Can We Make It To La Union in the BYD Atto 3? | AutoDeal Special

The BYD Atto 3 boasts a massive range of over 400 kilometers on a single charge, so let's put it to the test. From Manila to La Union, can a fully electric vehicle go the distance and make it back? With charging stations and accommodations at strategic locations, it just might, or at least that's what Caco thinks. Will the crew make it? Will they run out of charge on the way? Find out on this AutoDeal special.
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[@jy.creator]

I can see the internal email now. "If this video does well, let's have Caco do a test drive wearing nothing but a towel and a shower cap - clearly nothing can go wrong"

[@joshcastillo141]

That is really a must see someday,.Since he is also a bag of jokes most of the time 😂😂😂😂😂

[@AndrewJohnYoung]

😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@naaahhhx]

Wen

[@XGlite015]

This is more entertaining than the standard review format. More road trip episodes to test the range of EVs.

[@cacotirona]

What isn't shown after that 'leap' on the beach is how I badly strained my left butt cheek and was limping for about 5 minutes. Apparently, age isn't just a number.

[@drawpaintatoms]

Haha was thinking about that. Great content again, thanks for these videos.

[@hawru2883]

hip replacement review, when?

[@PaulCaliguia]

hello sir caco! I love it when you're going childish on your videos You make me laugh so hard 🤣😅🤣😅

[@helltrix1309]

where's Jack?

[@paulocuento9949]

sir caco. this is just internet gold 😄

[@raykudos73]

Just Caco setting up the standards of how a car reviewer should be Love your work bro

[@j0eycar0]

Caco is setting the trend on how to review any car...under any circumstances he he. You're the best!

[@VAKZ23]

he's always the benchmark on local reviews, I had never ever seen any local reviews (no offense) that's as informative and very entertaining as AutoDeal with Caco on the on the helm.. its always a treat when he presents..

[@benzengap6804]

I spend roughly p16k/ month on diesel. If i install at least a 7 kva solar system(without batteries ) at home, it would cost only p200-250k. Suppose I buy an EV, i would not spend a penny on fuelling the car. The ROI for the solar installation is less than 2 years. The price of an Atto is comparable to an ICE CUV. The blade battery of BYD is safe and lasts 8 tp 15 years (6,000 cycles)... Buying EV is a no brainer.

[@motoriety]

Looks like the grey Atto3 is the lower-range Dynamic model with a 50kWh battery, while your test unit is the Premium variant with 60kWh. That could explain a large part of the disparity in the remaining battery % at your pit stop.

[@aaronqui4568]

Thank you, as professional reviews, where people gain knowledge from, this detail should not have been missed.

[@angeloco4923]

Correct. The rims are a good tell between Premium and Dynamic.

[@christophertan3195]

​@@angeloco4923sun roof is the biggest tell

[@Marbeary]

Caco: Mentions Baguio Earl and Jack: *Vietnam Flashback*. we need Baguio Balikan again

[@jack.g.gutierrez]

don't give caco any ideas please 🥲

[@earllee6611]

No.

[@PaulCaliguia]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@stevenly3851]

I like the creatives in this episode. Makes me wanna go to the showroom tomorrow. Kudos!

[@eianmedrana6213]

Nice one Caco and production Crew! 👏🏼👏🏼 Exactly the kind of stuff that people needs to see in a review, very entertaining indeed! 👍🏼

[@nemesio888]

Caco is weirdly good every review!😂 great job once again. BTW, Love this car! Owned it for a couple of months without any hiccups🎉

[@Jinisinsane]

Idk, if theres 2 cars ahead of you waiting to charge their evs then thats potentially a 3 hour wait.

[@jesicolarina0402]

EV chargers are somehow increasing throughout the country. If chargers were available down south, EVs buyers will definitely increase. Most of the EVs are tested only up north, in exception to Nissan Kicks that they drove from Manila to Misibis. Hope to see more EVs being driven to Quezon and Bicol, where roads are more challenging.

