Estrima Birò vs Micro Microlino

The Micro Microlino costs £5,640 more than the Estrima Birò. For that premium it adds 76 miles more WLTP range and 130 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Micro Microlino comes out ahead overall.

The Estrima Birò is £5,640 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £48 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Estrima Birò comes out roughly £5,720 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 29 miles for the Estrima Birò and 92 miles for the Micro Microlino - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Micro Microlino goes roughly 63 miles further between charging stops.

The Estrima Birò is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 443 mm narrower than the Micro Microlino. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 1370 mm of total clearance for the Estrima Birò and about 927 mm of total clearance for the Micro Microlino.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the Estrima Birò and 84% for the Micro Microlino. That gives the Estrima Birò a modest edge in retained real-world range. The Estrima Birò's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Micro Microlino's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use.