Citroën ë-C4 vs Lexus UX 300e

The Lexus UX 300e costs £18,780 more than the Citroën ë-C4. For that premium it adds 58 miles more WLTP range, 50 kW more power and a 2.5s quicker 0-62mph time. The Citroën ë-C4 is not just cheaper - it also offers 50 kW faster peak rapid charging. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Citroën ë-C4 comes out ahead overall.

The Citroën ë-C4 is £18,780 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-C4 comes out roughly £18,820 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 161 miles for the Citroën ë-C4 and 233 miles for the Lexus UX 300e - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Lexus UX 300e goes roughly 72 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 30 minutes in the Citroën ë-C4 and 80 in the Lexus UX 300e, so the Citroën ë-C4 loses less time at each stop. So the Lexus UX 300e stops less often while the Citroën ë-C4 stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The Citroën ë-C4 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 40 mm narrower than the Lexus UX 300e. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 600 mm of total clearance for the Citroën ë-C4 and about 560 mm of total clearance for the Lexus UX 300e. The Lexus UX 300e also turns in a 0.5 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the Citroën ë-C4 and 84% for the Lexus UX 300e. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. Both use NMC-type cells, so for daily use keep the charge limit near 80% to slow degradation. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.