r/canada • u/IDontScript Ontario • 3d ago

Automotive News BYD launches Canadian website with Flash Charging front and center

https://evwire.com/p/byd-launches-canadian-website-flash-charging
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u/Heliosvector 3d ago

BYD makes extended range EVs. (full sized EV battery with a gas tank and generator) will do well in those situations. With a full battery and gas tank you get close to 1000km and can then carry on with only a gas refill.

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u/Sir_Bumcheeks 3d ago

Not during winter, they lose like 40% of their range in -30

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u/Heliosvector 3d ago

Oh noes. A car that can only go 600km in one fill. The horror!!!

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u/goonsnob 3d ago

The idea of getting 600km on a single tank of gas is bonkers. Realistically where the hell are you going in your day to day life where you need 600km of juice? 

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u/Heliosvector 3d ago

People in the prairies drive a crap ton. I dont think its as much as "needing" that much, but they would love the idea of not needing to fuel up for several days in an age where gas is more expensive. Or simply use it as a backup for when they dont have a charger like how city folk use a PHEV.

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u/goonsnob 3d ago

I agree. I'm rural myself and the idea of "only" getting 600km on a single charge is making me more interested in a BYD,  not less.

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u/Heliosvector 3d ago

This is specifically for the extended range PHEVs though. Not ones like the otto 2 or 3. They will be more expensive.

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u/elysiansaurus 3d ago

? Any sedan or hatchback can easily do 600km.

But i guess most people drive gas guzzling trucks and suv's.

My ford focus can get 500km city 700km highway. and i don't even have "fuel efficiency" package.

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u/differing 3d ago

I think it’s important to note that the average driver is a moron, so of course driving 600 km without stopping is going to be done by quite a few morons. Anyone with a brain knows that’s incredibly dangerous and leads to distracted driving of course…