TOTALLY WIRED
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ELECTRIC cars are better than combustion-powered cars. There, we’ve said it. Line up any battery-charged vehicle with the equivalent petrol or diesel version, and you’ll find it smoother and easier to drive, as well as much quieter and generally more refined.
As well as finishing any drive feeling more relaxed, electric cars produce zero emissions as they go, and there’s an overwhelming amount of data that shows that, even when tracing the materials back to their source, they’re still the cleanest, most efficient option we currently have for personal transportation. And recent times have shown us that it’s hard to panic buy electricity – especially if you can charge from home and draw power from renewable sources.
EVs are quick, too, in a specific way. The latest Tesla Model S Plaid has three motors and more than 1,000bhp, which helped it lap the Nürburgring Nordschleife in seven minutes 35.579 seconds. Impressive in isolation, but compare it with some other four and five-door combustion alternatives and you’ll wonder what the fuss is about. The new Audi RS
