Hyundai KONA Electric vs MINI Aceman

The Hyundai KONA Electric costs £6,690 more than the MINI Aceman. For that premium it adds 128 miles more WLTP range, 26 kW faster peak rapid charging and 166 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Hyundai KONA Electric comes out ahead overall.

The MINI Aceman is £6,690 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £136 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the MINI Aceman comes out roughly £6,690 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 159 miles for the MINI Aceman - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Hyundai KONA Electric goes roughly 107 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 41 minutes in the Hyundai KONA Electric and 29 in the MINI Aceman, so the MINI Aceman loses less time at each stop. So the Hyundai KONA Electric stops less often while the MINI Aceman stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The MINI Aceman is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 71 mm narrower than the Hyundai KONA Electric. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 646 mm of total clearance for the MINI Aceman and about 575 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai KONA Electric.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 86% battery health for the Hyundai KONA Electric and 84% for the MINI Aceman. That gives the Hyundai KONA Electric a modest edge in retained real-world range. Both use NMC-type cells, so for daily use keep the charge limit near 80% to slow degradation.