Electric dreams

B YD is the latest Chinese car brand to have decided that the most effective route to making money in Europe is via a mid-sized, £50,000, all-electric crossover. And so, here to try to force its way i

“WE want to be one of the largest mainstream brands in the UK,” says Bono Ge, BYD’s UK country manager. No messing: this Bono wants to be bigger than U2. Build Your Dreams is the standard bearer for t

ESSENTIALS Hyundai Ioniq 9 Long Range Ultimate AWD Price: £71,995 Powertrain: 2x e-motors, 110kWh battery, 303bhp 0-62mph: 6.7 seconds Test efficiency: 2.6 miles/kWh Official range: 376 miles Annual V

THE small-car segment has so far shunned plug-in hybrid powertrains, with affordable downsized petrol engines maintaining favour and EVs gaining in popularity. That makes the new BYD Atto 2 DM-i – a F

CHINESE car maker Geely has launched in the UK with all discount guns blazing, offering up to £4,750 off its top-spec EX5 Max electric SUV. It exemplifies the downward price pressure that Chinese manu

The plug-in hybrid renaissance continues: in the UK, sales are up 38% year on year to account for 10.9% of the market total, while diesels now barely make up 5%. So while the third-generation Audi Q5