Hyundai KONA Electric vs Skoda Elroq

The Hyundai KONA Electric costs £1,030 more than the Skoda Elroq. For that premium it adds 39 miles more WLTP range. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Hyundai KONA Electric comes out ahead overall.

The Skoda Elroq is £1,030 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 Skoda Elroq comes out roughly £950 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 234 miles for the Skoda Elroq - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Hyundai KONA Electric goes roughly 32 miles further between charging stops.

The Hyundai KONA Electric is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 59 mm narrower than the Skoda Elroq. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 575 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai KONA Electric and about 516 mm of total clearance for the Skoda Elroq. The Skoda Elroq also turns in a 1.3 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 86% battery health for the Hyundai KONA Electric and 84% for the Skoda Elroq. 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. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.