BYD Song L — model-year timeline & key facts
Published · Researched 2026-09-21
Compiled from the BYD Song L deep-research dossier; researched 2026-09-21. UNVERIFIED flags from the source research are preserved verbatim.
Key facts
| Powertrain | Single/dual-motor EV (e-Platform 3.0) |
|---|---|
| Power | 204-313 (150/230 kW) / 517 (380 kW AWD) |
| Range | 662 (CLTC) |
| Battery | 71.8 / 87.04 |
| 0–100 km/h | 4.3 (AWD est.) |
| Fast charge | N/A |
| New price CN | 189800-249800 (2025 list) |
| Used price signal | One used 2025 export listing at RMB 199800 (single data point) |
| Value call | China buyers: strong value new; export buyers: avoid grey imports |
| Sweet-spot year | N/A (too new) |
| Years to avoid | 2023 (launch year) |
| Reliability flag | No accessible defect data; DiPilot 100 ADAS added 2025 is new hardware |
| Biggest risk | One export listing: used 2025 at RMB 199 |
| Community verdict | Strong China value, unknowable elsewhere - Tier 3 |
Model-year timeline 2021–2026
| Year | Generation / changes / reliability / used prices |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Not sold — model did not exist. · N/A · N/A · N/A — not sold |
| 2022 | Not sold — model did not exist. · N/A · N/A · N/A — not sold |
| 2023 | Launched December 2023 in China (e-Platform 3.0, Blade LFP). · Launch-year risk; no accessible defect data. · None found in accessible sources — UNVERIFIED. · N/A — new only |
| 2024 | First full year. · No verified complaint clusters in English sources — evidence gap. · None found in accessible sources — UNVERIFIED. · China: limited data — N/A |
| 2025 | Adds DiPilot 100 ADAS. · New ADAS hardware risk; outcomes UNVERIFIED. · None found in accessible sources — UNVERIFIED. · China: one export listing of a used 2025 87.04-kWh car at RMB 199,800 (~$21,402) — single listing, not a market average |
| 2026 | Database pricing shows 179,800–239,800 RMB (discounting likely). · Too early for signal. · None found in accessible sources — UNVERIFIED. · China: new RMB 189,800–249,800 (2025 list); no USD/EUR — not sold there |
Sweet-spot year: N/A (too new)
Years to skip: 2023 (launch year)