BYD e5
{{Infobox automobile
| name = BYD e5
| image = 2015_BYD_e5.jpg
| caption =
| manufacturer = BYD
| production = 2015–2020{{cite web |url=https://carsalesbase.com/china-byd-e5/ |title=BYD e5 EV China auto sales figures |website=carsalesbase.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909101656/https://carsalesbase.com/china-byd-e5/ |archive-date=9 September 2020 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://www.bydauto.com.cn/auto/carShow.html-param=e5%E5%87%BA%E8%A1%8C%E5%87%BA%E7%A7%9F%E7%89%88 |title=E5出行出租版-比亚迪汽车官方网站 比亚迪汽车 ─ 新能源汽车引领者 |website=www.bydauto.com.cn |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726132332/http://www.bydauto.com.cn/auto/carShow.html-param=e5%E5%87%BA%E8%A1%8C%E5%87%BA%E7%A7%9F%E7%89%88 |archive-date=26 July 2020 |url-status=dead}}
| model_years = 2016–2020
| class = Compact car (C)
| body_style = 4-door sedan
| layout = Front-motor, front-wheel-drive
| motor = Single Permanent-magnet Electric motor {{convert|160|kW|hp|abbr=on}}
| transmission = Electric Automatic
| battery = 65 Ah lithium iron phosphate battery (LiFePO4),
| wheelbase = {{Convert|2660|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| length = {{Convert|4680|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| width = {{Convert|1765|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| height = {{Convert|1500|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|1210|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| related = BYD L3
BYD F3
BYD F3DM
BYD Qin
BYD G3
| successor = BYD Qin EV
}}
The BYD e5 is a compact all-electric car manufactured by BYD, based on the gasoline-powered BYD Surui sedan, an internal combustion engine (ICE) car that had been introduced in 2012.{{cite web|last1=Wang|first1=Joey|title=Spy Shots: BYD E5 EV sedan is Ready for the Chinese auto market|url=http://www.carnewschina.com/2015/03/05/spy-shots-byd-e5-ev-sedan-is-ready-for-the-chinese-auto-market/|website=CarNewsChina.com|publisher=CarNewsChina|accessdate=2015-11-15}}
Specifications
The e5 featured a 65Ah lithium iron phosphate battery (LiFePO4), capable of delivering an all-electric range of {{convert|220|km|0|abbr=on}}, and a top speed of {{convert|150|kph|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url=http://chinaautoweb.com/car-models/byd-e5/|title=BYD e5|author=ChinaAutoWeb |publisher=ChinaAutoWeb |date= |accessdate=2015-11-15}} Retail sales began in China in September 2015.{{cite web|url=http://insideevs.com/byd-plug-in-electric-car-sales-up-in-china-to-over-5500-in-september/|title=BYD Plug-In Electric Car Sales Up In China To Over 5,500 In September|author=Mark Kane| website= InsideEVs |date=2015-10-23|accessdate=2015-11-15}} 1,426 units were delivered in the Chinese market in 2015,{{cite web|url=http://chinaautoweb.com/2016/01/sales-ranking-of-china-made-pure-electric-cars-in-2015/|title=Sales Ranking of China-made Pure-electric Cars in 2015|author=Staff|work=China Auto Web|date=2016-01-14|accessdate=2016-02-27|archive-date=2016-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127034357/http://chinaautoweb.com/2016/01/sales-ranking-of-china-made-pure-electric-cars-in-2015/|url-status=dead}} and 15,639 in 2016.{{cite web |url=http://chinaautoweb.com/2017/01/best-selling-china-made-evs-in-2016/ |title=Best-selling China-made EVs in 2016 |author=Staff |work=China Auto Web |date=2017-01-19 |accessdate=2017-01-25}} 17,065 units were sold in China through December 2016.{{update after|2017}}
A 300-km-range version called BYD e5 300, which shares many characteristics with the BYD Qin EV300, was launched in 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.carnewschina.com/2016/04/01/byd-e5-300-ev-launched-on-the-chinese-car-market/|title=BYD e5 300 EV launched on the Chinese car market|author=W.E. Ning|date=2016-04-01|accessdate=2016-06-11}}
File:BYD e5 01 China 2018-03-26.jpg|Front view
File:BYD e5 02 China 2018-03-26.jpg|Rear view
File:BYD e5 Electric Taxicab in Bengbu.jpg|BYD e5 Electric Taxicab in Bengbu
Exports
Government incentives for electric vehicles has led to the BYD e5 being exported to several Latin American countries for use as taxis, including Santiago, in Chile.{{Cite web |title=BYD Delivers the First 50 Pure Electric Taxis in Santiago, Chile - Technological Innovations for a Better Life {{!}} BYD USA |url=https://en.byd.com/news/byd-delivers-the-first-50-pure-electric-taxis-in-santiago-chile/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=en.byd.com/ |language=en-US}} In Guayaquil, the capital city of Ecuador, it is currently the most popular model of electric vehicle used for taxis, but a lack of charging infrastructure has been a barrier to wider adoption.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-21 |title=What happens when you subsidize EVs but not charging stations |url=https://restofworld.org/2023/ecuador-ev-charging-infrastructure/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Rest of World |language=en-US}}
See also
References
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