Kia EV4 vs Omoda E5

The Kia EV4 costs £1,680 more than the Omoda E5. For that premium it adds 55 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Kia EV4 comes out ahead overall.

The Omoda E5 is £1,680 cheaper to buy. The Kia EV4 is cheaper to charge, roughly £144 a year versus £176 for the Omoda E5, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Omoda E5 comes out roughly £1,520 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 194 miles for the Omoda E5 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Kia EV4 goes roughly 31 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 28-31 minutes.

The Omoda E5 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 30 mm narrower than the Kia EV4. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 570 mm of total clearance for the Omoda E5 and about 540 mm of total clearance for the Kia EV4.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 89% battery health for the Kia EV4 and 90% for the Omoda E5. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. The Omoda E5'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.