BYD Sealion 7 charging speed
The BYD Sealion 7 has a 11 kW three-phase onboard charger. That number — not the charger on your wall — is what decides how fast it charges at home.
Three-phase helps a little
This car draws 7.4 kW single-phase and 11 kW on three-phase — a gain of about 3.6 kW. Real, but modest. If you already have three-phase, use it. If you don't, the upgrade is hard to justify on charging speed alone.
The short answer
On the standard Australian home charger — 32 A single-phase — The BYD Sealion 7 draws 7.4 kW, adding roughly 37 km of range per hour. Over an eight-hour overnight window that is about 294 km — far more than most Australians drive in a day.
What every charger actually delivers
Every figure below is computed live from this car's onboard charger rating, not copied from a brochure. "Wasted" is capacity you would pay for and never use.
| Charger | Supply | This car draws | Range per hour | 20–80% | Wasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 A power point | Single-phase | 1.8 kW | 9 km | 1 day 7 h | — |
| 15 A power point | Single-phase | 2.8 kW | 14 km | 19 h 57 min | — |
| 32 A single-phase charger | Single-phase | 7.4 kW | 37 km | 7 h 29 min | — |
| 16 A three-phase charger | Three-phase | 11 kW | 55 km | 5 h | — |
| 32 A three-phase charger | Three-phase | 11 kW | 55 km | 5 h | 11 |
Assumes a battery of 82.56 kWh and real-world consumption of 180 Wh/km (segment estimate). Charging losses of about 10% are included. Change the assumptions in the calculator →
Notes
- Unlike the Seal, the Sealion 7 does get a three-phase onboard charger.
Sources
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Work out your own numbers
The table above assumes a full charge from 20–80%. If you want different start and finish points, or want to compare this car against another, the calculator does it and shows every step of the working.
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