[wheelguy]

BYD (Build Your Dreams) India, a subsidiary of BYD Group, China, the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) maker, has entered India’s pure electric van segment with the introduction of two new pure EVs – T3 pure electric passenger MPV (multi-purpose vehicle) and T3 pure electric commercial logistics Minivan.

• Supports both AC & DC charging
• Uses proprietary battery technology
• Takes 90 minutes to fully charge using DC charging, however time required for AC charging is not mentioned
• Comes with a range of 300 kilometers
• Vehicles are equipped with features like keyless entry, push button start, bluetooth sound system, etc
• Also equipped with features like ABS, EBD, BOS(Brake Override System), and regenerative braking etc
• BYD India is seeking local partners for the series production
• BYD India was setup in 2007, has two factories with 1,40,000 square meters covered, with a cumulative investment of ₹1,080 crore. Businesses covered included mobile components, solar panels, electric forklifts, e-buses, and chargers etc
• BYD India claims that it commands 52% market share in e-buses operated in India

“In the past few years, with the support of the Indian government and our local partners, BYD has realised the local design, R&D, manufacturing of electric buses in India, and established battery manufacturing facilities here. We are also the first OEM in the country to export e-buses to overseas markets from India. Our pure electric buses have cemented their position as a market leader in the Indian e-bus segment,” said Liu Xueliang, Managing Director of BYD India.

“Seeing the huge potential of India’s EV market, BYD is responding to the Indian government’s call to promote the local market and make India a global hub for EVs, and so today we are proud to announce that BYD is moving toward its next step in India. We are delighted to launch the all-new pure electric T3 MPV and T3 minivan for the Indian market and are confident that our products will set a benchmark in India’s electric van segment. We always strive to bring the most advanced and cleanest technology into the Indian market and better serve our local customers,” he added.

“At this early stage, we are going to focus on creating a more efficient, more reliable B2B and electric public transportation sector,” said Ketsu Zhang, Executive Director of BYD India. “We will also gradually look at increasing investment and manufacturing electric vans locally, according to Indian market demand and government policies.”

Source: Autocar Professional

[jetsetgo08]

This looks like the Ashok Leyland Stile. Reasonably good specs. And who would take care of sales? Olectra-BYD?

Don't know about India. But China is definitely on its way to vision2020.

[GeeTee TSI]

A combination of great specs and timing. More and more I find my prejudice against Chinese cars (EVs especially) becoming less and less, especially since the incumbent OEMs (Indian or otherwise) are so lagging behind in both of those aspects.

[akshaymahajan]

This post (More than 100 Olectra-BYD electric buses now operational)around reliability of their buses on another thread isnt confidence inspiring

[sri_tesla]

BYD plans to start electric car production in India, both for domestic and global markets: BYD India executive director Ketsu Zhang in an interview with autocar professional.

Full interview:
https://www.autocarpro.in/Interview/...-markets-44163

[johannskaria]

Can small businesses buy the BYD T3?
There seems to be absolutely no information about its availability to public

[Bnr12]

Spotted a TN registered BYD minivan today in Hyderabad near KBR park. It was a passenger vehicle. The dimensions looked similar to a Maruti Eeco. It didn’t have any variant badging on it.