BYD will debut the third-generation Yuan Plus at the Beijing Auto Show on April 24, adding flash-charging and the second-generation Blade Battery to one of the company's most important global products. The Yuan Plus sells as Atto 3 in export markets and currently moves in dozens of countries, including the UK, Germany, Brazil, Thailand, and Australia. The model's last significant refresh was four years ago. This one matters well beyond China.
The new Yuan Plus offers two battery options: 57.545 kWh with 540 km of CLTC range, or 68.547 kWh with 630 km. Flash charging takes the pack from 10 to 70 percent in roughly five minutes on a compatible megawatt station. BYD specifically called out low-temperature charging retention, which is one of the chemistry's weak points on the current Blade pack and a known complaint in European winter reviews of the Atto 3.
Powertrain and Size
The third-generation car sticks with a single rear motor, offered in two output levels: 200 kW or 240 kW. BYD has not disclosed 0-100 km/h figures, top speed, or curb weight. Dimensions grow on every axis: 4,665 mm long (up from 4,455 on the current model), 1,895 mm wide, 1,675 mm tall, with a 2,770 mm wheelbase (up from 2,720). That is a meaningful jump from a B-segment crossover into something closer to the Model Y footprint.
The size increase is the tell. BYD is not refreshing a B-SUV. It is repositioning the Yuan Plus one segment up, which gives the smaller Dolphin and Seagull room to grow into the sub-4.5-meter slot.
The Flash Charging Question
Five-minute 10-to-70 charging sounds good in a press release. Whether it works in practice depends on charger network coverage. BYD's megawatt flash-charging network hit 5,000 stations in China earlier this month, with a target of 20,000 by year-end. Outside China, the number is essentially zero. Atto 3 buyers in London or Sao Paulo will charge the third-generation car on the same CCS2 infrastructure the current one uses, which caps practical DC charging at roughly 88 kW.
That gap will not hit the China launch numbers, because the Chinese buyer has access to the network. It will hit the export positioning. BYD will need to be careful about how the flash charging gets marketed outside the mainland, because "five minutes from 10 to 70 percent" on home-country infrastructure versus "30 to 40 minutes in 10 to 80 percent" on a UK Ionity charger is the kind of gap that generates refund-demanding reviews.
What Pricing Will Look Like
BYD has not announced prices. The second-generation Yuan Plus currently runs 115,800 to 145,800 yuan in China (roughly 17,000 to 21,400 USD). The UK Atto 3 Evo, using the mid-generation refresh hardware, sells at £38,990 (52,620 USD).
A third-generation car with the full flash-charging stack, a bigger body, and a 630 km CLTC option almost certainly commands a premium over the current Chinese pricing. The likely floor is 130,000 yuan. The ceiling depends on whether BYD wants the Yuan Plus to stay a volume entry in the lineup or move up-market to create room for the Dolphin Surf and the rumored Sea Lion 05.
The Beijing Auto Show debut is April 24. BYD typically announces Chinese pricing within four to six weeks of a show debut, which puts the new Yuan Plus in Chinese showrooms by early June. Export markets follow on a slower cadence: expect the Atto 3 Gen 3 in European dealers by Q4 2026 at the earliest.