@@kksyd I heard about this but did not research more into it, something about physical hardware all fine but Tesla software refuse to charge byd. Needs more research, I’m not versed on that and have come to a situation where I’ve needed to find more info. If you find anything else please post back here to share.

I havent tried to run at 140km/hr so cant answer that. I've not had any issues at 110km/hr at low SOC though, up and down hills. I have noticed though if i switch on EV MAX mode, (going below 25% to around 15% power torque in this range yes is not as good) but its outside the standard EV operating range.

@@AllTerrainActionEV thanks for the response and for useful videos. If you get to try that and film it that would be useful to some of us on the internet as potential buyers of the sealion 6 .

You can slightly hear it at take off, but as you said once you get to a speed road noise takes over really.

Yes, slow speed you can hear it accelerating or decelerating, later it's more of the bad road noise staple of Australian roads

@@jageerdarjag3883 97% road noise and 3% on take off slight electric wind up noise, at speeds 40km or higher road noise is more apparently than electric motor noises - the 1.5L engine when running is reasonably quiet as well surprising quiet!

Yeah that will be an issue.

Yes.

Sideloaded, there is a way for a little while longer trying to get around to making a video.

Yup we did eventually, screw sadly probably in the gravel at work. Still going strong now!

That was charged at 30c per kWh and we put in around $4 worth was reasonable (cheaper than fuel for the range you get easily).

Managed to push apk files to the car, seems to still work. Wondering if it’s a long term solution though as I imagine they will try to block this at some point.

I also read this, any thoughts?(very long ) Here are a few real scenarios I often have: 1. 100 km, round, highway trip: The outbound trip is uphill so I drive in HEV and set SOC to 50-70% and SAVE to make sure I have enough power for accelerating and passing on the way. The engine keeps the charge at this % when needed. For the return trip I keep the car in HEV but I set the mode to AUTO to make the most use of the remaining battery and charge back home. 2. Short 5-10 km rides in the city with traffic: I use either full EV mode and charge once of twice per week OR HEV with SOC at 70% and SAVE. 3. Long 40-80 km rides in the city, higher speed streets with few traffic: HEV, SOC 50% and SAVE. I charge at least once per week / 2 per gas tank. If the trip is more than like 500km You can force EV on your initial urban part of the trip to make the most effective use of the battery. Or set it as HEV with SAVE mode; the car will use EV only from 100%-70% any way. I would use HEV / SAVE / 50-70% (depending on how many urban kms you take and how the trip at your destination will be). Then just drive on highway with hybrid and manually switch to EV when in slow traffic or when at your destination. If you will be able to charge at your destination then you can force EV or switch mode to AUTO when close to arriving :) I rarely use AUTO mode, just EV/HEV(SAVE) and adjust SOC% as needed through my trips for efficiency. I have around 5k kms so far with. 3.0 L/100 km and charge 1-2 times per week

It’s good advice, just focus on slow speeds under 70km/hr run in ev and for highway above 90/kmh use HEV. For me I set to 50% SOC SAVE and only use the remaining battery whenever on LAST LEG to charger (eg home or work). If I know I can do the whole day on single charge I just use EV. If I know I’m going to do 150kms on a day HEV till 50% and then switch to EV last 35 km on the last drive home as above.

For Sealion most places should be allowing them. Dandenong is where I did mine.

I can assure you a change is coming I have a email communication with support in relation to this, just no specifics for dates or changes - but there is something coming.

@AllTerrainActionEV through your BYD contacts, what improvements are the Feb 2025 batch of SL6s expected to have please? 🙏 Rumours are a bigger battery...

Hard to know with the Shark but the BYD ecosystem is very similar across Shark and Sealion and if we base it on that the Sealion begins to drop off max power around 25-30% battery. Significantly drops off at less than 20%. I have found if you need to do long trips setting SOC to 60% then driving your trip in HEV mode you’ll always have the power available. That been said, if you did a long hill climb I would suspect the onboard generator couldn’t keep up, but without testing this I cannot be sure. Still that been said you’d have to be climbing for 30mins non stop before that would become an issue I would say, just won’t happen.

