Attention! This car might make you hate electric vehicles

While the whole world is talking about electric vehicles, manufacturers like BYD have other assets up their sleeve.

Tesla is constantly achieving electric breakthroughs and has honestly revolutionized the automotive market. Meanwhile, Europe is searching for a glimmer of hope in the heavily overcast sky that darkens the future of its automakers. In China, they keep exploring what the future of mobility might be, without ruling out one path or another and especially without setting a specific goal to phase out combustion engines. In the end, this leads to creations such as this BYD Qin L DM-i.

You are looking at an elegant sedan measuring 4830 mm in length, 1900 mm in width, and 1495 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2790 mm. It features MacPherson struts at the front and independent four-link suspension at the rear. The interior includes a gear selector and many physical buttons to control functions. There is a 15.6-inch rotating central infotainment screen and an 8.8-inch driver display. For safety, it is equipped with 6 airbags, ABS, and traction and stability controls. For comfort, you have automatic air conditioning, at least six speakers, keyless entry, and optionally a sunroof, heated and ventilated seats.

The best of both worlds

If you’ve gotten this far, you might be yawning and wondering what the point is of talking about a car that is, admittedly, pretty but hopelessly average. So, if we tell you that it costs less than 20,000 euros all options included, with an autonomy of 2,100 km thanks to an average consumption of 2.9 liters per 100 km, and 120 km of pure electric range, are we grabbing your full attention?

These figures are necessarily optimistic because they are based on the Chinese CLTC cycle, which is far less rigorous than the European WLTP standard, but they remain exceptional. This Qin features BYD’s latest plug-in hybrid technology. The new PHEV system optimizes the work between the thermal engine and the electric system by using artificial intelligence-powered energy management. Essentially, it always balances the two systems to maximize autonomy, with a calculation speed no human could ever match. Better yet, kilometer after kilometer, it analyzes your driving behavior to adapt accordingly.

We are therefore looking at a highly advanced vehicle, offered at an unbeatable price, virtuous thanks to low consumption and emissions, and above all developed based on desperately intelligent principles. So, still tempted by an electric car?

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