BYD Atto 3: 6 month Owner Update - here's what you need to know

The BYD brand has now been in New Zealand for a year, with the Atto 3 being hugely successful for the brand.

With this is mind, I wanted to talk to catch up again with Atto 3 owner Matthew Parkin to talk about owning the SUV.

#byd #atto3 #ev

✅ We'll be talking about the car's positives, and any negatives over the last 6 months.
✅ Alternatives to the Atto 3.
✅ General EV Advice.

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Link to first interview 👇

0:00 Introduction
0:34 Overview
3:16 Key positives
6:52 Actual range
8:50 WLTP
11:45 Announces
14:00 Update to fix
17:20 Looking at other cars
19:37 Prices
23:37 Buyer Advice

[deedawson]

Bought mine late Nov. I am retired and only ‘granny’ charge mine. We have a 10 kWh solar system and only charge the car during the day. A full charge from empty to 100% costs me $4.80. The $4.80 the grid would pay me for the power had I sent it to them. Even if RUC charges (road user charges) come in at the diesel rate, I have calculated a 50km trip to Ch Ch, a 25km ticky tour around Ch Ch and back home would only cost me $10 in RUC kms. I have done a 152km trip to Timaru and back (total 304km) on a full charge and got back with 21% left. I am loving this car, best decision ever.

[vilester]

I have this car as well. We love it. had it for almost 11 months now.

[rohankilby]

9 months into Atto ownership 12k on the clock my experience very similar I’m running my vehicle in the tropics, average consumption 14 kWh per 100km round town to 18.KWh on highway and 25 kWh / 100 km towing my small boat. I use VTL to recharge my electric mountain bike out in the bush and power my campsite brilliant.

[DOUGALUS]

Greeting from Oz, good informative chat with an owner. I am expecting my MG 4 next month and can't wait.

[ateiviz]

I'm waiting for my Seal to turn up in the new year. Hard to say we're all saving money, I look at it as paying for my diesel cost upfront for the next 6 years. The tradeoff of a new EV being the latest safety technology and comfort.

[nigelclarke]

Enjoyed the video. Some good information. I have been thinking of getting a Atto 3.

[twoheadlines]

A PHeV fan/user for the last 5 years, transitioning to full EV with a ATTO3 purchase/delivery in the last couple of weeks. Looking forward to continuing recreational and work related travel in the West Coast and Nelson/Tasman areas. Range should not be a great issue, with plenty of charging locations popping up even in the smaller towns such as Murchison and Reefton.
Really looking forward to "learning to fly" the ATTO3 🙃

[tomber]

Had for 6 months now and done 23000km. Hasn't missed a beat. We're going to get another ev to replace the petrol second car.

[zKonGz]

I bought mine eight days ago in Thailand. I have no access to wall charging so I am planning to charge from DC boxes most of the time.

[peterengland]

I have my eyes on the MG Cyberster this time next year.

[sujeewarathnaweera]

I actually got this recommended about 3 times and did not watch. I see it again and the video is not performing really well. I will give it a watch.