We drove BYD cars from Pagudpud to General Santos via Land (and sea) - not sponsored

Were you part of the production or one of the participants?

Hello im a part of the production crew / staff. It was a 60ish pax team.

Which ice car are you planning to trade in for the BYDs? I'm deciding between the Seal and the Han. Han feels nicer than my 17' Camry

How did you cope having no charging stations in places like Pagadian/Dapitan etc.

I currently have a Swift 2019 and Innova 2.8 2019. I might sell my Innova sometime this year or both of them para magpakabit din ng solar and net metering. I havent tried the han, but we saw the new Seal full ev yung full sized sedan na mukhang civic. You might wanna check it out. :)

For sure they brought portable chargers.

Im confused, this is not sponsored? Meaning all expenses including the car are from ur pocket?

So from Cebu Central we charged then kaya ng mga EV to Oslob port dumerecho na sa Dipolog charging station then next charge stop na is Robinsons Pagadian. From Pagadian - CDO charging station then bukidnon valencia charging station then davao charging station na then davao to gensan charging na. Hope this helps! :)

I’m planning of buying Tang. Which is better, DMI or EV?

We brought portable chargers pero i dont think ginamit yun heheh

No sorry what i mean is im part of the prodcution crew and im not being paid to post this

Would you say na we have electric chargers para makapag road trip ka starting from Manila to North or South without range anxiety? Contemplating on getting an EV pero ayaw ko na bumalik sa combustion engine or hybrid. Mas okay sana kung konti na lang kinalaman sa oil/fuel prices as much as possible.

Mas maganda yung features ng Tang EV sobrang lakas ng torque pero mas preferred namin yung Tang DMi it really depends on your preference. Pero kung ako gusto ko personally yung Tang DMi kasi mahahaba lagi yung tinatravel namin cos of work. :)

So you prefer DMi para no range anxiety. Thank you. Yan din sana gusto ko. Kaso when it comes to maintenance, mas mapapamahal. Thank you

Yes, we the production crew also is may anxiety at first Hindi din kami naniwala na kaya pero holy shit nasa Gensan na kami now walang range anxiety from pagudpud. You just have to plan ahead talaga yung trip mo and syempre a bit of waiting time sa charging to relax and decompress sa byahe.

I think the video will be posted around this 2nd quarter. It will explain a lot sa charging stations around the entire Philippines.

Thanks! I hope mag improve pa yung charging infra natin para mabilis tayo maka move away sa fossil fuels tapos balato na lang natin sa mga industry yung demand.

Kaya ba pang baragan si tang / sl6 sa mga unpaved roads or yung butas butas na kalsada yung malalalim hindi kita sa naked eye? Like south luzon is notorious of that road shitness

Yes, go ahead! Let Chinese technology gather more data!

Wala un affordable Seagull?

Yung seagull special appearance lang around manila tour hehe

Un lang afford ko hahaha

Yung exp namin sa quezon province is kinaya naman nakatulog din naman kami as passenger hehehe. Actually lahat nung dala namin cars nakadaan naman ng maayos sa quezon province na sobrang lubak lubak.

I’m rooting for EMAX 7. do you think is the best EV to be compare in the likes of ICE MPV’s? (Xpander, Veloz, Rush, Avanza and XL7?)

2026 na.

Parang nakita ko kayo last week dito sa CDO, around balulang bridge, evening. Muntik na ako mag stop sa likod nyo kasi kala ko may traffic ahead. haha

Ganto nalang, if you have solar or lagi ka nagmamall, EV na. Pero if only car, long drives lagi go for DMI

Thanks po

Yan din tatanong ko sana hahaha!

Tell me the real advantages after 8 yrs when your batteries die :)

You living under a rock sir?

Do you have info on the use of battery vs gas sa journey nyo? This would also tell us the state of chargers outside metro manila.

nice tour. ano sa tingin mo ang mga pros and cons from your recent trip? Any areas for improvements? Planning on getting an ev soon.

I am personally banking on the foresight that the battery technology will improve and cheapen after 8 years. BYD already developed 10-97% in 9 mins (for a full EV to boot!). So the tech improvement is there. The next to wait for is for the batteries to become cheaper. 8 years is a long time especially our techs now are exponentially growing because of AI. So hopefully if my batteries die after 8 years, i can cheaply replace it and voila! Almost good as new!

