BYD F3DM

At the Auto Show in Detroit, BYD came with a hybrid capable to compete with models such as Toyota Prius or Honda Insight Hybrid.

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One of the most important models the Chinese came with at the Auto Show in Detroit was this BYD F3DM, a hybrid with a 1.0 liter engine which in mixture with the electric engines has a power of 168 HP.

On the other hand, car’s performances are not so bright. We are talking about a maximum speed of only 149 km/h and slow acceleration, it takes 10,5 seconds for reaching 100 km/h. But, BYD F3DM can be proud of it’s ability to run almost 110 km exclusively on batteries. The batteries can be charged at 50% of capacity in just 10 minutes. However, who wants full charge will have to wait 7 hours, not 20 minutes.

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