I've said it before and I'll say it again. The seagull is THE car that I want to buy next, I don't need anything bigger. I've got an MG4 and it's great so I'm more likely to buy another one of those than buy a Dolphin which is the same size but not as good or an ATTO 3 which is nice but too big.

@TheChargeShow

6 ай бұрын

You sound just like me Johnny :)

I hope BYD will bring the Seagull to Australia.

@TheChargeShow

6 ай бұрын

I hope so too. Fantastic car. :)

No car should be charged with superficially high price like what the Americans are paying now. Chinese companies are more consumer oriented and more humanistic approach to consumers. Whereas the American companies are typical capitalistic and profit driven mentality at the expense and misery of consumers. It should be the choice of consumers what cars they would like to purchase than dictated and imposed by the government what car should buy and what car should not buy. The cost of making an iPhone 15 is about $20 USD but it sells for at lease $1600 USD in the U.S. this is how the American companies cheat and rip off American consumers. Americans need to wake up.

@RyukoMeows

Ай бұрын

Iphone 15 costs about $500 to make, but your point still stands true. The greed is disgusting.

Thank you for this video👍

I’ve got a Tesla mod 3 and I ❤ it . I want a BYD seagull 😊

Love your cat on the chair beside you! Meow!

@TheChargeShow

3 ай бұрын

Nawwwwww thankyou very much. He's very precious. :) He's called Mimi.

--- By the way, I love Mimi too! Seagull in AU --- would be a proposition for many! Not for me. And one day, they'll come here. Easy to predict! And in that time, I'll be in my Seal - I hope? Thank You for the data of the Seagull. Nice report. Greetings. Bye.

That is the car I need and would buy it for under AU$ 30k on road to replace my ageing Holden Spark. Great vlog, subscribed.

@gregbaird4612

2 ай бұрын

USA here, I have Chevy Spark EV version of your car, sadly it is currently at the dealer as the battery pack is showing signs of failure. I would purchase the BYD if it were available here, it has twice the range of the Spark EV and is essentially the same size, the blade batteries are also interesting. These small/city size EVs are perfect as the mass market really isn’t looking for an $80k plus EV.

I just LOVE your awesome cat!!!!

@TheChargeShow

Ай бұрын

Thank you :) He will be back again soon. He's a very special cat, and he's only young so he will be in my videos for years and years I hope.

Where can you buy the RHD version to import to Aus, I’ve thought about importing one but it’s probably better to wait for the BYD Thailand factory to open.

@TheChargeShow

6 ай бұрын

I didn't know that it had to be RHD. But if you have to have RHD or just would prefer it, then, I recon its best to do what you said. That's makes perfect sense. :)

It could be selling millions, if it were offered at under 20k in Europe right now ! Thanks for calling the attention on the air vs liquid cooling difference among the versions.

A Seagull with the Sodium-Ion battery (and the shorter range), for around $20,000 AUD would kill the MG3 and Kia Picanto in the Australian market. By the way, I think you cat is broken. :) :)

Why aren't we getting this EV in Australia and more affordable cheap small EVs like this? This could replace a lot of 2nd cars in households that are desperate to get into EVs. A budget version of the Fiat 500e at a bargain price. Similar dimensions, weight, battery size, range etc

Already actively checking the local dealers in the uk to see when they will be available considering they announced a few more models will be coming out in 2024

@TheChargeShow

4 ай бұрын

What did they say about the Seagull? :)

i was curious of the full specifications of a seagul like range, battery size, etc..just an advice for the next videos.

@TheChargeShow

6 ай бұрын

Noted, thanks mate :) I may do another video soon on the Seagull.

The world needs this car

I'd buy one if they sold it in Australia

I will buy one this year. In Thailand ;-)

@TheChargeShow

2 ай бұрын

That's awesome, let me know when you buy one. Make sure to get the larger battery pack in it so that it comes with really good battery cooling to keep the battery healthy for years. :)

Seagull has LFP battery. It is more tolerant to heat as compared to NCM battery(used by others) should b ok with just air cooling.

They are all over the place in Amman Jordan

Are there no Sodium battey version yet?

@rRobertSmith

3 ай бұрын

probably by this summer if CATL can ramp up production

My wife and I are in our 60's, I'm just recently a pensioner! We routinely only do low mileage per annum of about 3K miles. Given this would it be so necessary to have the liquid cooled battery version or would the so called air cooled version still see us out for as many years as we would be capable of driving? Thanks for posting.

@TheChargeShow

Ай бұрын

Hi Barry, the heat is the main issue. If you live in a climate such as the UK and you don't routinely run the battery to zero, and don't park it at 100% all the time (although with LFP chemistry it should really cause issues with the chemistry), then you may just be fine with the cheaper ones, but for about one or two thousand pounds more you can get the larger battery with full proper cooling, so its definitely worth getting that one. In the UK, it's hit and miss with how the batteries have coped over ten years on the Nissan Leaf. Some are great and others are not. This is almost entirely down to thermal management. So, it depends on where you live as to whether it will have a good chance or not. Thanks for getting in touch and please feel free to let me know if you have concerns or thoughts.

