Hyundai KONA Electric vs Omoda E5

The Hyundai KONA Electric costs £1,935 more than the Omoda E5. For that premium it adds 52 miles more WLTP range and 86 litres more boot space. The Omoda E5 is not just cheaper - it also offers 29 kW faster peak rapid charging. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Hyundai KONA Electric comes out ahead overall.

The Omoda E5 is £1,935 cheaper to buy. The Hyundai KONA Electric is cheaper to charge, roughly £136 a year versus £176 for the Omoda E5, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Omoda E5 comes out roughly £1,735 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 194 miles for the Omoda E5 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Hyundai KONA Electric goes roughly 71 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 41 minutes in the Hyundai KONA Electric and 28 in the Omoda E5, so the Omoda E5 loses less time at each stop. So the Hyundai KONA Electric stops less often while the Omoda E5 stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The two are within 5 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 575 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai KONA Electric and about 570 mm of total clearance for the Omoda 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 Omoda E5. That gives the Omoda E5 a modest edge in retained real-world range. The Omoda 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.