BYD Dolphin
Performance · HatchbackR599 900Price is a guide, confirm with the dealer · Officially sold in South AfricaRange: claimed versus realistic
The highway estimate is the claimed figure multiplied by 0.7, a conservative placeholder, until we run our own test.
Key specs
- Powertrain
- Electric (BEV)
- Body style
- Hatchback
- Drive
- –
- Usable battery
- 60.5 kWh
- Power
- 150 kW
- 0 to 100 km/h
- 7.0 s
- Boot space
- –
- Seats
- –
- Battery warranty
- 8 years / 160 000 km
- Model year
- –
Charging and running cost
- AC charging (home or public)
- 11.0 kW
- DC fast charging, peak
- 150 kW
- DC 10 to 80%
- 40 min
- Consumption
- 15.9 kWh/100 km
- Cost per 100 km, charged at home
- R48
Home cost uses a tariff of R3.00 per kWh.
Find chargers on the map →Who it suits
Drivers who want the longest-range Dolphin. The 60.5 kWh battery gives 427 km (the European WLTP figure for the same battery and motor, so about 300 km at highway speed), with a 150 kW motor and an 8 year / 160 000 km battery warranty.
Who should look elsewhere
Buyers who need confirmed specifications. The fast-charging figures (up to 150 kW, about 40 minutes for 10 to 80%) and the 0 to 100 km/h time of about 7 seconds come from pre-launch reports and may not match the final South African car, so check them with the dealer.
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Source: techcentral.co.za · Price not yet confirmed with a dealer, so treat it as a guide · Data last updated 2026-10-07