Electric City Cars Fight It Out! (BYD Atto 1 vs Geely EX2 Comparison Review)

Electric cars used to attract a premium but with so much fierce competition from China, the market has evolved rapidly to the point where EVs are just as cheap, or sometimes even more affordable, than petrol counterparts.

Nowhere is this more obvious than at the cheapest end of the market where you’ll find BYD Atto 1 and Geely EX2 for less than $30,000 before on-road costs in their basic forms.

Today’s independent comparison run by road test editor John Law test pits the upper trim BYD Atto 1 Premium against the Geely EX2 Inspire with a specific goal in mind: find the best value electric city car on sale today.

Time codes:
0:00 – intro
0:32 – Atto 1 price
1:13 – EX2 price
2:07 – Criteria
2:28 – Atto 1 cabin
5:14 – Atto 1 back seat
6:05 – EX2 cabin
7:51 – EX2 back seat
8:34 – boots
10:17 – Atto 1 city driving
12:30 – EX2 city driving
16:09 – Atto 1 country driving
18:22 – EX2 country driving
20:25 – running costs
21:44 – verdict

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