hope SP can also reduce the price of charging. $0.64 per kWh for ac, is a bit too stiff to encourage more people to embrace green energy car. Save our environment and save our earth.
Thanks very interesting. Here in Australia the major concern is range anxiety with the distances we travel once you leave the cities with harging stations now being established in country areas, we are paying the price for having a government in place prior to this one who denied the transition to EV's , Had the Atto for 5 months now love it and if you worry about range buy a long extension cord , if you have access to household electricity U can charge your Atto , takes a while also get a charger installed at home cheers and thanks
Hey Daren, it's awesome that you've done this review in the night, it really showcases the ambience lighting being in effect! As you owe a Tesla as well, will you be doing a Tesla VS BYD Atto 3 comparison review?
I was looking at so many foreign-based reviews talking about how value-for-money the BYD Atto 3 was, until your video brought me back down to reality of living in Singapore. There are still other brand-new ICE Cat A family cars I could get for a lower price, and they don't even have the environmental rebates from gov. Either BYD should lower their prices in Singapore or Gov't increases the rebates if they want to push more drivers to switch to an electric vehicle.
I have a Kia Cerato in 2019 during the low COE price days of COVID, approximately 8k annual depreciation as it was like 80k, thus stop up of like 90k would be the rough atto3 price plus minus. Many friends have recommended me to sell and upgrade to ATTO 3, however economically/value for money, it still seems quite a lift compared to finishing the 10 years and looking to EV next. Wonder if you have any practical thoughts to shift the decision to make sense out of this that I might be missing. Perhaps also maybe the EV landscape will be a little more mature in 2/3 more years perhaps? Thought your reviews have been very pragmatic so love to hear your thoughts.
Ev and ev chargers go hand in hand. The latter would spur (encourage) the growth of the other. The gov plays an important role in ev adoption by the people (by making more ev chargers available).👍 One encouraging example is: the residents of a condo in north point had their "opening ceremony" of their ev chargers with an enlightening speech by a VIP (a minister). We can already see more efforts in harvesting of solar energy in many parts of our land (maybe even at the sea) and the foresight in going nuclear energy. Clean energy drive by our Gov or at corporate front is of little use if cars are moving around our living areas and city like individual burning stoves giving out exhaust gases and generating heat individually.
Best value car you can buy right now. For the same price, you can get a Toyota Altis, lol i’m not sure who would prefer an Altis over this Atto 3, unless you’re a petrol head. Great review Daren
Good to also highlight the difference in charging speed here. AC max 7kW and DC max 80kW actually should be a factor for those planning routines. IMO, 7kW is a bit too slow.
Not sure why, but since weight comes to mind when it comes to an EV, I ended up getting distracted and concentrating more on those thin columns/pillars holding up the beams of the carpark this review is recorded at...
odd to see BYD doesn't have automatic parking when they had the key fob remote years before James Bond's BMW had it in the movie 😊 you just come to expect so much from chinese brands technology-wise nowadays
2 questions: 1. What happens if you overcharge this car? 2. Can the in-car map function on its own without connecting to our mobiles? I was under the impression they had a built-in GPS capability.
Some personal discipline is needed. I have gotten used to it now. A nice reliable car. For people where there are ev chargers in their carparks, slow AC chargers are ok. Charge the car regularly near home after work. Discipline to vacate the charging lot to be considerate to others. The charger app is helpful. HDB dwellers in the ground floor would love ev owners. Love SP. ❤
singapore ev infrastructure still have alot to catchup, we seen news in china fast charge station takes only 1sec per KM recharge, they also have mobile bot able to do charging for you in malls, just need to open apps to call for the services. not sure when sg gonna have it.
@@hanmeng4833 After paying so much money, the product should make life easier for us and not the other way. In other countries such as Australia, ppl always park head in due to bigger parking space but not in Singapore. This is the wrong car for our carpark.
highway driving would not be more efficient in EV, in fact, you travel less distance compared to city drive. Nevertheless, it is still a good drive and range.
Byd change from “Build your dreams” to BYD. Tesla changed from “T” to “TESLA” 😅 Three things dun like abt atto 3… speedo meter… kinda look ugly as compare to centre console screen. And also, charging always need to head in… cos charging port in front… not to forget abt ARF too… it’s $0! At this price range… an ICE car could have much more ARF… Gonna see when xpeng G6 is in sg…
I wonder if there are frequent software updates like Tesla do.. I tested Seal and Model 3 highland and in the end I decided to go with the Model 3 highland. I enjoy the quiet cabin and the 1 Pedal drive and totally no regrets for getting a Tesla..
ARF? You mean PARF is zero. Can always buy an ICE car and pay ARF upfront and get back 50% of it after 10 years and compare the overall cost of the car. Don’t forget to discount NPV of the ARF you pay upfront. EV has pays discounted ARF (in many cases zero since OMV is less than $25k, which is the rebate limit) hence PARF is zero.
