In this episode of mReview, we’ll look at something more peculiar in the electric automotive scene, a pure electric van from Chinese manufacturer Build Your Dreams (BYD) - the T3.
With the unprecedented rise in the electrical vehicles and to support our government’s green initiative, we take a glimpse of the future with the T3. Will electric vehicles live up to its hype? Will Jackie find it difficult to adjust? Watch this video to find out!
With the unprecedented rise in the electrical vehicles and to support our government’s green initiative, we take a glimpse of the future with the T3. Will electric vehicles live up to its hype? Will Jackie find it difficult to adjust? Watch this video to find out!
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00:00Hello and welcome
00:02After a three year hiatus, I'm finally back
00:05And right now we're gonna kickstart this all new review channel
00:08Very proudly put together by none other than Motorist
00:11Welcome to M Reviews
00:25The producers felt that the best way to start this series
00:28Is with a review of a van
00:33This is what I get for waiting three years to do a review
00:37Okay let's just get this done with
00:41You probably would recognize this brand from their extremely large grab fleet
00:45That's not necessarily a good thing
00:48B.Y.D
00:50It's called the T3
00:51And a quick search online will reveal some of the other vehicles they have
00:55The E6, T3, K9, C8, C6
01:00Sounds like I'm reading someone's O-Level results
01:03But not mine ah
01:04Lim Peh or A1
01:05If you're planning to purchase a fully electric minivan
01:08I'm guessing you probably work for a huge company
01:11Or maybe you're a business owner of a smaller SME
01:14But if you're planning to get it for your personal use
01:17Then I would guess you're probably the kind that stocks up on
01:21McDonald's chilli sauce packets you know
01:23The one that wears socks with sandals
01:26Okay let's take a look at the engine bay or battery bay
01:31It's just a chunk of metal with wires sticking out of it
01:34Now apparently the motor is below and it's a front wheel drive
01:38A full charge will last you about 300 klicks or 250 if you're fully loaded
01:42And it'll only cost you anywhere between $5 and $20
01:46Now if you compare this to a regular diesel vehicle
01:49As a business owner you end up saving about $6,000 a year
01:54This also happens to be one of the rare battery electric vehicles
01:57That comes with both the AC and DC charging points
02:01DC can give you a full charge in like one to two hours
02:04Whereas an AC will take much longer
02:06But the DC charging isn't good for the battery
02:08So it's like a backup in case you suddenly run out of juice
02:11You can go to the nearest charging station
02:13And refill it to almost full in about an hour with the DC charge
02:19Confused? Me too
02:21Actually I think the whole charging and the charging station and all that is fine
02:26But if there's one thing that I must say
02:28I think all charging stations should be sheltered
02:32Now if you own a huge company
02:34And if you have a place to install one of these charging stations
02:38Then you're all good
02:39But if you're that socks and sandals guy
02:40Then you're pretty much screwed
02:42If you don't have a charging station a decent walking distance away from your home
02:46Then you're going to have to rely on constant DC charges
02:50Which is going to hurt your battery
02:51So it kind of plays itself out
02:58Now if you are blindfolded in the back
03:01You will never be able to tell I just switched this on
03:05Dead quiet
03:06There is nothing even remotely interesting about the inside of this van
03:11Apart from maybe this screen
03:13So I'm just going to go straight to the drive
03:16It stands for Build Your Dreams
03:18And I must admit it sounds like something my son came up with
03:22It shares the same platform as the very popular NV200 from Nissan
03:27Now there's one very important thing that you must know about all battery-powered vehicles
03:31And that is unlike your regular diesel or petrol vehicle
03:34Where you need to build up the revs to get your torque
03:37With a battery-powered vehicle you get instant torque
03:40Now I actually have a two-page write-up on what exactly instant torque is all about
03:45But I think I found the best way to explain this to you
03:51A nice family MPV plus it comes with a 2.4 litre engine
04:03Instant torque
04:07And it did it without emitting a single gram of carbon dioxide
04:11Or even a single decibel of sound
04:13In fact I think the loudest thing during that sprint were the aircon blowers
04:21Despite its sad looks and stolen BMW gear lever
04:26The T3 only has one motive in mind
04:29And that's to put more money in the pockets of business owners
04:33And when you drive the T3 you can actually feel the weight from below
04:37You know like as if there are bricks hanging from the bottom of the van
04:41But the thing is because the batteries are all below the vehicle
04:44The handling and the road feel of this T3 is just amazing
04:49I've driven the NV200 before, I've driven the 350, I've driven the Hayes
04:54I've even driven the Hayes High Roof
04:56But this one it really takes the cake
04:59And bear in mind there are no gears
05:01It's an automatic transmission but it's just one gear okay
05:04So from takeoff to top speed which according to the brochure is just 100, boring
05:10It's very very smooth, no jerks, no lags just
05:16Let me demonstrate how easy it is for you to change directions with a vehicle like this
05:31You can try this on any other vehicle but it's not going to be easy
05:35I don't know if I'm spoiling the gearbox but look at this
05:40It feels like a BMD, it feels like a go-kart
05:51The BYD T3, is it a buy, a don't buy or an I don't know
05:55Wait am I actually still allowed to?
05:57Can ah? Okay can
05:59Simple, if you're from an MNC it's a buy
06:02If you're from an SME it's an I don't know
06:05And if you're the guy with the chilli sauce packets it's a don't buy
06:09This is Jacky signing off, hopefully next time they give me a car to review