BYD Seal Seal running costs (2024–2026)
Real-world UK ownership figures for the BYD Seal Seal, including home-charging cost, road tax (VED), insurance group and depreciation. All numbers based on observed UK driving, not lab WLTP figures.
Key figures at a glance
- Fuel type: electric
- Body style: saloon
- Efficiency: 3.48 mi/kWh real-world (4 official WLTP)
- Real-world range: — miles (— official)
- Battery: — kWh usable
- CO₂: 0 g/km
- Road tax (VED) year one: £10
- Road tax standard rate: £200/yr
- Five-year VED total: £810
- Insurance group: 32/50
- Depreciation outlook: average
- Indicative annual charging cost (10,000 mi): £244
The BYD Seal Seal returns 3.48 mi/kWh real-world (4 official WLTP). At 10,000 miles a year that translates to roughly £244 in home-charging cost on a typical EV tariff, before insurance, servicing or depreciation.
Road tax sits at £10 in year one and £200 per year thereafter. Insurance group 32 of 50 puts it in the mid-to-upper bracket for UK quotes.