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CLASS COMPARISON

A-class compact cars: the cheapest way into an EV

Compact saloons from roughly ¥80,000. The electric premium is small in absolute terms here, which is exactly why this class is growing fastest in lower-tier cities.

4models in the set
€8,800–€15,400(¥68,800–¥119,800)price range
640 kmlongest electric range
2with a combustion engine

Specifications and prices

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ModelPriceSeatsPowertrainElectric range (CLTC)Combined rangeBatteryConsumptionLengthSales
MG4MG4¥68,800–¥102,8005BEV530 km—53.9 kWh10.4 kWh4,395 mm13,089
BYD Qin PLUS秦PLUS¥79,800–¥179,8005BEV / PHEV510 km—57.6 kWh3.9 L/100km4,795 mm11,117
BYD Seal 05 DM-i比亚迪海豹05 DM-i¥79,800–¥115,8005PHEV210 km—25.28 kWh3.98 L/100km4,780 mm5,796
XPeng MONA M03小鹏MONA M03¥119,800–¥151,8005BEV640 km—62.2 kWh10.8 kWh4,785 mm8,374

* No charge-sustaining figure was published for this series; the blended figure is shown and real petrol use will be higher.

Same-class petrol benchmark

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HEV

Volkswagen Sagitar

Price
¥93,800–¥164,900
WLTC fuel
5.77 L/100km

PETROL

Volkswagen Lavida

Price
¥80,000–¥145,900
WLTC fuel
5.98 L/100km

PETROL

Nissan Sylphy

Price
¥79,900–¥174,900
WLTC fuel
5.88 L/100km

Median WLTC figure from the same captured config sheet.

How to read the table

Plug-in hybrids in this group quote an electric-only range that covers a normal commute; the combined figure is for holiday trips.

What the group says

At this price the purchase tax difference is a few thousand yuan, so most of the five-year saving comes from energy and servicing rather than incentives.