JAKARTA - BYD continues to expand its electric car lineup in Japan, now the Chinese brand is launching a successful Seal electric sedan in a number of world markets.

Seal's presence is Japan's third BYD vehicle after Dolphin and Atto 3.

Quoting from the CNevpost page, Wednesday, June 26, BYD Seal in Japan comes in two variants, namely the rear wheel drive which is priced at 5.8 million yen or around Rp542 million and the driving variant of all wheels is at 6.5 million yen or around Rp668 million.

According to its market segment, the Seal of BYD is intended to be a strong challenger for the Tesla Model 3. In comparison, the Tesla Model 3 comes in three variants in Japan, including rear-wheel drive versions and 2 driving variants of all wheels, with prices ranging from 5.313 million yen (Rp. 544 million) and the highest variant at 7.259 million yen (Rp746 million).

The Seal EV offered by BYD in Japan comes with a lithium iron phosphate battery, both with a capacity of 82.56 kWh, which is capable of providing a 640 kilometer WLTC range for rear-wheel drive versions and 575 kilometers for the all-wheel-drive version.

In more detail, this one car comes with a length of 4,800 mm, a width of 1,875 mm, and a height of 1,460 mm, as well as a wheelbase of 2,920 mm. Seals are capable of accelerating 0-100 km/hour within 5.9 seconds for single and 3.8 seconds motorcycle variants for the dual motorcycle version.

BYD Seal has also been present in Indonesia, in Seal country there are two variants ranging from Premium to Performance, the lowest being priced at Rp629 million OTR Jakarta and BYD has also begun to send units from the dealer network and to customers who ordered first.


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