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BYD Seal

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    #4202
    dpeti73
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭dpeti73


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122426466#Comment_122426466

    Actually you can without key or without digital key, you just open the car with the app and can start.



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    #4203
    dodzy
    Registered Users Posts: 10,020 ✭✭✭✭dodzy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122426993#Comment_122426993

    So no passcode or Face ID to access & drive away? Seems sorta ‘insecure’. Physical key doesn’t bother me in fairness. Need to have house keys anyway as I’m not at digital hall door stage and likely won’t bother . It’s just a handy gimmick for me personally but I can see how others would appreciate being ‘keyless’ when they’re out and about.



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    #4204
    Sealman
    Registered Users Posts: 131 ✭✭Sealman


    Mine will drive just using the app, open using the app and it will fire up and drive away, key left in the house. My samsung phone not compatible for digital key it seems



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    #4205
    Sealman
    Registered Users Posts: 131 ✭✭Sealman


    I would still use the key myself as well like you have house keys on the keyring . Just tried it to see if it would drive without the key and it does



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    #4206
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 39,433 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122427049#Comment_122427049

    No passcode or Face ID required for your keys either. So same security.

    Tesla also have pin to drive which could easily be implemented by BYD. Adding an additional layer of security.

    Post edited by Gumbo on


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    #4207
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users Posts: 29,092 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122423374#Comment_122423374

    This might be a surprise to you, but like most cyclists, I'm a driver.



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    #4208
    Sealman
    Registered Users Posts: 131 ✭✭Sealman


    It asks for a pincode when you press unlock in the app and you can set it up for biometric fingerprint entry when opening the app itself so there is some security built into it



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    #4209
    cunnifferous
    Registered Users Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭cunnifferous


    Any sign of the base spec, small battery model? Something to compete with the 38k M3 SR.



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    #4210
    Sealman
    Registered Users Posts: 131 ✭✭Sealman


    I wonder if that car will ever come to Ireland especially as max range is 460 km which means in reality it will be about 350 km



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    #4211
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 39,433 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122427970#Comment_122427970

    I don’t think it specifically needs to now. The base Design Seal is €43,950 with the recent price drops / incentives.



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    #4212
    Mr Q
    Registered Users Posts: 1,030 ✭✭✭Mr Q


    In NZ the smaller battery one is over 4k cheaper than the other version.

    I think it would sell well at anything under 40k here. 460km WLTP is enough for most people.



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    #4213
    dodzy
    Registered Users Posts: 10,020 ✭✭✭✭dodzy


    Looks like the Ozzies are receiving the 1.2.1 update which is going to take care of the sensitivity of the FCTB entering roundabouts. Has only happened to me twice, but jesus, it was extremely harsh on both occasions, and unnecessary.

    image.png



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    #4214
    Sealman
    Registered Users Posts: 131 ✭✭Sealman


    Didn't realise there was a price drop on the Seal. Thought it was just the Atto and Dolohin



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    #4215
    dodzy
    Registered Users Posts: 10,020 ✭✭✭✭dodzy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122427984#Comment_122427984
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122428158#Comment_122428158

    Seal is still the same price as it was when I purchased in April. They are running a promo on the other 2 models, they are saying, for the month of July. As an example, the Dolphin Design is currently reduced to €30,809 and this will increase by €2,333 next month. Again, this is what the dealer is saying.



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    #4216
    Sealman
    Registered Users Posts: 131 ✭✭Sealman


    That's what I thought



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    #4217
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 39,433 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122428349#Comment_122428349

    Apologies. It was demo cars I was looking at for €43,950. So the RWD Seal is still €46k!

    https://www.donedeal.ie/view/37172611

    https://www.donedeal.ie/view/37511227

    I knew of the Atto and Dolphin drops so just thought it was extended to the Seal.



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    #4218
    DEFIE
    Registered Users Posts: 151 ✭✭DEFIE


    anyone lose connection with the app today or is just a “me “ problem



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    #4219
    Sealman
    Registered Users Posts: 131 ✭✭Sealman


    Mine is fine



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    #4220
    DEFIE
    Registered Users Posts: 151 ✭✭DEFIE


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122430129#Comment_122430129

    long press reboot in the car kicked it back to life



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    #4221
    yllw.ldbttr
    Registered Users Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭yllw.ldbttr


    Sentinel for BYD Seal.

