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The Best Electric Cars To Buy Right Now - Audi e-tron

There’s no shortage of great electric cars on sale - but which are best?

Last Updated: 29 Nov 2018

Audi e-tron

The Audi e-tron has a lot going for it. Sure, the official WLTP range of 248 miles falls a bit short of the Jaguar I-Pace's range, but it'll still go far enough to satisfy most boardroom lifestyles, and it has one of the finest interiors of any electric car right now. You can even have cameras instead of wing mirrors, so surely that means that the future really is here...

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