BYD's new electric SUV delivers over 440 miles range for just $26,000

[Zorro]

Earlier this month, Lu Tian, head of sales for BYD’s Dynasty series, confirmed the Song Ultra EV was coming soon.

Lu previewed the new model for the first time in a blurred image posted on Weibo, calling it the Dynasty lineup’s first B-segment fully electric SUV.

While no other details were offered, the Song Ultra EV was included in China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) regulatory approval catalog released last month.

The regulatory filing revealed measurements of 4,850 mm in length, 1,910 mm in width, and 1,670 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2,840 mm, making it slightly larger than the Song L DM-i PHEV at 4,780 mm in length, 1,898 mm in width, and 1,670 mm in height.

While prices for the BYD Song Ultra EV are expected to start at around 220,000-260,000 yuan ($31,900-$37,600), Chinese media outlet Autohome claims it will be priced around 180,000 yuan ($26,000), citing “relevant channels.”

https://electrek.co/2026/02/16/byds-new-ev-suv-delivers-over-440-miles-range-for-26000/

[doc03]

1. The MAGA attack on EVs is going to

be the final death to the US auto industry. American manufacturers are dropping out of
EVs while the rest of the world is passing us up. Eventually the auto industry will come to
the government yet again wanting taxpayers to
bail them out.

[msongs]

2. us carmakers cannot pay wages and materials that low. china inc subsidizes those "cheap" cars nt

[OC375]

3. Wonder what a job in their plant pays?

What would you pay a Detroit auto worker to crank out a $26k EV? Maybe robots could do it? When my tax money went to Tesla rebates they sold well. Maybe we just tax everyone into EV’s?

[tinrobot]

6. Tax everyone out of gas cars instead.

If we stopped subsidizing oil/gas with our tax dollars, economics would take care of the rest.

Our gas prices are half of most countries. In those other countries, EVs are taking off because they're cheaper to operate.

[RoseTrellis]

8. Careful what you wish for!

They are cheaper partly because they pay their workers what be less than minimum wage in the US.
How can we pay our automakers a living wage, it be able to compete with subsidized EVs, or a nation that pays low wages so the labor costs results in a cheaper product?
All of the people who insist on being able to buy a cheap EV are blind to the fact that the end results is NO domestic automobile companies, because they will go out of business because their is no way they can be competitive and pay for American labor prices.

Chinese EV makers’ labor costs average around $585 per vehicle produced. This is much lower than US mainstream automakers at about $1,341 per vehicle, Japanese at roughly $769, and premium European brands often exceeding $2,000. The gap comes from hourly wages in Chinese manufacturing typically ranging $4–7 (sometimes up to $10 in coastal areas), versus $30+ per hour plus heavy benefits for US auto workers.

[sinkingfeeling]

4. I drove a $26K BYD SUV last fall when I was shopping for a car. It was really nice and hi-tech. But I

decided on a gasoline Toyota Raize because I was fearful of my ability to charge the BYD.

[tinrobot]

5. I have zero fear of my ability to charge here on the West Coast.

The fast charging network has exploded in the past 2-3 years (thanks, Biden). Where there used to be one charging site, there are now multiple options. I've done 1000+ road trips with no issues at all.

Have no idea where you live, but it will change. We're not stopping EVs at this point.

[sinkingfeeling]

10. I'm in Costa Rica. That's why I could buy a Chinese car.

[the_liberal_grandpa]

7. Remember the Ford Pinto and the Chevy Vega?

These were very popular cars when I was in my early 20's and they, like many american made cars were pieces of shit.

It was at this same time that cars mad by Toyota and Datsun were being sold here.

We were brought up to believe that anything from Japan was low quality but Americans soon figured out that these Japanese
cars were superior to cars made here both in quality and price.

This caused the american manufacturers to start making better cars.

Bring BYD cars to the US. They may be more expensive here than they are in China but also cheaper and better than electric cars made by the big US car makers.

This likely will make the automakers, again start make better cars that compete on price.

[tinrobot]

13. US made EVs get good reviews and good reliability scores.

My EV was built in the US and it's been great.

Overall, EVs are very simple compared to gas cars. Far fewer moving parts that require a lot less maintenance. This drives up reliability over an equivalent gas car.

The bigger problem is price. Very hard for US labor to compete against Chinese labor. Plus added incentives the Chinese government pours into the sector brings down prices even more.

[Renew Deal]

9. And it comes with door handles

[maxsolomon]

11. Trump won't let Chinese Autos in. Biden wouldn't let them in either.

My friend in Mexico says they're everywhere in DF. They'd kill American Car Companies.

I should add: Trump will let them in for a bribe.

[OC375]

12. Use of turn signals seems to be entirely optional in MN anymore...

They could probably remove those and sell them even cheaper regionally.