BYD SealDesign 82,5 kWh
DragonWatt
The model BYD has chosen to open with, and the one that will set the tone. Its problem is not the Equinox but the Model 3 in the next showroom: same origin, same tariff, same rebate exclusion, and a decade of Canadian service history BYD does not have.
Real-world electric range by speed
DragonWatt estimate at 5 °C, the reference temperature for this country. Move the slider at the top of the page to see the effect of a cold snap.
Peak DC
What that means in practice
What it really costs over five years
15,000 km a year, electricity at $0.13/kWh and fuel at $1.55/L — national averages for this country, which vary a great deal by region. Insurance and depreciation excluded.
5-year cost
The petrol benchmark
Ownership riskbuyer exposure
This is not a breakdown rate. No reliability statistics exist for cars sold for this short a time, and we will not invent a score. This index adds up five verifiable facts that decide what happens to you if a fault occurs: how long the model has been sold here, what its battery is made of, what the manufacturer guarantees, where you could get it repaired, and whether an independent body has crash-tested it. The lower the total, the less exposed you are.
Some local history, but not yet enough to know the car's weak points.
Lithium iron phosphate survives more cycles, tolerates charging to 100 % and enters thermal runaway at a far higher temperature than NMC. It does lose more range in deep cold.
Warranty length is the only number a manufacturer publishes about its own confidence. It is also what protects you when something goes wrong.
We have not documented this brand's service network in this country, so we assume the worst case rather than flatter it.
Structure and restraints were measured by an independent third party.
