BYD Atto 2 plug-in hybrid firms for Australian release with 1020km total range, circa-$30K entry price

BYD will rapidly commence a sprint-in hybrid (PHEV) model of the Atto 2 little SUV in Europe and the UK with 1020km of total riding vary, with Australia firming to obtain the hybrid model.

The PHEV would be an extended-vary and more inexpensive quite rather a lot of to the Atto 2 BEV that launched in Australia this week from $31,990 plus on-toll road prices, with 345km of electrical riding vary.

BYD Australia executives indulge in told Chasing Cars that they see principal doable in a hybrid little SUV — and that they are evaluating the Atto 2 PHEV and the plan in which it would fit into the native lineup.

The Atto 2 is being in-built China in both BEV and PHEV codecs and with a unfold of battery sizes — and if truth be told the entire Atto 2 menu is available within the market to BYD Australia product planners.

BYD Australia says there might be “monumental set a matter to” for hybrid little SUVs

BYD pulled the covers off the Atto 2 PHEV in gradual October at a rapid gross sales convention in Luxembourg, with first customer deliveries of the hybrid model set to take region in Europe in early 2026.

The European Union levies heavy tariffs on BEVs imported from China but PHEVs are exempt — so BYD has pulled laborious on the sprint-in hybrid lever for Europe, with Australia likely to moreover benefit.

“Is there a market right here for a automobile like [the Atto 2 PHEV?] Fully there might be,” BYD Australia chief product officer Sajid Hasan told Chasing Cars at the commence of the Atto 2 BEV.

“There is monumental, monumental set a matter to and gross sales volumes in ICE and hybrid [small SUV] powertrains. The compatible hybrids we obtain are PHEVs. I suspect the product we would potentially be introducing in that set would be a PHEV, and I’d fancy to detect one thing in that set.”

That sentiment turned into echoed by BYD Australia chief operating officer Stephen Collins.

“What puts us in a upright region is that we’ve got both [EV and PHEV powertrains] successfully-lined. The set we are able to, a chunk like the Atto 2 dialogue, where we are able to possibly indulge in both, we would indulge in both,” he acknowledged.

Atto 2 PHEV confirmed for Europe, Australia would be next

Enter the Atto 2 PHEV, which makes exercise of similar “DM-i” sprint-in tech to the BYD Sealion 6 midsize SUV, but in a decrease express of tune.

In Australia, BYD will increasingly promote models with both PHEV and BEV powertrains to cater for customers with varied requirements.

“Now we indulge in both powertrains available within the market, and we are able to detect to provide that for most of our automobiles,” acknowledged product boss Hasan.

BYD has no longer published energy outputs and battery sizes, but the Atto 2 PHEV will nearly undoubtedly combine a 1.5-litre petrol engine with a front electrical motor and an LFP ‘Blade’ battery with around 19kWh skill.

The four-cylinder combustion engine acts basically as a generator for the battery — meaning the Atto 2 PHEV will power akin to the BEV more ceaselessly than no longer — although the petrol mill can power the front wheels straight away at motorway speeds.

Total riding vary for the Atto 2 PHEV has been confirmed by BYD to be 1020km with electrical-supreme operating of 90km. Both AC and DC charging are likely to be supported for the battery while long-distance riding is eased by the flexibility to occupy up with petrol.

The Atto 2 hybrid would likely be more inexpensive than the electrical model

Pricewise, Chasing Cars predicts that the Atto 2 PHEV would be around five per cent more inexpensive than the BEV, with a that you simply’re going to be ready to think of beginning price of $29,990 plus on-toll road prices, when put next with $31,990 + ORCs for the BEV.

That more or much less pricing would obtain the Atto 2 PHEV a little bit costlier than the (plugless) Chery Tiggo 4 HEV ($29,990 driveaway) but likely more inexpensive than the MG ZS hybrid ($33,990 driveaway).

A critical pronounce is that size of the Atto 2 PHEV’s battery is around 10 events better than these ancient by the Chery and MG.

Visual tweaks will likely be made to the Atto 2 in PHEV safe. It rankings differentiated 17-high-tail alloys, a new ‘Center of the night Blue’ paint colour, enlarged front grille for extra cooling and hybrid-particular badgework.

Exterior dimensions are akin to the BEV with length of 4310mm, width of 1830mm, prime of 1675mm and a wheelbase of 2620mm.

BYD Atto 2 2026: prices in Australia

All prices listed are sooner than on-toll road prices.

• Dynamic (51kWh electrical): $31,990
• Top class (51kWh electrical): $35,990