The 2025 BYD plug-in hybrid ute has been snapped testing on an Australian freeway ahead of its local launch in 2024.

Pictures posted to social media show a left-hand-drive prototype of the as-yet-unnamed Chinese dual-cab petrol-electric ute wrapped in camouflage ahead of its global reveal in the coming months.

It follows patent images of the BYD Ute revealed in October, confirming it’ll follow a similar design to other mid-size dual-cab utes such as the GWM Ute and