Hyundai STARIA Electric vs Vauxhall Vivaro Life Electric

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 207 miles for the Hyundai STARIA Electric and 152 miles for the Vauxhall Vivaro Life Electric - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Hyundai STARIA Electric goes roughly 55 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 30 minutes in the Hyundai STARIA Electric and 45 in the Vauxhall Vivaro Life Electric, so the Hyundai STARIA Electric loses less time at each stop. That makes the Hyundai STARIA Electric the stronger long-distance car.

The Vauxhall Vivaro Life Electric is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 77 mm narrower than the Hyundai STARIA Electric. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 480 mm of total clearance for the Vauxhall Vivaro Life Electric and about 403 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai STARIA Electric.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 89% battery health for the Hyundai STARIA Electric and 84% for the Vauxhall Vivaro Life Electric. That gives the Hyundai STARIA 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.