{"id":196365,"date":"2026-10-21T09:24:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T07:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=196365"},"modified":"2026-10-23T12:28:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T10:28:42","slug":"byds-e8400-seagull-exposes-europes-affordable-ev-price-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/10\/21\/byds-e8400-seagull-exposes-europes-affordable-ev-price-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"De Seagull van BYD, die \u20ac 8.400 kost, legt de \u2018prijs kloof voor betaalbare elektrische auto\u2019s\u2019 in Europa bloot\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BYD heeft in China officieel de tweede generatie van de Seagull gelanceerd, die opladen in vijf minuten combineert met een prijs van minder dan 10.000 euro.<\/p><p>Nog opmerkelijker is dat de instapversie al vanaf ongeveer \u20ac 8.400 verkrijgbaar is, ondanks dat hij veel groter en beter uitgerust is dan zijn voorganger. 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