So, sponsored pa rin ng byd?

What's wrong with gathering data so they can catch up with other industry players? You want them to sell cars without studying the Philippine market / terrain? Maybe it's YOU who's living under a rock..

Your point?

Just say "not an advertisement"

ask lang may pera b jan pag nalagaynka sa guiness?

Hahah balak ko ibenta na un SUV ko at yun ipapalit.. salpak ko 3 anak ko sa likod baka pwede

China thanks you.

On average, ano ang KPL ni Sealion?

Kayo ba yung magkakasunod na BYD papunta ata ng Albay?

I mean, it’s just 3700km. Even motor na mio kaya yan ih. The bare minimum is not having it break down, so actually di naman achievement na hindi nasiraan, kasi that’s the bare minimum But still, I guess congrats if you broke the record? Personally, I have no doubts a BYD (or any brand in general) will breakdown in the middle of the road, given na even motorcycles are built tough enough for those lengths

it's great to drive these brand new cars across the country and not having any car break down. do this again after 5 years and if you get the same result then it'd be a much better sales ad for BYD. edit: i would buy byd once their longevity and parts pipeline is proven solid.

Is the shark 6 comfortable? How's the actual mileage (how many refills?), versus its company posted one?

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If the batteries die (regardless of number of years of usage), can you still use the car with just gas alone temporarily? If yes, then for how long? Also, are BYD hybrid cars just the same compared to Toyota HEV variants of Corolla Cross or Yaris Cross?

Good question. Emax 7 is the best siguro to compete with 6-7 seater vehicles considering the price. Although yung superior captain variant is 6 seater lang, pero sa passenger ng superior captain para kang artista 😂 (hindi namin na try yung standard version) super laki din ng storage space pala ng emax 7 pag naka fold yung 5-6 seat. As for the price medyo mag sstretch lang talaga sa 1.75m compared sa mga 1m + na veloz or xpander.

That was recorded by guinness world record sorry wala kaming access for now kasi hindi pa inaannounce kung na complete talaga yung attempt. 🙇‍♂️

Yes kami yung 11-13 fleet ng byd with shark sa harap na may decals ng LOVE ELECTRIC LOVE PINAS. 👋

Yes kami yun nag shoshoot sa bridge sa CDO haha hassle nga medyo madaming sumisingit sa fleet kahit hinaharang na ng police / patrol temporarily hehe

Would love to get the campaign logo as a sticker for my car! How to get one pls?

Ah no. If battery dies, then the car is dead. It’s like if the engine dies of an ICE car, then the car is also dead. You cannot drive with the gas alone. The battery is still the primary that powers up the car. BYD Hybrids are PHEVs, while Yaris, etc are HEVs. The P in PHEV is plug-in, meaning you can charge at home/stations. PHEVs also have longer battery range, for example around 90kms in one full charge. While HEVs are up to 5kms only. Meaning, if I travel 50kms or even 70kms in a day, technically I can NOT use gas at all. I can just charge every night.

That’s a million peso difference. The Tang EV has more features and has insane power figures though so it’s worth it.

Forgive me. But what is the chalenge? Traveling sales man do those routes all the time? Full EV sana.

so whats the purpose of Toyota HEVs then? Only for daily errands, and not for long drives, e.g. 4x a month? 🤔

Filipinos don't care about this. As an IT security professional, this has been a major security threat across the industry. Hindi nila naiintindihan how dangerous this is. However, normal consumers really wouldn't and shouldn't worry about this. Our government must be the one to safeguard this, just like what is being done on other countries.

Would you say this applies to other EVs with the same range/more if they can charge with the same chargers used during your trip?

You still get the benefits of being a HEV: regenerative braking, lower emissions, still better fuel economy of 30-40% over ICE. PHEV > HEV though. The argument now is just the price. Toyota/Lexus PHEVs are goddamn expensive. While Chinese PHEVs are waaay cheaper, like BYD and Chery, for example. You get the technology of a PHEV at an affordable price. But theyre not the proven Japanese brands. Only the future will tell.

