Hyundai KONA Electric vs Vauxhall Corsa

The Hyundai KONA Electric costs £7,495 more than the Vauxhall Corsa. For that premium it adds 98 miles more WLTP range, 199 litres more boot space and 60 kW more power. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Hyundai KONA Electric comes out ahead overall.

The Vauxhall Corsa is £7,495 cheaper to buy. The Hyundai KONA Electric is cheaper to charge, roughly £136 a year versus £176 for the Vauxhall Corsa, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Vauxhall Corsa comes out roughly £7,295 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 149 miles for the Vauxhall Corsa - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Hyundai KONA Electric goes roughly 117 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 41 minutes in the Hyundai KONA Electric and 30 in the Vauxhall Corsa, so the Vauxhall Corsa loses less time at each stop. So the Hyundai KONA Electric stops less often while the Vauxhall Corsa stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The Vauxhall Corsa is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 60 mm narrower than the Hyundai KONA Electric. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 635 mm of total clearance for the Vauxhall Corsa 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 Vauxhall Corsa. 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.