RAPID-CHARGE BYD PHEVS GET 124-MILE EV RANGE

BYD IS PRIMING a line-up of new plug-in hybrids with 124 miles of electric-only range and the ability to rapidcharge at speeds of more than 150kW.

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Due within "the next one to two years", the DM-i-badged cars will have substantially greater capacity to operate as EVs than their rivals.

At present, the longest electric range of any PHEV on the UK market is 88 miles, offered by the Volkswagen Golf eHybrid, and the best from BYD is the 77 miles provided by the Seal U, which can be charged at only 18kW.