In amman we see a ton of VW I4 and I6. Some have the standard german (english) lettering. Others which are cheaper have chinese all over the back. It seems the chinese made ones don't work nearly as well and VW will not repair under warranty, or maybe at all? I know people at the German Embassy who say owners of the chinese ones are always contacting demanding repairs. How old can any of these be? 3 years tops?

Citroen and Renault will do that next year... C3 and R5

I live in south west Louisiana. I always check what the battery cooling system looks like. I like my Bolt for having 3 cooling loops. I just wish it was built by someone more reliable than Chevy.

@TheChargeShow

Ай бұрын

I'm still blown away by this whole internet thing. Having people in Louisiana watching me rant on about things is crazy :) I recently did a poll, and 80% of people agree with us, it should be default on any car to have full proper thermal protection. Of course, LFP chemistry won't likely explode on you or have a thermal run away situation, but it can still degrade because of the heat. Thanks for the comment :)

I love that this car, it is well priced, and I really want to buy one for my Wife when it comes to the UK, however I know when it hits the UK the tax the government will slap on it will double the price. I will say this I have an Atto 3 and established car makers Audi, VW, Vauxhall, Peugeot ect, had better sit up and take notice.

is there a website were you enter the name of a car and tells you what issues do owners struggle with?

@user-ct6wt8xq1k

6 ай бұрын

懂车帝

@Zaid500000

6 ай бұрын

@@user-ct6wt8xq1k what?!

Hi, I am willing to buy a Seagull but I saw a video saying that the battery of Seagull is one piece, and if one or more of its cells is damaged there is no way to change a cell and you should change the whole battery and it is expensive, is that true? or is it possible to make maintenance and change the particular cell instead of the whole battery? if some knows about this issue and can tell me if is it possible to make maintenance to the battery or no.

@StrongmanLi-pz7sl

Ай бұрын

you have full warranty from byd, no worries.

@TheChargeShow

Ай бұрын

Hey there, this is not true. The BYD Seagull battery is made from individual cells, all placed into a metal case. The case is bolted to the car underneath. But it's quite a routine thing nowadays to open them up and replace cells. This is going to be more ordinary on a car such as the Seagull because it is going to be a common car because it's made for the 'mass market' and not the 'niche market'.

I can't wait to jump in BYD next weekend!!!

@TheChargeShow

6 ай бұрын

Awesome. Which one is it? Did you buy one? :)

@thiethoang2309

5 ай бұрын

@@TheChargeShow Love specs and the look on the Seal!!! Unfortunately, I couldn't get to see it last weekend.

Seagull is closely priced with GWM ORA 300 here in the Philippines with a difference of $1500 US so it's a no brainer no one will buy the Seagull over the ORA 300.

12v 100ah lifepo4 battery’s have gone from £400 to £230 in two months in the UK 😊

@stardusttwo6262

5 ай бұрын

Where can I buy these at that price? please.

When it comes to value, pardon me for writing this, but BYD Seagull $hits on the competition

The Seagull is available where I live, but I hadn't even realized there were different trims/batteries. Good to know. I'll have to ask again, but I think locally it was the 405km (stated) range, but nice to hear that that's the model with the liquid cooling. What's crazy is that it's 20KUSD here... Still, the 405km range is more likely close to 320km in real life driving conditions. Thing is, I wouldn't use it for daily driving, more like the odd weekend getaway, so it's hard to justify either the Seagull (even less so the Dolphin or newer e2) vs a cheap 1000cc Toyota or something that costs the same price. I might take it for a test drive to see though. Plus, the local EV network is horrendous, but I assume it'll only get better. I really want an EV, but it's hard to find a good one for a decent price (my research seems to indicate BYD is better than say, Wuling).

@3:32 it has a 15 million km warranty? I don't trust the specs...

The sooner Australia gets these small electric vehicles the better !

Does have to be RHD otherwise can't drive it in Australia. Unless prepared to wait 25 years until it qualifies as a classic car.

Are they sold in your country?

@TheChargeShow

6 ай бұрын

I wish! :)

Delivery in GREECE?????

Ai no seu pais existe uma polemica sobre a suspensão trazeira do carro ? Aqui no Brasil estao falando que a suspenção é muito mole e que o carro balança muito em entradas e curvas levando insegurança ao motorista , eai no seu pais ?

@TheChargeShow

Ай бұрын

I will pretend to understand this :)

@davidtrajano9802

Ай бұрын

@@TheChargeShow Is there a controversy in your country about the car's rear suspension? Here in Brazil they are saying that the suspension is very soft and that the car shakes a lot on entrances and curves, causing insecurity for the driver, what about in your country?

Waiting for its launch in India.

Chinese cars are not cheap in quality but with affordable price. This is what we need as consumers. How come the so called freedom market and democracy countries all of sudden dictate what cars consumers should buy and what cars consumers should not buys? No car should be charged with superficially high price like what the Americans are paying now. Chinese companies are more consumer oriented and more humanistic approach to consumers. Whereas the American companies are typical capitalistic and profit driven mentality at the expense and misery of consumers. It should be the choice of consumers what cars they would like to purchase than dictated and imposed by the government what car should buy and what car should not buy. The cost of making an iPhone 15 is about $20 USD but it sells for at lease $1600 USD in the U.S. this is how the American companies cheat and rip off American consumers. Americans need to wake up.

