Hyundai KONA Electric vs Skoda Epiq

The Hyundai KONA Electric costs £10,050 more than the Skoda Epiq. For that premium it adds 129 miles more WLTP range, 61 kW more power and a 2.0s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Hyundai KONA Electric comes out ahead overall.

The Skoda Epiq is £10,050 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 Epiq comes out roughly £10,050 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 158 miles for the Skoda Epiq - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Hyundai KONA Electric goes roughly 108 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 41 minutes in the Hyundai KONA Electric and 28 in the Skoda Epiq, so the Skoda Epiq loses less time at each stop. So the Hyundai KONA Electric stops less often while the Skoda Epiq stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The two are within 27 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 602 mm of total clearance for the Skoda Epiq 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 90% for the Skoda Epiq. That gives the Skoda Epiq a modest edge in retained real-world range. The Skoda Epiq'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.