The BYD Seagull's Canadian price is bounded by tariff schedules, quota mechanics, and EVAP exclusion rules, not by dealer announcements. The realistic band, derived layer by layer.
The $20,000 gap between the BYD Seagull go and the Hyundai Kona EV isn't discount, it's doctrine. Two cars, two manufacturing philosophies, one spec sheet that explains the next decade.
BYD put a roof-mounted LiDAR on a $13K car. The Seagull isn't a stunt, it's a vertical-integration story finishing its arc on the cheapest EV in the world.
BYD Seagull vs Nissan Leaf in Canada (2026): one of Canada's cheapest used EVs vs the cheapest new-EV scenario. The Leaf is real today; the Seagull, projected.