Canada's cheapest new EV is now a $22K BYD Seagull — here's the full price list of every Chinese EV coming
After Canada cut the tariff from 100% → 6.1% in March, the floodgates opened. I've been tracking every Chinese EV headed here and the pricing is genuinely wild:
- BYD Seagull — ~$22,000 (305 km) — cheapest new EV in Canadian history
- Chery Omoda E5 — ~$30,000 (414 km)
- BYD Dolphin — ~$35,000 (427 km)
- BYD Seal — ~$44,990 — the Model 3 rival (5-star Euro NCAP, Blade battery)
The catch: they're NOT eligible for the $5K federal rebate — only provincial ones (e.g. Quebec's $2K). BYD is opening 20 dealerships, Toronto first, around Q3 2026.
Full breakdown with specs, every brand and the dealership timeline here:
https://china-ev.ca/chinese-evs-canada
Would you actually buy one, or does "Chinese EV" still scare people off?
u/ChinaEVCanada — 9 days ago