BYD To Foray Into Indian Electric Vehicles Market

BYD, the world’s largest electric carmaker by volume, is set to enter the mainstream Indian car market with an electric SUV.

BYD will assemble its electric cars in India at its facility in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The Chinese EV maker BYD, which currently sells the e6 electric MPV to corporates and fleet operators, is looking to enter the mainstream Indian electric car market this festive season with its Atto 3 electric SUV.

The electric carmaker will show off its battery tech and EV vehicle architecture at the Auto Expo as it looks to push forward with its aggressive long-term plans for the Indian market. BYD initially plans to sell 10,000 electric vehicles in the Indian car market and will explore local manufacturing next year.

The Chinese EV firm hopes to capture 10 to 15 per cent of the Indian electric passenger car market by the year 2030, though its plans to achieve this are not yet fully defined.

The BYD Atto 3’s battery pack powers a single motor mounted on the front axle which produces 204bhp and 310Nm of peak torque. Range as per the China Light-Duty Vehicle Test Cycle (CLTC) is 430km for the smaller battery pack while the larger unit allows for 510 kilometres of driving on a single charge.