Is the latest BYD plugin hybrid to arrive in UK worth the £30,000 price tag?

BYD became the biggest EV seller in the world last year, overtaking Tesla in a major coup for the Chinese seller once derided by Elon Musk. The Chinese car maker arrived in Britain in March 2023 with its Atto 3 C-segment SUV. Now BYD has launched its third plug-in hybrid model and its ninth total model in the UK: The Sealion 5 DM-i. The plug-in hybrid is going for cheap family appeal with a starting price of £29,995. But is it any good? Freda Lewis-Stempel drove it from Shropshire to Wales and back on the UK launch to find out.