BYD has launched the Dolphin in Singapore as it introduces the compact electric vehicle (EV) to more markets.

The Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) giant held a launch event for the BYD Dolphin with Singapore dealer Vantage Automotive on July 3, its second all-electric passenger car model offered in the Southeast Asian country after the Atto 3.

BYD launched the Atto 3 in Singapore in 2022, and the model was the top-selling all-electric vehicle in the region in the January-May period. The BYD Dolphin is expected to be popular with customers of all ages in Singapore and will enter the lives of more Singaporeans.

The BYD Dolphin, which went on sale on August 29, 2021, is an all-electric compact car with a current starting price of RMB 116,800 in China. The model is the first to be built on BYD's pure electric platform e-Platform 3.0 and is equipped with a blade battery.

The BYD Dolphin currently has a starting price of S$156,888 in Singapore, a price that includes COE (Certificate of Entitlement), which gives residents the right to own and use the vehicle in Singapore.

This is the latest market that the Dolphin has entered, with the model entering the Hong Kong market in late May and Australia and Brazil in late June.