BYD Han, the Glossary
The BYD Han is a full-size / executive sedan (E-segment) manufactured by the Chinese manufacturer BYD Auto since 2020, available in an battery electric variant and a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variant.[1]
Table of Contents
44 relations: Advanced driver-assistance system, All-wheel drive, Auto Shanghai, Automatic transmission, Battery electric vehicle, Blind spot monitor, BYD Auto, BYD Blade battery, BYD G6, BYD Seal 07 DM-i, Concept car, Driving cycle, Dual-clutch transmission, Dual-motor, four-wheel-drive layout, E-segment, Electric motor, Electric vehicle battery, Energy density, Executive car, Four-wheel drive, Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout, Front-wheel drive, Fuel economy in automobiles, Full-size car, Golden age (metaphor), Gull-wing door, Han dynasty, History of China, Hybrid Synergy Drive, Internal combustion engine, Lithium iron phosphate battery, Lithium-ion battery, New European Driving Cycle, Petrol engine, Plug-in hybrid, Ridesharing company, Sedan (automobile), Shenzhen, Synchronous motor, Turbocharger, Vehicle audio, Wolfgang Egger, Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure, 0 to 60 mph.
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Advanced driver-assistance system
Advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) are technologies that assist drivers with the safe operation of a vehicle.
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All-wheel drive
An all-wheel drive vehicle (AWD vehicle) is one with a powertrain capable of providing power to all its wheels, whether full-time or on-demand.
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Auto Shanghai
Auto Shanghai, officially known as the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition, is a biennial international automobile show that alternates with the Beijing Auto Show (Auto China) as China's yearly international automotive exhibition.
Automatic transmission
An automatic transmission (sometimes abbreviated AT) is a multi-speed transmission used in motor vehicles that does not require any input from the driver to change forward gears under normal driving conditions.
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Battery electric vehicle
A battery electric vehicle (BEV), pure electric vehicle, only-electric vehicle, fully electric vehicle or all-electric vehicle is a type of electric vehicle (EV) that exclusively uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs, with no secondary source of propulsion (a hydrogen fuel cell, internal combustion engine, etc.).
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Blind spot monitor
The blind spot monitor or blind-spot monitoring is a vehicle-based sensor device that detects other vehicles located to the driver’s side and rear.
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BYD Auto
BYD Auto Co., Ltd. is the main automotive subsidiary and brand of BYD Company, a publicly listed Chinese multinational manufacturing company.
BYD Blade battery
The blade battery is a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery for electric vehicles, designed and manufactured by FinDreams Battery, a subsidiary of Chinese manufacturing company BYD.
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BYD G6
The BYD G6 is a mid-sized four-door saloon produced by the Chinese manufacturer BYD launched in September 2011. BYD Han and BYD G6 are BYD vehicles.
BYD Seal 07 DM-i
The BYD Seal 07 DM-i, previously the BYD Seal DM-i until 2024 is a plug-in hybrid full-size sedan manufactured by BYD Auto since 2023. BYD Han and BYD Seal 07 DM-i are BYD vehicles, front-wheel-drive vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
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Concept car
A concept car (also known as a concept vehicle, show vehicle or prototype) is a car made to showcase new styling or new technology.
Driving cycle
A driving cycle is a series of data points representing the speed of a vehicle versus time.
Dual-clutch transmission
A dual-clutch transmission (DCT) (sometimes referred to as a twin-clutch transmission) is a type of multi-speed vehicle transmission system, that uses two separate clutches for odd and even gear sets.
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Dual-motor, four-wheel-drive layout
In automotive design, dual-motor, four-wheel-drive layout is mainly used by battery electric vehicles by placing electric motors on both front and rear axles and drives all four roadwheels, creating a four-wheel drive layout.
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E-segment
The E-segment is the 5th category of the European segments for passenger cars, synonymous with the term executive car.
Electric motor
An electric motor is an electrical machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.
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Electric vehicle battery
An electric vehicle battery is a rechargeable battery used to power the electric motors of a battery electric vehicle (BEV) or hybrid electric vehicle (HEV).
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Energy density
In physics, energy density is the amount of energy stored in a given system or region of space per unit volume.
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Executive car
Executive car is a British term for a large car which is equivalent to the European E-segment and American full-size classifications.
Four-wheel drive
A four-wheel drive, also called 4×4 ("four by four") or 4WD, is a two-axled vehicle drivetrain capable of providing torque to all of its wheels simultaneously.
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Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout
In automotive design, a front-engine, front-wheel-drive (FWD) layout, or FF layout, places both the internal combustion engine and driven roadwheels at the front of the vehicle.
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Front-wheel drive
Front-wheel drive (FWD) is a form of engine and transmission layout used in motor vehicles, in which the engine drives the front wheels only.
