Hyundai KONA Electric vs Jaecoo E5

The Hyundai KONA Electric costs £7,495 more than the Jaecoo E5. For that premium it adds 71 miles more WLTP range. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Hyundai KONA Electric comes out ahead overall.

The Jaecoo E5 is £7,495 cheaper to buy. The Hyundai KONA Electric is cheaper to charge, roughly £136 a year versus £168 for the Jaecoo E5, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Jaecoo E5 comes out roughly £7,335 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 266 miles for the Hyundai KONA Electric and 207 miles for the Jaecoo E5 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Hyundai KONA Electric goes roughly 59 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 41 minutes in the Hyundai KONA Electric and 27 in the Jaecoo E5, so the Jaecoo E5 loses less time at each stop. So the Hyundai KONA Electric stops less often while the Jaecoo E5 stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The Hyundai KONA Electric is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 37 mm narrower than the Jaecoo E5. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 575 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai KONA Electric and about 538 mm of total clearance for the Jaecoo E5.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 86% battery health for the Hyundai KONA Electric and 90% for the Jaecoo E5. That gives the Jaecoo E5 a modest edge in retained real-world range. The Jaecoo E5's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Hyundai KONA Electric's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.