E-mobility: These are the low-priced ones among the high-voltage vehicles
800 Volt charging is faster, allows for longer driving – and was long considered a privilege of expensive cars. Five models show that the technology can now also be had for under 50,000 euros.
The electric car market in Germany is increasingly dividing into two camps: on the one hand, the classic electric vehicles with 400-volt architecture, and on the other, the more powerful models with 800-volt technology. The latter have a technical edge, but generally cost more. They charge significantly faster and can also provide higher driving performance over a longer period. Those who frequently take longer motorway trips will appreciate these advantages. However, the downside is the higher purchase cost.
Meanwhile, there are several models with 800 volts that even fall significantly below the 50,000-euro mark. The Chinese giant BYD marks the provisional high point among the 800-volt low-priced models with the Atto 3 Evo. This may come as a surprise, as the Atto 3 had been running with modest 400 volts for years. However, in the spring, a technical upgrade followed, which set an exclamation mark, among other things, with the high-voltage technology: 800 volts are featured in the new edition called Evo.
This makes the Atto 3 Evo a long-range fast charger with snappy driving performance. Up to 220 kW, the BYD can extract from a hypercharger and thus charge its 75 kWh battery in around 25 minutes from 10 to 80 percent.
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