BEST SMALL ELECTRIC CAR
MG 4 EV
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Exceptionally well priced Spacious interior Competitive range Well equipped Long warranty Respectably quick charging
The MG brand has been through a number of hands, but with the MG 4, the now Chinese-owned company has, in a way, gone back to its roots. You see, where its Abingdon-based ancestor made its name with sports cars that the ordinary person could afford, today’s MG Motor (part of the Shanghai-based SAIC Motor) has done the same with electric cars.
And we’re not talking about cheap and nasty, either. The MG 4 is a genuinely good car – good enough to have you wondering if there’s any point in spending more. It’s a five-door hatchback, comparable in size and shape to the hybrid-powered Honda Jazz, but with a fully electric power set-up that makes it a rival to the Peugeot e-208 and Vauxhall Corsa Electric, for a lot less cash.