[@DenDen-ph]

Meron sa SM Sto. Tomas, Lucena, Naga, Ayala Legazpi. Also, madami ng e-bikes, etc. kung saan saan. So marami na din nagsulputang EV charging stations na maliliit. Plus, you can use supplied charger to charge in any outlet, matagal nga lang. Good sya if you stay in a hotel.

[@jesicolarina0402]

@@DenDen-ph Napa-search ako bigla about SM chargers. Yeah good thing SMs now have the setup. It is still kind of limited though and hassle na din diba kase if you are an EV owner, mas mainam kung may mga chargers na sa mga gas stations. One more thing, most of the travelers down south prefer to travel night time. If the only options are SM chargers, hindi na sila available after the mall hours. But for sure eventually magkakaroon yan. I just hope that won't take more years before it it could have. Sa bansa kase where I am now kahit maliliit na gasoline stations and R&Rs may mga EV chargers na. Very convenient talaga and you won't have the stress finding the plugs if you ran out of juice.

[@DenDen-ph]

@@jesicolarina0402 I get your point but it all depends on the range ng EV. With BYD Atto 3, it has 400+Km range. So in between, pwede naman. Plus, you will actually go to these places to eat as rest stop, at mas conducive pa ang environment.

[@ericchurch7456]

Like all you posted, only thing holding me back from an ev is the lack of stations in Ilocos norte

[@eddyogi]

I’m sooo happy EVs are showing up there sa Pinas! Been driving an EV for over 10 years now.

[@xXJeremykun34Xx]

The reactions of Earl is priceless 😂 love the videos of AutoDealPH 🥳🎉

[@drmarkmadarang]

Since you were comparing price per km, may I suggest that you include a hybrid to the comparison to see the differences.

[@markjosephbautista6009]

This is very much entertaining and at the same time very informative. Keep it up AD team!

[@allantroylicud]

Look forward to your comparison review between Hybrid-ICE-EV

[@candarieric]

Caco forgot to mention that although makakatipid ka sa mas mabagal na charger, mas matatagalan ka naman magcharge. Yung fast charger nga 50mins na kung tama pagkaalala ko, edi lalo yung lower powered chargers. Importante ito kung nasa road trip ka

[@natzcam2219]

The power of ev is you charge at home. Overnight.

[@christopherpastelero9147]

@@natzcam2219 the charging time is the issue. it takes so much of your road trip time....at selected pa ang pit stops mo...nagising kang maaga para mas maaga kang maka byahe at makapamasyal, tapos matatanghalian ka kasi kailangan mong mag charge along the way... or kung nasa destination na kayo, hindi kayo makapag dire-diretsong pasyal kasi kelangan mo i-charge nanaman...not convenient at all.. lagi mo iniintindi... paano pag pila pa sa charging stations....paano pag yung tinulugan mo day before ng long road trip mo nawalan ng power overnight. so many things to mind, para maging primary car mo

[@benzengap6804]

Superchargers degrade the battery much faster. It is better to charge at home..install about 7kva of solar panels, charge using 6.2 KVA chargers, although it may take 10 hours, but charging will be free.

[@topethermohenes7658]

@@christopherpastelero9147 ilang times ka ba pumapasyal ng ganun ka layo sa isang taon? It's like saying I won't buy a sedan because I can't take if off-road when in reality I've only been offroading once a year at most. Same logic, would you prefer a much more expensive fuel car always because of a once a vacation thing? Or rather save on gas because 99% of your time is on the metro anyway? Like saving by buying a cheap sedan vs buying a 4x4 offroader for that once a year thing? Get my point?

[@topethermohenes7658]

⁠@@christopherpastelero9147 and it's not like a sedan either which can NEVER go off road, by comparison and this video as proof an ev can actually be used for a car trip vacation. You just need to plan better ika nga by caco. What's with people like you having difficulty planning a trip anyways? It's part of the fun for me and quite rewarding at the end.

