Byd to launch Sealion 7 Electric SUV Next Week in India, Range of More Than 560 km

Chinese Electric Vehicle (EV) Maker Byd displayed Sealion 7 electric SUV in Bharat Mobility Global Expo. Sealion 7 will be launched on 17 February. Booking for this can be done for Rs 70,000. Elon Musk’s Tesla is getting a tough competition in the International Market of EV.

Sealion 7 of Byd will be brought to two variants – Premium RWD and Performance AWD. However, the company has not given information about the price of this electric SUV. Recently, a media report stated that Sealion 7 has started reaching the company’s dealerships. Byd also plans to launch Sealion 6 in the country. It is a plug-in hybrid car. Its front design is almost the same for the company’s Seal sedan. Sealion 7 has a 10.25 inch digital instrument cluster and 15.6 inch rotating touchscreen infotainment cluster. It has features such as automatic climate control, 12-speaker audio system and panoramic sunroof. The portfolio of Byd in the country includes ATTO3, E Max 7 and Seal.

The battery of Sealion 7 is 82.56 kwh. Its AWD variant has 523 HP power and 690 Nm peak torque. The RWD variant of Sealion 7 has a single electric motor that generates 308 HP power and 380 Nm peak torque. The company claims that the AWD variant of this electric SUV gives a range of about 542 km and RWD variant about 567 km in single charge. Last year byd has set a record of sales. The company had sales of about 42.5 lakh units.

Recently, the head of the company’s unit in the country, Rajeev Chauhan, the head of the business, said that the company is planned to start manufacturing when all the situations are in favor. However, earlier, the proposal of setting up EVs and battery manufacturing units with an investment of about one billion dollars in the country in association with BYD’s Hyderabad company was not approved by the Central Government. The company had said that the values ​​of Visa in India on Chinese citizens have not affected its business.