Contributing Journalist
Contributing Journalist
Back in 2010, Mitsubishi released Australia’s first mainstream electric vehicle (EV) in nearly a century.
That model, the i-MiEV, was a four-seater city-sized Kei car from Japan that cost $48,800, before on-road costs, or from roughly $70,000 in today's money. Little wonder it bombed. That was four times more than petrol-powered equivalents of the time.
Now, in 2026, the new BYD Atto 1 is the first EV sold here since the i-MiEV’s 2013 departure to be considered a four-seater city car.
Read the full BYD Atto 1 2026 review: Premium.