FORD PUMA GEN-E

Electric version of Britain's best-selling car joins the Autocar fleet

- MURRAY SCULLION

WHY WE'RE RUNNING IT Is this the best cheap EV on the market?

Dear reader, an interesting bit of insight into your life landed in my inbox recently: fresh Autocar market research with some illuminating statistics, figures and overall feelings towards lots of things. In fact, it's possible that you personally took part in the survey.

There is no getting around it: statistically, I am likely to be a good chunk younger than you. Which is why I'm deploying a bit of empathy and stepping into your shoes. A lot of you reading this might not be too interested in buying a new electric vehicle. You might consider them to be a pain to charge, with too much technology and, even worse, boring.

But I'm hoping this Ford Puma Gen-E will offer a bit of a fresh perspective, because with just the right amount of blue-sky thinking and some man maths, it might begin to make sense.

The Puma Gen-E is cheap. So cheap that using it could save you money under the right circumstances. Here's the thinking: if you've been on a leasing configurator in the past few months you will have seen a Puma Gen-E in the massive 'oh my goodness, 100/100 value' section.