How about the rear axel in the cheapest model? Why don’t say this in your comment

I wish BYD would just insist that its overseas distributors sell the Seagull too. I don’t mind paying a little extra for the Seagull so that the distributor’s profit margin is the same for the Seagull vs the Dolphin. So it’s hard to understand why the local distributors are not importing the Seagull.

@diego9x

6 ай бұрын

They are going to sell the Seagull already in Latin America starting 2024, official from BYD

@orlovsskibet

4 ай бұрын

Probably a manufacturing capacity issue

@wcoenen

Ай бұрын

It may not be up to the distributors. Cars need homologation before they can be sold in any market.

I've watched a lot of KZread videos about the Seagull now, but not a single one mentions anything about regen braking and one-pedal driving, an absolute must for me -- just as true, Tesla-style OTA updates. I guess the motor in the Seagull is too small to handle proper regen braking, so it's back to the old changing brakes every other year, just like in the bad old ICE age? Sad, considering that a 250 kW motor costs just a few dollars more than a 55 kW ditto to produce.

@vasopel

4 ай бұрын

you do know that KZread is not Google search right? in 10-15 seconds I found that this car HAS regen braking. and one pedal driving is available in the top-spec model that also "offers an optional driver assistance package, which includes the forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, lane keep assist, and adaptive cruise control." use google to find answers....NOT youtube.

@bfelten1

4 ай бұрын

@@vasopel I *did* Google it, and I found this answer: "Regenerative braking is available through one-pedal driving combined with blended brakes. Automatic regen is not available in this model." Combined with blended brakes is not exactly what I want. Automatic regen is.

@vasopel

4 ай бұрын

@@bfelten1 did you Google it before or after you wrote the original comment? Because the original comment reads like you are looking for an answer...and since you can't find it on YT you are making assumptions.

@bfelten1

4 ай бұрын

@@vasopel Of course I was looking for an answer. An answer from someone who's actually driven the car, and not from some Google link. DUH!

I thought it was supposed to have a sodium battery?

@Wingnut353

2 ай бұрын

Yeah it must have been delayed it a news article says they broke ground onn the Na+ battery plant in January 2024.... so maybe they will have them by next year? Hopfully not too much of a hit on capacity for switching to sodium ion... it might increase the weight of the car though.

I do think it will come to the West, but think it would cost more than 12 000 USD... Maybe 17k euros in Europe?

@cornelstamate2537

6 ай бұрын

all chinese evs from dacia spring to mg4 are at least 10k euros more then in china. renault manufactures dacia spring in china at 5k euros and sells it in europe betwen 17k and 22k euros. thats why vw and gm are considering building its evs in china too becouse they saw renault strategy

The dolphin required upgrades to structure to get a 5 star crash rating. I would guess they cant make seagull pass 5 star safety rating

Tesla is going to be 2 years too late to the small EV Party. That's going to hurt them financially as they'll be spending significant development costs on the Model 2 but missing out on the early adopter premium prices. Interesting times

#Not my cat 😀

@TheChargeShow

6 ай бұрын

The neighbour offered him so I may take the offer. He's an amazing cat. :) I mean, I do buy his food and he sleeps in the house everyday, so he basically lives here.

Seagull is only suitable for city driving

I like your videos, but it's 'dissapointing' that you didn't spell check the title and correct it to 'disappointing'. English is a beautiful language if it's treated properly (way better than French, contrary to popular belief). Correct spelling matters.

@TheChargeShow

5 ай бұрын

Merci bukkupe :) Thanks very much for pointing this out. I do try to make sure things like this don't happen, but I often work well into the night when i'm tired, and it's hard to string a sentence together sometimes hahaha Very much appreciated my friend!

@fwsbipu

4 ай бұрын

​@@TheChargeShow Inglês é uma lingua bárbara!

ICE RIP in 10 Years from Now. 2035.

@markevans2280

5 ай бұрын

Really ? Don’t think so, 3 months wait for parts lol, they won’t be cheap either, cheap cars normally mean expensive spares, that’s how they make the money down the line

Reminds of the first attempt at an EV in 2007 the ones that had golf cart batteries . back then they were 35k hahahgag top speed 35mph , the seagull is the exact same car except updated drive train ,, you get hit you are dead ,, cheap garbage

@TheChargeShow

2 ай бұрын

Wrong. It's comparable to a Honda Jazz in size and safety. It passed the same tests.

@bengordon7635

2 ай бұрын

all yours @@TheChargeShow

@bengordon7635

2 ай бұрын

You can have those EV;s I love my car it gets shxxty gas mileage and will always get you where you need to go with ZERO hassles I love Florida zero emissions here our Governor drives a car with shxxty gas mileage too thats why I voted for him Ron Desantis MY MAN @@TheChargeShow

12.000 in China is 36.000 in the EU.😂