BYD · 2015–2020
BYD e5
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.
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Specifications
The e5 featured a 65Ah lithium iron phosphate battery (LiFePO4), capable of delivering an all-electric range of 220 km (137 mi), and a top speed of 150 km/h (93 mph). Retail sales began in China in September 2015. 1,426 units were delivered in the Chinese market in 2015, and 15,639 in 2016. 17,065 units were sold in China through December 2016. A 300-km-range version called BYD e5 300, which shares many characteristics with the BYD Qin EV300, was launched in 2016.
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. 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.
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Specifications
- name
- BYD e5
- Manufacturer
- BYD
- Production
- 2015–2020
- Model years
- 2016–2020
- Class
- Compact car (C-segment)
- Body style
- 4-door sedan
- Layout
- Front-motor, front-wheel-drive
- Transmission
- Electric Automatic
- Battery
- 65 Ah lithium iron phosphate battery (LiFePO4)
- Wheelbase
- 2660 mm
- Length
- 4680 mm
- Width
- 1765 mm
- Height
- 1500 mm
- Kerb weight
- 1210 kg
- Related
- BYD L3, BYD F3, BYD F3DM, BYD Qin, BYD G3
- Successor
- BYD Qin EV
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23637338CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BYD_e5CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1371208370 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2016_BYD_e5_front.jpgCC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: User3204 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Manufacturer website (link only) — https://web.archive.org/web/20200217223412mp_/http://www.bydauto.com.cn/auto/carShow.html-param=e5%E7%BD%91%E7%BA%A6%E5%87%BA%E7%A7%9F%E5%9E%8BLink only; no content copied · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.