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Zorro

(18,474 posts)
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 10:11 PM 5 hrs ago

BYD's new electric SUV delivers over 440 miles range for just $26,000



Earlier this month, Lu Tian, head of sales for BYD’s Dynasty series, confirmed the Song Ultra EV was coming soon.

Lu previewed the new model for the first time in a blurred image posted on Weibo, calling it the Dynasty lineup’s first B-segment fully electric SUV.

While no other details were offered, the Song Ultra EV was included in China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) regulatory approval catalog released last month.

The regulatory filing revealed measurements of 4,850 mm in length, 1,910 mm in width, and 1,670 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2,840 mm, making it slightly larger than the Song L DM-i PHEV at 4,780 mm in length, 1,898 mm in width, and 1,670 mm in height.

While prices for the BYD Song Ultra EV are expected to start at around 220,000-260,000 yuan ($31,900-$37,600), Chinese media outlet Autohome claims it will be priced around 180,000 yuan ($26,000), citing “relevant channels.”

https://electrek.co/2026/02/16/byds-new-ev-suv-delivers-over-440-miles-range-for-26000/
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BYD's new electric SUV delivers over 440 miles range for just $26,000 (Original Post) Zorro 5 hrs ago OP
The MAGA attack on EVs is going to doc03 4 hrs ago #1
us carmakers cannot pay wages and materials that low. china inc subsidizes those "cheap" cars nt msongs 4 hrs ago #2
Wonder what a job in their plant pays? OC375 4 hrs ago #3

doc03

(38,964 posts)
1. The MAGA attack on EVs is going to
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 10:46 PM
4 hrs ago

be the final death to the US auto industry. American manufacturers are dropping out of
EVs while the rest of the world is passing us up. Eventually the auto industry will come to
the government yet again wanting taxpayers to
bail them out.

msongs

(73,329 posts)
2. us carmakers cannot pay wages and materials that low. china inc subsidizes those "cheap" cars nt
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 11:02 PM
4 hrs ago

OC375

(570 posts)
3. Wonder what a job in their plant pays?
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 11:14 PM
4 hrs ago

What would you pay a Detroit auto worker to crank out a $26k EV? Maybe robots could do it? When my tax money went to Tesla rebates they sold well. Maybe we just tax everyone into EV’s?

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