{"id":256056,"date":"2025-09-30T09:50:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T06:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autocritica.ro\/uncategorized\/byd-seal-5000-km-test-in-the-alps-fuel-consumption-range-costs\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T22:38:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T19:38:47","slug":"byd-seal-5000-km-test-in-the-alps-fuel-consumption-range-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autocritica.ro\/en\/eurocharge\/2025\/byd-seal-5000-km-test-in-the-alps-fuel-consumption-range-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"BYD Seal after 5000 km in the Alps: efficiency, range, costs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The BYD Seal is one of the models that wants to conquer Europe. An aero-optimized sedan silhouette, a fluid design that doesn’t aim to shock (as we’ve seen from some Asian manufacturers that just recently landed in Europe) and an interior that combines 2025 technology with the materials that some of us fell in love with in our youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s more, the technological package is not to be neglected: 82.5-kWh battery (a good value compared to what the market offers now), two electric motors (ready to deliver 530 horsepower – it was the most powerful model in EUROCHARGE by Schaeffler) and a charging power rating that would deserve an upgrade (the 150-kW capability currently offered is not great but not terrible either).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before we draw the curtain on EUROCHARGE 2025, let’s take a closer look at the data we’ve gathered to see where did the Seal excel, where it didn’t, where it performed brilliantly and what areas could use some improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BYD Seal: daily infographics on consumption, real range, charging costs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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BYD Seal by the numbers:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Total distance traveled:<\/strong> 4515 km<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Total charging stops:<\/strong> 13 sessions on the road + 7 overnight charges<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Total time spent while charging on the road:<\/strong> 7 hours and 17 minutes (437 minutes)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Total energy charged:<\/strong> 973.5 kWh, of which 356 kWh in hotels
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  • Total cost of charges (hotel charges were free):<\/strong> between \u20ac240.6 and \u20ac487.4<\/strong> (depending on the app used)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Fuel cost comparison (estimated per route):<\/strong>\n
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    • A gasoline<\/strong> car of similar power (average fuel consumption est. 12 L\/100 km, average price \u20ac1.80\/L) would have genereted costs of around \u20ac975<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • An equivalent diesel<\/strong> variant (average fuel consumption est. 9 L\/100 km, average price \u20ac1.75\/L) would have generated costs of around \u20ac711<\/strong>.
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    • Weighted average of the energy consumption over the whole route:<\/strong> 22.1 kWh\/100 km<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Weighted real average range:<\/strong> 374.9 km<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Important mention about driving style:<\/strong> Throughout the entire test, the car was driven in “Normal” mode, never “Eco”. It drove steadily, within the speed limits, with an approach as close as possible to the legal speed limit on each road segment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n