As planned, BYTON unveiled the- its first all-electric SUV. The model arrives with two trims. The base one is equipped with a single rear-mounted electric motor with 200 kW (272 PS) of power and a 72 kWh battery for a range of 360 km or 224 miles (WLTP). The 4WD version features a 300 kW (408 PS) motor and a 95 kWh battery for a range of 435 km or 270 miles (WLTP). The charing interface will comply with the regional requirements and will be GBT / CCS1 or CCS2. The batteries will support DC charging of up to 150 kW and AC charging between 3.7 kW and 22 kW.Theis currently in the Attribute Prototype (AP) testing stage, with nearly a hundred BYTON MByte AP vehicles built so far for various tests taking place around the globe. It has a starting price of €45,000 excluding VAT and has registered over 50,000 reservations worldwide so far. Pre-ordering will go live in the first half of 2020 for China with production scheduled for the middle of 2020. In Europe and the US, the model will go on sale in 2021.

Byton unveils M-Byte launch plans for Europe, pre-order books will open in H2 2020 Byton has unveiled its launch plans for the M-Byte in Europe. The first countries to get it will be Switzerland, Germany, Norway, France, Netherlands and Sweden. This should happen towards the end of 2021. Other launch waves will follow based on vehicle reservations. The pre-order books will be open in the second half of 2020. This will require a fully refundable down payment of 500 euro in order to hold an early...

Byton M-Byte will be produced in South Korea by Myongshin in a former GM plant Reuters reports that the Byton M-Byte will be produced in South Korea by Myongshin an MS Autotech subsidiary. The Korean company will build more than 50,000 EVs per year for Future Mobility Corp (FMC) - Byton's parent company. The production site is a former General Motors plant which Myongshin bought for 113 billion won ($94 million) in June. South Korea has a free trade deal with Europe and the US - key target...

What all-electric vehicles to expect at the IAA 2019 in Frankfurt next week Audi AI: Trail quattro and Audi Aicon At the IAA 2019, Audi will showcase the Audi AI: Trail quattro - the concept study of an electrically powered off-roader of the future. It will be adjoined by a quartet of visionary automobiles, which also started at the IAA in 2017 with the debut of the Audi Aicon. All four studies will be on display during the IAA 2019 in Frankfurt. Aiways U5 Aiways is a Chinese brand which...

Byton M-Byte will be presented on September 10th at the IAA 2019 in Frankfurt Byton will present the M-Byte at the IAA 2019 in Frankfurt next month. The company's press conference is scheduled for September 10th from 11:3- to 11:50 AM. The M-Byte will be on display at Byton's booth in Hall 8, Booth C13, during the IAA Frankfurt’s media and public days. "Direct contact with journalists and fans, and the unfiltered feedback that comes from those interactions, is extremely important to us. We...

Byton M-Byte's production interior shown off in official photos In celebration of the official opening of the Byton's Shanghai Design Studio today, the company unveiled photos of the interior of the production version of the M-Byte SUV. The photos unveil the wraparound dashboard, 7-inch Driver Tablet, 8-inch BYTON Central Touchpad, and physical buttons on the steering wheel, but also the main user interface (UI) design style. Byton stresses that on the M-Byte, 90% of the...

Byton M-Byte's first body-in-white successfully rolls off the line in Byton's plant in Nanjing Byton shared on social media that it has achieved another milestone in reaching to a production version of the M-Byte. The company announced that the first body-in-white of this model has successfully rolled off the production line in Byton's plant in Nanjing, China. The production version of the vehicle should be presented in Q3 of and will enter mass production in Q4 of 2019. Buton M-Byte is positioned as a...

Byton completes winter testing in China for the M-Byte SUV Byton has finished testing the M-Byte in winter conditions. The tests have been performed in the Inner Mongolia region of China in cold temperatures and snowy conditions to check how the various components, mainly the battery, air-conditioning and heating will work in sub-optimal situations. Of course, powertrain calibration, durability and suspension have been tested as well. M-Byte should be launched in the local...