    Will take a look when back in the country.

    https://youtu.be/sNkWT7vJU1Q?si=EaR854yC1TaVcwZ9



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    #4222
    DEFIE
    Registered Users Posts: 151 ✭✭DEFIE


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122430312#Comment_122430312

    Not sure it’s worth the effort. You have to go back to 2307 and do the “side loading thing “. Appears to be quite an intensive process.



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    #4223
    yllw.ldbttr
    Registered Users Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭yllw.ldbttr


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122430592#Comment_122430592

    Not if you installed the installer apps?, I am on the OTA but retained the ability to sideload.



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    #4224
    Sealman
    Registered Users Posts: 131 ✭✭Sealman


    Considering having solar panels installing so that I can run car on solar. How are people who have had them put in finding it? Is it a worthwhile investment?



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    #4225
    RainInSummer
    Registered Users Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭RainInSummer


    I'm finding them good for my particular site. In since 2019 or 2020 I think. Wish I got more tbh.



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    #4226
    DEFIE
    Registered Users Posts: 151 ✭✭DEFIE


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122432188#Comment_122432188

    Could not be happier. Best investment I have ever made. Not every home is created equal though roof direction and any shading can have an impact. Luckily I was completely south facing and installed 11 panels and a 5kWh battery.

    I don’t run the car from the sun though. I charge overnight on the low ev rate and export the excess energy during the day. On my plan I make more that way



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    #4227
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 39,433 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122432188#Comment_122432188

    I have a 4.7kw system since 2017. 5.2 kWh battery and hot water divertor. system is brilliant. I don’t specifically use it for the car, I do what I do normally and let the system run itself.

    At the end of the day, you’ll save from the generation going into your car but you’ll pay when using it in the home or vice versa.

    There’s a lot of people that spend their days load shifting, calculating weather, plugging in, smart monitoring etc That’s not for me.

    Only advice I’ll give is to get as many panels as you can fit in your roof. Get the biggest array possible.



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    #4228
    allinthehead
    Registered Users Posts: 2,116 ✭✭✭allinthehead


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122432188#Comment_122432188

    If you can afford it then it's a very worthwhile investment, as @Gumbo said maximise the array size, you won't regret it. We have a massively oversized array which gives good production in the winter months.

    We have two Ev's, the M3 is the main workhorse and approx 25% of our charging is from the sun, our Ioniq is a runaround and approx 90% of the charging of that so far is from the sun(we only have it about 3 months).

    Charging stats on the M3 for June. Peak time charging is from the panels.

    Screenshot_20240727_111142_Tesla.jpg

    ☀️



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    #4229
    yllw.ldbttr
    Registered Users Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭yllw.ldbttr


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122432188#Comment_122432188

    Probably better off asking in the solar forum TBH.

    We put in 20 panels, 6kw inverter, 3*5kwh batteries, hot water diverter (Eddi) and Zappi.

    House running 2 EVs although my wife has free charging at work so 95% of her charging is done there.

    I use Home assistant to automate the lot of it.

    Fill the batteries when the solar forecast for the next day is low, so that I'm running the house on cheap night rate electricity (13 cent) rather than day rate.

    Stuck with a D/N tariff on a D/N smart meter.

    It's potentially marginally more cost effective to let the surplus flow to the grid at 18 cent and charge overnight at 13 cent but there are transmission losses too and personally it's cleaner for me to usually fill the car before I send to the grid, so I'll often do that. I reckon 95% of my car charging from April to September is via solar.

    A really worthwhile investment, better ROI than most out there right now, especially if you are willing to put some effort into optimising your system, and obviously better for the planet if you care about that sort of thing.



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    #4230
    Sealman
    Registered Users Posts: 131 ✭✭Sealman


    Thanks for all the tips guys, very helpful. I am in discussions with the electrician who fitted the zappis and he specialises in solar as well to figure out the optimum setup for the house and looking at all the positive feedback here will probably go ahead with it



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    #4231
    rodge123
    Registered Users Posts: 1,457 ✭✭✭rodge123


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122432513#Comment_122432513

    Considering getting system installed also.

    We use about 17,000kWh per year.

    3000sqft A2 rated house, built 8 years ago with ground source heat pump. Our own well. 2 young kids so lots of washing and cooking and baths.
    One electric car using roughly 3,000 of those units. Another diesel car that if replaced in few years would use similar units.

    I work from home full time and wife a few days a week.

    When you say massively oversized array, what size is it and how many units does your house use per year?




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