The Atto 3 may have been BYD's first car in our market but the Dolphin is undoubtably the model that will establish this well-funded but fledgling Chinese brand. Yes, there's a big step up in price for one of these if you're graduating on from a combustion-powered small hatch. At the same time though, we can't help but think that many of the people currently paying up to £10,000 or so more for only fractionally larger compact EV hatches like the Kia Niro EV and the Volkswagen ID.3 would probably be just as happy in a Dolphin.
So should you take the plunge with one of these? If you don't care about choosing an unknown brand and can work around the restraints of the company's still rather restricted dealer network, then a Dolphin certainly ought to make the shortlist of someone in search of a small EV hatch. It's a car that sets out to flip a few established norms; and you might like it for that.

Adaptive Cruise Control and Intelligent Cruise Control

Vegan leather multifunction steering wheel

2 ISOFIX in outer rear seats and 1 ISOFIX in front passenger seat

Deactivation switch for front passenger's airbag

Driver seat with 6-way electric adjustment

Front passenger seat with 4-way electric adjustment

Intelligent Speed Limit Information and Intelligent Speed Limit Control

Electrically adjustable, heated and folding door mirrors

Insurance Group 1 - 50 Effective January 07

NCAP Overall Rating - Effective February 09

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Dolphin

150kW Comfort 60.4kWh Auto

Dolphin

150kW Comfort 60.4kWh Auto