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THE Dolphin Surf electric city car arrives as the entry-level model in BYD’s expanding UK model range, sitting below the Dolphin supermini and the Atto 2 small SUV. The giant firm already dominates it

It was always expected that truly cheap cars would be the most difficult to electrify. Some people even feared it might be impossible. Indeed, while 60% of E-segment cars sold in Europe at present are

THERE’S been a lot of fanfare around the new Fiat Grande Panda, widely regarded as a fine remix of a classic eighties formula. But much of the focus so far has been on the electric model. For some mar

CAR manufacturers can be awfully predictable at times. We recently saw Stellantis roll out its new Hybrid 136 powertrain to cars such as the Citroen C4, Peugeot 5008, Alfa Romeo Junior and Vauxhall As

THE ELROQ IS DESPERATELY hard to fault. And believe us, we’ve tried. Basically a shrunken Enyaq, it looks tremendous, drives neatly, is efficient and roomy, balances tech and switchgear, and still dar

IF YOU’VE BEEN looking for a (relatively) cheap electric car, you’ve probably noticed that there’s a big gap in the market. The Dacia Spring and Leapmotor T03 are priced at £15k to £16k, but they’re t