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This Once-Promising Chinese EV Is Now Rotting In Northern California

The Byton K-Byte could have been a rival to the Model S, but the brand failed to launch. Here's what's left of it.

By Kevin Williams

Weird - Aug 8 2025 -

Chinese EV Startup Byton Files For Bankruptcy

The brand behind the M-Byte SUV never started series production.

By Iulian Dnistran

Industry - Jul 11 2023 -

Byton Is Foxconn's First Client In Electric Car Production Business

It is not clear if the M-Byte will use the MIH Open Platform, though.

By Gustavo Henrique Ruffo

Manufacturing / Production - Jan 4 2021 -

New Byton EV Will Resurrect GMD T.27 And Peugeot 1007 With A Single Car

It has sliding doors, three seats, and a central driving position.

By Gustavo Henrique Ruffo

Patents & Trademarks - Jun 18 2020 -

The State Of New EV Releases: Let's Look At Various Automakers' Progress

Some OEMs insist they're still on track with upcoming EVs, while others continue to have delays.

By Joe Rooney

Industry Outlook - Jun 17 2020 -

BYTON Furloughs 50% Of U.S.-Based Employees, Hunkers Down For Tough Times

The COVID-19 crisis continues to bring the auto industry to a halt.

By Tom Moloughney

Official - Apr 22 2020 -

Byton Resumes Production Of M-Byte Electric SUV

Byton also finalized the home charging installation deal for the U.S. market with Qmerit.

By Mark Kane

Manufacturing / Production - Apr 15 2020 -

BYTON Releases Details About M-Byte Launch In Europe

From sales strategy and partners, through price and preliminary specs, as well as charging info.

By Mark Kane

Official - Mar 2 2020 -

BYTON Puts Digital Experience Ahead Of Driving At CES

Prepping for volume production in mid-2020.

By Tom Moloughney

Announcements - Jan 6 2020 -

Byton Receives California Distributor License

Byton is building a hybrid retail model that has never been attempted in the U.S.

By Mark Kane

Official - Nov 24 2019 -

BYTON Partners With Electrify America For Free Charging In U.S.

The arrangement provides customers free unlimited charging for two years.

By Tom Moloughney

Official - Nov 20 2019 -

Byton Starts Pre-Production Of M-Byte Electric SUV

Globally, the company received more than 50,000 reservations for the M-Byte.

By Mark Kane

Manufacturing / Production - Oct 25 2019 -

Everything We Know About BYTON M-Byte After Frankfurt Debut

BYTON M-Byte has reached the production stage and is now heading market launch in China next year.

By Mark Kane

Frankfurt Motor Show - Sep 22 2019 -

World Premier: Byton Introduces The Production M-Byte

But is it an SUV or a SIV?

By Tom Moloughney

Frankfurt Motor Show - Sep 10 2019 -

BYTON Releases Production Interior Pictures

Yes, that huge, 48" display screen will make it to production

By Tom Moloughney

Announcements - Jun 13 2019 -

BYTON CEO Reveals M-Byte Electric SUV Skateboard Platform

BYTON's M-Byte skateboard platform revealed.

By Tom Moloughney

Manufacturing / Production - May 19 2019 -

BYTON CO-Founder Breitfeld Departs For Iconiq Motors

It was nearly three years ago to the day when we reported that Dr. Carsten Breitfeld, father of the BMW i8 was leaving BMW, along with a couple other top BMW i managers.

By Tom Moloughney

General - Apr 17 2019 -

BYTON Completes Initial Cold Weather Testing For M-Byte SUV

The base M-Byte will have a 71-kWh battery pack and a starting MSRP of $45,000. There's a 95-kWh battery pack option, however pricing has not been disclosed at this time.

By Tom Moloughney

General - Apr 2 2019 -

First "BYTON Place" Retail Store Opens Today in Shanghai, China

BYTON took another big step to legitimacy today as they celebrated the grand opening of the first BYTON Place retail store in Shanghai, China.

By Tom Moloughney

News - Jan 20 2019 -

China Is Building Too Many Electric Cars

China has 500 EV start-ups. The country can make 20 million EVs a year but will sell fewer than 2 million. Beijing is responding by curtailing new EV companies.

By Bradley Berman

News - Jan 18 2019 -

Watch Video Demo Of Byton M-Byte Interior & Massive Display

What will the Byton M-Byte electric SUV interior look like in production-ready format? We get a firsthand, up-close look, along with details from a Byton VP.

By Steven Loveday

News - Jan 14 2019 -

Does BYTON's Huge 48-Inch Display Screen Obstruct Driver's View?

Here we demonstrate that BYTON's electric SUV screen doesn't physically present a line-of-sight issue, as some claimed it would.

By Tom Moloughney

General - Jan 10 2019 -

BYTON Founders Exude Confidence At CES

The base M-Byte will cost $45,000 and come standard with a 71 kWh battery.  An optional 95 kWh battery will also be available.

By Tom Moloughney

Concepts - Jan 8 2019 -

BYTON Provides Look At M-Byte Electric SUV Production Model At CES

See inside the production-intent version of the BYTON M-Byte electric SUV for the first time ever right here.

By Tom Moloughney

News - Jan 6 2019 -

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