Citroën ë-C3 vs MG4 EV

The MG MG4 EV costs £10,000 more than the Citroën ë-C3. For that premium it adds 147 miles more WLTP range, 124 kW faster peak rapid charging and 78 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the MG MG4 EV comes out ahead overall.

The Citroën ë-C3 is £10,000 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £184 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 £10,040 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 181 miles for the MG MG4 EV - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The MG MG4 EV goes roughly 88 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 36 minutes in the Citroën ë-C3 and 25 in the MG MG4 EV, so the MG MG4 EV loses less time at each stop. That makes the MG MG4 EV the stronger long-distance car.

The Citroën ë-C3 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 81 mm narrower than the MG MG4 EV. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 645 mm of total clearance for the Citroën ë-C3 and about 564 mm of total clearance for the MG MG4 EV.

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. 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.