Car Hunter

£30,000 to buy an upmarket electric car to get to work and back

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THERE'S no shortage an EV for commuting these days, and no of reasons for choosing shortage of tempting battery-powered cars in which to do it. Most of them are terrifyingly expensive new, but a few have been around long enough to have filtered onto the used market at prices that are starting to look more affordable.

Having said that, a £30,000 budget is hardly chicken feed, and for that sort of cash you're entitled to expect a little luxury and presence on the road. You get that to varying degrees from all three of our contenders here, each of which has a distinctly different feel and characteristics.

So whether you're drawn to the swoopy exterior and bespoke-feeling interior of the Jag, the more conservative-looking but still very swanky Audi, or Tesla's almost-iconic premium saloon, one of this trio ought to do the trick.

Dear Chris, I want a luxurious EV that is suitable for commuting and have a £30k budget-what do you recommend? Mark Armstrong, via E-mail Contact: [e-mail]

THE 'SELF-DRIVING' CHOICE 

Tesla Model S

FOR: Roomy, fast and practical, loaded with digital tech

AGAINST: Relatively low-rent interior, uninvolving drive

FROM its HQ in Silicon Valley, Tesla was truly disruptive when the Model S hit the scene around a decade ago. It certainly put the cat amongst the auto-industry establishment pigeons, and they scrambled to play catch-up.