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What to expect: BYD readying South Africa’s new cheapest PHEV | The Citizen | SA News

While BYD’s own Sealion 5 currently holds the accolade of most affordable plug-in hybrid at R509 900, the Atto 2 DM-i is expected to bring this down below R500 000.

Its stock in South Africa continuing to rise, BYD will soon add another product to its portfolio in the shape of the Atto 2 DM-i.

Revealed last year as the European version of what is known as the Yuan Up in China, the Atto 2 DM-i effectively becomes South Africa’s new most affordable plug-in hybrid (PHEV), an accolade BYD itself currently holds with the Comfort variant of the Sealion 5 priced at R509 900.

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