Journalists from the Spanish publication km77 tested the Chinese BYD Han electric car, which experts challenged with their traditional “moose test”. During the races, the car must suddenly change lanes – as if meeting a real animal – into the adjacent lane and return back to its lane. The Chinese electric sedan failed to perform this maneuver at a speed of 77 kilometers per hour, and in general experts even considered its behavior dangerous.
The flagship BYD Han EV is equipped with two electric motors that provide it with all-wheel drive, with a combined output of 517 horsepower. The model is shod with Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tires, but even they did not help to perform adequately in the “moose test”.
In the best attempt, the electric car stayed in the corridor of cones at a speed of only 70 kilometers per hour, which is not a passing result for the “moose test”. Moreover, the car’s behavior in this test, as well as in the slalom, was so nervous that experts nicknamed the model “crazy horse.”
Despite the external stability and confidence on the track, journalists emphasized that it would be very difficult for an untrained driver to maintain control of the car in an emergency, and therefore BYD Han EV earned a low rating from experts.
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