BYD has announced that the Han EV, the company's pure electric flagship model aimed squarely at the premium luxury saloon market, is soon to be revealed in Europe.

The Han EV is the first full-electric passenger car equipped with BYD's ground-breaking new 'Blade Battery' technology - delivering greatly enhanced safety, improved range capability and a simplified, smaller pack design.

While BYD has pursued the tradition of naming its passenger cars after Chinese dynasties, the Han EV has been conceived, designed and manufactured to the standards more in tune with luxury European cars.

The R&D team for the Han EV comprises a wealth of high-profile executives from legacy European manufacturers, including BYD's Global Design Director, Wolfgang Egger, whose expertise in creating highly desirable cars for the European market is evident in BYD's latest luxury saloon.

The Han EV is equipped with BYD's new, industry-leading Blade Battery and its soon-to-be-released 'DiPilot' intelligent driving assistance system. The BYD Blade Battery, which was unveiled to the world in late March this year, is ultra-safe with a long operational life and exceptional range. The Blade Battery provides the Han EV with greatly improved battery safety over EVs using traditional ternary lithium-ion battery packs, thanks to the combined advantages of BYD's own pure electric platform plus the intelligent energy consumption, feedback and temperature control systems. The innovative battery system also pushes its cruising range up to 605km on a full charge.

DiPilot is an advanced intelligent driving assistance system featuring self-learning and self-evolution abilities. The hardware configuration and 5G technology combine to make the Han EV BYD's most intelligent and interconnected driving experience to date.

The Han EV adopts BYD's new 'EV Dragon Face' design language, blending elements of a traditional Chinese Dragon with strikingly modern European design cues. The curved front-end and day-time running lights evoke the shape of a traditional Chinese dragon's face, combing style and functionality.

The Blade Battery can produce a stable current of up to 800A to power the BYD Han EV. The high-performance silicon carbide motor-control module improves the peak-current capacity by 58%, enabling an acceleration sprint time of zero to 100km/h in just 3.9 seconds. Additionally, the Han is also China's first mass-produced EV equipped with Bosch's 'IPB Intelligent Integrated Brake System' which not only brings braking safety with higher precision, but also delivers a longer range and improved braking comfort.