[@lestherartillaga]

Looking forward seeing this car to travel from manila to baguio and vice versa

[@jgoyena]

Nice to know that Philippines is starting to adopt electric cars, with the price of petrol this days that's good news. I experience long trip with our Tesla Model 3 from Ontario to Quebec last week here in Canada. We had to stop 3 times to top-up, good enough to have a bathroom, get some food and walk our pug. No range anxiety since the charging network is efficient.

[@DaleDy]

please when you do your next review, please list down the actual cost for each vehicle type. when vehicle gets back to home base just full tank or full charge all vehicles. Let's see which among the two (or three) is really more efficient.

[@ojouniisama5401]

Practical only for city driving where you can go the enitre day without needing to charge and go charge at home overnight. Infra for evs still needs to be developed and chargers must be improved exponentially. 50mins is really bad. But as I said inside the city I think they'd do quite well.

[@Anton99997]

Yes! do a comparo with ICE HEV and EV.

[@ShowbizIntriga]

Anong app yung nabanggit na one can find the nearest EV charging stations?

[@scuzzyboy]

Thanks for sharing your content and this should be an awesome way of using a full EV on a typical road trip. In my opinion did I sense some range anxiety when you couldn't top-up at Rosario? 😅 If you did, I did too. 😂 It would be awesome if you will also use telemetry data (top speed, average speed, distance, total elevation gain) for both the EV and your backup car. I also suggest if you guys can also do a full EV road trip to Baguio. This way, we can also see EVs performance when climbing 1500 meters above sea level. Another thing, is your office at Geely Makati? Thanks again.

[@mjpanganibanph]

Looking forward to Pagudpud trip with an EV 👌

[@richiegorret]

What a test, so nice and practically is so true

[@allencruise6299]

Awesome review. This will definitely shape decisions. Sayang talaga yung Kicks, mas okey kung meron charging option din.

[@accesme]

2x battery and may plug in? = Ndi na gagana ang makina ni kicks and completo na c kicks

[@BabyBoyJr.]

hindi practical na lagyan ng charging option since maliit lang ng battery nya. Madadagdagan lang price nya for little to no benefit at all

[@WheelHeadd]

Cool video as usual, autodeal 😂

[@ChrisBautista]

just got our solar panels installed and i'm really looking into getting the Atto 3 for our daily drive (getting the kids to and from school and bringing the wife to work and back). we spend roughly around 16k on diesel for this. i think i have enough capacity in our solar to practically get the charging close to free. i don't plan to bring it on long drives and that's what our ICE car is for. but thinking about this, it really does make sense to get an EV.

[@JongTulibasprofile]

awesome video as always

[@cHinitocHunk]

The actual range will vary more when you use safety features, the radio, the lights, the ac and of course if you have a lead foot. The charging speed also depends on how fast your "battery" can charge itself, in addition to the speed of the charger itself.

[@UncleSam177]

Nice review!

[@technolagogue]

This was a fun little experiment. Although EVs can be cheaper than ICE vehicles when it comes to consumption costs, there is the often-overlooked factor of time. Sure, you can get marginally cheaper rates charging compared to fueling up, but the time it takes to top up a fuel tank is significantly faster than that of an EV battery. And to Caco's point, although you can charge at much slower rates to drive down the costs, know that this will result in even longer charging times so take all these things into consideration when planning road trips with EVs.

[@dialadoorpasigbranch1380]

hi what Hotel in La Union did you guys stay...

[@czyruspascual]

Great video! wishing to have an EV car soon.

[@gaylordfrancisco8928]

My concern with EV and it is not being mentioned about the estimated range is in that estimate it's at what speed for you to meet or be close to the estimated range.

[@mlvn.d87]

The 2 pesos per kilometer price is based on charging stations at the mall. It should be calculated based on the location of the charger. Same as you calculated the gas based on the current price per location. 🙄

[@asm200sx]

AGREE!!!

