Hyundai IONIQ Electric vs MG4 EV

The MG MG4 EV is £555 cheaper to buy. The Hyundai IONIQ Electric is cheaper to charge, roughly £136 a year versus £192 for the MG MG4 EV, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the two land within £275 of each other - effectively the same to own. 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 Hyundai IONIQ Electric 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 21 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 57 minutes in the Hyundai IONIQ Electric 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 two are within 16 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 580 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai IONIQ Electric and about 564 mm of total clearance for the MG MG4 EV.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the Hyundai IONIQ Electric and 90% for the MG MG4 EV. That gives the MG MG4 EV a modest edge in retained real-world range. The MG MG4 EV's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Hyundai IONIQ Electric's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.