The cheap Chinese electric cars that COULD be worth buying: ROB HULL picks the best of the budget EVs that are about to hit the UK… including a very surprising household name [Video]

Would you buy a Chinese electric car?

No matter your answer, the fact of the matter is that brands from China are starting to flood the UK market, offering a number of electric vehicles that can match the performance and range of legacy European and Japanese makers for a fraction of the price.

But are they any good? Here, we take a look at which five models already on sale, or coming soon, are worth keeping an eye on. And one of the cars in the list may catch you by surprise…

FIVE CHINESE CARS TO CONSIDER 

Price: from £26,995

Range: up to 323 miles

Built in: Ningde, Fujian

On sale: Now (available to order since September 2022)

The MG logo might look familiar, but the brand is very different to the British marque popularised by cars …