Ohhhh… I’m a bit confused. I thought the big hype around this Ute was its ability to cover over 700 km on a single charge plus a full tank of petrol. But I’m not sure how useful that would be if its performance is significantly compromised when going a few hundred km off roading

Well I am sure byd thought about it as well. Like you said may be we will have to wait to find out once someone testes it out

Shark using dmo platform which is more advance than the sealion, it would drop some power but pretty sure it should beway less than 10% if the performance is similar to fangchengbao5 which is also using the dmo platform

@@praveenycw ​​⁠how is that any different from conventional 4wd? A lot of 4wds double up on fuel usage off road? I can’t see how the Shark would be any different if anything be more efficient at slower speed motions.

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Haven’t a need for that, max we tow is a Track Trailer TVAN which is around 1.5T max. I am not sure why everyone is hyped about 3.5T in the next generation the most bigger reason to wait would be better refinements and probably power than anything else - but they don’t think until 2026 and by then the option to upgrade is there anyway:

I actually have not seen this video, I do watch his stuff not sure how I've not crossed past this one yet. Luckily though as long as it is able to do it, software update would likley be able to resolve this.

@@AllTerrainActionEVhe actually has a detailed series of four reviews covering different aspects… you obviously already know the background stuff but some of the stuff is really good. Using his info BYD should be able to refine the driving characteristics .

@@johnbentley6925 Yeah I've just watched all these this morning. It does look like overall software will be able to fix some of the concerns in crossaxled senarios - which is promising as I almost had a mental breakdown after seeing the result of mountain mode in the crossaxle switchover... lucky I continued to watch the rest of the video haha!

We are talking fuel when we spoke about that $150 and it was monthly. I am currently doing around 600km a week and using around 1 tank of RON98 a month. Not about the lease itself.

Sadly I don’t think it’ll work out to that, I would be more expecting 8-10L/100 and that would be with road tyres and no blocky bullbars etc. The benefit will mostly been able to charge for 20c/kWh at home and utilising this as much as possible / the mix of both may bring you close to that figure you want though say over 150km/daily driving. Rough calculations based on paper information, nothing factual tested yet but I will have those answers within a month of getting the Shark.

Issue with climbing and regen breaking kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGaogHZ6m7OVkMk

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I been trying to go full ev, but as yet nothing is on offer in Australia suitable for our off-road needs, do not really need a ute, either, but popularity means they come first.

Give it time, I actually dislike DC vehicles but it’s the first of this kind and I’m behind stuff like this, happy to be the test subject 🙆‍♂️😂

I just put on my order deposit, for a blue one, if nothing else suitable comes, at least I am in line.

HEV anytime > 80km/h, EV anything less than 80km/h. Unless I know I have the range to make it to the destination I will just use EV regardless of speed. If I know for sure I have to do say 250km, and know I wont charge anywhere on that trip, I'll set SOC to 50% then drive in HEV, until I know only 30km left of my trip to get back home and then switch back to EV to maximise the EV range of the trip. 50% is my decision for that type of driving if HEV and long trip so battery stays within optimal range to minimise degredation - 60% would be better but ive decided 50 for me. That been said.. if my day is total 70km distance EV the whole way, and EV MAX mode if I need like to go downto 18% for example just to make it home to avoid turning over the ICE engine for such a short remaining distance home.

Thanks mate, most of our Monday -Friday driving are less than 10KM per day. Would go outside to charge like once every two days, so it should be EV mode while on the weekend we go from SouthEast to City, then probably switch to HEV on M3/M1 then EV again after existing HWY

@@zhipengxie679 I'm currently gathering footage for a video that will break down how ICE vehicles, particularly automatics, experience efficiency losses due to torque converter slippage. This comparison will make everyone understand why EVs excel at lower, non-highway speeds, thanks to advantages like regenerative braking but also removing that loss of energy from ICE power convertion to wheels which will also cover why ICE vehicles perform less efficiently at slower speeds. BYD’s DMI and DMO systems bring the best of both worlds by leveraging the strengths of both engine technologies. This dual-mode innovation from BYD is setting a new benchmark in efficiency, likely making it one of the top systems available in today’s market (in my opinion). Just remember when you're on the way home and know you will be able to charge again, even if on highway you go to EV for the remaining % of battery to 25% this will maximise savings.

