Onvo was only founded in 2024 but is already pitching itself as a Tesla and Polestar rival.
The Shanghai-based company is coming to the UK before the EU because of the lack of import tariffs on Chinese-built EVs.
The L60 will be the first car to hit the UK. Onvo describes it as the most aerodynamically efficient SUV on the market. It will likely be available with three BYD-supplied battery packs, the largest of which will offer a 620-mile range, according to China’s generous CLTC test cycle.
Xpeng
Nationality Chinese
Parent company None
The Chinese Tesla, with offices in California and Munich, was founded in 2014 by former GAC executives and soon received backing from Alibaba and Xiaomi tech entrepreneurs.
Its most famous for its ‘flying cars’, but a sensible electric SUV is en route to the UK this year.
Many a new car from China is described as a Tesla Model Y rival, but the Xpeng G6 (pictured) is the most credible. We’ve even given it a four-star rating.
There are only three versions: the single-motor Standard Range, single-motor Long Range and dual-motor Performance (although the last of those isn’t yet confirmed for UK sale).
Xpeng’s cars are imported into the UK by International Motors, which performs the same role for GWM, Isuzu and Subaru.
Yangwang
Nationality Chinese
Parent company BYD
This brand sounds like it’s lifted from a That Mitchell and Webb sketch, but its first car heading to the UK is butcher than Terry Butcher.
It’s the prestige brand of BYD and its largest car, the gargantuan Yangwang U8 SUV, should be en route later this year.
