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LiDAR, 250 miles, and a five-figure price tag: the 2026 Seagull is proof that the future of affordable EVs is already here, just not in the West.

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BYD has officially unveiled the 2026 Seagull, sold internationally as the Dolphin Mini or Dolphin Surf, and the numbers deserve your attention.

The updated compact EV’s price starts from 69,900 yuan, which is around $10,300, in China, and tops out at 85,900 yuan, which is around $12,600. It debuted at the 2026 Beijing Auto Show before going on sale this week (via CarsNewsChina ).

2026 BYD Seagull got launched w/ px from 69.9 to 97.9k RMB. The top 2 px versions come w/ Lidar + DiPilot-300 & DiLink-150 to have the sensor & compute for latest smart car tech.

This package adds 12k RMB on top of the standard DiPilot-100 config.…