Citroën ë-C3 vs MG4 EV Urban

The MG MG4 EV Urban costs £3,500 more than the Citroën ë-C3. For that premium it adds 68 miles more WLTP range, 52 kW faster peak rapid charging and 267 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the MG MG4 EV Urban comes out ahead overall.

The Citroën ë-C3 is £3,500 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £168 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Citroën ë-C3 comes out roughly £3,420 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 94 miles for the Citroën ë-C3 and 140 miles for the MG MG4 EV Urban - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The MG MG4 EV Urban goes roughly 46 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 36 minutes in the Citroën ë-C3 and 28 in the MG MG4 EV Urban, so the MG MG4 EV Urban loses less time at each stop. That makes the MG MG4 EV Urban the stronger long-distance car.

The Citroën ë-C3 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 87 mm narrower than the MG MG4 EV Urban. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 645 mm of total clearance for the Citroën ë-C3 and about 558 mm of total clearance for the MG MG4 EV Urban.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the Citroën ë-C3 and 90% for the MG MG4 EV Urban. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. Both use LFP-type cells, which are happy charged to 100% every day. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.