Tough decisions on road to electric dream

Despite the comprehensive public transport network and infinite number of taxis and private hire cars in Beijing, there comes a point when having your own car is just the best option－grocery shopping, for instance. Nobody enjoys lugging their "bags for life" onto a public bus after the weekly shop.

Now I know technophiles will argue that the weekly shop can be ordered easily via apps nowadays and delivered to your door in a jiffy. But sometimes it's just nice to do it in person, caressing the fresh produce and driving the trolley up and down the aisles. Besides, when it comes to picking up the kids from school－the car wins every time.

And with that in mind, having been nudged to look into the auto market on the back of a nudge about when children may come along from my partner, I'm forced to survey the modern landscape. And it is electric.