[@martinaragon5117]

Hi, how much does Awesome hotel charge for the charging of the vehicle?😊

[@arnoldferrera1185]

with EV's how much do you think it would cost say after 5 years if i would like to sell it and upgrade to a new one. Would it depreciate that much considering the age of batteries.

[@terrencerefendor2409]

I miss this kind of content 🤣

[@daryltulay]

Love this video! Next time, for the comparo. try diesel, gas, hybrid, and ev try the route to Bicol. Maybe do something like a race.

[@mahyadnaadlaw3112]

That 'other' byd user definite was in a spirited driving or simply a heavy metal on the accelerator (potentiometer?).

[@papamon8963]

AWESOME REVIEW!

[@Christian-iv8fz]

What's your brand of shade Sir Caco?

[@_humming_moon1054]

Most of the Vehicle and taxi's here in ireland are Hybrid and Ev. Sana sa pinas din pumasok na mga hybrid at ev's.

[@noski33]

Dami na hybrid dito hehe

[@marccatamio]

Nice, new concept, creative 😂😂

[@lostwanderingdrifter]

This is awesome! Can you replicate this with a city car e.g. Wuling Bingo or BYD dolphin?

[@yadono5990]

Dolphin can do this too. A bit similar in range with the gray Atto 3 that they saw in the charging station. Also I already saw a Dolphin back in Baguio.

[@lucky889s9]

Dolphin gonna get further since it's using same battery and lighter body

[@rmsys18]

I think you should’ve charged upto 80% only to take good advantage of a fast charger, and it will be cheaper and economical, it will charge slower if upto 100%.What I observed in the video, is how often you have to charge, and that means more travel cost.

[@jfcm]

That brownout at Rosario Shell station gave me one hell of anxiety for you guys. LOL

[@jbcodilan]

Akala ko solar powered ung station nila?

[@conying]

pag inabutan ng brownout, stranded na sa north

[@jbcodilan]

​@@conyingBaon ka na lang portable gas generator as a backup 😂

[@laspinas1986]

See, this is the issue I have with EVs: Let's say a typical trip to La Union takes 4.5 hours. In the event that you need to juice up during your trip, that adds another good 60 minutes to your trip to add a fraction of percentage (via fast charging), that is if you get a charging slot immediately. What if there are more people lined up before you? Versus typical few minutes using ICE / Hybrid. Then once you get to your accommodation, another challenge is finding a charging port in the parking slot in a hotel, resort, or airbnb. And if you do find one, it wont be fast charging. So you need the entire night to charge up the car, again, if you find a charging slot in the parking. And if you do, will they even allow you. Such a hassle. Still, I'm positive about EVs even though we know theyre not environmentally friendly.

[@Claro1993]

Also, I would like to add that some EV Charging station/network like Shell Recharge (as of May 2024) forbids the use of adapters nor doesn’t offer other EV charging interfaces like NACS/Tesla, GB/T (where grey market EVs use), and J1772.

[@talpolano4549]

Is that a free charging @ awesome hotel??

[@dmdvvillamar5561]

Earl hahaha 😅😊 NXT time ikaw naman ang mag Drive😎🤍

[@timexindiglo86]

Caco, can you try a roadtrip going to the new highest highway system using EV?

[@whatdawhatdawhat]

I just wanted to know if can go to and from La Union. there’s so many antics.

[@alrashidbiruar4216]

Hope mindanao will adopt also.

[@MrStarman1978]

You saved roughly P2.50/km but how long did you stay at that gas station to fully charge that car? Filling up an ICE vehicle will take you less than 10min. Savings on money or savings on time?

[@MyLifeAtProvince]

You got me at the intro. hahahaha

[@RCledera]

Was the charging at Awesome hotel free?

