For £20,995, the EX2 Pro features a 14.6-inch touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, an 8.8-inch driver’s display, electric seats with faux-leather upholstery and a suite of driver assistance systems that includes adaptive cruise control and blind-spot detection. Plus there’s an eight-year/125,000-mile warranty thrown in. 

£23,490 Max trim simply adds the bigger battery and a more powerful motor, but the £25,490, range-topping Ultra version provides a few extra luxuries. It gets a heated steering wheel and front seats, cooled wireless phone charging, a 360-degree camera system, ambient lighting and a powered tailgate. There’s also a two-tone paint scheme.

Obviously, we were aware that the EX2 wouldn’t be as cheap here as it is in China, but we didn’t expect it to cost from £20,990. Although that makes it one of the cheapest electric cars on sale, this price puts it in the territory of some seriously strong machinery. 

The Renault 5 costs from £21,495, and because the larger battery version benefits from the full Band 1 Government Electric Car Grant, it isn’t much more at £24,045, which is roughly £500 more expensive than an EX2 with its bigger battery. It doesn’t have as much interior space as the EX2, nor is the interior tech as flashy, but it’s a much more rounded car.

The same can be said of the Fiat Grande Panda Electric, which starts from £21,495, and in the top-of-the-range La Prima trim it still undercuts the most expensive EX2. 

The EX2 has plenty of competition from its compatriots, too. Although the MG4 Urban is a bit bigger, it’s priced similarly. Meanwhile, the Leapmotor B03 looks like it’ll be another very practical option, and we suspect it’ll also be in the low £20,000s.