BYD e5

Motor vehicle

The BYD e5 is a compact all-electric car manufactured by BYD, based on the gasoline-powered BYD Surui sedan, an internal combustion engine (ICE) car that had been introduced in 2012.^[3]

Specifications

The e5 featured a 65Ah lithium iron phosphate battery (LiFePO₄), capable of delivering an all-electric range of 220 km (137 mi), and a top speed of 150 km/h (93 mph).^[3][4] Retail sales began in China in September 2015.^[5] 1,426 units were delivered in the Chinese market in 2015,^[6] and 15,639 in 2016.^[7] 17,065 units were sold in China through December 2016.^{[6][7][needs update]}

A 300-km-range version called BYD e5 300, which shares many characteristics with the BYD Qin EV300, was launched in 2016.^[8]

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  BYD e5 Electric Taxicab in Bengbu

Exports

Government incentives for electric vehicles has led to the BYD e5 being exported to several Latin American countries for use as taxis, including Santiago, in Chile.^[9] In Guayaquil, the capital city of Ecuador, it is currently the most popular model of electric vehicle used for taxis, but a lack of charging infrastructure has been a barrier to wider adoption.^[10]

See also

• BYD e1
• BYD e6
• BYD F3DM
• BYD F6DM

References

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2. "E5出行出租版-比亚迪汽车官方网站 比亚迪汽车 ─ 新能源汽车引领者". www.bydauto.com.cn. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
3. Wang, Joey. "Spy Shots: BYD E5 EV sedan is Ready for the Chinese auto market". CarNewsChina.com. CarNewsChina. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
4. ChinaAutoWeb. "BYD e5". ChinaAutoWeb. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
5. Mark Kane (2015-10-23). "BYD Plug-In Electric Car Sales Up In China To Over 5,500 In September". InsideEVs. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
6. Staff (2016-01-14). "Sales Ranking of China-made Pure-electric Cars in 2015". China Auto Web. Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
7. Staff (2017-01-19). "Best-selling China-made EVs in 2016". China Auto Web. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
8. W.E. Ning (2016-04-01). "BYD e5 300 EV launched on the Chinese car market". Retrieved 2016-06-11.
9. "BYD Delivers the First 50 Pure Electric Taxis in Santiago, Chile - Technological Innovations for a Better Life | BYD USA". en.byd.com/. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
10. "What happens when you subsidize EVs but not charging stations". Rest of World. 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-03-24.