![]() ![]() Progressive types may accept these more digital touchpoints traditionalists may prefer to pop into their local Hyundai or Audi dealer. Even the sales model is similar to Tesla’s, with a predominantly online buying process, although Polestar Spaces have opened in London and Manchester. It looks like a saloon, but a tailgate gives the 2 a dollop more practicality than the Model 3 it so clearly targets. The range is stretching down below the £40k barrier now, with the launch this summer of smaller-batteried and two-wheel-drive versions, but we’re testing the long-range AWD original. Our final contender is the Polestar 2 – a Tesla wannabe dripping with Scandi chic. There are few more talented EVs at this price, and a series of 2021 refreshes brings greater range and more polish to the design, inside and out. This is the UK’s best-selling electric car in 2021 some months it’s the best-selling car full stop, outperforming even the hot-cakes Corsa, Fiesta and Golf. The car that took Elon Musk’s brand from start-up to major player, it’s set the benchmark for mid-sized electric cars for a couple of years now and has won every test we’ve thrown its way. ![]() It might be possible to write about EVs and not mention the T word, but this circa-£45k EV super-group couldn’t be assembled without a Tesla Model 3. It’s perhaps the most normalised EV on test. It’s deliberately positioned conservatively to make plugging in less daunting. Yep, the box-fresh Q4 e-Tron is likely to sell in big numbers thanks to its mix of SUV practicality, purity and pricing to lure crossover-crazy Brits. They’re a disparate bunch – one notchback and one SUV, a saloon and a super-sized hatchback – but united in their increasingly viable electric powertrains allowing a claimed 300-ish miles between top-ups and style that’ll make you want an electric car rather than merely need one to poleaxe your tax bills.Ī dozen years after Nissan’s Leaf ushered in the attainable bespoke EV, the breed’s come full circle: from geeky, sandal-wearing curio to the model that Audi UK predicts will be its second most popular range after the A3 as early as next year. This quartet is bristling with innovation and gadgetry, but it’s our job to separate the sweet from the naff, the super from the superficial. We’re gonna need our X-ray specs for this Giant Test: to see through the fart modes in Tesla’s Toybox, the achingly cool Tonka style of the Back To The Future Ioniq 5, the Audi’s dancing strobe lights and quartic steering wheel, and Polestar’s vegan interiors and built-in Google Assistant.
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