Hyundai IONIQ 5 vs Omoda E5

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 costs £7,630 more than the Omoda E5. For that premium it adds 130 kW faster peak rapid charging and 140 litres more boot space. The Omoda E5 is not just cheaper - it also offers 30 kW more power and a 1.3s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Hyundai IONIQ 5 comes out ahead overall.

The Omoda E5 is £7,630 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £160 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Omoda E5 comes out roughly £7,550 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 228 miles for the Hyundai IONIQ 5 and 194 miles for the Omoda E5 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Hyundai IONIQ 5 goes roughly 34 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 18 minutes in the Hyundai IONIQ 5 and 28 in the Omoda E5, so the Hyundai IONIQ 5 loses less time at each stop. That makes the Hyundai IONIQ 5 the stronger long-distance car.

The Omoda E5 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 60 mm narrower than the Hyundai IONIQ 5. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 570 mm of total clearance for the Omoda E5 and about 510 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai IONIQ 5. The Omoda E5 also turns in a 1.2 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 89% battery health for the Hyundai IONIQ 5 and 90% for the Omoda E5. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. The Omoda E5's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Hyundai IONIQ 5's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use.