I think you mean 800 V high power charging, rumoured to be around 86 kW charging speed (untested). [ Edit: web site says 110 kW. ] Even the biggest Porsches can't charge faster than 270 kW, and ultra rapid chargers in Australia are a maximum of 350 kW at present (and there are few of those, thanks to our infrastructure support from our federal government, or lack thereof).
Order books open on the 1st of July with deliveries scheduled from January to March 2022. In NSW The NRMA will be servicing the BYD vehicles and will come to the owners house or work. Nexport are building a factory in NSW and initially will build electric buses, trucks and passenger vehicles down the track so I would be surprised if a parts warehouse is not built on this site as well. A MG ZS EV owner in Qld had a steering issue with his EV and had to wait several weeks for the parts to arrive at his dealership to fix his EV. At least they gave him a loan car. What I also like about BYD, Nexport the Importer have a dedicated production line for our right hand drive vehicles bound for Australia at the BYD factory and Australian engineers are there putting their input in the vehicle's specifications and handling for the vehicles being sent to Australia, so a YouTuber has stated on his channel. He has been in contact with both BYD and Nexport the importer.I think you mean 800 V high power charging, rumoured to be around 86 kW charging speed (untested). Even the biggest Porsches can't charge faster than 270 kW, and ultra rapid chargers in Australia are a maximum of 350 kW at present (and there are few of those, thanks to our infrastructure support from our federal government, or lack thereof).
The thing that worries me about the BYDs in Australia is that the importer (Nexport) seems to be making outlandish claims for the smaller EA1 model, like 500 km range for under AU$35k. Great if it happens, but somehow I think they're fishing for publicity, or government support (good luck), or both. Plus, who knows how long it will take for them to actually get here, what will the support be like, and so on. A company like MG already has a dealer and parts network in place.
But I understand the appeal of the specifications...
If you look at the messages left by another member and myself you will see it was corrected to 800V from 800kw.
Yes, we drive on the left and yes it will bode well for you all in the UK if BYD starts selling across the whole of Europe. Considering BYD's plan is to sell 6 models here as the most affordable EVs in Australia.
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