[@jerrytrinidad7484]

This is a great Vlog. I found it really interesting and gave me an idea. Since, in a way.. a 1.5L SUV is kinda compared with than EV SUV and the cost per kilometer is way apart.. (EV 1Km+2.00php ++, ICE 1Km= 5.00php), proved the cost savings of an EV is way better than an ICE. But how about an EV vs a hybrid (Toyota’s hybrid tech and Nissans e power). Would it be possible to have a cost per kilometer comparo for these. And during this comparo, allow the EV to mostly be charged at a charging station and not at a home so as we can know the max costing. This can greatly help people decide either an EV or hybrid and give a chance for people who live in condos to have a better perspective if they can shift to an EV because they can have a ball park figure of the cost in charging. What do say Caco and Autodeal peeps? Would it be possible? Just a thought 😂

[@yusofpumbaya8351]

range anxiety is real

[@jestonipagunsan8090]

What was your maximum speed?

[@jm-jr5vz]

This is ok if we have a lot of chargers. Your trip is only limited to areas where chargers are available. Of course once u reach your destination , you still need ur car to go around the area and there you will have range anxiety. Of course charging in fast chargers are more expensive than ice vehicle. If you want to save i would suggest buy a hybrid or plug in hybrid.

[@LockiFlycatcher]

Exactly. And what happens when more people need to charge up. How much more time you’ll lose. Yeah we might have more chargers in the future. “In the future”. We are not there yet though. So no, not yet willing to waste money til the charging network is sufficient enough to take me to real remote areas, where accommodations dont have available charging stations. That and we know that BYD build is… plus its China so no 😅

[@slchua1709]

@cacotirona do a trip to Sorsogon or Legazpi City Albay instead.

[@alvinrilloraza6644]

great job caco

[@kennethg.arnado1481]

HHAHAAHAH ang cute ng review. (Tsaka si Earl)

[@christianbass10]

The calculations maybe inaccurate due to the fact that if you use a slower charger it would also take longer time for it to charge. Which means the slower charger in which according to sir Caco around 12 pesos will charger the vehicle longer than the fast charger. So, on a fast charger that costs php 35 pesos would charge 1 kwh in 5 mins for example the slower charger would do it 25mins for example so the cost goes up as well. The cost per KWH is actually really per kwh added to the battery but esssentially the time it takes to fill that 1 kwh. So a good solution is to install solar panels for your chargers with batteries to store the energy it gathered. But ofcors this means you will have to spend more at first.

[@levgenyterrobias]

The dog with killer kilays....

[@gamedex]

Mga dating 300km range na EVs, a few short years after nasa 400 to 500km range na. Very sparse charging stations, now dumadami na. Hopefully magkaraoon naman ng improvements sa electricity grid. I saw Meralco is looking into micro-nuclear power plants was it? And there was some news as well on solar farms. Things are looking up for EVs.

[@naaahhhx]

Anyare jack get well sir

[@Termangoli]

You really didn’t test its range. At 47% charge left, you should’ve continued without recharging to find out how far the battery can take it. By my calculation, it consumes more in the highway and won’t be able to take you back and forth without recharging negating its 465km advertised range. Also, it showed that when traveling far, recharging costs more. Does fast charging cost ₱35 per kw in NCR?

[@shinababes]

I don't think testing the range was the point of the video. It was trying to demonstrate a real life scenario of traveling on a EV with that kind of range, charging included

[@observer950]

Get well soon jack

[@oddentertaining6234]

Great video as always. I am confused on the math. If the BYD system is saying you have 47% battery left, that would be 28.2 kwh in the battery out of 60 kwh. But you used 41kWh, which leaves 19kWh, or 32% of the capacity. It could be the computer is giving an estimate based on driving history and conditions, or it could be the 47% figure spoken of was earlier in the video and by the time you were at Shell, it was actually less. Can you update on what the BYD computer said was the battery percentage left? Also, did it match the distance driven and the 41kWh you used? My guess is that is why the other owner was interested in your range.

