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ENVELOPE PUSHING

LIFTING THE PRICE ceiling beyond $80,000 for Part Two of our exhaustive Wheels Best EVs testing theoretically blows the field wide open – from Mercedes-Benz’s entire EQ line-up to the superb Porsche Taycan and splendiferous new Rolls-Royce Spectre.

But we’ve approached our judging of this significant milestone in automotive evolution just like our time-honoured Car of the Year award – meaning we’ve focused on criteria such as ‘performance of intended function’ (which reinforces that this is not a direct comparison test) and, crucially, ‘value for money’. Which is where the Mercedes-Benz EQE/EQS SUVs ($135-$195K), Porsche Taycan ($175-$374K) and Rolls-Royce Spectre ($770K) begin to falter somewhat –

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