Electric motors are the best thing to have ever happened to Chinese cars as brands like BYD, MG and GWM go from laggers to leaders in record time | Opinion – Car News

The thought first hit me as I was steering the MG4 51 Excite – one of Australia’s cheapest electric vehicles, and one that really should be pretty ordinary, given its bargain-basement status.

But actually, it isn’t. It’s smooth, its acceleration is ample enough, and the drive experience exudes a calm confidence. The same can be said of the GWM Ora, to be fair. And there’s little doubt the incoming BYD Dolphin will deliver a similar experience.

And that just wasn’t the case…