BYD has reset the price of the cheapest electric car and SUV in the country, offering its Atto 1 city hatch from $23,990 – and the Atto 2 SUV for MG ZS hybrid money.

The price of entry into a new electric car in Australia will be slashed to just $23,990 plus on-road costs – or about $27,000 drive-away – with the arrival of two new, budget-priced BYD models.

BYD will retain the title of the cheapest new electric car with the Atto 1, priced from $23,990, as well as the cheapest electric SUV label with the Atto 2, priced from $31,990 plus on-road costs.

They will reset the benchmarks from the former title holders, the BYD Dolphin Essential ($29,990) for all electric cars, and the Chery E5 Urban ($36,990) for electric SUVs.

The Atto 1 is a city hatchback similar in size to a Toyota Yaris o

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