BYD Dolphin Comfort
Good for:Budget
€637/month€0.51 per kilometre · Adjust assumptions · Cost deep-diveTotal cost over 4 years: €30,560
- Depreciation 71 %
- Energy 15 %
- Insurance 10 %
- Maintenance & tyres 4 %
- 306 km in winter396 km in mild weather · real-world range
- 2 charging stops · +51 min600 km long trip
- −55 %Value lost in 3 years
- No entriesin our register of known model-year issues (still incomplete)
What moves the number?
- High mileage (25,000 km/yr)€735/month
- No home charging€680/month
The BYD Dolphin is a battery electric hatchback produced by the Chinese manufacturer BYD Auto since 2021. Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Total cost per month
- DepreciationAnchored€46771 %
- EnergyCalibrated€9915 %
- Vehicle taxOfficial€0
- InsuranceCalibrated€6610 %
- Maintenance & tyresModel€294 %
- THG bonusMarket-€25
- Total€637
Adjust assumptions
With your assumptions
- 396 km / 306 kmReal-world range (base value; no sourced option effect)
- €637Total cost per month
- €15,160 · −55 %Residual after 3 yr (modelled)
- No entriesin our register of known model-year issues (still incomplete)
Estimate, assumptions as of 01 Jan 2026 — all adjustable; sources in the methodology. · Evidence classes: Official = rule or official value · Anchored = published market figure · Calibrated = model tuned to measured data · Model = documented estimate · Market = current market rate
Value over time Anchored
The curve follows a published 3-year residual value: autobild.de 09.02.2026 (Schwacke).
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For comparison: electric lease offers enquired on LeasingMarkt.de in 2025 averaged 0.61 (private and business, new and used). Under 0.5 counts as a top deal. Source: LeasingMarkt.de, Leasing-Rückspiegel 2025 and guide "Leasingfaktor"
Specifications
Costs & consumption
- List price
- €33,990
- Used (3 yr, est.)
- €15,160 (−55%)
- Consumption (WLTP)
- 15.9 kWh/100 km
- CO₂ emissions
- 0 g/km (WLTP)
- Efficiency class
- A
Battery & charging
- Battery
- 60.4 kWh
- Battery chemistry
- LFP
- Range (WLTP)
- 427 km
- Max DC charge
- 88 kW
- Max AC charge
- 11 kW (3ph)
- Heat pump
- Yes
- V2L (power external devices)
- Yes
Performance
- Power
- 150 kW
- 0–100 km/h
- 7.0 s
- Drivetrain
- FWD
Space & practicality
- Dimensions (L×W×H)
- 4290 × 1770 × 1570 mm
- Footprint (L×W, excl. mirrors)
- 7.59 m²
- Wheelbase
- 2700 mm
- Boot
- 345 L
- Seats
- 5
🔋 LFP battery: fine to charge to 100% routinely and very long-lived (cycle-durable); slightly lower energy density and a bit weaker in the cold.
Price checked on 27 Sept 2026 · ADAC Autokatalog (automatische Preisprüfung)
Price history: 2 checks since 11 Jul 2026 · unchanged
| Checked on | List price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Sept 2026 | €33,990 | ADAC Autokatalog (Preisprüfung 27.09.2026) |
| 11 Jul 2026 | €33,990 | ADAC Autokatalog + carwow (Comfort 60 kWh) |
Each point is a dated price check. A step can be a manufacturer price change or a corrected source — the source is named. Nothing is overwritten.
Technical data checked on 12 Jul 2026 · ADAC Autokatalog — BYD Dolphin Comfort (ab 10/23)
Warranty checked on 11 Jul 2026 · BYD Deutschland — 6 Jahre/150.000 km Grundgarantie
Safety (Euro NCAP)
★★★★★ · 2023
- Adult occupant
- 89%
- Child occupant
- 87%
- Vulnerable road users
- 85%
- Safety assist
- 79%
Safety data checked on 11 Jul 2026 · Euro NCAP — BYD Dolphin (2023)
EV details
Distance with one ~15-min fast charge at 110 km/h (modelled).
Is it enough for your day-to-day?
One charge lasts 5 days in winter (−10 °C) and 6 days in mild weather.
Using real-world range, charged to 80 %, 10 % reserve: 277 km per charge in mild weather, 214 km in winter.
Fixed reference (roughly Munich–Berlin): leave full, arrive with a 10% reserve, and charge only what the rest of the trip needs (80% max — past that the curve goes flat). Modelled from real-world range and the charging curve.
Mild means ≈ 23 °C, cold ≈ −10 °C without pre-heating — the same for every car, so the figures compare.
What does charging cost?
| €/kWh | Full charge | per 100 km | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home (wallbox) | €0.34 | €22 | €6.34 |
| Public AC | €0.50 | €33 | €9.32 |
| DC fast charging | €0.60 | €39 | €11.19 |
Prices from the open assumptions (adjustable in the calculator); consumption = mild real-world incl. charging losses.
Charging curve (DC)
LFP: affordable & durable, fine to charge to 100% daily, weaker in cold.
Buying used? Check battery health (SoH) →
Modelled estimate from battery, charge power and chemistry.
