With the likes of the all-electric Fiat Grande Panda, Vauxhall Frontera and the capacious Citroen e-C3 and even bigger e-C3 Aircross all offering family-friendly space and all the kit you really need with starting prices in the low £20,000s, those same BYD folk are sticking to their guns with a possible UK starting price for the Atto 2 of around £30,000.
Given BYD’s claims about the high-tech nature of its blade batteries, its third-generation electric car platform and its advanced eight-in-one electrical architecture (which includes numerous efficiency-boosting features including a standard heat pump), we’re surprised the Atto 2 doesn’t have a longer range or charge faster.
In just two short years, BYD has launched five new cars in the UK, with this – the Atto 2 – the sixth and due to arrive in the UK around September time.
The BYD Atto 2 is most likely to be used in and around town, so we spent plenty of time driving around the city of Madrid where the roads are as busy and bumpy as they are in cities and towns in the UK.
By the time the Atto 2 gets to the UK, the battery pack will have grown to 50kWh, which will probably boost range to around 214 miles.
