FORGET the bad name too. The tiny Dogood Zero is officially the cheapest new car in Britain and has some big fans.
The electric vehicle – which comes in at just under £6,000 – is actually a quadricycle, meaning it can be driven on a moped licence and is made right here in the UK.
Jack Scarlett, a journalist from the Fully Charged Show, has likened the EV to “piloting a fighter jet or driving a McLaren F1”, which none of us can get enough of.
He adds: “You can position yourself for turns. Like you would, if you’re looking to kiss the apex going around Silverstone in a racing car.”
This micro-machine is a fightback against big modern cars which are most certainly overkill for the average UK journey length of just 8.4 miles, and average speeds on A roads of around 24mph, according to a government travel survey in 2019.
When you compare the 2.5mtr Dogood to the whopping five metre plus Tesla Model X and you witness one person behind the while in a traffic jam, you can see why it might appeal.
Especially as you can apparently just reverse it up to the kerb to park.
The mini-marvel has a range of around 50 miles, which is ample for most return city journeys and costs not much over £1 to fully charge the battery depending on your tariff – an absolute snip and considerably cheaper than most bus fares. Its top speed is limited to 28mph, but again that is plenty for the average commute.
Crazily the car is classified as a L6 microcar, which a seven-year-old could legally drive in France.
Scarlett points out: “You will genuinely get to your destination slightly quicker because you’ll spend slightly less time waiting to get there.
“To squeeze through a gap that isn’t yet quite big enough for you. Spend less time doing nine point turns because you’ll just be able to zoom around in one. This is a car fit for the size of roads that we have at our disposal here in London.”
The EV also gets a free pass from Congestion Charge and ULEZ, and with a price so low this could be a must buy for any city slickers.