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Fuel economy in automobiles
The fuel economy of an automobile relates to the distance traveled by a vehicle and the amount of fuel consumed.
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Full-size car
Full-size car—also known as large car—is a vehicle size class which originated in the United States and is used for cars larger than mid-size cars.
A golden age is a period considered the peak in the history of a country or people, a time period when the greatest achievements were made.
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Gull-wing door
In the automotive industry, a gull-wing door, also known as a falcon-wing door or an up-door, is a car door that is hinged at the roof rather than the side, as pioneered by Mercedes-Benz 300 SL and was designed by a Maxwell James Harris, first as a race car in 1952 (W194), and then as a production sports car in 1954.
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Han dynasty
The Han dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu.
History of China
The history of China spans several millennia across a wide geographical area.
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Hybrid Synergy Drive
Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD), also known as Toyota Hybrid System II, is the brand name of Toyota Motor Corporation for the hybrid car drive train technology used in vehicles with the Toyota and Lexus marques.
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Internal combustion engine
An internal combustion engine (ICE or IC engine) is a heat engine in which the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion chamber that is an integral part of the working fluid flow circuit.
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Lithium iron phosphate battery
The lithium iron phosphate battery (battery) or LFP battery (lithium ferrophosphate) is a type of lithium-ion battery using lithium iron phosphate as the cathode material, and a graphitic carbon electrode with a metallic backing as the anode.
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Lithium-ion battery
A lithium-ion or Li-ion battery is a type of rechargeable battery that uses the reversible intercalation of Li+ ions into electronically conducting solids to store energy.
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New European Driving Cycle
The New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) was a driving cycle, last updated in 1997, designed to assess the emission levels of car engines and fuel economy in passenger cars (which excludes light trucks and commercial vehicles).
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Petrol engine
A petrol engine (gasoline engine in American and Canadian English) is an internal combustion engine designed to run on petrol (gasoline).
Plug-in hybrid
A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) or simply plug-in hybrid is a type of hybrid electric vehicle equipped with a rechargeable battery pack that can be directly replenished via a charging cable plugged into an external electric power source, in addition to charging internally by its on-board internal combustion engine-powered generator. BYD Han and plug-in hybrid are plug-in hybrid vehicles.
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Ridesharing company
A ridesharing company, ride-hailing service, (the vehicles are called app-taxis or e-taxis) is a company that, via websites and mobile apps, matches passengers with drivers of vehicles for hire that, unlike taxis, cannot legally be hailed from the street.
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Sedan (automobile)
A sedan or saloon (British English) is a passenger car in a three-box configuration with separate compartments for an engine, passengers, and cargo.
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Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a city and special economic zone on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, bordering Hong Kong to the south, Dongguan to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, and Macau to the southwest.
Synchronous motor
A synchronous electric motor is an AC electric motor in which, at steady state, the rotation of the shaft is synchronized with the frequency of the supply current; the rotation period is exactly equal to an integer number of AC cycles.
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Turbocharger
In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (also known as a turbo or a turbosupercharger) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases.
Vehicle audio
Vehicle audio is equipment installed in a car or other vehicle to provide in-car entertainment and information for the occupants.
Wolfgang Egger
Wolfgang Josef Egger (born 13 February 1963) is a German car designer who formerly served as a head designer for the European luxury car brands Alfa Romeo, Audi and Lamborghini, and currently as the head designer for Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD Auto.
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Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure
The Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) is a global driving cycle standard for determining the levels of pollutants, CO2 emission standards and fuel consumption of conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) and hybrid automobiles, as well as the all-electric range of plug-in electric vehicles.
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0 to 60 mph
The time it takes a vehicle to accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour (97 km/h or 27 m/s), often said as just "zero to sixty" or "nought to sixty", is a commonly used performance measure for automotive acceleration in the United States and the United Kingdom.
See also
BYD vehicles
- BYD 8TT
- BYD Atto 3
- BYD B series
- BYD C9
- BYD D1
- BYD Destroyer 05
- BYD Dolphin
- BYD F0
- BYD F3
- BYD F3DM
- BYD F6
- BYD Flyer
- BYD Frigate 07
- BYD G3
- BYD G5
- BYD G6
- BYD Han
- BYD K series
- BYD K10MR
- BYD L3
- BYD M6 (2010)
- BYD Qin
- BYD S6
- BYD S8
- BYD Sea Lion 07
- BYD Seagull
- BYD Seal
- BYD Seal 06
- BYD Seal 07 DM-i
- BYD Shark
- BYD Song
- BYD Song L DM-i
- BYD Song L EV
- BYD Song Max
- BYD Song Plus
- BYD Tang
- BYD Yuan
- BYD Yuan Up
- BYD e2
- BYD e5
- BYD e6
- List of BYD Auto vehicles
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BYD_Han
Also known as BYD e9.