Brought home a BYD Atto 3: Pros, cons, observations on charging & more

Range is very good - 420 km, which means no “need” for stops if your journey is around 400 km.

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Got our Atto 3 at the start of the month.

Pros:

• Super good looking car (especially red).
• Super comfy interiors and ride.
• Super slick LED light bars in front and back.
• Apple CarPlay works fine (looks gorge on the big touch screen).
• Rear seat comfort is good (look ma, no floor hump ).
• Range is very good - 420km, which means no “need” for stops if your journey is around 400km.
• Great experience overall.

Cons:

• Braking at high speeds does not inspire confidence (probably due to the low resistance tyres).
• Battery depletes “real fast” at 110+ speeds.
• No frunk (can be resolved with after market fitment on Alibaba).
• Playing music via Bluetooth mixes up the album art.
• Window reflections on centre screen as it is not tilted towards driver.
• 2nd screen (near steering) is ok, but needs much better graphics and legibility.
• I/UX for both screens could be lot better.
• No BYD app in India (yet).

The BYD experience:

• The experience with Mody BYD Hyderabad was generally good. A special mention to the ever pleasant Srikanth.
• Still awaiting the RSA, SIM card and 7kW charger from BYD.
• The accessories kit is pretty lame and better to avoid (yet to get many items still).

Charging challenges:

• Still awaiting 7 kW charger from BYD.
• Currently managing with 3kW mobile charger, seems fine as it charges upto 60% overnight.
• Tried only one DC charger so far, it charged fine but no cellular service means could not disconnect from app.
• No option to charge in apartment, but luckily my office parking has a port just beside my parking slot.

Real world range:

• Average range of 420km can be easily achieved on full charge (considering worst and best figures of 380 - 480 km).
• Best range 480km achieved by hypermiling between 80-90 kmph (extrapolated from 360km trip ending with 25% charge).
• Worst range 380km achieved by aggressive driving between 110-120 kmph (extrapolated from 360km trip ending with 5% charge).

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