BYD’s $10,300 EV Gets LiDAR While America Still Treats It Like Luxury Tech

BYD's new subcompact brings cutting-edge tech and affordability together. The 2026 Seagull—marketed internationally as the ...

BYD’s latest EV costs just over $10,000, goes 250 miles, and packs a LiDAR, too

BYD just launched the 2026 Seagull with a starting price of $10,300 and an optional LiDAR driver-assist package that puts features usually reserved for premium EVs into one of the world's most ...
Inside EVs

I Drove The BYD Seagull. This $8,000 Chinese EV Is Scary Good

BYD’s $8,000 car, the Seagull, was once China’s best selling car for a reason. And, I wanted to know that reason; the mere mention of “Seagull” would send flocks of curious readers desperate to know: ...
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BYD Seagull

If you’re American, you’d be forgiven if you’ve never heard of Chinese automaker BYD. But in much of the world, the electric vehicle company is a household name. The BYD Seagull (branded as the ...

Ultra-cheap BYD Seagull's optional LIDAR feature challenges Western automakers to step up their game once again

In a lot of ways, it would be a perfect first car for a teen. Just not in the U.S.
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2025 BYD Seagull EV Starts At Under $10K USD

Chinese automaker BYD Auto has unveiled the 2025 BYD Seagull, refreshing the small all-electric hatchback with a few updates and changes. Critically, pricing for the BYD Seagull is exceptionally ...
Inside EVs

Hyundai Inster vs. BYD Seagull: Range, Power, Features Compared

The race to bring affordable and actually usable EVs to the market is heating up in Europe, with more and more big automakers rolling up their sleeves and doing everything in their power to launch sub ...