Fuel for thought

THE BYD product onslaught continues in the UK, with its eighth new model in well under three years since landing here. But the Seal 6 DM-i is only the second plug-in hybrid in an otherwise electric li

You’ve probably clocked a recent rise in BYDs on the road – something that’s no doubt explained by its staggering 547% year-on-year increase in UK sales over the past 12 months. In total, the Chinese

PLUG-in hybrids have usually been the preserve of executive-car buyers, but now BYD is looking to make the technology more accessible. From spring next year, this plug-in hybrid option will be lining

Price: £34,049 Powertrain: 61kWh battery, 2x e-motors, 181bhp 0-62mph: 7.4 seconds Test efficiency: 2.8 miles/kWh Official range: 245 miles Annual VED: £195 Ford Puma Gen-E Select Price: £29,995 (befo

PANDA AND INSTER TOO TITCHY for you? Similar money can bag you a 4.3m long SUV with electric power too. Vauxhall’s entire car lineup offers an EV powertrain, all of which get the £1,500 government gra

£254,200 OTR/£282,000 as tested/£5,077 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: What has a hybrid makeover – and Mulliner buffing – added to the world’s best grand tourer? DRIVER: Ollie Kew IT’S 5AM, AND YOU JOIN ME AT hom