# BYD Dolphin

7 Hacker News commenters recommended BYD Dolphin and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a small, affordable electric car with good running costs and cheaper than comparable Tesla models, though some note suspension concerns and that it is less attractive than rivals.

## Why people recommend it

- Reasonably sized, affordable EV (3 comments): "Europe and Asia get all of the nice EV sedans like Dacia Spring and BYD Dolphin" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49835230)) "BYD also has very reasonably sized cars like the Dolphin." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49175838)) "my next EV will be a small BYD (dolphin or dolphin surf)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46630054))

## What people warn about

- Suspension durability concerns (1 comments): "The suspension issues seem like a common theme though, they aren't built as sturdily as most cars on that front." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48490970))
- Less attractive than rivals (1 comments): "the ID.Polo is also considerably prettier than the Dolphin Surf" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49962432))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Tesla vehicles](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tesla-vehicles.md): 209 recommend
- [BYD electric cars](https://hackerapproved.com/p/byd.md): 157 recommend
- [Ferrari Luce](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ferrari-luce.md): 140 recommend
- [Tesla Model 3](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tesla-model-3.md): 128 recommend
- [Rivian electric vehicle](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rivian.md): 73 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.byd.com/us)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "BYD Dolphin", https://hackerapproved.com/p/byd-dolphin/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).