There is good news for thousands of BYD Atto 3 order holders after the country’s newest electric vehicle offering received crucial Australian Design Rules (ADR) approval.
The hotly anticipated medium-sized electric SUV received its approval on July 21, 2022 and was spotted on the Road Vehicle Regulator’s ROVER system.
From Infrastructure Australia’s website, the ADR rules are described as:
“The Australian Design Rules (ADRs) are national standards for vehicle safety, anti-theft and emissions. The ADRs are generally performance based and cover issues such as occupant protection, structures, lighting, noise, engine exhaust emissions, braking and a range of miscellaneous items.”
This creates the path for the first major shipment of this desirable yet affordable EV into the Australian market after many Atto 3s were spotted in New Zealand earlier this month.
Both models of the Atto 3 now approved, including delayed standard version
Both versions of the Atto 3 are now approved in the ROVER system with having their ADR approval confirmed. This includes the standard version which has now been delayed for deliveries into Australia due to having a later production date.
Order holders of the most affordable version which has a price of under $45,000 driveaway are expected to receive their new cars by November this year.
The approval of both models gives more certainty to order holders that their EVs are now closer to delivery.
This also creates the path for more affordable EVs from BYD having a good chance of also being approved. This includes the highly anticipated city EV, the BYD Dolphin. This is expected to be priced under $35,000 driveaway in our local market making it the most affordable EV in Australia.
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.