BYD to unveil electrified pickup truck at Beijing Auto Show

BYD is anticipated to unveil its electrified pickup truck on the Beijing Auto Present on April 25. The Chinese language automaker revealed a number of particulars about its first pickup truck to pique folks’s curiosity earlier than the disclosing. 

BYD formally introduced that its upcoming electrified pickup truck will probably be known as the Shark. On condition that the automaker’s different electrical automobiles (EVs) are known as the Seal and Dolphin, BYD’s pickup truck positively follows the ocean animal theme. 

The Asian automaker launched teasers for the pickup truck, revealing its title and confirming that it’s going to use DMO (Twin-Mode Tremendous Hybrid All-Terrain Off-Highway Platform) expertise. Earlier this month, assessments carried out on the BYD Shark in Mexico hinted that it will use the DMO platform, initially launched to enhance the corporate’s Fang Cheng Bao model. 

The BYD Shark’s promos have been in English, hinting that the electrified pickup truck will probably be constructed for the abroad market. Photos from the assessments carried out in Mexico trace that the BYD Shark will go to right-hand-drive markets first, like Australia and South Africa. The Chinese language automaker has established its model in Australia with Dolphin and Seal EVs.

The BYD Shark examined in Mexico additionally revealed that the upcoming pickup truck will probably be a plug-in electrical car (PHEV). As such, Shark is a hybrid car however falls beneath the brand new vitality car class. BYD will reportedly equip the Shark pickup truck with a 31.9 kWh Blade battery, additionally used on the Leopard 5.

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BYD to unveil electrified pickup truck at Beijing Auto Present