100% looking forward to it

@@zhipengxie679 looking forward to see if it devalues more than 75% in 12 months

@@praveenycw we need time to test, Simpson desert crossing booked in June 2025 the hard direction (east to west) for touring capacity and vic high country Billy goats bluff and blue rag to give consumers who watch a baseline for capability all to come!

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@@themoreyouknqw3555 I think people’s argument is going to be more about durability and reliability more than anything. The thing I’m behind is with Ironmans upgrades / off road mods BYD claim to continue to support warranty claims within those modifications by Ironman, in the 4wd/camp/touring space that’s a huge bonus. You won’t see other big manufacturers brands doing that, I’ve had first hand experience with Toyota on this front and even their own pre reg addons that failed was not covered in a new 4wd / challenging times but it’s time for a change in the space… this is where it begins. The Chinese have come to party and is listening to Aussie needs and terrain demands, there will be learning curves but every brand had them. The end game is looking strong.

@AllTerrainActionEV Indeed..also consider that they have been testing this ute against a ford ranger as a benchmark..the soon available upgrades indicates to me that this vehicle has been put through it's paces and is reliable enough to out do Ford in reliability..in my opinion.. Not to mention that it's 50% cheaper than a raptor offering same performance.. Also the raptor does have independent coil sprung rear end which reduces the towing in par with BYD.. So BYD are in a winner here.. Especially with all the inflation..this ute seems to be great value for money..

@@themoreyouknqw3555 I’m sure it will be a better bargain 12 months later when a massive depreciation sets in

@@yslee1401 Most likely though the 3 biggest car makers with the highest depreciation is BMW 7 Series. Maserati Ghibli Audi A8 All cars no matter what manufacturer has a depreciation value.. BYD? We will find out I guess.. You can't base depreciation on a vehicle until it has entered the market..and a good few years of ownership.. Having said that the vehicle has good bang for buck

@@themoreyouknqw3555 and yet mainland Chinese in the west only buys the X7, X5, GLS, GLE, Q8, Cayenne, RX, NX & Teslas. They will never buy a Chinese branded vehicle. It would be a reputation kamikaze for anyone to be seen in a PRC branded vehicle

@@StrollingSydney are you buying a Shark? 🦈 hehe

@@AllTerrainActionEV Got the Sealion 6 in July, so no 😆

The only situation I can compare this to is when I drive to the Victoria border and back, covering a total distance of 690 km round trip with two charging stops. However, my approach is different. Whenever I plan to drive more than around 100 km, I set the mode to HEV and the State of Charge (SOC) to 50%, then drive. When I’m about 30-40 km from the end of the trip, I switch to EV mode to use up the remaining battery and maximise electric driving for that trip. The reasoning behind this is that keeping the battery around 50% ensures optimal battery health during the trip, with about 25% reserve for fluctuations in power demand. I've never set the SOC to 25% for long-distance drives because, in my opinion, if you know the road ahead, it's best to maintain the battery between 50-70%, as this range is optimal for minimising battery degradation - at least that's my understanding. Using this method, I've never seen my battery drop below 48%. When I set the HEV SOC to 50%, the charge stays between 48-51%. I guess if you set to 25% SOC you might see it dip to 22-23%. I have noticed in EV MAX mode, if i drop to under 15% power capacity (in terms of torque) is greatly limited. I also have seen the voltage curve on the blade battery.. drops off around 60% slightly, and then slowly drops off from 25% to around 10% where it takes a huge drop. So that data says.. stay around 60-70% in theory, I use 50% for own personal choice.

@@zimuli3549 yep, umm in this video when I said “it’s hard to explain” I was trying to work out how to say what you’ve just said - it’s as simple as that once you’ve driven the unique powertrain setup here in this phev configuration you have absolutely no interest in ICE anymore 🙆‍♂️

Only time will tell. I'm game to take it to that test we have a curent model Hilux in our 4WD crew and it will be a great comparison between the two wheeling and touring, including our simpson desert crossing in June 2025.

Why are you proper Utes so much slower than this temu car

@@oliverpan6754 can’t understand Chinglish

Who cares!

@@yslee1401 just like how you can’t understand the fact that Australia’s economy will collapse without China. Try enrolling in a kindergarten, you don’t seem very educated

@@iOn7-x2u I know, we have rode gos I just didn’t have them as wasn’t planning to film anything other than b-roll content but I was too surprised about many things that it was difficult not to post nothing!

