BYD Australia has this week updated the Australian-bound Atto 3 brochure with a few new features. One of these is the addition of heated seats for the driver and front passengers.
They have also increased the theoretical WLTP range on their standard model, giving it an additional 8% range.
This is good news for thousands of local order holders who have been in the queue to get behind the wheel of their first EV.
Heated seats are now standard on all BYD Atto 3s
The latest update to BYD Australia’s brochure now indicates the addition of heated seats is now standard for both drive and passenger seats.
This will no doubt be welcome news for those of us in the southern states and territories with colder climates as well as customers across the ditch in New Zealand.
From images shared on social media, it appears that there will be just two levels of seat heating, compared to the three levels available in Tesla electric cars.
8% additional range now offered for the delayed standard model
Another update has been an 8% increase in the range on the standard model of the BYD Atto 3. The theoretical 320km WLTP range has been upped to 345kms.
This is good news for order holders of the right-hand drive standard model which has been delayed due to production schedules. Standard model Atto 3s are expected to arrive closer to the end of the year.
The additional range seems to be added via software enhancements since the battery capacity of the standard model still remains at 49.92 kWh. This is also BYD’s blade LFP battery pack which has been renowned for its safety and durability.
BYD will also be supplying their blade LFP battery packs to Tesla for RWD model cars over the coming months.
This article has been updated to clarify there will be two levels of seat heating in the BYD Atto 3.
Riz is the founder of carloop based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV data, insight reports and trends. He is a mechanical engineer who spent the first 7 years of his career building transport infrastructure before starting carloop. He has a passion for cars, particularly EVs and wants to help reduce transport emissions in Australia. He currently drives a red Tesla Model 3.