[@Le_Mon9]

The difference in consumption between the silver atto3 and the test unit was due to driving style of the owner. Remember caco and team elft at 7am while the silver atto3 left at 9am. That's a two hour difference and they're at the shell recharging station at the same time. That means the owner of the silver one was heavy on the throttle.

[@inorubang6141]

dat dog with kilay tho 17:02 🔥

[@johnpaolo1896]

ang kulit kulit mo talaga sir mag review/vlog. hahaha

[@alfredoayuste8951]

I'm wondering how much battery replacement cost and how long the battery last before it should be replace?

[@benedictt2246]

At least 10yrs before it deteriorates but still usable

[@cinchan04]

More EV content please 🙏

[@GuntanksInSpace]

20:48 nice

[@japoey2899]

nice

[@jack.g.gutierrez]

nice

[@muyvin98]

No problem if u know that u will drive in areas with Charging station but 🤔

[@nlsnmrn]

Love it!

[@linomarcial2566]

hahahaha the intro dude!

[@felixjr.estrera9479]

Can you have a review for this car for maintenance expenses. Also, the cost of the new battery when you need to change and how long the battery life and what is the effect on the battery if the car not usually used.

[@nooniecee5267]

shet pang aircon ang humor. ahahhhhahahha. entertaining!

[@billymanalang965]

When is the Seagull coming? If they price it below 1M it will be the best seller

[@jefjef3967]

What i dont like about current ev situation is what if you arrive at charging station and someone is currently charging. I hate the waiting game.

[@michaelbelonio3342]

Im here for the shenanigans 😂

[@ezrealknight3729]

Have a huge crush on earl now lol

[@alaaa1794]

What I would have done drive straight to the hotel and charge there. Level 2 charging better for the battery

[@sl322]

That's great, granted it doesn't spontaneously blow up under you. Isn't that what that brand is known for? How about degradation of the battery? How long until it degrades and loses charge capacity? Why does it regenerate when braking? What about using the turning wheels to bring back some juice while the car is going?

[@Ilovepelepenz]

if the guy who owns the atto 3 has only 25 percent after arriving rosario ev charging station. would he still arrive if he only got the 400km variant of the atto 3? man, that's a real question right there.. I hope they install more EV chargers for the consumers. if you can go from the top to bottom of luzon then that would be the day when I'll consider buying one.

[@sibutotheworld]

Turning off the infotainment system does not affect the car's power consumption. Similar to a car with a combustion engine, an EV also has a battery for electronics under the hood.

[@euanmiguelllanos5737]

Road Trip Series with Caco only on Netflix and KZbin

[@kennethvillaruel7948]

the shower part is cool hahah

[@MrArvirivera]

This will be my 2nd car 🙏👌

[@ginom.7062]

Sabi na eh. Hahahahha! 😂

[@beerginvodca]

Does our country have the capacity or ability to recycle junked ev's?

[@StarsStripes-vh7kw]

Wala pa po

[@DoubleDeadKing]

Everyone should know that the car is Brand New. I wonder if after a year, DAILY driven, will it still perform the same?

[@benzengap6804]

Battery depletion will be fastest in the first 2 years. About 5 % for LFP batteries. After that, the battery will stsbilize. It is even recommended to top up LFP batteries once every 2 weeks and during long road trips to calibrate the battery.

[@lesterbeats7108]

boss pumunta ka la union hindi ako na update kht picture lang sana haha! or sticker

[@CC-tk9xw]

I wonder how the batteries hold after 5 yrs. Will they degrade fast just like phones? How much it cost to replace the batteries after it depleted.

[@benzengap6804]

It depends on where and how you charge. The blade battery will not degrade suddenly as it only charges 80 kWh. Also, it is recommended for LFP batteries to charge 80-90% regularly and 100% every 2 weeks in order to calibrate the battery.