BYD · 2009–present
BYD e6
The BYD e6 is a battery electric vehicle manufactured by BYD Auto from 2009. Field testing for the first generation model began in China in May 2010 with 40 units operating as taxis in the city of Shenzhen. Sales to the general public began in Shenzhen in October 2011, over two years behind schedule of the originally planned release date of 2009. A number of e6 units were operating in fleet service as taxis in China, Colombia, Belgium, Singapore, the U.S. (New York and Chicago), the Netherlands, the UK, and Indonesia. Since 2010 sales in China totaled 34,862 units through December 2016. The BYD e6 ranked as the best-selling pure electric car in China in 2016 and won a golden medal for “Best Quality Product” at the Havana International Fair 2015.
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UK vehicles on the road
3 licensed and 0 SORN (3 total) at 2025 Q4.
| Year (latest quarter) | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 |
DfT/DVLA VEH0120 vehicle licensing statistics, source ↗, Open Government Licence v3.0. Small counts are rounded or suppressed at source.
US EPA fuel-economy records
| Year | Engine | Drive | Transmission | Fuel | MPG (US) comb. | CO₂ g/mi | EV range mi | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Front-Wheel Drive | Automatic (A1) | Electricity | 72 | — | 187 | EPA ↗ | |
| 2018 | Front-Wheel Drive | Automatic (A1) | Electricity | 72 | — | 187 | EPA ↗ | |
| 2017 | Front-Wheel Drive | Automatic (A1) | Electricity | 72 | — | 187 | EPA ↗ | |
| 2016 | Front-Wheel Drive | Automatic (A1) | Electricity | 72 | — | 187 | EPA ↗ | |
| 2014 | Front-Wheel Drive | Automatic (A1) | Electricity | 63 | — | 127 | EPA ↗ | |
| 2013 | Front-Wheel Drive | Automatic (A1) | Electricity | 63 | — | 127 | EPA ↗ | |
| 2012 | Front-Wheel Drive | Automatic (A1) | Electricity | 62 | — | 122 | EPA ↗ |
US EPA test figures (US MPG, US test cycle), fueleconomy.gov ↗, US government public domain.
Sources
- Wikidata / Wikipedia profiles — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/cars/Q728323CC0 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BYD_e6CC BY-SA 4.0 · Intro text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1372066483 · retrieved 2026-10-03
- DfT/DVLA VEH0120 licensing statistics — https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tablesOpen Government Licence v3.0
- US EPA / DOE FuelEconomy.gov — https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/ws/index.shtmlUS Government public domain
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.