BYD DOLPHIN EV CHARGER GUIDE NZ

EV chargers for the BYD Dolphin

The Dolphin has landed in New Zealand with 2 versions available 45kWh with a range of 340km and 60kWh with a 472km range. It is using BYD’s Blade battery technology and boasts a heap of safety features.

For the 45kWh version this will take 27 hours to charge from empty to full using a standard 8a charger that ships with the car.

To speed up charging at home we recommend the Smart EV Charger wall box
For public charging it uses a Type 2 to Type 2 7kW cable

https://www.bydauto.co.nz/vehicles/dolphin

32a Smart EV charger with attached Type 2 cable and wifi

Smart EV Wall charger with DLB includes 5m cable

$799.00

Smart EV wall charger with App control.
Dynamic Load balance
Solar ready
5m attached Type 2 cable
Adjustable charge rate

SKU: 32a-EV-wall-charger-DLB-1 Category: Wall mount EV chargers

BYD Dolphin Charge times

Estimate charge timing comparison from 20% to 100%.
Calculated from 20% as most people do not arrive home on empty. Charging at the lower rate is less efficient as some of the power is lost to cooling and the charging circuit. We would recommend a 32a wall charger.

Charger Type	Barrery Size	Approximate Charge time 20% to 100%
	Standard Range
8A Factory	45kWh	21 hours
16A Charger	45kWh	10.5 Hours
32a Wall charger	45kWh	5 Hours

	Extended Range	Approximate Charge time 20% to 100%
8A Factory	60kWh	28 Hours
16A Charger	60kWh	14 Hours
32a Wall charger	60kWh	7 Hours

Public charging the BYD Dolphin

There are two ways of public charging the Dolphin DC charging and AC charging.

The CCS charger. This is a DC charger and will charge your car from 30% to 80% in 29min. No need to bring a cable as the charging station has this hard wired. To used these public stations download the Chargenet App

Charging your BYD Dolphin from a public ac Type 2 Mennekes charger.

For Public ac charging, you will need a Type 2 to Type 2 7kW cable. This can plug in to chargers were you are required to bring your own cable. When charging at 7kW this will add around 40km of range per hour plugged in.

If you have an older Type 1 charger and want to charge the Dolphin with the same charger then we have a Type 1 to Type 2 adapter for this use.