@@l33tr4n55 we have placed our order, I am still confirming how I plan to work this into my life as it is! I think if you can wait for next gen it’s worth doing so, but for me it’s an immediate answer to some other things happening on my other channel - this vehicle will cross Simpson desert east to west in June as well now.

@@AllTerrainActionEV and they are doing the Apple marketing tricks. Selling you the bare minimum... Making you buy the accessories 😅😂🤣

@ yeah I know more on this in another video as I talk about the purchase choice we made.

The update also has over 500kws , I think BYD got a tap on the shoulder by big brother who knows exactly what type of #@!&*% drivers drive these things , and they don't want them in 500kw utes.

@@rastasrosco1318 I am not aware of this… that’s something that I want to dig into 👀

@@johntubb704 not at all, Sealion dmi gave me a good view of how I’m expected to use the dmo system in the bush with my other channel - so really it was a gateway to be confident in my shark purchase.

@@AllTerrainActionEVAwesome mate so you getting a Shark as well anyway, that’s so good! 👍

Unsure about this, hearing mixed info - once I get a fact answer with backing I’ll confirm.

Every country has different testing and reporting methods. Probably aligns with our local regs. Just like the listing on ground clearance was changed for our regs.

@@tld8102 sorry guys, I actually was not going to film anything at all but I felt like this was a thing - I will do a proper video about this down the line with b-roll footage - assumed some honest reaction from me would really show actually how exciting this launch really is about this vehicle.

Use a proper Mic. H/P mics are lousy.

@@folaolumoroti3471 suspension is passive, cannot adjust. Can’t get nav on hud only speed and blind spot info/call info.

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@@jageerdarjag3883 i haven’t dealt with them after sale yet at a location, online ticket wise has been prompt and good, more to come about this after my questions and first service.

Keep in mind, the 5.5 seconds is based on the car’s own data I haven’t verified it with an independent third-party device -- but it feels quicker than my previous 6L L98 V8 Commodore. While it does not feel as fast as my 6.2L LS3 HSV Senator, the pure electric acceleration is satisfying though - ICE vs EV are differant styles so this is not to say I dont miss the high rev, gear changing experience I once was used to. It’s definitely a well-balanced daily driver and consumer-oriented SUV and brilliant step into the EV world for anyone wanting to dabble. Best of both worlds.

@@AllTerrainActionEV Best of both worlds ... 100%

@@L33Tr4n55-a well, less the sound and my love for the Australian Holden brand been lost - but these are the times and how the worlds changing. I'm for change, nothing stays the same forever in our lifetime.

I need to do some testing on this, sorry havent found anytime for its use yet.

Around 10A, so prob up to 2200W

I don't have any hard facts to share about the the next dmi version, but from what I've heard, improvements are on the way. The specifics will depend on what BYD decides to release, but it’s worth noting that this current DMI platform isn't entirely new. I only took the plunge because it's been used overseas for several years, so it's technically a proven system - anything thats been used that is sold at the end of its generation before the next genrally is at its peak reliability - that been said there was a recent engine shudder issue that developed in some owners experience which has been now reolsved over an OTA update so it was software based and has been resolved. The next iteration will likely bring enhancements, but like with anything, there will be pros and cons. It really comes down to timing - whether you should buy now or wait. This is an excellent car for the price point. Next year, prices could go up, and even with improvements, you'll need to decide if waiting was worth it. Go take one for a test drive and see what works for you. I'll also be covering the build quality, materials, the highs and lows in an upcoming video, so stay tuned if that's helpful for your decision!

@@AllTerrainActionEV definitely depends on how long you can wait, BYD is keeping the info about DMi-05 release in AU. one dealer in NSW did tell me that he was informed it could be 2027 to get the new version in AU

@@tld8102 140kw out the front wheels single direct, yeah got definitely would get wheel spin, I’m sure there are better tyres but they aren’t as ‘bad’ as everyone make them out to be. Haven’t had an issue with auto steer yet, but yes rear shocks could have better dampeners and yes I agree radar cruise software needs some work.

It does have 2 steering modes, although even on the non comfort setting I find it still light. Yes I have gotten used to it!

I enquired with my pedders contact - they are actually working on something it seems, so that’ll be interesting once available!

@@AllTerrainActionEV Awesome. I appreciate it