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BYTON Unveils M-Byte, its First Premium Smart Electric SUV

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Published
09/25/2019 by

BYTON, the premium brand for smart electric vehicles, today unveiled the BYTON M-Byte SUV at IAA Frankfurt. With the innovative M-Byte cockpit, centered around a 48-inch curved Display – the largest in the automotive industry – BYTON fulfills its promise of implementing a user-centric operating philosophy. Users can interact with the display in a variety of ways – via 7-inch Driver Tablet, 8-inch Co-Driver Tablet, gesture control, voice commands (partnering with Amazon Alexa), as well as traditional hard-buttons.

The BYTON M-Byte is available with a 72 kWh battery (224 miles / 360 km WLTP range1) and an extended version with 95 kWh (286 miles / 460 km). The rear-wheel drive version offers power of 268 hp (200 kW). The AWD comes with an additional front e-motor for combined power of 402 hp (300kW). AC charging is up to 22 kW, while DC fast charging is up to 150 kW. That results in a sufficient charge for approximately 60 miles (100 km) of range in a competitive 10 minutes.

The BYTON M-Byte is the start-up's first model to go into series production in its own 8.6M sq.ft. plant in Nanjing, China. The vehicle is positioned in the premium segment with a highly competitive target MSRP of $45,000. As a fully electric vehicle, the M-Byte may qualify for various government incentives.

BYTON plans to start production for the Chinese market in mid-2020. Pre-orders in Europe and North America will start in 2020, followed by market entry in 2021.

BYTON is about to close its $500 million C-round fundraising. Investors include FAW Group who recently signed a C-Round investment agreement with BYTON. Other investors include the industrial investment fund of the Nanjing municipal government.

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