BYD Dolphin Surf
Comfort · Hatchback · FWDR339 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
- FWD
- Usable battery
- 30.0 kWh
- Power
- 55 kW
- 0 to 100 km/h
- –
- Boot space
- 230 L
- Seats
- 5
- Battery warranty
- 5 years / 100 000 km
- Model year
- –
Charging and running cost
- AC charging (home or public)
- –
- DC fast charging, peak
- 30 kW
- DC 10 to 80%
- –
- Consumption
- –
- Cost per 100 km, charged at home
- –
Home cost uses a tariff of R3.00 per kWh.
Find chargers on the map →Who it suits
People who want the cheapest electric car on this site for short daily trips and can charge at home. The 30 kWh battery gives 232 km claimed range (roughly 160 km at highway speed) and the car seats five.
Who should look elsewhere
Anyone who drives more than about 100 km a day or takes long trips. DC charging tops out at 30 kW (about 30 minutes for 30 to 80%) and the boot is only 230 litres. The battery warranty is listed as 5 years / 100 000 km by one source and 8 years / 200 000 km by another, so confirm it.
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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