A friend (former workmate) of mine who's a diehard Toyota fanboy ever since, just made fun of BYD buyers after I shared this link with him hahaha.. He said those BYD buyers will suffer the same fate with Geely buyers back in 2020, who majority of them have now vanished. I guess I will be buying a KIA Sonet ICE for now (1st car) due to limited budget, until I get all of my money awards from my legals cases in RTC and MTC. I would then sell it and get a Sealion or Shark 6.

Nda but you already posted the brand, where you went, models, even the distance. Anong saklaw ng nda nyo?

yooo tapos na pala tooo haha kilala ko isang shooter dyan parang ang saya netong campaign nato

No way, were those the vehicles parked before @ Red Planet Makati?

Saw your team in one of the dealerships. Can you please share the chargig staruina from Manila to Mindanao please? Planning to get my car in Manila as it is 100k cheaper than getting in Mindanao.

Pero surprisingly 25 days on the road 3,700 kms continuous travel - NOT A SINGLE ONE sa dala namin sa fleet ay nasira. malamang :D after 50K KM dun mgkakalaman

in case u missed it, theres TANG EV there. the luxury ev tho

It depends on your capability to charge. mine's been sitting at >30km/L; tataas pa due to umiiwas gumamait ng gas due to the rising prices.

I saw that, the two (2) hybrid is the confusing part. Ano yun attemp, ano yun goal. Ask ko nga... ano naman special sa route or ginawa? I'll just wait for the full advertisement.

This is a common misconception. Di magastos ang PMS ng PHEVs. I just had my 1st year PMS and it only cost around 5.7k. Once a year lang din. Samantalang sa Honda City, mahina ang 10k, twice a year pa.

Same 😁

Yes! We stayed in red planet poblacion before taking off papuntang visayas and mindanao! 😁

The problem with EV is the battery itself. Battery are supposed to degrade overtime. So, longevity remains a question unless there would be a significant breakthrough in improvement to the existing battery technology.

> Pero surprisingly 25 days on the road 3,700 kms continuous travel - NOT A SINGLE ONE sa dala namin sa fleet ay nasira. di ba, na-surprise pa sya na 25 days on the road at walang nasira. does that mean wala talaga confidence when they were setting out? if the reliability is exepected, why the surprise that not even one broke down.

we know that already. kaya nga meron 8 years warranty right now. i wouldn't mind batteries breaking down after 8 to 10 years. pero naman, wag costly yun replacement. that is the actual problem.

That’s actually understandable. Not all people have the same risk appetite to try new things, and this is still a big purchase. I did my research din naman. I checked other countries’ subreddits and searched for BYD and read their actual reviews. Watched YT reviews, in PH and other countries. Researched and asked kay Google and ChatGPT. Asked around who owns them. About sa Geely comment naman: in 2024, BYD was toe-to-toe with Tesla (the leading EV). I was reading articles where BYD is in the same sentence as Tesla for comparison. A few Tesla models even use BYD’s batteries. In 2025, BYD surpassed Tesla as the leader in EV sales. At least that achievement should tell that BYD is already trusted by other countries. If it’s a bad product, how did it beat Tesla? My point: Geely is nowhere near this conversation. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj9rjwpvmpzo

Definitely sponsored. Next.

Kamusta nmn po sealion 5?

omggg i saw one of these cars in bukidnon!!!!

https://preview.redd.it/6xnbw9o0znpg1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0dff1dad1bd9b4511072271007cfa95606ec5030

may nakasabayan kami kahapon 5 or 6 ata along Davao road around 6pm

So they were charging these on ordinary outlets if they did not use their portable charges? How many times were they charged in the 25 day journey?

I KNEW THE DECALS WERE FAMILIAR! We were staying at Red Planet around Feb. 28, but left the following day hahahaha At that time, I was wondering why there were a fleet of BYD cars in the hotel, with those special decals- NOW I HAVE MY ANSWER 🤣

A common comment that i've seen is that BYD cars have a wallowy suspension. Granted these are not sport tuned, I'm just curious if there are highway run challenges on the vehicle stability, since being very soft on the suspension has its downsides too

Daming BYD haters. Hahahaha papalag at papalag talaga.