There are, but they are currently at the bottom of the list of Chinese EVs. The car with the highest level of autopilot in China is Huawei's Aito M9 (which is close in price to the Mercedes-Benz E-Class), which does the whole thing without a human taking over (but is required by law to sit in the driver's seat), and is the highest selling premium car in China every month, and is an absolute dominant player in the premium market, similar to Mercedes-Benz's position. By the way, byd is the dominant player in China's low and mid-range market, similar to Toyota.
This is a selling like hot cake at SG because you can always use this pick up line with this car….i have g-strings in my car, would you like to try them out ? 🤣😂🤣
one thing to highlight. whoever drive and park on the road side... becafeful with this game... the door extend all the way before the car frame... becareful when u opening the door.
Is it true that to prolong the battery life, do not charge above 80% and charge when the battery reaches 20%? So technically the real usage is only 60%, meaning travel distance is about 264km. Furthermore, battery power usually drops as the years go by, so the distance for 60% will drop to say 200km..Right? How long is the battery warranty? Most give a 7 years warranty. So meaning 7th year I need to change the battery, what is the cost? Maybe on the 5th year, I will have to change the battery cos I will hate charging it every night.
Isn’t it EV has better range in city driving compared to highway? Do frequent start-stop reduce its range alot? It would also be great to interview owners their experience, especially from PHV point of view. 👍🏼
Yes, I own an Atto 3 and can confirm that in city driving you get better range due to regenerative braking where a certain amount power is restored to the battery each time you brake. This applies to all EVs and I would assume PHEVs too.
I think stop start is more an issue with ice cars where stop/start consumes more energy burning more fossil fuel other than acceleration. Whereas Ev with electric motor starts instantly, only some extra energy for acceleration is needed which may be somewhat compensated through regeneration.
1. What you get is the number of chargers but not unoccupied nor secured chargers? What if its all occupied by the time one gets there? Adoption of EVs are increasing at a faster rate than supply of chargers. 2. Gotta further discount a bit from this "real world" range. 3. Head-in? erm... to what extent does one be slavery to the car...for some and not for some.
It is ok, for environment sake. It is a reliable car. Also some personal discipline needed in charging the car. I have gotten used to it. I intend to use it for 10 years. If i cant afford it later on, i would switch to public transport. ❤
Seen many BYD ATTO 3s on road trips in Malaysia & Thailand. It’s definitely feasible, especially with the growing number of fast chargers on public highways!
@@DarenYoongneed some preparation of road map before setting off. Check out all the available charging stations along the way. Have a road map of chargers. And charge as and when you are taking a break, lunch break or a rest. Keep charge level above 40%. Someone has driven this car from SG to Genting.
Thanks for sharing. 🎉 Everyone buys a car with his own purpose. Every one has his own likes and dislikes. Sometimes, mindset is changeable. Someone also says change is the only constant. I own one and am satisfied with its overall reliability, though i never use the motorised sunroof. And i never use the rotating function of the screen. It is ok. It fulfils my goal of greener energy and environmental care. Especially in the light of our nation's drive for solar energy and a nuclear power plant. I love the on board voice assistant, a sweet lady voice and beautiful English. ❤ This makes driving the car never a boring moment. I don't regret buying this car a year ago, before the upgrade and also at a higher price. I am Happy for the new owners who get the upgrade. With more people switching to EV (regardless of brand), those HDB flats ground floor dwellers with car park lots next to their home would be rejoicing.🎉 🎉🎉🎉
@@hanmeng4833 I concur with you regarding switch to EV. Singapore is the ideal place for that, IMO. The same should also be done for motorbikes. Quiet, no bad fumes.
Ev and ev chargers go hand in hand. The latter would spur (encourage) the growth of the other. The gov plays an important role in ev adoption by the people (by making more ev chargers available).👍 We can already see more efforts in harvesting of solar energy and the foresight in going nuclear energy. Clean energy drive by our Gov or at corporate front is of little use if cars are moving around our living areas and city like individual burning stoves giving out exhaust gases and generating heat individually.
@@lanlantulan do you even know how the quota was calculated? Are you even old enough to remember once the COE was $50? Do you know how that happened? Think first lah, don’t everything also blame government 😂
@@CalvinK-the_old_fogey which word did i use to blame the government?? my statement of facts is just a rebuke to your incorrect sentence that government does not control the COE premiums. everyone knows that the impact of government control COE quota affects the COE premiums. This is not a blame! it is a factual.
@@lanlantulan COE quota depends on the average de-registration of the past 12 months. Government never force you to de-register, it’s the consumer’s behaviour. The bidding price is dependent on car traders’ behaviour and buyers’ desperation, not government again. Government only determines the growth of vehicles and it is a long-term policy to be car-lite. So if you think about it, you should blame car buyers and not government. 😂
@@DarenYoong Precisely, myself never purchase any i-phones and those e-Vehicles, Made in China. Now, with i-phones made outside of PRChina, may consider to buy one !.
@@spek_ll- Definitely, i love "Made in India", these days. The India workmanship these days are fantastic, highly motivated, whereas Chinese Workers these days are frustrated and cannot work diligently .. as they are concerned at the end of the month they may not receive any salary ..worse may be made redundant. Under such a daily constant pressure ...oneself can imagine the quality of the workmanship and end-products quality standard.
