BYD Dolphin
Standard · HatchbackR539 900Price is a guide, confirm with the dealer · Officially sold in South AfricaRange: claimed versus realistic
The highway estimate is the claimed figure multiplied by 0.7, a conservative placeholder, until we run our own test.
Key specs
- Powertrain
- Electric (BEV)
- Body style
- Hatchback
- Drive
- –
- Usable battery
- 44.9 kWh
- Power
- 70 kW
- 0 to 100 km/h
- –
- Boot space
- 345 L
- Seats
- –
- Battery warranty
- 8 years / 160 000 km
- Model year
- –
Charging and running cost
- AC charging (home or public)
- –
- DC fast charging, peak
- –
- DC 10 to 80%
- –
- Consumption
- 15.2 kWh/100 km
- Cost per 100 km, charged at home
- R46
Home cost uses a tariff of R3.00 per kWh.
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Town and suburb drivers who want an electric hatchback with real range at a modest price. The 44.9 kWh battery gives about 340 km (the European WLTP figure for the same battery and motor, so a good guide), it uses about 15.2 kWh per 100 km, the boot is 345 litres and the battery warranty is 8 years / 160 000 km.
Who should look elsewhere
Anyone who wants quick charging or strong performance. We have not found a confirmed DC charging speed for this version, and the 70 kW motor is the weakest in the Dolphin range. Trim names also differ between sources, so confirm exactly which version you are being quoted.
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Source: techcentral.co.za · Price not yet confirmed with a dealer, so treat it as a guide · Data last updated 2026-10-07