Kia EV4 vs Leapmotor B10

The Kia EV4 costs £3,250 more than the Leapmotor B10. On the headline specs that premium buys little measurable advantage - the two are closely matched on range, charging and space. The Leapmotor B10 is not just cheaper - it also offers 41 kW faster peak rapid charging. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Kia EV4 comes out ahead overall.

The Leapmotor B10 is £3,250 cheaper to buy. The Kia EV4 is cheaper to charge, roughly £144 a year versus £192 for the Leapmotor B10, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Leapmotor B10 comes out roughly £3,010 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 226 miles for the Kia EV4 and 193 miles for the Leapmotor B10 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Kia EV4 goes roughly 32 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 31 minutes in the Kia EV4 and 20 in the Leapmotor B10, so the Leapmotor B10 loses less time at each stop. So the Kia EV4 stops less often while the Leapmotor B10 stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The two are within 25 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 540 mm of total clearance for the Kia EV4 and about 515 mm of total clearance for the Leapmotor B10.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 89% battery health for the Kia EV4 and 90% for the Leapmotor B10. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. The Leapmotor B10's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Kia EV4's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.