Why you should buy the Audi SQ8 E-Tron Sportback and the Tesla Model X Plaid

There's no doubt that Tesla has a light grip on the EV market right now.

Elon Musk's company has been a world leader in electric vehicles for many years

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But this grip is slowly but surely loosening.

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Many of the world's other automakers are now in the EV game.

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Some have been more successful than others.

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But they are starting to offer their own electric vehicles, sometimes at a fraction of the price of Tesla.

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One of Tesla's most popular cars is the Model X Plaid.

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Given the popularity of high-performance SUVs these days

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it's no surprise. But we argue that there are many alternatives to the popular Tesla model.

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one of them is the Audi SQ8 E-Tron Sportback. Audi's EV series is growing in popularity

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more cars being added gradually. The E-Tron Sportback debuted in his November 2022 as part of the Q8 series.

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we think it's the perfect replacement for the Tesla EV.

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