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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jasper Jolly

BYD launches cheapest UK model in bid to overtake Tesla as biggest electric carmaker

The BYD Dolphin Surf
The BYD Dolphin Surf. The Chinese carmaker registered more pure electric cars than Tesla in Europe for the first time in April. Photograph: BYD/PA

The Chinese manufacturer BYD has launched its cheapest model in the UK, in the latest stage of its efforts to overtake Tesla as the world’s biggest electric carmaker.

The Dolphin Surf will start at £18,650, a price that puts it among the cheapest new vehicles on sale in Britain.

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