BYD Sealion review

It's simple: there are just three versions. Opening spec is Comfort, which has the smaller battery and rear drive. Design spec is the same, but more power and security via 4WD and bigger 20in wheels, which together knock WLTP range down from 301 miles to 285. Call that a safe 200 motorway miles for the Design, so if you do a lot of long trips you might want to stick with the base spec.

Or get more range by stepping up to the top 4WD Excellence, as its bigger battery gives 314 miles WLTP, or a comfortable 220 quick motorway miles – three hours plus.

Apart from those 20in wheels there's no equipment or visual difference between Comfort and Design. Excellence adds just two things: a head-up display and actual not leather not 'vegan' fake stuff.

Prices aren't quite fixed as we write but within a few quid it's Comfort at £45,700, Design AWD a smidgeon under £50k and Excellence AWD £56k.

And there are no options. Really straightforward.

Warranty is six years/100,000km (94k miles) on the whole car and eight years 125,000 miles on the battery, although that's only to 70 per cent state of health.

There's an introductory offer giving reduced price per kWh on Shell Recharge, which is in our experience the best multi-network public charging card/app. It works on most public chargers.