BYD Shark, A Plug-In Hybrid Ford Ranger Rival, Launches In Mexico

The BYD Shark marks the Chinese automaker's entry into a segment traditionally dominated by American carmakers.

BYD doesn’t sell passenger vehicles here in the U.S., and the latest round of American tariffs on Chinese-made EVs all but ensures it won't for a while. But the automaking giant is going all guns blazing in Mexico. The world’s second-largest EV maker after Tesla already sells several all-electric models in the country, including the Tang SUV, Yuan crossover, and Seal sedan among others. Now it has added another brand-new model to its portfolio in Mexico: the Shark plug-in hybrid.

Its electric-only range is about 62 miles on the outdated New European Driving Cycle , so expect the real-world range to be much lower. It also uses BYD’s cutting-edge Blade battery, whose cells are part of the chassis structure. In terms of design, the fascia has cues from the latest-generation Hyundai Santa Fe and the Ford F-150 Lightning. There’s a full-width LED light bar up front with a rather large floating BYD logo mounted on the radiator grille.

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