BYD Atto 1
Shares rank 26 of 40 electric cars by recommenders
Recommended as an affordable, decent EV that offers good value, especially as a second car; one commenter notes it is not the best car.
Recommended as an affordable, decent EV that offers good value, especially as a second car; one commenter notes it is not the best car.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Low price for an EV
“A fully-functional, crash-worthy and apparently quite decent EV for around 16,000 USD”
Comment from 5 Nov 2025 in “Carice TC2 – A non-digital electric car” “The latest BYD Atto 1 is AUD27K including all on-road costs.”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “BMW PHEV: Safety fuse replacement is extremely expensive” “I think it will be hugely popular at this price point.”
Comment from 5 Oct 2026 in “Sales of sub-€25,000 electric car models set to rise sevenfold” Good value for money
“It's not the best car but in a city where most families have two cars having one of them an Atto 1 is a value choice.”
Comment from 17 Sep 2026 in “BYD looking to build 5-minute EV charging network in Canada” “If you had to pay US/EU prices for a Tesla vs BYD you'd go with BYD no question.”
Comment from 1 Jan 2026 in “BYD Sells 4.6M Vehicles in 2025, Meets Revised Sales Goal”
Other electric cars people recommend
The four most recommended other electric cars, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla vehicles | 209 | 411 | 34% | 13 | 6 yrs24 owners | — |
| BYD electric cars | 157 | 53 | 75% | 12 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| Ferrari Luce | 140 | 319 | 31% | 7 | — | — |
| Tesla Model 3 | 128 | 115 | 53% | 13 | 6 yrs32 owners | — |
| BYD Atto 1This page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I think it will be hugely popular at this price point.”
“It's not the best car but in a city where most families have two cars having one of them an Atto 1 is a value choice.”
“If you had to pay US/EU prices for a Tesla vs BYD you'd go with BYD no question.”
“The latest BYD Atto 1 is AUD27K including all on-road costs.”
“A fully-functional, crash-worthy and apparently quite decent EV for around 16,000 USD”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.