New BYD Yuan Plus With Fridge & God’s Eye Launches … at $15,970 – CleanTechnica

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BYD is already crushing it, with by far the most plugin vehicle sales on the planet and rapid growth. But apparently that wasn’t enough. Now the company has rolled out an update to its Yuan Plus, and the package is truly absurd.

The new Yuan Plus (called the Atto 3 in overseas markets) includes a refrigerator, God’s Eye C driver-assist tech, and an all-around upgrade at a starting cost of … 115,800 yuan ($15,970). That’s actually 1,000 yuan cheaper than last year’s model.

Naturally, there were also some minor design changes, as well as two new color options. Furthermore, there’s a head-up display, a driver-monitoring camera, and a 50W wireless charging pad for phones.

The fridge certainly catches more attention — because what car have you ever known to have a refrigerator built in — but it’s the advanced driver assist system (ADAS) that is much more valuable. “The main feature of the updated BYD Atto 3 crossover is the Gods’ Eye C intelligent driving system. It is also known as the DiPilot 100 system. Its main feature is a tri-camera block under the windshield. This system is capable of the high-speed Navigation On Autopilot (NOA) function with 10 using scenarios supported. Later, this system will be updated with the NOA function for the city driving,” CarNewsChina writes.

The model comes in five trim levels. Starting prices range from 115,800 yuan to 145,800 yuan ($15,970 to $20,107). What that means is the lowest price dropped by 1,000 yuan while the price on the highest trim rose by 1,000 yuan.